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Unemployment Allowance(UEA)

Cash
Eligibility
Conditions of qualification
Region
Chhattisgarh
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Cash
By Expertie Editorial Team · Expertie editorial desk

Overview

About UEA

The Unemployment Allowance, known in Chhattisgarh as the Berozgari Bhatta Yojana, is a state cash scheme for the educated unemployed of Chhattisgarh. Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel announced it as part of the state's 2023-24 budget. Run by the Government of Chhattisgarh, it is meant to give financial support to unemployed youth in the state while they are without work, and it goes to applicants who have no independent income of their own.

It is aimed at people in Chhattisgarh who have passed at least the Higher Secondary (Class 12) examination, remain unemployed, and are registered with a district employment and self-employment guidance centre in the state. Applications are made online. The age, education, residence and family-income conditions are set out in the eligibility details below.

Sources: Unemployment Allowance (UEA), myScheme · Berojgari Bhatta Yojana (Unemployment Allowance), Chhattisgarh State Employment Portal · Chhattisgarh CM transfers Rs 34.55 cr as unemployment allowance to 1.29 lakh youths, Careers360

Who runs it

Provider

Chhattisgarh State Government

State / UT Government

Higher Education Department

At a glance

Key details

LevelState
Scheme type
CategoryEducation & Learning
BeneficiariesIndividual
Benefit typeCash
Application modeOnline

Calendar

Important dates

Across all open application cycles.

Important dates by cycle
CycleStageDate
CurrentApplications open2023-04-01

Who can apply

Eligibility criteria

Conditions of qualification
The applicant should be a native of Chhattisgarh.
The age of the applicant should be between 18 years to 35 years as on 01 April of the year in which the application is made.
The applicant must have passed the minimum Higher Secondary (12th) examination from a recognized board.
Should be registered in any District Employment and Self-Employment Guidance Center of Chhattisgarh and his employment registration should be at least two years old with higher secondary or above qualification as on April 01 of the year of application.
The applicant should not have any source of income of his own and the annual income of the applicant's family from all sources should not exceed Rs.2,50,000/-.
Conditions of disqualification
If more than one member of a family fulfills the conditions of eligibility for unemployment allowance, only one member of the family will be approved for unemployment allowance. In such a situation, unemployment allowance will be approved to that member whose age is more. In case of equality of age, the member who got registered first in the employment office will be eligible for unemployment allowance. In case both the age and date of employment registration are same, the member who has higher educational qualification will be eligible.
If any member of the applicant's family is employed in any category of job other than Class-IV or Group-D in any Central or State Government organization or local body, such applicant will be ineligible for unemployment allowance.
If the applicant is offered self-employment or any job in government or private sector, but the applicant does not accept the offer, then such applicant will be ineligible for unemployment allowance.
Family members of former and present Ministers, State Ministers and former or present Members of Parliament or State Legislatures, former and present Mayors of Municipal Corporations and former and present Chairpersons of District Panchayats shall be ineligible for unemployment allowance.
The family members of pensioners who receive monthly pension of Rs.10,000 or more will be ineligible for unemployment allowance.
The family members of those families who have paid income tax in the previous assessment year will be ineligible for unemployment allowance.
Family members of other professionals such as engineers, doctors, lawyers, chartered accountants and architects registered with professional bodies shall be ineligible for unemployment allowance.

What to prepare

Documents required

Local residence certificate of Chhattisgarh.
10th mark sheet/certificate for date of birth.
12th mark sheet/certificate for eligibility.
Income Certificate (issued within 1 year).
Latest passport size color photograph (JPG format).
Live Employment Registration Identity Card (X-10).
Aadhaar Card (Only those applicants have to upload Aadhaar Card whose Aadhaar number is not verified through the portal with the Aadhaar number mentioned in their ration card).

Step by step

How to apply

  1. 1
    Apply online

    www.berojgaribhatta.cg.nic.in

Questions

UEA – FAQ

Disclaimer

Scheme details are compiled from myScheme, the Government of India’s official scheme-discovery platform, and are reproduced without alteration. Amounts, deadlines and eligibility change between cycles — always confirm on the official links above before applying. Expertie does not process applications or charge fees.

Written by

Expertie Editorial Team

Expertie editorial desk

Published 8 Jul 2026 Last updated 8 Jul 2026verified data

Sources & References

  1. 1.myScheme (MeitY, Government of India) official-site· accessed 2026-07-08