Semso

Upon the demise of direct family members as listed in the Form ESWS/1.A, the ESWS shall pay the members “Semso” as per the following entitlements:

Nu. 30,000/- for the demise of a members legal spouse;
Nu. 25,000/- for demise of a direct parent and;
Nu. 15,000/- for demise of direct children.
Nu. 40,000/- for death of members during their membership and their accumulated amount till date. Payment shall be made to authorized beneficiary.
The members shall be eligible for full refund of accumulated monthly contribution at the time of retirement/resigned from service, death or transfer out of the Education Ministry and no deduction shall be made from its contributed amount to the scheme for Semso claimed during its tenure as a member.
Suicidal cases shall also be eligible for Semso.
If Semso has been claimed during the tenure as member, he/she is not eligible for voluntary withdrawal from the scheme.

It shall be the responsibility of members to report changes in their legal marital status and updates of their children promptly. These reports shall be submitted to the Manager through the respective DEO/Head of Institute/AFD as the case may be.

Members who have the same parents and are also enrolled in the same scheme may submit separate applications for the same “Semso” case according to their individual eligibility.

Semso Application

Applications for “semso” (Form ESWS/2) shall be submitted to the ESWS Manager as soon as possible and not later than 12 months after the demise of a direct family member. Applications received thereafter shall not be processed. “Semso” shall be disbursed upon being notified through the DEO/Head of Institute concerned of the demise of the direct family member/s of the member and production of any one of the following documents:

Gups Death Verification Certificate.
Death Certificate from the Hospital in the prescribed Form issued by the Hospital with its Hospital seal.

The ESWS shall disbursed payments not later than 15 days after the receipt of complete documentation.