Literacy and Educational Standard
- Applicant should be educated and literate with capacity for overall comprehension The scheme states that PLVs shall be literate and have capacity for overall comprehension.
- Matriculate The scheme says preferably matriculate.(Preferred)
Hindi Language Ability
Good and comprehensive knowledge of reading and writing Hindi in Devanagari script
Eligible Volunteer Source Groups
The PLV scheme identifies the listed groups and categories from which volunteers may be selected.
Alternative 1 of 10. Teachers, including retired teachers One of the eligible source groups listed in the scheme.
Alternative 2 of 10. Retired Government servants and senior citizens One of the eligible source groups listed in the scheme.
Alternative 3 of 10. M.S.W. students and teachers One of the eligible source groups listed in the scheme.
Alternative 4 of 10. Anganwadi workers One of the eligible source groups listed in the scheme.
Alternative 5 of 10. Doctors or Physicians One of the eligible source groups listed in the scheme.
Alternative 6 of 10. Students and law students until they enroll as lawyers One of the eligible source groups listed in the scheme.
Alternative 7 of 10. Members of non-political, service-oriented NGOs and Clubs One of the eligible source groups listed in the scheme.
Alternative 8 of 10. Members of women Neighbourhood Groups, Maithri Sanghams and other Self Help Groups, including marginalized or vulnerable groups One of the eligible source groups listed in the scheme.
Alternative 9 of 10. Educated persons with good behavior serving long-term sentences in prisons One of the eligible source groups listed in the scheme.
Alternative 10 of 10. Transgender persons One of the eligible source groups listed in the scheme.
Physical and Mental Fitness
Applicant should be mentally and physically healthy and should not have a physical defect that interferes with assigned work
Criminal Case Declaration
No criminal case should be pending against the applicant The applicant must submit a self-certified affidavit or declaration supporting this condition.
