Details of various schemes and programmes for persons with disabilities are provided by the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment. Users can find schemes such as Assistance to Disabled Persons for Purchase / Fitting of Aids and Appliances (ADIP Scheme), Deendayal Disabled Rehabilitation Scheme to promote Voluntary Action for Persons with Disabilities (DDRS Scheme), National Awards and National Scholarships for persons with disabilities etc. Information is also available on the Trust Fund for Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities and Schemes arising out of the Implementation of the...
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Website of National Board of Examination in Rehabilitation (NBER), New Delhi
The National Board of Examination in Rehabilitation (NBER) is entrusted with the responsibility to conduct centralized examination and award diploma and certificates for all Certificate and Diploma level Programmes of RCI in the field of Special Education & Disability Rehabilitation vide Regulation No. 5 of the aforesaid regulations.
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GHARAUNDA Scheme
This scheme provides housing and care services throughout the life of the person with Autism, Cerebral Palsy, Mental Retardation and Multiple Disabilities.
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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.
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NIRAMAYA Scheme
This scheme is to provide affordable Health Insurance to persons with Autism, Cerebral Palsy, Mental Retardation and Multiple Disabilities.
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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.
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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.
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Citizen's charter of Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment
You can find the Citizen's charter of Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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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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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Download forms related to welfare of Other Backward Classes
Download forms for the schemes of assistance for the welfare of Other Backward Classes (OBCs) provided by the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment. Application cum monitoring forms for grants in aid to voluntary organisations working for the OBCs are given. Proforma for inspection of voluntary organisations receiving grants in aid for the welfare of the OBCs is also provided. List of beneficiaries, details of office-bearers/managing...
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Scheme of National Action Plan for Drug Demand Reduction (2018-2025)
The national action plan is aimed at reducing of adverse consequences of drug abuse through a multi-pronged strategy involving education, de-addiction and rehabilitation of affected individuals and their families.
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Information on Babu Jagjivan Ram Chhatrawas Yojana (BJRCY)
The primary objective of the revised scheme is to attract implementing agencies for undertaking construction of hostels, especially for SC girls, towards the broader vision of containment and reduction of their dropout rate. The other objectives are: (i) having a girls hostel with a capacity of 100 seats, in every block headquarters of low literacy districts not having one as of now, by way of priority, (ii) repairing and proper maintenance...