Scheme of National Award for the Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities was launched by Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment. The Scheme is dedicated to the outstanding employers of persons with disabilities as well as the most outstanding employees. The Scheme is funded by the Central government. This scheme is applicable for persons with disabilities. Outstanding employees with disabilities and outstanding employers of persons with disabilities can avail this scheme by contacting Central Government, State Governments and Union territory Administrations.
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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.
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Information about Blindness and Low Vision, Disability Education & Engagement Portal for Access to Knowledge (DEEPAK)
National Digital Library of India Disability Knowledge Portal presents extensive information on all aspects of the life of persons with blindness or visual impairment.
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Scholarship Scheme for Student with Disabilities
Umbrella Scholarship Scheme for Students with Disabilities for Pre-matric, Post-matric, National Overseas, National Fellowship, Free Coaching and Top Class Education
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Information about Caregivers for the Blind and Visually Impaired, Disability Education & Engagement Portal for Access to Knowledge (DEEPAK)
Everyone needs empathetic caregivers - parents, family, teachers, support groups, volunteers - for rightful development to reach one's potential. So does the the persons with blindness and visually impairment, albeit, often in a different way.
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Assistance to Disabled Persons for Purchase/ Fitting of Aids and Appliances
ADIP Scheme is to assist the needy disabled persons in procuring durable, sophisticated and scientifically manufactured, modern, standard aids and appliances that can promote their physical, social and psychological rehabilitation by reducing the effects of disabilities and enhance their economic potential.
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Information about Institutions for the Blind and Visually Impaired, Disability Education & Engagement Portal for Access to Knowledge (DEEPAK)
Get infromation on Institutions for the Blind and Visually Impaired under Disability Education & Engagement Portal for Access to Knowledge (DEEPAK). The Government, its Ministries and various Departments, Institutions, Non-Government Organizations (NGO) etc. are working to support the lives, education, training, employment and livelihood of people with blindness and visual impairment.
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Central Sector Scheme of National Overseas Scholarship
The Central Sector Scheme of National Overseas Scholarship is to facilitate the low income students belonging to the Scheduled Castes, Denotified Nomadic and Semi-Nomadic Tribes, Landless Agricultural Labourers and Traditional Artisans category to obtain higher education viz., Master degree or Ph.D courses by studying abroad thereby improving their Economic and Social status.
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Information about Assistive Technology (AT) for Blindness & Low Vision, Disability Education & Engagement Portal for Access to Knowledge (DEEPAK)
Assistive Technology (AT) for Vision in the aspects of reading and writing textual information, graphical or diagrammatic information, generic aids to vision improvement, navigation (orienting oneself and be mobile), support in education, games and leisure activities and day-to-day life.
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Pradhan Mantri Adarsh Gram Yojana (PMAGY)
The Scheme aims at integrated development of Scheduled Castes majority villages.
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Information on Deaf and Hard of Hearing (DHH), Disability Education & Engagement Portal for Access to Knowledge (DEEPAK)
The portal is primarily designed for persons with deafness or hearing impairment in India, it does cover a lot of information in respect of science, technology, history, and practices that are agnostic to geographic and political boundary.
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DISHA Scheme
This is an early intervention and school readiness scheme for children upto 10 years with the disabilities covered under the National Trust Act.
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Information on Autism Spectrum Disorder, Disability Education & Engagement Portal for Access to Knowledge (DEEPAK)
People with autism might have problems with learning. Their skills might develop unevenly. For example, they could have trouble communicating but be unusually good at art, music, math, or memory. Because of this, they might do especially well on tests of analysis or problem-solving.
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VIKAAS Scheme
A day care scheme for persons with autism, cerebral palsy, mental retardation and multiple disabilities, above 10 years for enhancing interpersonal and vocational skills.
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Chief Commissioner for Persons with Disabilities (CCPD) Case Portal
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. Please file your complaint along with disability certificate and supporting documents as mentioned in Rule 38 of the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Rules, 2017.
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SAMARTH Scheme
A scheme to provide respite home for orphans, families in crisis, Persons with Disabilities (PwD) from BPL, LIG families with at least one of the four disabilities covered under the National Trust Act.