Get information about various concessions and facilities for senior citizens by different Ministries and Departments of the Government. Information on schemes for senior citizens such as income tax rebate, reservation of seats in buses of State Road Transport Undertakings, separate queues for them in hospitals, etc. are available. List of Ministries and Departments which provides various schemes are also given. Users can get details about concession schemes by Indian Railway and Indian Airlines too.
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Scheme of Assistance for Skill Development of OBCs/DNTs/EBCs (NGO Scheme)
The aim of this scheme is to involve the Voluntary Organization and National Backward Classes Finance and Development Corporation (NBCFDC) to improved educational and socio-economic conditions of the target group i.e. OBCs/DNTs/EBCs, with a view to upgrade their skill to enable them to start income generation activites on their own or get gainfully employed in some sector or the other.
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Information on National Policy for Persons with Disabilities by Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment
Get information about National Policy for Persons with Disabilities by Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment. Users can access details related to policy and its objectives. Information on prevention of disabilities, rehabilitation measures, education for persons with disability, women with disabilities, children with disabilities, barrier free environment, issue of disability certificates, etc. is also available.
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Scheme of Support for Marginalized Individuals for Livelihood and Enterprise (SMILE)
The Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment has formulated an umbrella scheme "SMILE - Support for Marginalized Individuals for Livelihood and Enterprise", which includes two sub-schemes - 'Central Sector Scheme for Comprehensive Rehabilitation for Welfare of Transgender Persons' and 'Central Sector Scheme for Comprehensive Rehabilitation of persons engaged in the act of Begging'.
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Information on associated organisations of Scheduled Caste Welfare Division
Get information about associated organisations, functioning under Scheduled Caste Welfare division of Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment. Users can access details related to Babu Jagjivan Ram National Foundation, Dr. Ambedkar Foundation, National Commission for Safai Karamcharis, National Commission for Scheduled Castes (NCSC), National Safai Karamcharis Finance and Development Corporation (NSKFDC) and National Scheduled Caste Finance...
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Scheme of Atal Vayo Abhyuday Yojana (AVYAY)
A Central Sector Scheme to improve the quality of life of the Senior Citizens (Revised as on 01.04.2018) .