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Information on policies and acts for Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities

  1. Information on policies and acts for Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities

    Get information about various policies, acts, rules, regulations, codes, circulars, notifications and guidelines for empowerment of persons with disabilities implemented by Disability Division of Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment. Users can get details related to acts such as Rehabilitation Council of India Act, Persons with Disabilities (Equal Opportunities, Protection of Rights and Full Participation) Act and National Trust for Welfare of Persons with Autism, Cerebral Palsy, Mental Retardation and Multiple Disability Act. Information about the National Trust Rules,...

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  1. Schemes for NGOs by Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment

    Find schemes for non-governmental organisations (NGOs) by Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment. Schemes for Scheduled Caste welfare, Social Defence, Welfare of Backward Classes and Empowerment of persons with disabilities are provided. Users can go through links for schemes such as Assistance to voluntary organisations for welfare of OBCs, prevention of alcoholism and substances (drugs) abuse, assistance to disabled persons for purchase...

  2. Website of Sugamya Pustakalaya

    Sugamya Pustakalaya is a facilitating platform for producers of accessible content to jointly work in producing and providing accessible books to people with print disabilities.

  3. NIRAMAYA Scheme

    This scheme is to provide affordable Health Insurance to persons with Autism, Cerebral Palsy, Mental Retardation and Multiple Disabilities.

  4. Accessible India Campaign Mobile App

    Get information through the portal along with mobile app for creating a crowd sourcing platform to comprehensively obtain information about inaccessible places, processing information for approving proposals for creation of ramps, accessible toilets and accessible ramps etc., and channelizing CSR resources for creation of accessible buildings and transportation.

  5. Office of Chief Commissioner for Persons with Disabilities

    The Office of the Chief Commissioner for Persons with Disabilities was set up under Section 57 of The Persons with Disabilities (Equal Opportunities, Protection of Rights & Full Participation) Act, 1995. The office has been mandated to take steps to safeguard the rights of persons with disabilities.

  6. SAHYOGI Scheme

    A scheme to set up Caregiver Cells (CGCs) for training and creating skilled workforce of caregivers to care for Person with Disabilities (PwD) and their families.

  7. Format for list of beneficiaries of schemes for Other Backward Classes

    Get format for list of beneficiaries of schemes for Other Backward Classes (OBC) by the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment is given. This form is meant for voluntary organisations working for OBCs. Users can download the form and use it further.

  8. Website of Department of Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities

    The Department of Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities in the Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment facilitates empowerment of the persons with disabilities, who as per Census 2011 are 2.68 crore and are 2.21 percent of the total population of the Country. These include persons with Seeing, Hearing, Speech, Movement, Mental Retardation, Mental Illness, Multiple Disability and any other disabilities.

  9. PRERNA Scheme

    A marketing scheme to create viable & wide spread channels for sale of products and services produced by persons with autism, cerebral palsy, mental retardation and multiple disabilities.

  10. Annual Reports of Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment

    Details on annual reports of Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment are given. Users can access annual reports of the Ministry from 2007 onwards. Information about various schemes of the Ministry is given. Link to download reports in English as well as Hindi are available.

  11. Awareness Generation and Publicity Scheme by Department of Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities

    Get information through the portal to give wide publicity, including event based publicity etc. through electronic, print, film media, multimedia, to the schemes, programmes being run by the Department of Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities and other Central Ministries, State Governments etc. for the welfare of PwDs including their social, economic and educational empowerment.

  12. SAMBHAV Scheme

    This is a scheme to setup additional resource centres in each city, to collate and collect the Aids, software and other form of assistive devices.

  13. Accessible India Campaign by Department of Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities

    Get information for Persons with Disabilities (PwDs) universal accessibility is critical for enabling them to gain access for equal opportunity and live independently and participate fully in all aspects of life in an inclusive society. Persons with Disabilities (Equal Opportunities, Protection of Rights and Full Participation) Act, 1995 under sections 44, 45 land 46 categorically provides for non-discrimination in transport, non-...

  14. BADHTE KADAM Scheme

    This scheme supports Registered Organisations (RO) of The National Trust to carry out activities for increasing the awareness of The National Trust disabilities.

  15. Skill Development for PwDs by Department of Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities

    Get Information of the Schemes for Entrepreneurship and Skill Development of Differently Abled People being implemented by the Government e.g. NHFDC, Deendayal Disabled Rehabilitation Scheme (DDRS), Skill training through the National Institutes, SIPDA (Scheme for Implementation of Persons with Disabilities (Equal Opportunities, Protection of Rights and Full Participation) Act, 1995), Vocational Rehabilitation Centre for Handicapped

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