Schemes, Concessions
and Benefits of Govt.
Of India for PWDs
Presentati
on
Contents
🞄 Nodal Agency for PWDs
🞄 Populations and PWDs in India &
U.P.,
🞄 Disability Acts,
🞄 Statutory Bodies,
🞄 Central Public Sector Enterprises,
🞄 National Institutes/ CRCs,
🞄 Flagship Schemes,
🞄 NHFDC and National Trust Schemes,
🞄 National Awards for the
Empowerment of PwDs
दिव्यांगजन
सशक्ति
कर ण के
दिए
नोडि
एजेंसी
दिव्यांगजन सशक्तिकरण दिभयग, भयरत सरकयर, दजसकय गठन
12.05.2012 को सयमयदजक न्ययय और अदिकयररतय मांत्रयलय
के अांतगगत ितगमयन में क
य
य
ग कर रहय हैं ।
दिव्यांग व्क्तियोां से सांबांदित मयमलोां के दलए एक नोडल
एजेंसी के रू प में क
य
य
ग करतय है और सभी दहतियरकोां के
बीच घदनष्ठ समन्वय, सांबांदित कें
द्रीय मांत्रयलयो,ां रयज्य/कें द्र
शयदसत प्रिेशोां की सरकयरो,ां गैर-सरकयरी सांगठनोां आदि
में दिव्यांगतय से सांबांदित मयमलोां को िेखनय ।
Population
of PWDs
in India
and Uttar
Pradesh 1) 15.50 % of the total disabled population of
the
country
2) 2.10 % of the total
population of the Uttar
Pradesh State (19.98 crores)
Types of
Disabilities
Census, 2011
India PWDs Percentag
e
UP PWDs
Seeing 50.32 18.8 7.63
Hearing 50.71 18.9 10.27
Speech 19.98 7.5 2.66
Movement 54.36 20.3 6.77
Mental Retardation 15.05 5.6 1.81
Mental illness 7.22 2.7 0.76
Multiple
Disabilities
21.16 18.4 2.17
Other 49.27 7.9 9.46
Total 268.10 100 41.57
Acts for
Empowermen
t of PWDs in
India
🞄 The Rehabilitation Council of India Act,
1992
🞄 The National Trust for the Welfare of
Persons with Autism, Cerebral Palsy,
Mental Retardation and Multiple
Disabilities Act, 1999.
🞄 The Right to Persons with Disabilities
Act 2016
🞄 The Mental Healthcare Act,
2017
RCI Act
1992
6
S.
N
Particulars Overview of Act
1 Full Name of Act The Rehabilitation Council
of
India Act 1992
2 Act Number 34 to 1992
3 Total Chapters 03
4 Total Articles 30
5 Types of Disabilities
Defined
Nil
6 Received the assent of
the
President
1.9.1992
7 Functions of RCI Act 1. CRR
2. Programme
3. Recognitions
नेशनल ट्र स्ट
एक्ट
1999
7
S.
N
Particulars Important Points
1 Full Name of Act The National Trust for the
Welfare of Persons with
Autism, Cerebral Palsy, Mental
Retardation and Multiple
Disabilities Act, 1999
2 Act Number 44 of 1999
3 Total Chapters 09
4 Total Articles 36
5 Types of Disabilities
Defined
4 (Autism, Cerebral Palsy,
Mental Retardation and
Multiple Disabilities)
6 Notified on / Received
the assent of the
President of India
30.12.1999
7 Functions 1. Welfare Schemes
2. LLC
आरपीडी
अदिदन
यम
2016
8
S.N Particulars Overview of Act
1 Full Name of
Act
The Rights Of Persons With
Disabilities Act, 2016
2 Act Number 49 of 2016
3 Total Chapters 17
4 Total Articles 102
5 Types of
Disabilities
Defined
21
6 Received the
assent of the
President
28.12.2016
7 Functions Reservation in Schemes- 5%
Education – 5%,
Jobs- 4 %
Special Court,
Time Limit for compliance
National/ State Fund and
compulsory issuance to
The
Mental
Healthcar
e Act,
2017
9
S.N Particulars Important Points
1 Full Name of Act The Mental
Healthcare Act,
2017
2 Act Number 10 of 2017
3 Total Chapters 16
4 Total Articles 126
5 Types of Disabilities
Defined
01
6 Received the assent of
the
President
7.4.2017
7 Notified by the Nodal/
Implementing Ministry
2018
8 Functions Health Care
आरपीडी
अदिदनयम
2016 की मुख्य
दिशेषतयए
आरपीडी
अदिदन
यम
2016 की
मुख्य
दिशेषतयए
🞄 दिव्यांगो के प्रकयरोां को मौजूिय सांख्यय 7 से बढयकर 21 कर
दियय गयय है और कें द्र सरकयर के पयस और अदिक
प्रकयर की दिकलयांगतयओां को जोड़ने की शक्ति होगी
🞄 6 से 18 िषग की आयु के बेंचमयकग दिव्यांगतय
ियले प्रत्येक बच्चे को मुफ्त द
श
क्ष
य कय अदिकयर होगय
🞄 सरकयर द्व
य
र
य दित्तपोदषत दशक्षण सांस्थयनोां के सयथ-सयथ
सरकयर द्व
य
र
य मयन्यतय प्रयप्त सांस्थयनोां को दिव्यांगतय ियले
बच्चो
ां
को समयिेशी द
श
क्ष
य प्रियन करनी होगी।
🞄 उच्च द
श
क्ष
य में आरक्षण, सरकयरी नौकररयोां में आरक्षण, भूदम के
आिांट्न में आरक्षण, गरीबी उन्मूलन योजनयओां आदि जैसे
अदतररि लयभ बेंचमयकग दिव्यांग व्क्तियोां और उच्च समथगन
आिश्यकतयओां ियले लोगोां के दलए प्रियन दकए गए हैं।
आरपीडी
अदिदन
यम
2016 की
मुख्य
दिशेषतयए
• प्रियनमांत्री के सुगम्य भयरत अदभययन को सुदृढ करने के दलए
सयिगजदनक भिनोां (सरकयरी एिां दनजी िोनो)ां में
दनियगररत
समय-सीमय में सुगमतय सुदनदित करने पर बल दियय गयय है।
• सरकयरी सेियओ में ररक्तियोां में आरक्षण बेंचमयकग
दिव्यांगतय
ियले व्क्तियोां के दलए 3% से बढयकर 4% कर दियय गयय है।
• कें द्र और रयज्य स्तर पर शीषग नीदत बनयने ियले दनकययोां
के
रू प में कयम करने के दलए दिव्यांगतय पर व्यपक आियर
ियले कें द्रीय और रयज्य सलयहकयर बोडों की स्थयपनय की
जयनी है।
• दिव्यांगजनोां की स्थयनीय दचांतयओां को िू र करने के दलए
रयज्य सरकयरोां द्व
य
र
य दजलय स्तरीय सदमदतयोां कय गठन दकयय
ां जयएगय।
• दिव्यांग व्क्तियोां के दलए मुख्य आ युि और रयज्य आ युि
दनययमक दनकययोां और दशकययत दनियरण एजेंदसयोां के रू प
में क
य
य
ग करें गे और अदिदनयम के कयययगन्वयन की दनगरयनी
भी करें गे।
आरपीडी
अदिदन
यम
2016 की
मुख्य
दिशेषतय
एां
🞄 मुख्य आ युि दिव्यांगजन के कयय
यगल
य को मजबूत दकयय गयय
है, दजन्हें अब 2 आयुिोां और एक सलयहकयर सदमदत द्व
य
र
य
सहययतय प्रियन की जयएगी, दजसमें दिदभन्न दिकलयांगोां के
दिशेषज्ोां से 11 से अदिक सिस्य नही ां होगां े।
🞄 रयज्य दिव्यांगजन आ युि के कययय
गल
य को भी मजबूत
दकयय गयय है, दजन्हें एक सलयहकयर सदमदत द्व
य
र
य सहययतय
प्रियन की जयएगी, दजसमें दिदभन्न दिकलयांगोां के दिशेषज्ोां
में से 5 से अदिक सिस्य नही ां होगां े।
आरपीडी
अदिदन
यम
2016 की
मुख्य
दिशेषतयए
🞄 अदिदनयम की ियरय 84 में प्रयिियन है दक उच्च न्ययययलय
के मुख्य न्ययययिीश की सहमदत से रयज्य सरकयर इस
अदिदनयम के तहत दकए गए अपरयिोां कय त्वररत परीक्षण
सुदनदित करने के दलए प्रत्येक दजले में सत्र न्ययययलय को
दिशेष न्ययययलय के रू प में अदिसूदचत करे गी।
🞄 अदिदनयम की ियरय 85 दिशेष न्ययययलय में मयमलोां
के
ां सांचयलन के दलए दिशेष लोक अदभयोजक की दनयुक्ति कय
प्रयिियन करती है।
आरपीडी
अदिदन
यम
2016 की मुख्य
दिशेषतयए
▶अदिदनयम की ियरय 38 में कहय गयय है दक बेंचमयक
दिव्यांगतय ियलय कोई भी व्क्ति जो खुि को हयई सपोट्
की जरूरत समझतय है, यय उसकी ओर से कोई अन्य व्क्ति
यय सांगठन उच्च समथगन के दलए अनुरोि करने
ियली उ प युि सरकयर द्व
य
र
य अदिसूदचत
प्रयदिकरण के दलए आिेिन कर सकतय है।
▶उ ि प्रयदिकरण तब इस उद्दे श्य के
दलए गदठत एक
मूल्यांकन बोडग को मयमले को सांिदभगत करे गय।
मूल्यांकन
बोडग मयमले की जयांच करे गय और उस प्रयदिकयरी को
एक
ां ररपोट्ग प्रस्तुत करे गय दजसमें प्रमयदणत दकयय जयएगय दक
व्क्ति को उच्च समथगन की आिश्यकतय है।
▶प्रयदिकरण मयमले की सत्यतय के बयरे में सांतुष्ट होने पर
सरकयरी मयनिांडोां के अनुसयर उस व्क्ति को हयई सपोट्
प्रियन करने के दलए किम उठयएगय।
NATIONAL
FUND
FOR
PERSONS
WITH
DISABILIT
I ES
🞄 Section 86 of the RPwD Act,
2016.
🞄 Fixed Deposit – Rs 351.95 crore
🞄 Savings Account (net amount) – Rs 22.88
crore
दिव्यांग
व ्क्तियो
ां के
िैियदनक और
सांस्थयगत
ढयांचय
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RCI
National Trust
Skill Council for Persons with
Disabilities (SCPwD)
NHFDC & ALIMCO
Chief Commissioner for Persons with
Disabilities (U/s 74 (1) of RPD Act
National
Institutes
(13) and
CRCs (20)
for
Empower
m ent of
PWDs
18
S.
N
NIs Esta
b
CRCs
1 PDUNIPP
D
1960 1. CRC, Lucknow
2. CRC, Srinagar
2 SVNIRTAR 1975 1. CRC, Guwahati
2. CRC, Ranchi
3. CRC, Imphal
4. CRC, Balangir
3 NILD 1978 1. CRC, Patna
2. CRC, Naharlagoon
3. CRC, Tripura
4 NIEPVD 1979 1. CRC, Sundernagar,
2. CRC, Gorakhpur,
3. CRC, Sikkim
5 AYJNISHD 1983 1. CRC, Bhopal
2. CRC, Ahmedabad
3. CRC, Nagpur
6 NIEPID 1984 1. CRC, Nellore
2. CRC, Davangere,
3. CRC, Rajnandgaon
National
Institutes /
CDS/ CRCs
for
Empower
me nt of
PWDs
19
S.
N
NIs Estab CRCs
7 NIEPMD 2005 1.CRC, Kozhikode
2.CRC, Shillong
3.CRC, Port Blair
8 ISLRTC 2015 -
9 NIMHR 2019 -
S.
N
NIS Estab CRCs
10 AIISH 1966 -
11 AIIPMR 1955 -
12 CIP 1918 -
13 NIMHANS 1925 -
Other
Institute
s /
setup
Gwalior,
🞄 Cross Disability Early Intervention
Centres (CDEIC)
🞄 Indian Spinal Injuries Centre (ISIC),
🞄Centre for Disability
Sports (CDS), Madhya Pradesh
🞄 National Career Service Centres for Differently
Abled (NCSCDA)
🞄 State Nodal Agency Centre (SNAC)
🞄 State Level Coordination Committee (SLCC)
🞄 District Disability Rehabilitation Centre (DDRC)
🞄 District Early Intervention Centers (DEIC)
Community
Based
Inclusive
Developme
nt (CBID)
🞄 The programme aims to create a
pool of grass-root rehabilitation
workers at community level who
can work alongside Asha and
Anganwadi workers to handle
cross disability issues and facilitate
inclusion of persons with
disabilities in the society.
🞄 This programme has been co-
designed by Rehabilitation Council
of India and University of
Melbourne to provide competency
based knowledge and skills
among these workers to enhance
their ability for successfully
discharging their duties.
National
Scholarships
Schemes
for
Students
with
Disabilities
National
Scholarships
Schemes
for
Students
with
Disabilities
(contd..)
Phil/Ph. D
in
Types of Scholarships:-
(1) Pre-matric
(2) Post-matric (General),
(3) Top Class Education (Technical),
(4) NationalFellowship (For M.
Indian Universities)
(5). National Overseas Scholarship (For
Master’s
Degree/Doctorate in universities abroad) and
 (6) Free Coaching
Implementing Agency:- The first three
scholarship schemes, are implemented
through the National Scholarship Portal
(www.scholarships.gov.in)
National Fellowship for SwDs is implemented
through the UGC portal. National Overseas
Scholarship for Students with Disabilities is
implemented offline by the DEPwD.
PRE-
MATRIC
SCHOLARS
H IP
SCHEME
(FOR CLASS
IX & X)
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1 Parental/
Guar dian’s
Income
Ceiling
The parents’/guardians’
income ceiling is Rs.2.50 lakh
per annum
2 Maintenance
Allowance
(12
Months/Yearly)
Rs.800/- Monthlyfor hostellers
Rs.500/- Monthly for day
scholars.
3 Disability
Allowances
Rs.2,000/- to
Rs.4,000/- per annum
4 Book Grant Rs.1, 000/- per annum
5 No. of slots 25,000 + Renewal students
POST-MATRIC
SCHOLARSHI
P SCHEME
(FORXITO POST-
GRADUATE
DEGREE/DIPLOM
A)
25
1 Parental/Guardian’s
Income Ceiling
The parents’/
guardians’
income ceilings
Rs.2.50 lakh per
annum.
2 Maintenance
Allowance for
All Bachelor’s/
Post-
Graduate Degree
courses
The Rate of
Maintenance
Allowance Rs.1,600 per
month for Hosteller
and Rs.750 per
month for day
scholars.
3 Maintenance
Allowance for
All post-matriculation
level
non-degree courses
Rate of
maintenance
allowance is
Rs. 900
per
month for hostellers
and Rs. 550 for day
scholars.
SCHOLARS
H IP FOR
TOP CLASS
EDUCATIO
N
26
1 Parental/
Guardian ’s
Income Ceiling
The parents’/guardians’
income ceiling is Rs. 6 lakh
per annum.
2 Maintenance
Allowance
This is provided @ Rs.
3,000/-
p.m. for hostellers and @
Rs. 1,500/-p.m. for Day
Scholars
3 Disability
Allowance
Rs. 2,000/- per month.
4 Books &
Stationary
Rs. 5,000/- per annum
5 Tuition fees
and
Non-refundable
charges
Payable by the scholar to
the Institute, subject to a
maximum
ceiling of Rs.
2.00 lakh per
annum.
6 Computer,
Accessories/Aid
s and
One time grant for purchase
of computer with
accessories/aids Rs.
NATIONAL
OVERSEAS
SCHOLARSHIP
FOR
STUDENTS
WITH
DISABILITIES
27
1 Parental/
Guardi
an’s
Income
Ceiling
Income ceiling from all sources
is
Rs.6 lakh per annum.
Tuition Fees Tuition
fees
admissible
.
a
s
p
e
r
t
h
e
actu
al
a
r
e
Maintenance
Allowance
US$ 15,400/- PA for USA and other
countries except UK, where it is GBP
9,900/- per annum.
Annual
Contingency
Allowance
US$ 1,500/- per annum for USA and
other countries except UK where it is
GBP 1,100/- per annum.
Incidental
Journey
Allowance
US$ 20/- or its
equivalent in
Indian Rupees
Equipment
Allowance
Rs.1, 500/-.
Visa Fees Actual visa fee is paid in Indian
Rupees.
NATIONAL
FELLOWSHIPS
FOR PERSONS
WITH
DISABILITIES
(FOR
M.PHILAND
PhDs IN
INDIAN
UNIVERSITIES).
28
1 Fellowship Rs.31,000/- p.m. for
initial two years
(Junior Research Fellowship
(JRF),
Rs.35,000/- p.m. for
remaining
tenure
(Senior Research Fellowship (SRF)
2 Contingency
for
Humanities
and Social
Science
(including
Arts/Fine
Arts)
@ Rs. 10,000/- p.a. for initial two
years.
@ Rs. 20,500/- p.a. for remaining
tenure
3 Contingen
cy
Science,
Engineerin
g
&Technolo
gy
fo
r
@ Rs. 12,000/- p.a. for initial two
years.
@ Rs. 25,000/- p.a. for remaining
tenure.
FREE
COACHING
FOR
STUDENTS
WITH
DISABILITIES
29
1 Parental/
Gua
rdian’s
Income
Ceiling
The parents’/guardians’
income ceiling is Rs.6 lakh
per annum
2 Coaching
Fee
The coaching fee is
paid to the
empanelled coaching Institutes.
3 Stipend Monthly stipend p.m. @ Rs.2,500/- is
paid to local students and @
Rs.5,000/- to outstation students.
4 Special
Allowance
Rs.2,000/- per month is paid to
students
towards reader allowance,
escort
Allowance, helper Allowance etc
5 No. of slots 2,000 every year
SCHEMES
AND
PROGRAMME
S BY UGC
30
Higher Education for Personswith
Special Needs (HEPSN)
Teacher Preparation
Scheme (TEPSE)
in Special
Education
Visually-Challenged
Financial
Assistance to
Teachers (FAVCT)
Equal Opportunity Cells (EOC) in Universities
Schemes
for PWDs
To provide grant-in-aid to nongovernmental
organizations (NGOs) for projects relating to the
rehabilitation of persons with disabilities.
32
Revised DDRS schemes is implemented w.e.f. 1st
April, 2018 covering total 09 projects. The
organisation has to apply for Grant-in-Aid on the
online portal of the Ministry (e-Anudaan).
Model Projects:- (1. Project for Pre-School and
Early Intervention 2. Special Schools 3. Project for
Children with Cerebral Palsy 4. Project for
Rehabilitation of Leprosy Cured Persons 5. Half
Way Home for Psycho-Social Rehabilitation 6.
Home- Based Rehabilitation Programme 7.
Project for CBR
8. Project for Low Vision Centres 9. Projects for
Human Resource Development)
Deen Dayal
Rehabilitati
on Scheme
(DDRS)
Activities/co
mponents
admissible
for grant
under
DDRS
33
🞄 Honorarium to staff.
🞄 Transportation and stipend for non-hosteller
beneficiaries.
🞄 Hostel Maintenance Allowance for hosteller
beneficiaries.
🞄 Cost of Raw Materials (in case of training
centers only).
🞄 Contingencies to meet office expenses,
electricity
and water charges, etc.
🞄 Rent for building if the premises are rented.
🞄 How to get –
🞄 www.ngodarpan.gov.in
🞄 www.grants-msje.gov.in
Deen Dayal
Rehabilitati
on Scheme
(DDRS)
34
To provide grant-in-aid to nongovernmental
organizations (NGOs) for projects relating to the
rehabilitation of persons with disabilities.
Revised DDRS schemes is implemented w.e.f. 1st
April, 2018 covering total 09 projects. The
organisation has to apply for Grant-in-Aid on the
online portal of the Ministry (e-Anudaan).
Model Projects:- (1. Project for Pre-School and
Early Intervention 2. Special Schools 3. Project for
Children with Cerebral Palsy 4. Project for
Rehabilitation of Leprosy Cured Persons 5. Half
Way Home for Psycho-Social Rehabilitation 6.
Home- Based Rehabilitation Programme 7.
Project for CBR
8. Project for Low Vision Centres 9. Projects for
Human Resource Development)
Unique
Disability
Identific
ati on
(UDID)
Unique
Disability
Identificati
on (UDID)
Unique
Disability
Identificati
on (UDID)
37
🞄 The registration for the UDID card can be
done online from the Portal
www.swavlambancard.gov.in.
🞄 The UDID card issued by the Department is
valid
throughout the
country.
🞄 The UDID web portal will provide an online
platform to verify the authenticity of any
disability certificate/UDID card across the
country.
🞄 The Central Government provides support to the
State/UTs Governments for implementation of
the project in respect of the following:-
🞄 (a) Publicity activity (Rs 1.5 lakh – Rs 2.5 lakh per
district based on population)
🞄 (b) IT Infrastructure in the form of computer,
printer, biometric scanner and web camera
costing upto Rs 1 lakh per district.
🞄 (c) Digitization of existing manual data @ Rs 3.61
per certificate.
🞄 (d) Remuneration of the State Coordinator @ Rs
50,000 per month.
Assistance to
Disabled
Persons for
Purchase/Fitti
ng of Aids/
Appliances
(ADIP) (Contd..)
38
Objective: Assistive devices are given to PWDs
with the aim of improving their independent
functioning, and arresting the extent of disability
and occurrence of secondary disability. The main
objective of the Scheme is to provide grants-in-
aid to the various implementing agencies.
Eligibility Criteria:- (1) Valid Disability Certificate
(40 Percent), (2). Monthly income below to
Rs.22500/ PM-
free, (3). Not taken in three
years, (4). Income
Certificate.
Cost Ceiling for Aids & Assistive Devices: Rs.
15,000 for single Disability,
Type of Activities: (1. ADIP-SSA Camps,
2. Camp
activities, 3. Headquarter Activities 4. Cochlear
Implant
Surgeries 5. Motorized
Tricycle and Wheelchair 5.
Rastriya Vayoshri Yojna
Surgical Correction:- HI- upto Rs.1000/- VI-
Upto Rs
2000/- LD0 upto Rs.5000/-
Disability-
wise list of
contemporar
y aids and
assistive
devices
39
Visually Impaired
Accessible Mobile Phone to visually
impaired
students aged 18 years and above, once in five
years
and Laptop, Braille Note Taker and Brallier to
school- going students with disability (class
10th and above), once in 10 years. However,
the extent of financial support under the
Scheme would be in accordance with the
provisions contained in
b. Learning equipments.
c. Communication equipments.
d. Low vision aids.
e. Special mobility aids for persons with visual
disability with muscular dystrophy or cerebral
palsy like adapted walkers.
f. Any suitable aids & assistive devices as
recommended by Expert Committee from time
to time.
Disability-
wise list of
contemporar
y aids and
assistive
devices
40
Leprosy Affected:
🞄 (a) A common Activities for Daily Living (ADL)
Kit to be procured and distributed by
ALIMCO and
🞄 (b) List of 34 individual optional devices as
per requirement for distribution by
NIRTAR, IPH, NIOH and NGO partners.
Disability-
wise list of
contemporar
y aids and
assistive
devices
41
Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities
 a. Teaching and Learning Material (TLM) Kits.
b. Multi Sensory Inclusive Education Development (MSIED)
Kit.
c. Any suitable device/kit/learning material as advised by
Expert Committee from time to time.
Disability-
wise list of
contemporar
y aids and
assistive
devices
42
Multiple Disabilities
🞄 Kit-1 Age group 3-6 years
🞄 Kit-2 Age group 6-10 years and
🞄 Kit 3: Age group 10 years and above
and
🞄 ALIMCO Model Sensory Kit:
Multi- Sensory Inclusive
Education Development
(MSIED)
Disability-
wise list of
contemporar
y aids and
assistive
devices
43
Multiple Disabilities
🞄 Kit-1 Age group 3-6 years
🞄 Kit-2 Age group 6-10 years and
🞄 Kit 3: Age group 10 years and above
and
🞄 ALIMCO Model Sensory Kit:
Multi- Sensory Inclusive
Education Development
(MSIED)
Disability-
wise list of
contemporar
y aids and
assistive
devices
44
Hearing Impaired:
🞄 a. Various types of hearing aids, including
BTE etc.
🞄 b. Educational kits.
🞄 c. Assistive and Alarm devices.
🞄 d. Any suitable aids & assistive
devices as recommended by Expert
Committee from time to time.
Distribution
of
Motorized
Tricycle and
Wheelchair
Assistance to Disabled
Persons for
Purchase/FittingofAids/
Appliances(ADIP)
45
Eligibility Criteria:- Severely PWDs and for
Quadriplegic
persons suffering from Muscular Dystrophy, Stroke,
Cerebral
Palsy, Hemiplegic and any other
person with similar conditions.
Eligibility Criteria:- Age:- 16+ Disability :- 80% and
above.
Cost:- ALIMCO Cost Rs. 37000/- (Rs. 25000 by
ALIMCO +
12000/- by is met by applicant/MPLAD
fund//MLALAD Fund
/CSR funding.
Duration:- Once in 10 years.
Cochlear
Implant
Surgeries
Assistance to Disabled
Persons for
Purchase/FittingofAids/
Appliances(ADIP)
46
Eligibility Criteria:- Beneficiaries: 500
children per year with Hearing disability with
a ceiling of Rs. 6.00 lakhs per unit under the
Scheme.
Nodal
Nation
al
Agency:- Nodal Agency:Ali
Yavar Jung
Institute for the Speech
& Hearing
Disabilities (AYJNISHD), Mumbai,.
Process of Surgeries:- The Nodal agency
invites applications by issuing advertisements
in newspapers (all India editions) and also
through their website:
www.adipcochlearimplant.in.
Purchasing of Cochlear:- Cochlear Implant is
procured by Artificial Limbs Manufacturing
Corporation of India (ALIMCO), Kanpur, and
provided at the nominated hospitals.
Hospital:- Surgery is done at empaneled
hospitals.
National Awards
for the
Empowerment
of Persons with
Disabilities
International Dayof
Persons with Disabilities
(3rd December)
47
•Total categories:- 14, Total Award: 71 (Maximum
Rs. 1.00 Lakh plus certificate)
🞄 (i) Best Employees/Self Employed with disabilities
🞄 (ii) (a) Best Employers and (b) Best Placement Officer
or
Agency
🞄 ( iii) (a) Best Individual and (b) Best Institution working
for the Cause of Persons with Disabilities
🞄 (iv) Role Model
🞄 (v) Best Applied Research or Innovation or Product
Development aimed at improving the life of persons
with Disabilities
🞄 (vi) Outstanding Work in the Creation of Barrier-free
Environment for the Persons with Disabilities
🞄 (vii) Best District in Providing Rehabilitation Services
🞄 (viii) Best State Channelizing Agency of National
Handicapped Federation Development Corporation
National Awards
for the
Empowerment
of Persons with
Disabilities
International Dayof
Persons with Disabilities
(3rd December)
48
🞄 (ix) Outstanding Creative Adult
Persons with Disabilities
🞄 (x) Best Creative Child with Disabilities
🞄 (xi) Best Braille Press
🞄 (xii) Best “Accessible” Website
🞄 (xiii) Best State in promoting
empowerment of persons with
disabilities and implementation of
Accessible India Campaign; and
🞄 (xiv) Best Sportsperson with disability.
Scheme for
Implement
ati on of
Rights of
Persons
with
Disabilities
Act, 2016
(SIPDA)
a)Creation of baarrier-free environment other than
the area covered under the AIC
b)National Action Plan (NAP) for Skill Training
Development of Persons with Disabilities.
c) Accessible India Campaign (AIC)
d) Unique Disability ID Project (UDID)
e) Awareness Generation and Publicity Scheme.
f)Research on Disability Related Technology, Product
and Issues Scheme.
g) Incentive Scheme for providing Employment to
Persons with Disabilities (PwDs) in the Private
Sector.
h) In-service Training and Sensitization of key
functionaries of Central & State Governments, Local
Bodies and Other Providers.
i) College of Deaf Studies.
k) State Spinal Injury Centre.
l) Augmentation of Braille Presses.
Accessible
India
Campaign
/
Sugamya
Bharat
Abhiyan
🞄 Launched the Accessible India
Campaign (Sugamya Bharat
Abhiyan) on 3rd December,
2015
🞄 Accessibility of Built Up
Environment
🞄 Transport System Accessibility,
🞄 (5244 buses made fully accessible, )
🞄 Accessibility of Knowledge and ICT
Ecosystem
(95 websites of Central Government
Ministries/Departments are made
accessible by MeitY under Content
Management Framework, Target to make
917 websites accessible)
Accessible
India
Campaign
/
Sugamya
Bharat
Abhiyan
Railways
Target: A1, A & B categories of railway stations to
be made fully accessible 50% of all railway
stations to be made fully accessible;
🞄 Out of 709, A1, A & B category railway
stations, all stations have been provided with
the seven
(07) Short-Term Facilities identified by the
Ministry of Railways.
🞄 682 other categories of railway
stations are also provided with seven (07)
Short-Term Facilities.
🞄 Additionally, 705 escalators at 250
railway stations and 521 lifts at 226 railway
stations have been provided.
🞄 Railways have also issued accessibility
guidelines to be implemented by Zonal
Railways to achieve full accessibility in Indian
Railways.
🞄 04 Stations are identified by Railways
to be showcased as Model Accessible Railway
Stations in the coming months.
Accessible
India
Campaign
/
Sugamya
Bharat
Abhiyan
Airports
🞄 Target: All international airports and domestic
airports to be made fully accessible;
🞄 As on 31st March 2020, of the 104
operational
airports, all 35 international airports & 55 out of
69
domestic airports provided with accessibility
features
(ramps, accessible toilets, helpdesks and lifts with
Braille and auditory information systems).
🞄 Airport Authority of India under the
Ministry of Civil
Aviation has issued a handbook on accessibility
provisions in Airports. The Department has
reviewed
the same and requested MoCA to revise it
considering all accessibility parameters related to
Airways.
🞄 Tactile path has been provided at
majority of the airports.
🞄 4 Airports have been equipped with
aerobridges.
🞄 Ambulifts are available at 12 airports and
Sugamya
Bharat
App
Indira Gandhi
National
Disability
Pension
Scheme
(IGNDPS)
54
Nodal Implementing Agency:- Ministry of
Rural Development, Govt. of India for Disable
persons of the country.
Under this scheme, the beneficiary is
given
monthly financial help for better and easier
life. The
scheme is introduced under
National Social
Assistance Program.
Objective:- The main objective of this
scheme is to
physically handicapped or
have other kinds
make independent to those
people who are
of
disability. Monthly financial help can make
them independent till the last movement of
life.
Eligibility:- Under this scheme, any person of
age 18 years and above with 40% disability
and below the poverty line is eligible and will
get Rs. 300 per month up to 79 years and
above that Rs. 500 per month.
Nationa
l Trust
Scheme
s
55
1. Disha (Early Intervention and
School Readiness Scheme for 0-10
years)
2. Vikaas (Day Care Scheme for
10+years)
3. Disha-cum-Vikaas Scheme (Day Care)
4. Samarth (Respite Care Residential
Scheme)
5. Gharaunda (Group Home for Adults)
6. Samarth-cum-Gharaunda Scheme
(Residential)
7. Sahyogi (Care Associate Training
scheme)
8. Prerna (Marketing Assistance)
9. Sambhav (Aids and Assisted Devices)
10. Badhte Kadam (Awareness,
Community Interaction & Innovative
Project Scheme)
11. Niramaya’ Health Insurance Scheme
FINANCIAL
ASSISTANCE
IN THE
FORM OF
CONCESSION
A L LOANS
(CONTD..)
56
NHFDC functions as an apex institution for
channelising the funds to persons with
disabilities through the State Channelising
Agencies (SCAs) nominated by the State
Government(s) and other agencies.
NHFDC offers financial assistance in the form
of concessional loans on convenient terms
for setting up an income generating unit to
all eligible Indian Citizens with 40% or more
disability and aged above 18 years.
Divyangjan Swablamban Yojna (Max Loan
Rs.50 Lakhs (interest- 5-9% for 10Years).
Vishesh Micro Finance Yojna (Max Loan Rs.
60,000 (Intrest 12.5 Years for 03 Years. )
FINANCIAL
ASSISTANCE IN
THE FORM OF
CONCESSIONAL
LOANS
(CONTD..)
57
S.
N
Scheme Max. Loan
(Rs in
lakhs)
Interest rate Repaym
ent
Period
1 Small business in Sales/ Trading
Activity
5.00 5-6% 10 years
2 Small Business in Service Sector 7.50 5-7% 10 years
3 Purchase of Commercial Vehicles 10.00 5-7% 10 Years
4 Purchase of special category
Commercial
Vehicles
25.00 5-8% 10 Years
5 Small Industrial Unit 25.00 5-8% 10 years
6 Agricultural Activities 10.00 5-7% 10 years
7 Self Employment amongst
persons with
mental retardation and autism
10.00 5-7% 10 years
8 Loan for Disabled Young
Professionals
25.00 5-8% 10 years
9 Scheme for Developing Business
Premises
on own land
3.00 5-6% 10 years
10 Scheme for Purchase of Assistive
Devices
5.00 5-6% 10 years
11 Education Loan for studies abroad 20.00 4%
(Male)
3.5%(Female)
7 years
12 Education Loan for studies in India 10.00 4%
(Male)
3.5%(Female)
7 years
13 Loan for Pursuing Vocational 2.00 5-6% 7 years
Scheme of
Support for
Establishment
/
Modernizatio
n / Capacity
augmentatio
n of Braille
Presses
58
The implementing agencies of Scheme
shall be
State Governments, UT
Administration and
voluntary organizations running Braille
presses
for more than five
years or
any other
establishment designated by
the State
Government or UT administration for
running a Braille press.
Travel
concessions
for the
Persons
with
Disabilities
59
S
.
N
Category of Persons Single Journey Tickets Season
Tickets
I
Cla
ss
II
Cla
ss
1 Orthopedically
Handicapped/
Paraplegic Persons
who cannot travel
without an escort.
75% in Second, Sleeper, First,
AC Chair Car & AC 3-tier and
50% in AC 2-tier and AC First
Classes
50% 50%
2 Mentally retarded
persons who cannot
travel without an
escort.
75% in Second, Sleeper, First,
AC Chair Car & AC 3-tier and
50% in AC 2-tier and AC First
Classes
50% 50%
3 Completely Blind
persons travelling
along or with an
escort.
75% in Second, Sleeper, First,
AC Chair Car & AC 3-tier and
50% in AC 2-tier and AC First
Classes
50% 50%
4 Totally Deaf & Dumb
persons (both
afflictions together in
the same person)
50 % in Second, Sleeper, First
Classes
50% 50%
Other
Misc
Schemes
🞄 Children's educational allowance
🞄 Income tax concessions
🞄 Conveyance allowance
🞄 Customs Concessions
🞄 Communication (Postage)
🞄 Award of dealerships/agencies by Oil Companies

schemes, Concessions and benefits of Govt. of India

  • 1.
    Schemes, Concessions and Benefitsof Govt. Of India for PWDs
  • 2.
    Presentati on Contents 🞄 Nodal Agencyfor PWDs 🞄 Populations and PWDs in India & U.P., 🞄 Disability Acts, 🞄 Statutory Bodies, 🞄 Central Public Sector Enterprises, 🞄 National Institutes/ CRCs, 🞄 Flagship Schemes, 🞄 NHFDC and National Trust Schemes, 🞄 National Awards for the Empowerment of PwDs
  • 3.
    दिव्यांगजन सशक्ति कर ण के दिए नोडि एजेंसी दिव्यांगजनसशक्तिकरण दिभयग, भयरत सरकयर, दजसकय गठन 12.05.2012 को सयमयदजक न्ययय और अदिकयररतय मांत्रयलय के अांतगगत ितगमयन में क य य ग कर रहय हैं । दिव्यांग व्क्तियोां से सांबांदित मयमलोां के दलए एक नोडल एजेंसी के रू प में क य य ग करतय है और सभी दहतियरकोां के बीच घदनष्ठ समन्वय, सांबांदित कें द्रीय मांत्रयलयो,ां रयज्य/कें द्र शयदसत प्रिेशोां की सरकयरो,ां गैर-सरकयरी सांगठनोां आदि में दिव्यांगतय से सांबांदित मयमलोां को िेखनय ।
  • 4.
    Population of PWDs in India andUttar Pradesh 1) 15.50 % of the total disabled population of the country 2) 2.10 % of the total population of the Uttar Pradesh State (19.98 crores) Types of Disabilities Census, 2011 India PWDs Percentag e UP PWDs Seeing 50.32 18.8 7.63 Hearing 50.71 18.9 10.27 Speech 19.98 7.5 2.66 Movement 54.36 20.3 6.77 Mental Retardation 15.05 5.6 1.81 Mental illness 7.22 2.7 0.76 Multiple Disabilities 21.16 18.4 2.17 Other 49.27 7.9 9.46 Total 268.10 100 41.57
  • 5.
    Acts for Empowermen t ofPWDs in India 🞄 The Rehabilitation Council of India Act, 1992 🞄 The National Trust for the Welfare of Persons with Autism, Cerebral Palsy, Mental Retardation and Multiple Disabilities Act, 1999. 🞄 The Right to Persons with Disabilities Act 2016 🞄 The Mental Healthcare Act, 2017
  • 6.
    RCI Act 1992 6 S. N Particulars Overviewof Act 1 Full Name of Act The Rehabilitation Council of India Act 1992 2 Act Number 34 to 1992 3 Total Chapters 03 4 Total Articles 30 5 Types of Disabilities Defined Nil 6 Received the assent of the President 1.9.1992 7 Functions of RCI Act 1. CRR 2. Programme 3. Recognitions
  • 7.
    नेशनल ट्र स्ट एक्ट 1999 7 S. N ParticularsImportant Points 1 Full Name of Act The National Trust for the Welfare of Persons with Autism, Cerebral Palsy, Mental Retardation and Multiple Disabilities Act, 1999 2 Act Number 44 of 1999 3 Total Chapters 09 4 Total Articles 36 5 Types of Disabilities Defined 4 (Autism, Cerebral Palsy, Mental Retardation and Multiple Disabilities) 6 Notified on / Received the assent of the President of India 30.12.1999 7 Functions 1. Welfare Schemes 2. LLC
  • 8.
    आरपीडी अदिदन यम 2016 8 S.N Particulars Overviewof Act 1 Full Name of Act The Rights Of Persons With Disabilities Act, 2016 2 Act Number 49 of 2016 3 Total Chapters 17 4 Total Articles 102 5 Types of Disabilities Defined 21 6 Received the assent of the President 28.12.2016 7 Functions Reservation in Schemes- 5% Education – 5%, Jobs- 4 % Special Court, Time Limit for compliance National/ State Fund and compulsory issuance to
  • 9.
    The Mental Healthcar e Act, 2017 9 S.N ParticularsImportant Points 1 Full Name of Act The Mental Healthcare Act, 2017 2 Act Number 10 of 2017 3 Total Chapters 16 4 Total Articles 126 5 Types of Disabilities Defined 01 6 Received the assent of the President 7.4.2017 7 Notified by the Nodal/ Implementing Ministry 2018 8 Functions Health Care
  • 10.
  • 11.
    आरपीडी अदिदन यम 2016 की मुख्य दिशेषतयए 🞄 दिव्यांगोके प्रकयरोां को मौजूिय सांख्यय 7 से बढयकर 21 कर दियय गयय है और कें द्र सरकयर के पयस और अदिक प्रकयर की दिकलयांगतयओां को जोड़ने की शक्ति होगी 🞄 6 से 18 िषग की आयु के बेंचमयकग दिव्यांगतय ियले प्रत्येक बच्चे को मुफ्त द श क्ष य कय अदिकयर होगय 🞄 सरकयर द्व य र य दित्तपोदषत दशक्षण सांस्थयनोां के सयथ-सयथ सरकयर द्व य र य मयन्यतय प्रयप्त सांस्थयनोां को दिव्यांगतय ियले बच्चो ां को समयिेशी द श क्ष य प्रियन करनी होगी। 🞄 उच्च द श क्ष य में आरक्षण, सरकयरी नौकररयोां में आरक्षण, भूदम के आिांट्न में आरक्षण, गरीबी उन्मूलन योजनयओां आदि जैसे अदतररि लयभ बेंचमयकग दिव्यांग व्क्तियोां और उच्च समथगन आिश्यकतयओां ियले लोगोां के दलए प्रियन दकए गए हैं।
  • 12.
    आरपीडी अदिदन यम 2016 की मुख्य दिशेषतयए • प्रियनमांत्रीके सुगम्य भयरत अदभययन को सुदृढ करने के दलए सयिगजदनक भिनोां (सरकयरी एिां दनजी िोनो)ां में दनियगररत समय-सीमय में सुगमतय सुदनदित करने पर बल दियय गयय है। • सरकयरी सेियओ में ररक्तियोां में आरक्षण बेंचमयकग दिव्यांगतय ियले व्क्तियोां के दलए 3% से बढयकर 4% कर दियय गयय है। • कें द्र और रयज्य स्तर पर शीषग नीदत बनयने ियले दनकययोां के रू प में कयम करने के दलए दिव्यांगतय पर व्यपक आियर ियले कें द्रीय और रयज्य सलयहकयर बोडों की स्थयपनय की जयनी है। • दिव्यांगजनोां की स्थयनीय दचांतयओां को िू र करने के दलए रयज्य सरकयरोां द्व य र य दजलय स्तरीय सदमदतयोां कय गठन दकयय ां जयएगय। • दिव्यांग व्क्तियोां के दलए मुख्य आ युि और रयज्य आ युि दनययमक दनकययोां और दशकययत दनियरण एजेंदसयोां के रू प में क य य ग करें गे और अदिदनयम के कयययगन्वयन की दनगरयनी भी करें गे।
  • 13.
    आरपीडी अदिदन यम 2016 की मुख्य दिशेषतय एां 🞄 मुख्यआ युि दिव्यांगजन के कयय यगल य को मजबूत दकयय गयय है, दजन्हें अब 2 आयुिोां और एक सलयहकयर सदमदत द्व य र य सहययतय प्रियन की जयएगी, दजसमें दिदभन्न दिकलयांगोां के दिशेषज्ोां से 11 से अदिक सिस्य नही ां होगां े। 🞄 रयज्य दिव्यांगजन आ युि के कययय गल य को भी मजबूत दकयय गयय है, दजन्हें एक सलयहकयर सदमदत द्व य र य सहययतय प्रियन की जयएगी, दजसमें दिदभन्न दिकलयांगोां के दिशेषज्ोां में से 5 से अदिक सिस्य नही ां होगां े।
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    आरपीडी अदिदन यम 2016 की मुख्य दिशेषतयए 🞄 अदिदनयमकी ियरय 84 में प्रयिियन है दक उच्च न्ययययलय के मुख्य न्ययययिीश की सहमदत से रयज्य सरकयर इस अदिदनयम के तहत दकए गए अपरयिोां कय त्वररत परीक्षण सुदनदित करने के दलए प्रत्येक दजले में सत्र न्ययययलय को दिशेष न्ययययलय के रू प में अदिसूदचत करे गी। 🞄 अदिदनयम की ियरय 85 दिशेष न्ययययलय में मयमलोां के ां सांचयलन के दलए दिशेष लोक अदभयोजक की दनयुक्ति कय प्रयिियन करती है।
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    आरपीडी अदिदन यम 2016 की मुख्य दिशेषतयए ▶अदिदनयमकी ियरय 38 में कहय गयय है दक बेंचमयक दिव्यांगतय ियलय कोई भी व्क्ति जो खुि को हयई सपोट् की जरूरत समझतय है, यय उसकी ओर से कोई अन्य व्क्ति यय सांगठन उच्च समथगन के दलए अनुरोि करने ियली उ प युि सरकयर द्व य र य अदिसूदचत प्रयदिकरण के दलए आिेिन कर सकतय है। ▶उ ि प्रयदिकरण तब इस उद्दे श्य के दलए गदठत एक मूल्यांकन बोडग को मयमले को सांिदभगत करे गय। मूल्यांकन बोडग मयमले की जयांच करे गय और उस प्रयदिकयरी को एक ां ररपोट्ग प्रस्तुत करे गय दजसमें प्रमयदणत दकयय जयएगय दक व्क्ति को उच्च समथगन की आिश्यकतय है। ▶प्रयदिकरण मयमले की सत्यतय के बयरे में सांतुष्ट होने पर सरकयरी मयनिांडोां के अनुसयर उस व्क्ति को हयई सपोट् प्रियन करने के दलए किम उठयएगय।
  • 16.
    NATIONAL FUND FOR PERSONS WITH DISABILIT I ES 🞄 Section86 of the RPwD Act, 2016. 🞄 Fixed Deposit – Rs 351.95 crore 🞄 Savings Account (net amount) – Rs 22.88 crore
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    दिव्यांग व ्क्तियो ां के िैियदनकऔर सांस्थयगत ढयांचय 17 RCI National Trust Skill Council for Persons with Disabilities (SCPwD) NHFDC & ALIMCO Chief Commissioner for Persons with Disabilities (U/s 74 (1) of RPD Act
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    National Institutes (13) and CRCs (20) for Empower ment of PWDs 18 S. N NIs Esta b CRCs 1 PDUNIPP D 1960 1. CRC, Lucknow 2. CRC, Srinagar 2 SVNIRTAR 1975 1. CRC, Guwahati 2. CRC, Ranchi 3. CRC, Imphal 4. CRC, Balangir 3 NILD 1978 1. CRC, Patna 2. CRC, Naharlagoon 3. CRC, Tripura 4 NIEPVD 1979 1. CRC, Sundernagar, 2. CRC, Gorakhpur, 3. CRC, Sikkim 5 AYJNISHD 1983 1. CRC, Bhopal 2. CRC, Ahmedabad 3. CRC, Nagpur 6 NIEPID 1984 1. CRC, Nellore 2. CRC, Davangere, 3. CRC, Rajnandgaon
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    National Institutes / CDS/ CRCs for Empower ment of PWDs 19 S. N NIs Estab CRCs 7 NIEPMD 2005 1.CRC, Kozhikode 2.CRC, Shillong 3.CRC, Port Blair 8 ISLRTC 2015 - 9 NIMHR 2019 - S. N NIS Estab CRCs 10 AIISH 1966 - 11 AIIPMR 1955 - 12 CIP 1918 - 13 NIMHANS 1925 -
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    Other Institute s / setup Gwalior, 🞄 CrossDisability Early Intervention Centres (CDEIC) 🞄 Indian Spinal Injuries Centre (ISIC), 🞄Centre for Disability Sports (CDS), Madhya Pradesh 🞄 National Career Service Centres for Differently Abled (NCSCDA) 🞄 State Nodal Agency Centre (SNAC) 🞄 State Level Coordination Committee (SLCC) 🞄 District Disability Rehabilitation Centre (DDRC) 🞄 District Early Intervention Centers (DEIC)
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    Community Based Inclusive Developme nt (CBID) 🞄 Theprogramme aims to create a pool of grass-root rehabilitation workers at community level who can work alongside Asha and Anganwadi workers to handle cross disability issues and facilitate inclusion of persons with disabilities in the society. 🞄 This programme has been co- designed by Rehabilitation Council of India and University of Melbourne to provide competency based knowledge and skills among these workers to enhance their ability for successfully discharging their duties.
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    National Scholarships Schemes for Students with Disabilities (contd..) Phil/Ph. D in Types ofScholarships:- (1) Pre-matric (2) Post-matric (General), (3) Top Class Education (Technical), (4) NationalFellowship (For M. Indian Universities) (5). National Overseas Scholarship (For Master’s Degree/Doctorate in universities abroad) and  (6) Free Coaching Implementing Agency:- The first three scholarship schemes, are implemented through the National Scholarship Portal (www.scholarships.gov.in) National Fellowship for SwDs is implemented through the UGC portal. National Overseas Scholarship for Students with Disabilities is implemented offline by the DEPwD.
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    PRE- MATRIC SCHOLARS H IP SCHEME (FOR CLASS IX& X) 24 1 Parental/ Guar dian’s Income Ceiling The parents’/guardians’ income ceiling is Rs.2.50 lakh per annum 2 Maintenance Allowance (12 Months/Yearly) Rs.800/- Monthlyfor hostellers Rs.500/- Monthly for day scholars. 3 Disability Allowances Rs.2,000/- to Rs.4,000/- per annum 4 Book Grant Rs.1, 000/- per annum 5 No. of slots 25,000 + Renewal students
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    POST-MATRIC SCHOLARSHI P SCHEME (FORXITO POST- GRADUATE DEGREE/DIPLOM A) 25 1Parental/Guardian’s Income Ceiling The parents’/ guardians’ income ceilings Rs.2.50 lakh per annum. 2 Maintenance Allowance for All Bachelor’s/ Post- Graduate Degree courses The Rate of Maintenance Allowance Rs.1,600 per month for Hosteller and Rs.750 per month for day scholars. 3 Maintenance Allowance for All post-matriculation level non-degree courses Rate of maintenance allowance is Rs. 900 per month for hostellers and Rs. 550 for day scholars.
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    SCHOLARS H IP FOR TOPCLASS EDUCATIO N 26 1 Parental/ Guardian ’s Income Ceiling The parents’/guardians’ income ceiling is Rs. 6 lakh per annum. 2 Maintenance Allowance This is provided @ Rs. 3,000/- p.m. for hostellers and @ Rs. 1,500/-p.m. for Day Scholars 3 Disability Allowance Rs. 2,000/- per month. 4 Books & Stationary Rs. 5,000/- per annum 5 Tuition fees and Non-refundable charges Payable by the scholar to the Institute, subject to a maximum ceiling of Rs. 2.00 lakh per annum. 6 Computer, Accessories/Aid s and One time grant for purchase of computer with accessories/aids Rs.
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    NATIONAL OVERSEAS SCHOLARSHIP FOR STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES 27 1 Parental/ Guardi an’s Income Ceiling Income ceilingfrom all sources is Rs.6 lakh per annum. Tuition Fees Tuition fees admissible . a s p e r t h e actu al a r e Maintenance Allowance US$ 15,400/- PA for USA and other countries except UK, where it is GBP 9,900/- per annum. Annual Contingency Allowance US$ 1,500/- per annum for USA and other countries except UK where it is GBP 1,100/- per annum. Incidental Journey Allowance US$ 20/- or its equivalent in Indian Rupees Equipment Allowance Rs.1, 500/-. Visa Fees Actual visa fee is paid in Indian Rupees.
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    NATIONAL FELLOWSHIPS FOR PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES (FOR M.PHILAND PhDs IN INDIAN UNIVERSITIES). 28 1Fellowship Rs.31,000/- p.m. for initial two years (Junior Research Fellowship (JRF), Rs.35,000/- p.m. for remaining tenure (Senior Research Fellowship (SRF) 2 Contingency for Humanities and Social Science (including Arts/Fine Arts) @ Rs. 10,000/- p.a. for initial two years. @ Rs. 20,500/- p.a. for remaining tenure 3 Contingen cy Science, Engineerin g &Technolo gy fo r @ Rs. 12,000/- p.a. for initial two years. @ Rs. 25,000/- p.a. for remaining tenure.
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    FREE COACHING FOR STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES 29 1 Parental/ Gua rdian’s Income Ceiling The parents’/guardians’ incomeceiling is Rs.6 lakh per annum 2 Coaching Fee The coaching fee is paid to the empanelled coaching Institutes. 3 Stipend Monthly stipend p.m. @ Rs.2,500/- is paid to local students and @ Rs.5,000/- to outstation students. 4 Special Allowance Rs.2,000/- per month is paid to students towards reader allowance, escort Allowance, helper Allowance etc 5 No. of slots 2,000 every year
  • 30.
    SCHEMES AND PROGRAMME S BY UGC 30 HigherEducation for Personswith Special Needs (HEPSN) Teacher Preparation Scheme (TEPSE) in Special Education Visually-Challenged Financial Assistance to Teachers (FAVCT) Equal Opportunity Cells (EOC) in Universities
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    To provide grant-in-aidto nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) for projects relating to the rehabilitation of persons with disabilities. 32 Revised DDRS schemes is implemented w.e.f. 1st April, 2018 covering total 09 projects. The organisation has to apply for Grant-in-Aid on the online portal of the Ministry (e-Anudaan). Model Projects:- (1. Project for Pre-School and Early Intervention 2. Special Schools 3. Project for Children with Cerebral Palsy 4. Project for Rehabilitation of Leprosy Cured Persons 5. Half Way Home for Psycho-Social Rehabilitation 6. Home- Based Rehabilitation Programme 7. Project for CBR 8. Project for Low Vision Centres 9. Projects for Human Resource Development) Deen Dayal Rehabilitati on Scheme (DDRS)
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    Activities/co mponents admissible for grant under DDRS 33 🞄 Honorariumto staff. 🞄 Transportation and stipend for non-hosteller beneficiaries. 🞄 Hostel Maintenance Allowance for hosteller beneficiaries. 🞄 Cost of Raw Materials (in case of training centers only). 🞄 Contingencies to meet office expenses, electricity and water charges, etc. 🞄 Rent for building if the premises are rented. 🞄 How to get – 🞄 www.ngodarpan.gov.in 🞄 www.grants-msje.gov.in
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    Deen Dayal Rehabilitati on Scheme (DDRS) 34 Toprovide grant-in-aid to nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) for projects relating to the rehabilitation of persons with disabilities. Revised DDRS schemes is implemented w.e.f. 1st April, 2018 covering total 09 projects. The organisation has to apply for Grant-in-Aid on the online portal of the Ministry (e-Anudaan). Model Projects:- (1. Project for Pre-School and Early Intervention 2. Special Schools 3. Project for Children with Cerebral Palsy 4. Project for Rehabilitation of Leprosy Cured Persons 5. Half Way Home for Psycho-Social Rehabilitation 6. Home- Based Rehabilitation Programme 7. Project for CBR 8. Project for Low Vision Centres 9. Projects for Human Resource Development)
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    Unique Disability Identificati on (UDID) 37 🞄 Theregistration for the UDID card can be done online from the Portal www.swavlambancard.gov.in. 🞄 The UDID card issued by the Department is valid throughout the country. 🞄 The UDID web portal will provide an online platform to verify the authenticity of any disability certificate/UDID card across the country. 🞄 The Central Government provides support to the State/UTs Governments for implementation of the project in respect of the following:- 🞄 (a) Publicity activity (Rs 1.5 lakh – Rs 2.5 lakh per district based on population) 🞄 (b) IT Infrastructure in the form of computer, printer, biometric scanner and web camera costing upto Rs 1 lakh per district. 🞄 (c) Digitization of existing manual data @ Rs 3.61 per certificate. 🞄 (d) Remuneration of the State Coordinator @ Rs 50,000 per month.
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    Assistance to Disabled Persons for Purchase/Fitti ngof Aids/ Appliances (ADIP) (Contd..) 38 Objective: Assistive devices are given to PWDs with the aim of improving their independent functioning, and arresting the extent of disability and occurrence of secondary disability. The main objective of the Scheme is to provide grants-in- aid to the various implementing agencies. Eligibility Criteria:- (1) Valid Disability Certificate (40 Percent), (2). Monthly income below to Rs.22500/ PM- free, (3). Not taken in three years, (4). Income Certificate. Cost Ceiling for Aids & Assistive Devices: Rs. 15,000 for single Disability, Type of Activities: (1. ADIP-SSA Camps, 2. Camp activities, 3. Headquarter Activities 4. Cochlear Implant Surgeries 5. Motorized Tricycle and Wheelchair 5. Rastriya Vayoshri Yojna Surgical Correction:- HI- upto Rs.1000/- VI- Upto Rs 2000/- LD0 upto Rs.5000/-
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    Disability- wise list of contemporar yaids and assistive devices 39 Visually Impaired Accessible Mobile Phone to visually impaired students aged 18 years and above, once in five years and Laptop, Braille Note Taker and Brallier to school- going students with disability (class 10th and above), once in 10 years. However, the extent of financial support under the Scheme would be in accordance with the provisions contained in b. Learning equipments. c. Communication equipments. d. Low vision aids. e. Special mobility aids for persons with visual disability with muscular dystrophy or cerebral palsy like adapted walkers. f. Any suitable aids & assistive devices as recommended by Expert Committee from time to time.
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    Disability- wise list of contemporar yaids and assistive devices 40 Leprosy Affected: 🞄 (a) A common Activities for Daily Living (ADL) Kit to be procured and distributed by ALIMCO and 🞄 (b) List of 34 individual optional devices as per requirement for distribution by NIRTAR, IPH, NIOH and NGO partners.
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    Disability- wise list of contemporar yaids and assistive devices 41 Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities  a. Teaching and Learning Material (TLM) Kits. b. Multi Sensory Inclusive Education Development (MSIED) Kit. c. Any suitable device/kit/learning material as advised by Expert Committee from time to time.
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    Disability- wise list of contemporar yaids and assistive devices 42 Multiple Disabilities 🞄 Kit-1 Age group 3-6 years 🞄 Kit-2 Age group 6-10 years and 🞄 Kit 3: Age group 10 years and above and 🞄 ALIMCO Model Sensory Kit: Multi- Sensory Inclusive Education Development (MSIED)
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    Disability- wise list of contemporar yaids and assistive devices 43 Multiple Disabilities 🞄 Kit-1 Age group 3-6 years 🞄 Kit-2 Age group 6-10 years and 🞄 Kit 3: Age group 10 years and above and 🞄 ALIMCO Model Sensory Kit: Multi- Sensory Inclusive Education Development (MSIED)
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    Disability- wise list of contemporar yaids and assistive devices 44 Hearing Impaired: 🞄 a. Various types of hearing aids, including BTE etc. 🞄 b. Educational kits. 🞄 c. Assistive and Alarm devices. 🞄 d. Any suitable aids & assistive devices as recommended by Expert Committee from time to time.
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    Distribution of Motorized Tricycle and Wheelchair Assistance toDisabled Persons for Purchase/FittingofAids/ Appliances(ADIP) 45 Eligibility Criteria:- Severely PWDs and for Quadriplegic persons suffering from Muscular Dystrophy, Stroke, Cerebral Palsy, Hemiplegic and any other person with similar conditions. Eligibility Criteria:- Age:- 16+ Disability :- 80% and above. Cost:- ALIMCO Cost Rs. 37000/- (Rs. 25000 by ALIMCO + 12000/- by is met by applicant/MPLAD fund//MLALAD Fund /CSR funding. Duration:- Once in 10 years.
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    Cochlear Implant Surgeries Assistance to Disabled Personsfor Purchase/FittingofAids/ Appliances(ADIP) 46 Eligibility Criteria:- Beneficiaries: 500 children per year with Hearing disability with a ceiling of Rs. 6.00 lakhs per unit under the Scheme. Nodal Nation al Agency:- Nodal Agency:Ali Yavar Jung Institute for the Speech & Hearing Disabilities (AYJNISHD), Mumbai,. Process of Surgeries:- The Nodal agency invites applications by issuing advertisements in newspapers (all India editions) and also through their website: www.adipcochlearimplant.in. Purchasing of Cochlear:- Cochlear Implant is procured by Artificial Limbs Manufacturing Corporation of India (ALIMCO), Kanpur, and provided at the nominated hospitals. Hospital:- Surgery is done at empaneled hospitals.
  • 47.
    National Awards for the Empowerment ofPersons with Disabilities International Dayof Persons with Disabilities (3rd December) 47 •Total categories:- 14, Total Award: 71 (Maximum Rs. 1.00 Lakh plus certificate) 🞄 (i) Best Employees/Self Employed with disabilities 🞄 (ii) (a) Best Employers and (b) Best Placement Officer or Agency 🞄 ( iii) (a) Best Individual and (b) Best Institution working for the Cause of Persons with Disabilities 🞄 (iv) Role Model 🞄 (v) Best Applied Research or Innovation or Product Development aimed at improving the life of persons with Disabilities 🞄 (vi) Outstanding Work in the Creation of Barrier-free Environment for the Persons with Disabilities 🞄 (vii) Best District in Providing Rehabilitation Services 🞄 (viii) Best State Channelizing Agency of National Handicapped Federation Development Corporation
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    National Awards for the Empowerment ofPersons with Disabilities International Dayof Persons with Disabilities (3rd December) 48 🞄 (ix) Outstanding Creative Adult Persons with Disabilities 🞄 (x) Best Creative Child with Disabilities 🞄 (xi) Best Braille Press 🞄 (xii) Best “Accessible” Website 🞄 (xiii) Best State in promoting empowerment of persons with disabilities and implementation of Accessible India Campaign; and 🞄 (xiv) Best Sportsperson with disability.
  • 49.
    Scheme for Implement ati onof Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act, 2016 (SIPDA) a)Creation of baarrier-free environment other than the area covered under the AIC b)National Action Plan (NAP) for Skill Training Development of Persons with Disabilities. c) Accessible India Campaign (AIC) d) Unique Disability ID Project (UDID) e) Awareness Generation and Publicity Scheme. f)Research on Disability Related Technology, Product and Issues Scheme. g) Incentive Scheme for providing Employment to Persons with Disabilities (PwDs) in the Private Sector. h) In-service Training and Sensitization of key functionaries of Central & State Governments, Local Bodies and Other Providers. i) College of Deaf Studies. k) State Spinal Injury Centre. l) Augmentation of Braille Presses.
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    Accessible India Campaign / Sugamya Bharat Abhiyan 🞄 Launched theAccessible India Campaign (Sugamya Bharat Abhiyan) on 3rd December, 2015 🞄 Accessibility of Built Up Environment 🞄 Transport System Accessibility, 🞄 (5244 buses made fully accessible, ) 🞄 Accessibility of Knowledge and ICT Ecosystem (95 websites of Central Government Ministries/Departments are made accessible by MeitY under Content Management Framework, Target to make 917 websites accessible)
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    Accessible India Campaign / Sugamya Bharat Abhiyan Railways Target: A1, A& B categories of railway stations to be made fully accessible 50% of all railway stations to be made fully accessible; 🞄 Out of 709, A1, A & B category railway stations, all stations have been provided with the seven (07) Short-Term Facilities identified by the Ministry of Railways. 🞄 682 other categories of railway stations are also provided with seven (07) Short-Term Facilities. 🞄 Additionally, 705 escalators at 250 railway stations and 521 lifts at 226 railway stations have been provided. 🞄 Railways have also issued accessibility guidelines to be implemented by Zonal Railways to achieve full accessibility in Indian Railways. 🞄 04 Stations are identified by Railways to be showcased as Model Accessible Railway Stations in the coming months.
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    Accessible India Campaign / Sugamya Bharat Abhiyan Airports 🞄 Target: Allinternational airports and domestic airports to be made fully accessible; 🞄 As on 31st March 2020, of the 104 operational airports, all 35 international airports & 55 out of 69 domestic airports provided with accessibility features (ramps, accessible toilets, helpdesks and lifts with Braille and auditory information systems). 🞄 Airport Authority of India under the Ministry of Civil Aviation has issued a handbook on accessibility provisions in Airports. The Department has reviewed the same and requested MoCA to revise it considering all accessibility parameters related to Airways. 🞄 Tactile path has been provided at majority of the airports. 🞄 4 Airports have been equipped with aerobridges. 🞄 Ambulifts are available at 12 airports and
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    Indira Gandhi National Disability Pension Scheme (IGNDPS) 54 Nodal ImplementingAgency:- Ministry of Rural Development, Govt. of India for Disable persons of the country. Under this scheme, the beneficiary is given monthly financial help for better and easier life. The scheme is introduced under National Social Assistance Program. Objective:- The main objective of this scheme is to physically handicapped or have other kinds make independent to those people who are of disability. Monthly financial help can make them independent till the last movement of life. Eligibility:- Under this scheme, any person of age 18 years and above with 40% disability and below the poverty line is eligible and will get Rs. 300 per month up to 79 years and above that Rs. 500 per month.
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    Nationa l Trust Scheme s 55 1. Disha(Early Intervention and School Readiness Scheme for 0-10 years) 2. Vikaas (Day Care Scheme for 10+years) 3. Disha-cum-Vikaas Scheme (Day Care) 4. Samarth (Respite Care Residential Scheme) 5. Gharaunda (Group Home for Adults) 6. Samarth-cum-Gharaunda Scheme (Residential) 7. Sahyogi (Care Associate Training scheme) 8. Prerna (Marketing Assistance) 9. Sambhav (Aids and Assisted Devices) 10. Badhte Kadam (Awareness, Community Interaction & Innovative Project Scheme) 11. Niramaya’ Health Insurance Scheme
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    FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE IN THE FORM OF CONCESSION AL LOANS (CONTD..) 56 NHFDC functions as an apex institution for channelising the funds to persons with disabilities through the State Channelising Agencies (SCAs) nominated by the State Government(s) and other agencies. NHFDC offers financial assistance in the form of concessional loans on convenient terms for setting up an income generating unit to all eligible Indian Citizens with 40% or more disability and aged above 18 years. Divyangjan Swablamban Yojna (Max Loan Rs.50 Lakhs (interest- 5-9% for 10Years). Vishesh Micro Finance Yojna (Max Loan Rs. 60,000 (Intrest 12.5 Years for 03 Years. )
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    FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE IN THE FORMOF CONCESSIONAL LOANS (CONTD..) 57 S. N Scheme Max. Loan (Rs in lakhs) Interest rate Repaym ent Period 1 Small business in Sales/ Trading Activity 5.00 5-6% 10 years 2 Small Business in Service Sector 7.50 5-7% 10 years 3 Purchase of Commercial Vehicles 10.00 5-7% 10 Years 4 Purchase of special category Commercial Vehicles 25.00 5-8% 10 Years 5 Small Industrial Unit 25.00 5-8% 10 years 6 Agricultural Activities 10.00 5-7% 10 years 7 Self Employment amongst persons with mental retardation and autism 10.00 5-7% 10 years 8 Loan for Disabled Young Professionals 25.00 5-8% 10 years 9 Scheme for Developing Business Premises on own land 3.00 5-6% 10 years 10 Scheme for Purchase of Assistive Devices 5.00 5-6% 10 years 11 Education Loan for studies abroad 20.00 4% (Male) 3.5%(Female) 7 years 12 Education Loan for studies in India 10.00 4% (Male) 3.5%(Female) 7 years 13 Loan for Pursuing Vocational 2.00 5-6% 7 years
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    Scheme of Support for Establishment / Modernizatio n/ Capacity augmentatio n of Braille Presses 58 The implementing agencies of Scheme shall be State Governments, UT Administration and voluntary organizations running Braille presses for more than five years or any other establishment designated by the State Government or UT administration for running a Braille press.
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    Travel concessions for the Persons with Disabilities 59 S . N Category ofPersons Single Journey Tickets Season Tickets I Cla ss II Cla ss 1 Orthopedically Handicapped/ Paraplegic Persons who cannot travel without an escort. 75% in Second, Sleeper, First, AC Chair Car & AC 3-tier and 50% in AC 2-tier and AC First Classes 50% 50% 2 Mentally retarded persons who cannot travel without an escort. 75% in Second, Sleeper, First, AC Chair Car & AC 3-tier and 50% in AC 2-tier and AC First Classes 50% 50% 3 Completely Blind persons travelling along or with an escort. 75% in Second, Sleeper, First, AC Chair Car & AC 3-tier and 50% in AC 2-tier and AC First Classes 50% 50% 4 Totally Deaf & Dumb persons (both afflictions together in the same person) 50 % in Second, Sleeper, First Classes 50% 50%
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    Other Misc Schemes 🞄 Children's educationalallowance 🞄 Income tax concessions 🞄 Conveyance allowance 🞄 Customs Concessions 🞄 Communication (Postage) 🞄 Award of dealerships/agencies by Oil Companies