Seafarers’ Welfare Fund Society

Only for Indian female seafarers having sea service through Indian Shipping company or RPS, before 60 months of delivery.
₹25,000 per delivery (maximum for 2 deliveries) and (₹ 50,000/- for delivering on or after 27.01.2026).
Claim to be submitted within 2 years of delivery; delivery after 21.08.2014.

Pursuant to the objects of the Seafarers’ Welfare Fund Society (herein after referred to as the Society) as defined in Article 3(XV) of the Memorandum of Association of the Society, the Indian female seafarer, as being eligible in terms of provisions of rule 3 herein below, may be granted the financial assistance under the ‘Maternity Benefit Scheme’, under the circumstances and to the extent detailed herein below.
Such financial assistance under the ‘Maternity Benefit Scheme’ to the Indian female seafarer, shall be paid at the absolute discretion of the society and such financial assistance may be dispensed with and / or curtailed /enhanced, suspended or completely withdrawn at anytime without any prior notice. The availability of such financial assistance under the ‘Maternity Benefit Scheme’ to eligible Indian female seafarer, during off article period, does not in any manner confer or create any prescriptive right whatsoever and shall not be called in question.

The scheme is applicable to those Indian female seafarers, holding CDC book, who are last recruited / engaged by the Indian shipowners or through registered RPS, for either Indian or foreign flag vessels, before the delivery date.
The financial assistance under the ‘Maternity Benefit Scheme’ shall be granted to the Indian female seafarer, for delivery, on or after 21.08.2014, within off articled period of 60 months, from the last sign-off from ship.
Such financial assistance shall be paid, only for two deliveries, to the eligible Indian female seafarer.

The quantum of financial assistance under this scheme shall be ₹.25,000/- (₹. Twenty- five thousand only) & (₹ 50,000/- Fifty thousand only for the delivery taken place on or after 27.01.2026) to the eligible Indian female seafarer, restricted to maximum of two deliveries.

The Society may approach the Indian ship-owners /registered RPS Company concerned and obtain such particulars as may be necessary for the purpose of payment of financial assistance envisaged under this scheme.
To receive the financial assistance under this scheme, only such applications will be entertained, which are submitted to the Seafarers’ Welfare Fund Society, within a period of two years, from the date of delivery.
Application for financial assistance under this scheme is to be made in the prescribed form, along with attested copy of Birth Certificate of the Child/ report of the medical practitioner and original CDC Book.
Notwithstanding anything contained herein above in all doubtful/disputed and/or exceptional cases, the Committee of Management of the SWF Society may examine and decide on case to case basis, and its decision shall be final.