section 5
Purposes of Fund
The Punjab Social Security Act, 2018(1) The Fund shall be applied for the social services as defined in clause (h) of section 2. (2) Without prejudice to the generality of the provisions of sub-section (1), the Fund shall be applied for the following purposes:- (a) senior citizen pensions; (b) widow pensions; (c) pensions for physically challenged persons; (d) pensions for destitute women; (e) health and accident insurance; (f) post-matric scholarship for education of students belonging to Scheduled Castes, Backward Classes and minorities; (g) marriage grants to girls belonging to the Scheduled Castes, Backward Classes and minorities; (h) financial assistance to acid attack victims; (i) un-employment allowance; and (j) any other purpose, as may be prescribed.
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