 statement of objects and reasonsit is generally found that a large number of indian women belonging to lower middle income groups become destitute after the death of their husbands in our s widows are the most neglected persons they are not cared properly by their chil sometimes, conditions of such widows become so miserable due to poverty that unscrup persons of the society exploit their situation and make their lives poignant and dis, the society it is, therefore, expedient to liquidate this evil from the society and to provid pension to such widows from the state by rendering them reasonable financial assistance carrying on their livelihood honourably this bills seeks to achieve this objective new dewi; adk jeyaseel march 16, 2000 : : financial memorandumclause 3 of the bill provides that every destitute widow shall be eligible for a pension clause 4 of the bill provides for the appointment of enquiry officers, clause 6 of the bill envisages the payment of monthly pension ranging from rupees two thousand to rupees five thousand per month to the destitute widows the number of such widows in the country may not be less that 50 lakhs the grant of pension to such widows and payment of salary, etc to enquiry officers would involve a recurring expenditure of approximately rupees six hundred crore per year this expenditure will be met out of the consolidated fund of india it is also likely to involve a non-recurring expenditure of rupees five lakhs 