Annual Report 2007-2008
Office of the Chief Commissioner
for Persons with Disabilities
Ministry of Social Justice &
Empowerment
Government of India
New Delhi
Contents
CHAPTERS
I
Action Plan and Initiatives
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II
III
IV
V
Redressel of Grievances
Implementation of Persons with
Disabilities Act by Central Ministries and States/UTs
Monitoring Utilisation of Funds
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IV
Recommendations
99
APPENDICIES
I
Status of Implementation of the Persons
with Disabilities Act 1995 in States/UTs
II
101
List of Commissioners for Persons with
Disabilities in the States/UTs
120
Status of issuance of Disabilities
Certificates in the States/UTs
125
IV
Disability Pension Schemes in States/UTs
126
V
Unemployment Allowance Schemes in
States/UTs
131
III
VI
VII
VIII
IX
X
National Handicapped Finance and Development Corporation 134
Organisation/Institutes of MSJ&E in
Disability Sector
144
List of Special Employment Exchanges
for Physically Handicapped
List of VRCs
150
152
List of names and addresses of Member
Secretaries of State Legal Services Authorities
154
XI
Newspaper Clippings
159
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Organisation Chart
165
Chapter 1
Action Plan and Initiatives
Action Plan for the year 2007-08
PROSPOSED
ACTIVITY
Awareness and
Convergence
Prevention and
Early Detection
Education
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STRATEGY
-Four seminars on disability issues in convergence
with National Trust, RCI, NIs will be held in
different parts of the country.
-Liaison with media will be maintained
for telecasting/publishing programmes on disability
issues.
-Compilation and publication of the Judgements and
Orders of Chief Commissioner for Persons with
Disabilities.
-Design & development of suitable MIS & a
website based information system for displaying
the status of cases/queries, orders on the cases, on
line information on the activities of the O/o CCD
-An accessible and interactive website O/o CCD
will be developed and efforts will be made to link it
to the State Commissioners, Disabilities and the
districts under the scheme submitted for
strengthening the office of CCD.
-Ministry of Health will be asked to undertake
immunization against rubella.
-Ministry of Human Resource Development and
State Education Departments will be asked to
include simple methods of early detection of
disabilities in the school text books.
-Ministry of Human Resource Development and
State Education Departments will be asked to
provide atleast one Special Educator in every school
in a time bound manner.
-All the State Education Departments will be asked
to modify curriculum as per the needs of children
with disabilities.
-Ministry of Human Resource Development will be
asked to provide for flexibility in the education
system to promote inclusion of children with
disabilities in the mainstream schools.
PROSPOSED
ACTIVITY
STRATEGY
-Ministry of Human Resource Development/
University Grants Commission will be asked to
expedite development and circulation of
guidelines for provision of various facilities such
as scribe to students with disabilities in
examinations.
-O/o CCD will continue to take up suo-motu cases
for reservation of seats for persons with
disabilities in educational institutions.
Employment
-State Govts. will be asked to adopt the
instructions of DOP&T for implementation of 3%
reservation to ensure uniformity.
-Central Govt. Departments, PSUs and State
Govts. will be asked to calculate backlog since
1996 and conduct special recruitment drive to fill
the backlog.
Barrier Free
-Ministry of Urban Development will be asked to
Environment
update the guidelines on creating barrier free
environment and ensure accessibility to Central
Govt. offices.
-A Guide Book on Creating Sporting &
Recreational Activities for Persons with
Disabilities in the National Institutes and other
such institutes will be prepared and the concerned
institutes will be asked to develop the facilities to
promote sports activities amongst persons with
disabilities.
Monitoring of
-Monitoring teams as proposed in the scheme for
Utilisation of
11th Five Year Plan will be formed and
Funds
monitoring will be carried out in 10 to 12 States
during the year.
Grievance
-10 to 12 Mobile Courts and review meetings to
Redressal
review implementation of various provisions of
the Act will be organised.
-50% pending cases will be disposed of.
-Workshop of the State Commissioners with legal
experts for discussing/sharing experiences,
problems & other issues related to implementation
of quasi-judicial functions of CCD/Commissioners
will be organized.
Functioning of Chief Commissioner for
Persons with Disabilities
COORDINATION OF THE WORK OF COMMISSIONERS AND
REVIEW OF IMPLEMENTATION OF THE ACT
1.1
The role of Chief Commissioner to review implementation of various
provisions of the Act and coordination of the work of the State Commissioners
for Disabilities is very crucial. In order to perform these functions within the
constrains of extremely limited human and other resources, the Chief
Commissioner and the Dy. Chief Commissioners reviewed the status of
implementation at State and District level. Most of the time
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these activites were combined with the other activities such as mobile courts and
monitoring. It is also done annually by organizing Annual National Meetings of
the State Commiossioners, Disabilities, which is focused on review of the
implementation of the Act in the States/UTs, development of strategies for better
implementation, sharing of best practices and the road map for activities of the
Commissioners and through them of concerned departments to be undertaken
during the following year. Based on the status reports submitted by the
Commissioners and their presentations during the meeting, the level of
implementation of the Act in the States/UTs is graded during the meeting.
State visits by CCD & Dy. CCD
1.2
During the reporting year, the Chief Commissioner and Dy. CCD visited
Bihar, Karnataka, West Bengal, Andhra Pradesh, Kerala, Madhya Pradesh,
Mizoram, Meghalaya, Assam, Tamil Nadu and Uttar Pradesh. In the meetings
with State Government officers, status of implementation of various provisions
of Persons with Disabilities Act and the schemes of different Government
Departments for the benefit of persons with disabilities was reviewed.
1.3
After such review meetings, the District Collectors and officers of various
departments have become more sensitive and are giving more thrust to the issues
concerning persons with disabilities. Almost all the District Collectors with
whom CCD/Dy. CCD interacted, have earmarked separate time/day exclusively
for redressal of grievances of persons with disabilities.
1.4
During the Mobile Courts and review meetings, it was observed that only
21.88% of persons had been issued disability certificates. Therefore, show cause
notices were issued to Chief Secretarites of the States for expediting issue of
disability certificates.
Compliance of mandatory provision for reservation of 3% funds in poverty
alleviation schemes was also very poor across the country. This was taken up
with Secretary, Ministry of Rural Development. Similarly, inadequate
implementation of various provisions of the Act was also taken up with other
Ministries /organisations and the State Governments. As a consequence, the
concerned Ministries and State Governments initiated effective action and issued
instructions that are expected to improve the overall status of implementation.
Seventh National Meeting of the State Commissioners for Persons with
Disabilities
1.5 The Seventh National Meeting of the State Commissioners to review
implementation of Persons with Disabilities Act was held on 15-16 February,
2008. 26 States/UTs participated and made presentations on the status of
implementation of the Act in their respective States/UTs which formed the basis
of comparative assessment alongwith the status reported by them to the O/o
CCD. The States & UTs were grouped in three separate categories viz. Union
Territories, North Eastern States & Sikkim and rest of the States for the purpose.
The first three positions secured by the UTs and States in their respective groups
are as under:
States/UTs Position
Puducherry
Daman & Diu
Chandigarh
Mehalaya &
Among
North
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Eastern States Arunachal
Pradesh
Mizoram &
Tripura
Sikkim
III Among other Karnataka UP &
Tamil Nadu
States
Gujarat & Goa
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Among UTs
First
Second
Third
First
Second
Third
First
Second
Third
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1.6 After extensive deliberations, the following recommendations were made:
1.Strengthening of the Offices of Chief Commissioner and the State
Commissioners should be expedited.
Action : MSJE, Social Welfare Departments of States/UTs
2.Provision for legal assistance to Persons with Disabilities in the
office of CCD and offices of the State Commissioners, Disabilities
should be made by appointment of a panel of consultants
Action : MSJE and Welfare Departments of the State Governments/UTs.
3.All the State Govts. Should consider replication of the best
practices in other State Govts. And UT Administrations.
Action : Concerned Commissioners, Disabilities
4.Amendment to Persons with Disabilities Act should be
expedited and Commissioners should be given more legal and
financial powers. They should be declared as Heads of the
Department
Action : MSJE, Welfare Departments of State Govts./UTs
5.Targets set for issue of disability certificates should indicate
percentage of persons covered rather than in absolute numbers. Untill all
the persons with disabilities are covered, arrangement should be
made to issue disability certificates in campaign mode.
Action : Health Departments of the States, Commissioners Disabilities
6.All the states should accept Identity Cards and Disability Certificates
issued by other State Governments/Medical Boards as a
single instrument for availing benefits given by various authorities.
Demand of various departments for separate certificate should be stopped.
Efforts should also be made to issue multipurpose Smart cards to persons with
disabilities.
Action : MSJE, Social Welfare Departments of the State Governments/UTs.
7.Scheme for Health Insurance for all persons with disabilities as
recommended in the 5th meeting of the State commissioners for all
persons with disabilities should be expedited.
Action : MSJE
8.Each State should ensure Block Guarantee for NHFDC loans and set
a minimum target for utilization of NHFDC's funds. Mechanism for
recovery of the loans should also be put in place.
Action : Social Welfare Departments of the States, Commissioners. Disabilities
9.Commissioners should make special efforts to calculate and clear the
backlog vacancies since 1996. They should issue notices to the
concerned Departments of the State Govt. wherever needed. CCD/SCDs
should give direction to the Central Govt. /State Govts to conduct special
recruitment drive for filling up backlog reservation for persons with
disabilities.
Action : O/o CCD/State commissioners, Disabilities
10. As one of the important functions of the Commissioner is to monitor the
funds, a copy of the sanction letter for grant to the voluntary organizations /
institutions / State Govt. Departments issued by the Ministry of Social Justice
and Empowerment, National Trust, National Institutes, Ministry of Human
Resources Development, Ministry of Housing & Urban Poverty Alleviation,
Ministry of Rural Development etc. should be
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endorsed to the concerned State commissioner, Disabilities to enable him/her to
coordinate with the concerned Departments / organizations and effectively
monitor utilization of the disbursed funds.
Action : MSJE, NT, NIs, MHRD, MH & UPA, MRD
11. Commissioners should examine the utilization of funds under all poverty
alleviation schemes of the State by 30.06.08 and seek information from
the concerned departments. If required, show cause notices should be issued
within one month thereafter.
Action : State commissioners, Disabilities
12. A National Programme for prevention of Mental retardation
should be launched throughout the country by MOH&FW.
Action : MSJE, CCD & MOH &FW
13. Necessary directions should be issued to ensure that police staff take
the wandering mentally ill persons to the mental hospital or any other
hospital in the city/district for treatment. A 24-hour helpline for
this purpose should be provided which should be announced and
publicized regularly.
Action : Home Secretaries of all States and State Commissioners, Disabilities
14. Use of electronic media for awareness should be encouraged.
Flex boards should also be installed on long distance buses for creating
awareness.
Action : MSJE and Welfare Departments of the State Governments/UTs.
15. All Govt. websites should be made accessible to the persons with
disabilities.
Action : MSJE and Welfare Departments of the State Governments/UTs
16.
Teachers' Training modules should include training in Braille.
Action : MHRD, RCI, Education Department of State Governments / UTs
17. Vocational Training centres should be opened in each district for
employability of persons with disabilities.
Action : Education and Labour Departments of State Governments / UTs
Convergence of Resources
1.7 As always, the office of Chief Commissioner gave highest importance to
convergence of resources across sectors and geographical regions. During the
reporting year, involvement of
stakeholders including apex orgaisations/ institutions of Ministry of Social
Justice & Empowerment and other Ministries was raised beyond mere
participation in workshops,
conferences etc. They are expected to take responsibility in implementing
decisions and advocate for the rights and entitlements of persons with
disabilities.
Awareness Raising
1.8 Considering the limited awareness about disability issues, particularly
about the schemes
and programmes for the benefit of persons with disabilities of various
Ministries/Departments of Central Govt. and the State Govts., the frequency of
review meetings of Chief Commissioner/Dy. Chief Commissioner at district
level was increased. In all such meetings concerned officials at district/block
level of different departments were called to participate. Wherever necessary,
representatives from Non-Governmental Organisations working in disability
sector and
parents of persons with disabilities were also invited for interaction.
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The office organized regional workshops/seminars on Disability Issues including
a workshop on Skill Development for Inclusive Rural Development. The office
of Chief Commissioner disseminated information through interviews in news
papers and magazines, phone-in-programmes telecast by All India Radio and
discussions in television programmes. Regular interaction and dissemination of
information to the media encouraged it to give fairly good coverage to different
disability issues.
1.9 Distribution of formats with information on issues on which the
complaints can be filed during the Mobile Courts has also contributed
considerably in creating awareness about rights of persons with disabilities and
availability of the mechanism for redressal of their grievances. This has
particularly impacted the population in rural and remote areas where joint Mobile
Courts of Chief Commissioner and State Commissioners were organized. This
method is also very economical. It has set models for the State Commissioners to
replicate and helped in creating realization amongst officials of their duty and
role in implementing various provisions of the Act and policies concerning their
departments.
Workshop on Safeguarding the rights of Persons with Disabilities - Issues.
Powers & Procedures
1.11 Over the years a need for interaction amongst Commissioners and
between the Commissioners and the Jurists was felt to understand the procedures
for execution of the
powers with reference to the issues that are brought before the Commissioners.
Often, seemingly
conflicting interests of different government departments and the Commissioners
create problems for the later to perform their quasi-judicial functions. Some of
the courts have commented upon the powers of the Chief Commissioner and the
State Commissioners in connection with the directions issued to the concerned
departments. A number of such concerns required clarity to ensure that the
actions and the decisions of the Commissioners are legally sound and in
conformity and intent of the socially beneficial Act.
1.12 With the above objective in view, a Workshop on Safeguarding the rights
of Persons with Disabilities -Issues, Powers & Procedures was organized in New
Delhi on 17th October, 2007. Justice J.S. Verma, Former Chief Justice of India
and Chairman, NHRC inaugurated the workshop and gave a detailed account of
the powers of the State Commissioners and the procedure to execute the orders.
Lawyers of the Supreme Court and Delhi High Court were other resource
persons.
1.13 At the end of a day long workshop, inputs for development of a handbook
for the Commissioners became available which was later compiled in the form of
a booklet.
Regional Seminar on Disability Issues
1.14 A Regional Seminar on 'Disability Issues' for sensitization of policy
makers and implementers in the government and non-government sector and
creating awareness amongst them was organized at Shillong on 1st November,
2007. Participants from government and
non-government organisations from seven North-East States and Sikkim attended
the Seminar. Heads of apex organisations in the disability sector i.e.
Rehabilitation Council of India, National Trust, NHFDC and National Institutes
were invited so that the participants from the North-East
could get their doubts cleared and
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understand the procedure to avail benefits for persons with disabilities of their
respective States under various schemes of the Ministry.
Employment
Seminar on Skill Develoment of Persons with Disabilities for Inclusive Rural
Development
1.15 Nearly 75% of the persons with disabilities live in rural areas. Most of
them belong to the poorest strata of the society. Although the persons with
Disabilities (Equal Opportunities,
Protection of Rights & Full Participation) Act, 1995 provides for reservation in
all poverty alleviation Schemes of the Govt. for economic empowerment of
persons with disabilities, their participation in such schemes is grossly inadequate
which is little over 1%. Consequently, they
are being deprived of their rights and the entitlements. Prima-facie, the reasons
for poor paticipation include:
(i)
Lack of opportunities
(ii)
Lack of required skills
(iii) Lack of training for development of
required skill, both for skilled as well
as unskilled jobs
(iv) Lack of confidence among persons
with disabilities
1.16 Attitudinal barriers amongst the stakeholders such as persons with
disabilities themselves and their families who are apprehensive of their abilities,
Govt. Officials who do not take the required initiatives and the civil society
which often ignores them contribute to their poor participation.
1.17 In the above backdrop, a Seminar on 'Skill Development of Persons with
Disabilities for Inclusive Rural Development' was organized at Panchkula,
Haryana on 14th March, 2008 to deliberate and come up with some workable
solutions. Govt. officials and NGOs involved in implementation of poverty
alleviation schemes and those in disability sector, the Village/Panchayat Level
representatives of the people like Gram Pradhans, persons with disabilities
themselves and their parents from Chandigarh, Punjab, Haryana, Himachal
Pradesh, Jammu & Kashmir participated in the seminar. Resource Persons from
establishments in the Govt. and outside the Govt. involved in implementation of
schemes, development of curriculum and imparting training presented the papers.
Representatives from Ministry of Rural Development and CAPART, the two
most important Stakeholders could not be available to make their presentations.
The following recommendations were made in the Seminar:
1.
Active involvement of PwDs, their parents and NGOs for designing,
planning, implementing and monitoring policies at Panchayat,
Block, District, State and National level should be ensured. This should
be based on bottom up rather than top down approach.
(Action : M/o Rural Development)
2.
Inclusion of persons with disabilities in various activities in the rural
economy should follow the following sequence:
-Identification and listing of activities involved in various poverty alleviation
schemes in the rural economy and agro-based self employment ventures;
-Identification of activities suitable for different categories of persons with
disabilities;
-Development of training modules and methodology for imparting training to
persons with disabilities to equip them with required skills to perform the
activities identified suitable for them;
-Identification of training institutions for imparting training;
-Linkages between training institutions and various implementing agencies so
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that trained people get absorbed under the schemes or elsewhere in the
employment market..
(Action : M/o Rural Development, M/o Social Justice & Empowerment)
3.
Concerned Ministries/Departments should make it mandatory that not
less than 3% of funds are utilized for persons with disabilities/ 3% of
the beneficiaries are persons with disabilities in all poverty alleviation
schemes. Implementing agencies should be made accountable to
ensure this. Non-compliance should be promptly pointed out and
appropriate action under the law be taken against the implementing
agencies.
(Action : M/o Rural Development, M/o SJE, CCD, SCDs)
4.
Every Self Help Group (SHG) should include certain percentage
of persons with disabilities.
(Action : M/o Rural Development, CAPART)
5.
Seminars/workshops on disability orientation programmes should be
organized for Panchayati Raj Institutions and Block and District
level administration officials for creating awareness amongst them.
(Action : M/o Rural Development, M/o SJE, M/o Panchayati Raj)
6.
It should be made mandatory for the DRDAs to reserve 3% of the training
funds for providing training to persons with disabilities for skill
development to improve participation in poverty alleviation schemes and
utilisation of loans through National Handicapped Finance and
Development Corporation and banks for self employment.
(Action : M/o Rural Development, M/o SJE, NHFDC)
7.
Panchayats should be made aware about the measures for inclusion of
persons with disabilities in rural development scheme. They should be trained so
that they act as linkages between the persons with disabilities and the policy
making and implementing agencies. M/o SJE should coordinate with the
concerned Ministries.
(Action : M/o SJE, M/o Panchayati Raj, M/o Rural Development)
8.
Skill specific training should be identified considering the type of
activities involved in various schemes. Emphasis should be on
imparting non- conventional skills.
(Action : M/o SJE)
9.
The training proposals should be submitted to the Ministry concerned
directly with copy to the State Govt. with the recommendations of the
officials of the implementing department. Training should be
imparted by involving NGOs working at village level.
(Action : M/o Social Justice and Empowerment, M/o Rural Development)
10. Impact Assessment of training should be done through proper
surveys for calculating the productivity per unit investment
and/or productivity per person.
(Action : M/o Rural Development, M/o SJE)
11. Awards / rewards for recognizing good work done by individuals/
NGOs/Institutions and Govt Officials should be instituted.
(Action: M/o Rural Development, M/o SJE)
12. Sheltered Workshops for persons with mental retardation and cerebral
palsy should be established for training them in various skills.
(Action : M/o SJE, National Trust)
13. The concerned Ministry /Departmen should ensure Convergence among
Agricultural Universities, CAPART, CRRID, NITTTR and other such
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organizations in formulating the schemes and implementation.
(Action : M/o Rural Development, M/o SJE)
To develop a model for implementation, a committee drawn from M/o Rural
Development, CAPART, M/o SJE, O/o Chief Commissioner for Persons with
Disabilities, National Institutes, NITTTR, National Institute for Rural
Development, CCS Haryana Agriculture University, Hissar, Ashagram Trust,
Barwani should be constituted.
(Action : O/o CCD)
Barrier Free Environment
Review and updation of Guidelines on Accessibility
1.18 Sections - 30(b), 38(1 )(b) and 44 to 46 of the Persons with Disabilities
Act, 1995 relate to ensuring accessibility to Schools, work place, transportation
by road, rail, air, waterways and other public places for persons with disabilities.
These provisions need to be backed by exhaustive guidelines.
1.19 Ministry of Urban Development published 'Guidelines and Space
Standards for Barrier Free Built Environment for Disabled and Elderly Persons'
in 1998. Office of Chief Commissioner for Persons with Disabilities also
developed and published guidelines titled 'Planning a Barrier Free Environment'
in 2001 which included the developments that had taken place in the area of
accessibility.
1.20 While the above publications have proved very useful for creating
awareness and help organizations to design and build accessible constructions, it
was considered that these should be reviewed and updated in view of
technological developments and experience of user groups, implementing
agencies and experts. O/o CCD has therefore constituted a committee consisting
of representatives from Ministry of Urban Development, Town &
Country Planning Organisation, Bureau of Indian Standards and the experts in
the field and has sent a proposal to Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment
and Ministry of Urban Development for undertaking the task.
Guidebook on Creating Sporting and Recreational Activities for Persons
with Disabilities
1.21 Considering that physical fitness is important for all human beings
irrespective of age and physical disability, a guidebook on creating accessible
sporting and recreational activities for persons with disabilities was prepared and
published for the first time in the country. The purpose of the book is to serve as
a guide for people involved in planning, designing, construction, management
and maintenance of inclusive sporting and recreation facilities. This will be
useful particularly for the National Institutes under the Ministry of Social Justice
& Empowerment, the sports organisations, universities, colleges, schools and
social organisations to initiate action for creating inclusive sports facilities.
1.22 The guidebook has been sent to the concerned Ministries/Departments in
Govt. of India, State Govts., Sports Organisations/Federations and NGOs running
schools for children with disabilities.
Building Bye-Laws
1.23 Office of CCD regularly persued with the State Governments for
amending
the building bye-laws. As a result, 19 States/UTs (Bihar, Chandigarh,
Chattisgarh, Dadra & Nagar Haveli, Daman & Diu, Delhi, Gujarat,
Himachal Pradesh, Jharkhand, Karnataka, Kerala, Madhya Pradesh,
Maharashtra, Meghalaya, Puducherry, Rajasthan, Tamil Nadu, Tripura &
Uttar Pradesh) have either amended the building bye-laws or issued
instructions for ensuring accessible features in the constructions.
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Chapter II
Redressal of Grievances
The Chief Commissioner for Persons with Disabilities under section 59 of the
Persons with Disabilities Act is mandated to redress the grievances related to
deprivation of rights, non implementation of laws, rules bye-laws etc. issued by
the appropriate government of persons with disabilities. For the purpose, Chief
Commissioner has been empowered with powers of Civil Court under section 63
of the Persons with Disabilities Act. The office receives
complaints/representations on variety of subjects relating to non implementation
of rules /regulations; discrimination and harassment; denial of benefits and
civil/criminal offences against persons with disabilities. A large number of
organizations and persons with disabilities also seek clarifications. Depending
upon whether there is violation of any provision of the Act or of any law, rules
and regulations etc. made for the benefit of persons with disabilities, office of the
Chief Commissioner either takes up with the concerned authorities and resolves
through conciliation, advice or issues show cause notices under Section 59 of the
Act. Quasi judicial proceedings are conducted which are concluded by passing
judgments and orders with direction/advice to the concerned authorities.
2.2 By exercising quasi-judicial powers vested in Chief Commissioner for
Persons with Disabilities, grievances of many aggrieved persons with disabilities,
their families and NGOs have been redressed. In addition, the O/o CCD on its
own initiatives has registered complaints/cases against establishments whose
action tantamount to violation/non-implementation of statutory provisions and
administrative arrangements meant for persons with disabilities. To facilitate the
process, the office has developed a comprehensive format of notice to show
cause, which gives brief facts, the position of law, the violation committed and
also the course of remedial action for the respondent organizations.
2.3
Such interventions have resulted in increased awareness and
understanding about the disabilities, the responsibilities of the establishments
towards persons with disabilities and the mechanism of extending reservation/
relaxations amongst Govt. and Public Sector Undertakings. The observations and
directions of the Chief Commissioner have also been instrumental in
bringing about major changes in policies like provision of ramps/escalators in
overhead
bridges and subways, and introduction of low floor buses in Delhi; relaxation of
marks at par
with SC/ST irrespective of vertical categories to all persons with disabilities;
extension of facilities of scribe to persons other than visual disabilities, etc.
Grievance Redressal at the office of the Chief Commissioner :
2.4
The Office of the Chief Commissioner since its inception in October
1998,
has taken up 12169 matters either on own initiative or on the basis ofcomplaints /
representations received in the office. In the year 2007-08, 1178 cases were
registered out of which 227 were suo-motu i.e. initiated on its own accord by the
O/o CCD. The cases relate to a range of issues
like non extension of reservation/relaxation in employment/education; unfair
cselection; promotion, transfers, denial of service benefits and other service
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related matters; improper infrastructure for education, writing of exams;
harassment, Civil/Criminal disputes; accessibility related issues; denial of cheque
books/ATM cards; preferential allotments of land, petrol pumps etc. The broad
category of cases received in this office during 2007-08 is given in Table 2.1 and
Fig.-2-1. In addition 452 pending matters from previous years were examined for
appropriate action.
Broad Category
Employment
No. of cases Registered
373.
Service matters
Harassment / Discrimination
Educational
matters
Preferential Allotments
Disability Certificate/ID Card
209
56
67
38
57
Benefits of scheme
Conduct of exam
Accessibility
51
22
20
Property disputes
Loan related
Cheating
Criminal offences
Miscellaneous
Total
11
11
8
7
248
1178
matters
■Employment
■Miscellaneous
□Service matters
□Harresment/Discriminati
■Educational matters
O Preferential Allotments
■Disability Certificate/ID Card
□Benefits of scheme
■Conduct of exam
■Accessibility
■Property disputes
□Loan related matters
■cheating
■Criminal offences
Fig 2.1 Types of cases registered In year 2007-08
2.5
To improve the functioning of the office and to have systematic
information
about the complainants/representations received, action taken, case history etc.,
computerization of complaints and designing of database & system of
queries & reports was undertaken. The process also involved streamling/
reorganization of the work of GrievanceDivision so as to make it compatible for
use through Data Management system& informing the status to the
complainants.
Reaching the Unreached- Mobile Courts
2.6
Because of lack of awareness and poverty in general and mobility in
particular, persons with disabilities from smaller towns, villages and remote areas
cannot reach Delhi or the State Capitals To ensure access to grievance redressal
mechanism under the Act, the Chief Commissioner for Persons with Disabilities
undertook to organize Mobile Courts in state capitals and district headquarters
alongwith the concerned State Commissioner, Disabilities. These Joint Mobile
Courts of Chief Commissioner and the State Commissioners, Disabilities in
different parts of the country have proved very useful. Officers of concerned
departments, such as Social Justice, Education, Rural Development, Transport,
Health, Personnel, Public Works Department, Panchayati Raj and District
Collectors, etc. are called at the venue of Mobile Courts to facilitate redressal of
grievances on the spot.
2.7
Information about the date and venue of the Mobile Courts is advertised
through news papers, distribution of handouts at strategic locations such as
Railway Stations, Bus Stations, District Courts, Treasury Offices and through
government officials and NGOs well in advance. A very simple format for filing
complaints is also circulated.
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On the appointed day, persons with disabilities or their representatives submit
their complaints. Thosewho cannot write are helped by the staff of office of CCD
and State Commissioner, Disabilities to draft their complaints. Such complaints
are registered and heard by the
Chief Commissioner and the Commissioner, Disabilities. Availability of
concerned officers of the district in the Mobile Courts helps in passing orders
immediately. In most of the cases, orders are handed over to the complainants by
end of the day or are dispatched later. The concerned authorities are asked to
comply within a stipulated period generally not exceeding 30 days.
In order to ensure optimum utilization of limited resources at the disposal of
office of CCD, at most of the places where Mobile Courts are convened,
CCD/Dy. CCD also review implementation of various provisions of the Act,
schemes and programmes of Central and State Governments at district as well as
at State level. The issues raised during the Mobile Courts are taken up with the
district level officers at the venue of the Mobile Court itself for better
implementation of the schemes. Thereafter a review meeting with the
Secretary/Principal Secretary level officer of the State is taken followed by a
meeting with the Chief Secretary/Chief Minister. This is done with a view to
create awareness about the gaps and issues that need attention at policy and
implementation level. This has proved economical and more effective.
2.10 During the reporting year, 11 Mobile Courts in Bihar, Madhya Pradesh,
Mizoram, Meghalaya, Assam and Tamil Nadu were conducted. The details are
shown in Table 2.2
Table 2.2 : Number of matters taken up during mobile court in year 2007-08
Sl.No. State/Place
Date
No. of Cases
28th April, 2007 30th April, 880
Bihar
1.
Bodhgaya
2007 2nd May, 2007
603
2033 550
2.
Muzaffarpur
3.
Patna
18th August, 2007 10th
91
Madhya Pradesh
4.
Chhatarpur (Khajuraho)
September, 2007 12th
142
427 194
5.
Panna
September, 2007
6.
Bhopal
29th October, 2007
34
Mizoram
7.
Aizawl
31st October, 2007
45
Meghalaya
8.
Shillong
3rd November, 2007
724
Assam
9.
Guwahati
4th & 5th January, 2008 7th 462
Tamil Nadu
10.
Trichy Chennai
January, 2008
216
678
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2.11
As illustrated in Table 2-3, the nature of cases in mobile court is generally found
to be different from those received in the office of the Chief Commissioner.
[Table 2.3: Nature of cases in O/o CCD & Mobile Courts
Nature of cases
Employment
Education
Service Matters
Harassment
BFE
Dis. Pen, DC,
benefit under
pov.allevatio n
schemes etc.
Misc.
In the O/o
CCD
38%
6%
15%
In mobile
courts
19%
1%
7%
8%
2%
6%
4%
1%
45%
25%
23%]
2.12 Mobile Courts have also resulted in an increase in the representations
received by the State Commissioners (table 2.4)
[Table 2.4 Grievance Redressal : Status in the States before and during the
Mobile Court
Stat / UT
No. of cases handled by
No. of cases in
mobile
courts
SCD
Chandigarh
Haryana
Punjab
Jharkhand
6
30
44
20
42 (in 1 day)
41 (in 1 day)
61 (in 1 day)
278 (in 2 days)
Sikkim
Bihar
01
Info. not available
88 (in 2 days)
2033 (in 3 days)
Madhya
Pradesh
Mizoram
40
427 (in 3 days)
Info. not available
34 (in 1 day)
Meghalaya
Info. not available
45 (in 1 day)
Assam
Info. not available
724 (in 1 day)
Tamil Nadu
85
678 (in 2 days)]
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2.13 As illustrated in Table 2.5 and Figure 2.2 the work of the office of the Chief
Commissioner has also increased manifold since start of mobile court. While all
efforts are made disposed of the cases expeditiously, 950 cases remained pending
at end of March, 2008.
Table 2.5 List of complaints received (including suo-moto matters), disposed
& carried forward since inception
Table 2.5 List of complaints received (including suo-moto matters).
Disposed & carried forward since inception
Year
199899
199900
200001
200102
200203
200304
200405
200506
200607
200708
Total
Matter
received
& taken
up
(including
suo-motu)
65
Complaints
in Mobile
Courts
Carried
forward
12
53
476
355
174
944
803
315
5917
1370
427
1409
388
534
718
204
970
977
197
4586
2386
1413
144
1477
277
1576
366
1767
452
1178
3941
4621
950
12169
6837
18056
[Graph: Fig.2.2 Matters received and disposed since inception]
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Cases
Disposed
2.14 A brief on the major complaints received/disposed during 2007-08 are as
follows:
A.
Matters related to Education
A large number of complaints regarding reservation in admissions, relaxation in
marks / age and seeking other facilities for education are received by the Chief
Commissioner. In 2007-08, 67 such complaints were registered (as compared to
37 cases registered during 2006-07), of which 8 cases were suo-motu (as
compared to 19 last year). In addition 22 matters relating to non extension of
appropriate facility at the time of conduct of examination at school/ college/
recruitment examination were registered (against 11 such cases registered last
year). This clearly indicates that while matters like non provision of reservations
against which suo-motu action was generally initiated by this office, are on
decline, the other issues of education like restructuring of curriculum for the
benefit of children with disabilities, provision for concessions etc. are increasing.
In the year 2007-08, this office was instrumental in extending of relaxation in
marks at par with SC/ST candidates to all persons with disabilities, irrespective
of their vertical category, in AIEEE examination as well as extending 3%
reservation for persons with disabilities in all India quota of All India Post
Graduate Medical Examination (conducted by AIIMS). This office also ensured
that disability certificates issued by any competent State/Central Government
authority should not be denied for the purpose of admission and not just
disability certificate issued by hospitals notified by Delhi Government are
accepted for Delhi PMT examination. In addition directions were issued to
competent authorities of Delhi and Bihar government to discontinue the norm of
production of disability certificate issued within 3 months prior to submission of
application form for PMT and Polytechnic/ITIs respectively.
Shri Parimal Lokhande, a person suffering from cerebral palsy submitted his
complaint stating that CBSE is denying 3% reservation under section 39 of the
PWD Act in AIEEE by not providing them relaxations at par with other
candidates with disabilities belonging to SC/ST categories and are de reserving
the seats meant for students with disabilities after first counseling. The matter
was taken up with the Central Counseling Board, Ministry of HRD and the
CBSE and after holding a couple of personnel hearings, direction was issued to
consider the candidature of the complainant for lateral entry into his choice of
institution in the second year as per the rules after extending the relaxation in
qualifying marks at par with SC/ST to candidates with disabilities. The directions
of the Chief Commissioner regarding extending of relaxations in marks at par
with SC/ST and giving lateral entry to the student were also upheld by Hon'ble
High Court of Mumbai, Nagpur bench. As a result, Shri Parimal Lokhande was
admitted in the second year of B.E. programme in the VNIT, Nagpur.
Shri Shambhu Nath Deshmukh, father of Master Mudit, a child with hearing
impairment submitted his complaint regarding denial of admission of his son by
the Delhi Public School, Madoda, Bhillai. The matter was taken up with the
School through the Commissioner for Persons with Disabilities, Govt. of
Chhattisgarh whereafter Master Mudit was admitted in the School. Similarly 3
children with disabilities in Madhya Pradesh have been admitted in Kendriya
Vidayala on intervention of the Chief Commissioner.
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Upon taking cognizance of the apparent violation of section 39 of the PWD Act,
1995 in the Admission Notification published by the Northern India Institute of
Fashion Technology, Mohali, Punjab, a show cause notice was issued. As a
consequence, provision of reservation for students with disabilities was
incorporated in the advertisement by the institute and Ms. Bhawana Bhalla, a
student with disability was admitted against the reserved seats in Fashion Retail
Management in the same academic session. Similarly Shri Pradeep Kumar was
admitted in the Post Graduate Diploma Course in Plant Protection by the
National Plant Protection Training Institute, Hyderabad, against the reserved
seats for persons with disabilities.
Master Bitto was admitted in Kendriya Vidyalaya due to intervention of Chief
Commissioner during mobile court at Bihar.
B.
Matters related to employment
373 matters (as compared to 298 in year 2006-07) regarding reservation/
relaxation/ unfair selection etc. in appointments were taken up against various
Central Government Institutions / Ministries/ Department/ PSUs. Of these 178
matters were Suo-motu. 208 of such cases were disposed during the year after
checking the reservation rosters & other such documents and directions like
issuing corrigendum to advertisement & providing for reservation, preparing
action plan to clear shortfall/backlog of vacancies, providing relaxation in
age/marks, relaxation of standard, carrying forward of unfilled reserved vacancy
etc. were given. As a result of such interventions at least 15 persons with
disabilities have been reported to be appointed during 2007-08, names of whom
are given at Table 3.2.
The notable intervention has been with respect to Ministry of Railways wherein
the entire process of recruitment, identification of posts, maintenance of
reservation rosters, working out of shortfall/backlog of reservation was
streamlined. Accordingly, the railways are now conducting common entrance
examination for disabled as well as non disabled persons, providing for scribes
and other facilities for writing the examination and maintaining reservation
rosters etc in accordance with the guidelines of Government of India. After
preparation of reservation rosters for vacancies filled since 1996, the
shortfall/backlog of reservation is worked out as 1321 in Group 'C' and 1359 in
Group 'D' which they propose to clear through Special Recruitment Drives in
phased manner. Many posts which were being treated as unidentified are now
being treated as identified and reservations are being extended against them.
The reservation rosters for persons with disabilities in Kendriya Vidyalaya
Sangathan were also examined and direction to clear the backlog of 222 posts in
all Groups was issued. In compliance the KVS issued advertisement for Special
Recruitment Drive for 90 vacancies (30 each for OH, HH and VH categories)
reserved for persons with disabilities in year 2007-08. Similarly Engineers India
Limited initiated special recruitment drive for persons with disabilities to clear
the shortfall/backlog of 30 reservations in Group A.
Shri Ashok Kumar Arya, a person with locomotor disability appeared before the
Joint Mobile Court of Chief Commissioner for PwDs, Govt. of India and the
Commissioner for Persons with Disabilities, Govt. of Bihar at Patna and
submitted that despite qualifying the written examination and Interview for the
post of Inspector (Posts), he is not being appointed on the ground that the post is
not identified for persons with disabilities. Chief Commissioner directed that
similar posts having similar National Occupation Code have been identified
suitable and hence the post of Inspector (Posts) is also an identified post.
Department of Posts complied with the direction and issued appointment letter to
the complainant.
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Shri Deepak Singharay, a person with hearing impairment was selected for a Gp
'C post against a vacancy reserved for persons with disability in the Western
Railway in the year 2000-01, but was not issued appointment letter on the ground
that Shri Singharay is not a person with hearing impairment. The matter was
brought to the notice of the Chief Commissioner in July 2007, who observed that
the definition of Hearing Impaired adopted by Railways is not in line with the
PWD Act and thereby directed the railway authorities for immediate appointment
of Shri Singharay. As a result, appointment letter was issued to Shri Singharay in
December 2007.
Smt. Mamta Verma, a person with hearing impairment and The Secretary
General of the All India Confederation of the Blind filed her complaint alleging
that Kendriya Vidyalaya Sangathan (KVS) is not giving reservation to persons
with hearing impairment in appointment to the post of Librarian, which is
suitable for such persons. The matter was taken up with the KVS, who issued the
appointment letter to the complainant.
On the directions of the Chief Commissioner many establishments conducted
workshops for officials and staff on mechanism of effecting reservation to
persons with disabilities and other aspects of the Persons with Disabilities Act.
Central Scientific and Industrial Research Organization (CSIR) has incorporated
few sessions on PWD Act and the mechanism of effecting reservations to
persons with disabilities in most of the courses organized by the their training
institute.
The Secretary General of the All India Confederation of the Blind alleged that
Kendriya Vidyalaya Sangathan (KVS) has rejected the candidature of Ms
Sangeeta Sharma, a person with visual impairment for the post of Junior
Stenographer despite performing well in the written and the skill test. The matter
was taken up with the KVS, who issued the appointment letter to Ms. Sharma.
Table 2.6: Information received during 2007-08 from establishments about
appointment or persons with disabilities in compliance with the directions of
CCD
Case No.
Name of
person
appointed
Name of
the
organiza
tion
Designation
Ca
of
dis
1.
3919/2007
O.H
457/MC-BH
/2007
Western
Railway
Departme
nt of Posts
Junior Clerkcum-typist
2.
Inspector
(Posts)
O.H
3.
3893/2007
Shri
Deepak
Singharay
Shri Ashok
Kumar
Arya
Smt.
Mamta
Verma
Librarian
H.H
Sl.
No.
Kendriya
Vidyalaya
Sangathan
4.
3894/2007
5.
MC/
Assam/470/07
6.
3178/2006
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Ms.
Sangeeta
Sharma
Md. Rafijul
Hussain
Shri S.N.
Prasad
Kendriya
Vidyalaya
Sangathan
Directorat
e of
Industries
&
Commerc
e, Govt of
Assam
Regional
Institute
of
Education,
NCERT
Junior Stenographer
V.H
Extension
Officer
O.H
Lab Assistant
(Gp-C)
O.H
7.
3178/2006
Ms. Siyenna
Bernerdin
Regional Institute
of Education,
NCERT
8.
3178/2006
Shri
Hanumanthaiah
9.
3178/2006
10.
3888/2007
11.
12.
13.
14.
3081/2005
3081/2005
3081/2005
3081/2005
15.
3835/2007
C.
Scribe/extra time/concessions for examination
Regional Institute
of Education,
NCERT
Shri
Regional Institute
Chennabasappag of Education,
NCERT
Shri Satish Kumar Security Printing
and Minting
Corporation of
India ltd.
Shri K.T. Damor C.P.W.D., Mumbai
Shri P.D. Adarkar C.P.W.D., Mumbai
Shri S.S. Ghaware C.P.W.D., Mumbai
Shri S.B. Kamble C.P.W.D., Mumbai
Shri Vipin
Prabhakar Naik
Work
Experience
Teacher in
Music
Peon
V.H.
Cleaner
H.H.
O.H.
Data Entry
**
Operator-cumOffice Assistant
L.D.C
L.D.C
L.D.C
Draughtsman
Grade - II
Lab Assistant
Jawaharlal Nehru
Aluminium
Research
Development and
Design Centre,
Nagpur
** - category of disability not intimated by the concerned establishment.
22 complaints regarding non-provision of extra time, appropriate scribe etc were
received in the year 2007-08, which were taken up immediately with the
concerned authorities and resolved. Details of a few such interventions are
enumerated below:
Shri Ajit Kumar Sachan, a person with visual impairment complained that he was
not being allowed to appear in the entrance test for B.Ed, by Dayal Bagh
Educational Institute, Agra on the grounds of his disability and requested for
direction to the institute on the matter and for the facility of scribe. The matter
was taken up with the institute. Accordingly, admit card was issued to the
complainant and a writer was provided, which eventually resulted in him getting
selected for the course in the quota reserved for persons with disabilities.
Shri Keshu Ram, a person with disability, submitted that DSSSB is not allowing
him to appear in the examination for recruitment to the post of P.G.T. The matter
was taken up with the Board who agreed to provide age relaxation to persons
with disabilities as admissible under the rules and issued admit card to the
complainant.
O.H.
O.H.
H.H.
O.H.
**
The Chief Commissioner has also been instrumental in changing the norm of
scribe possessing 50% or less mark in stipulated academic qualification to that of
60% or less mark, for various examinations conducted by State Bank of India. He
has also taken up the matter regarding variable policy and criteria's for provision
of scribe followed by various recruitment agencies/ Universities, with the
Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment, GOI and has advised them to
notify a uniform policy for conduct of written examination for persons with
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disabilities. Emphasis particularly has been on removing the eligibility criteria's
of academic qualification/marks scored etc. for scribe and use of computers and
other such gadgets for conduct of examination.
In another matter, Department of Posts has been directed to provide for
alternative questions in lieu of questions requiring visual inputs for Mathematics
paper, and Postal Manual and other such books required for papers-Ill, in Braille
or in electronic format (on computer having screen reading software), for writing
departmental exams to employees with visual disabilities, in addition to the
facilities of Scribe and extra time that is being provided as per rules. They have
also been directed to provide for relaxations in marks at par with SC/ST in
departmental examination to all persons with disabilities (i.e. irrespective of their
vertical category).
D. Service matters
Chief Commissioner also receives several complaints regarding non provision of
reservation in promotion, grant of ACP, transfer, termination on acquiring
disability during service, non payment of dues, life time pension for disabled
children, transport allowance etc. During 2007-08, 209 such complaints were
received. While 11 such cases were disposed by conduction of hearing under
section 63 of the Act, 5 were rejected/ closed and 59 cases were marked to
appropriate authorities with suitable directions. Illustration of few grievances &
their outcome is as follows
(i)
Pension to disabled dependents
Shri. DK Palit submitted that family pension payable to his mentally retarded
sister Manju Palit has been stopped by the Department of Posts on the grounds
that periodic review of her disability after every three years has not been done,
despite the fact that her disability was certified as not likely to improve. The
matter was taken up with the Department of Posts and Department of Pensions
and Pensioner's Welfare. The family pension of Ms Palit was restored and action
for amendment in the relevant rules is under consideration of the Department of
Pensions and Pensioner's Welfare.
Smt. Sabitry Mukherjee, a family pensioner filed a complaint requesting for
inclusion of Sh. Arup Mukherjee, her mentally retarded son, who was unable to
earn his livelihood, in the Pension Payment Order so as to avoid inconvenience
to her disabled son, in case of the eventuality. The matter was taken up with the
offices of Principal Controller of Defence Accounts, Comptroller General of
Defence Accounts and the employer the Gun and Shell Factory, Kolkata after
which the name of Shri Arup Mukherjee was included in the Pension Payment
Order, (ii).
(ii) Reinstatement after retirement
on acquiring disability
Shri Hiralal M. Khatik, a person with locomotor disability filed a complaint in
December 2005 submitting that while working as Tower Wagon Driver in
railways, he met with an accident and was declared unfit for further service by
the medical board. He was thus retired with payment of disability pension on
26.11.2002. Since the matter involved apparent violation of section 47 of the
PwDs Act, it was taken up with the Railway Board. As a consequence, a
supernumerary post was created and Shri Khatik was reinstated and the period of
absence was treated as leave.
(iii). Medical Reimbursement for Cochlear Implants
The matter regarding non-sanction of expenditure/advances towards cochlear
implants to children of government servants suffering from hearing impairment,
namely - Master Pankaj Yadav S/o Sh. Virender Singh; Ms. Kirti D/o Loknath
Gulati, Km. Bhavya Sharma D/o Sumedha Sharma, Baby Deepika D/o Sh.
Ashok Kumar Yadav and Master Akash Agarwal son of Sh. Virender Aggarwal
was taken up with the Directorate of Central Govt. Health Scheme (CGHS) and
Ministry of Health & Family Welfare, as a result of which advances for
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procurement of Cochlear Implants at the ceiling rate of Rs.4.8 lakhs or actual,
whichever is less, as per the existing guidelines of Department of Health was
sanctioned to all the complainants .
(iv).
Transfers
In terms of the instructions issued by DOP&T and the State Governments for
posting near the home towns, most organizations have considered the request of
the employees and posted them in/near their home towns.
Shri Vinod Kumar Sharma, a person with disability working as Principal of a
School run by Govt. of Chhattisgarh, submitted his representation regarding
transfer to a place near his home town. The matter was taken up with the State
Govt, authority thorough the Commissioner for Persons with Disabilities, Govt,
of Chhattisgarh. As a result Shri Sharma was transferred to his home town.
E. Promotion & shifting to other post on acquiring disability.
Shri K. Jayakumar, Addl. Engineer/Elec, Conveyor Erection Yard, Mines-I,
Neyveli Lignite Corporation Limited met with an industrial accident on
23.8.2001 and acquired disability. Though he was continued in employment
against a supernumerary post, he was not assigned any work, made to sit
separately in a garage converted as office room for him and was denied timebound promotion on grounds that he had not worked for prolonged period and
hence did not have ACR with 'good' rating for substantial part of the qualifying
period. On intervention of the Chief Commissioner Shri Jaykumar was gainfully
employed as Administrative Officer of the General Hospital and assigned the
works relating to supervision, monitoring, exercising control over the billing
operations etc. He was given time bound promotion on the due date.
F. Disability Certificates
Suo-motu action for non issuance of disability certificates and identity cards to
large number of persons with disabilities were taken up against 34 State/UTs and
show cause notices issued to their Chef Secretaries. This geared many states to
examine the bottle necks in the delivery system and take appropriate steps to iron
out the same. Jharkand in particular streamlined and mobilized its service
delivery system to achieve issuance of disability certificate to 98% persons.
In addition 23 cases were registered for non issuance of disability certificates/ ID
cards and other such matters.
G. Other Grievances
Apart from the above mentioned Complaints, the office of Chief Commissioner
office is flooded with Complaints regarding various other matterslike
harassment/ discrimination/
misbehavior; Preferential allotments; Loan & related matters; Cheating/breach of
contract/Misutilization of funds/malpractice, Property disputes, Accessibility,
Benefits of scheme etc. In the year, 2002 such complaints were registered in the
office of Chief Commissioner and suitable action were initiated.
The Oriental Bank of Commerce informed about installation of 200 ATMs with
Audio capability for meeting the requirement of customers with visual
impairment, in compliance with the directions of the Chief Commissioner in case
no. 2791/2003 dated 05th September 2005.
Shri Benudhar Dekka, a person with hearing impairment, working as a Havildar
in the office of the Commissioner of Central Excise, Shillong, appeared before
the Joint Mobile Court of the Chief Commissioner for PwDs, Govt. of India and
Commissioner for PwDs, Govt. of Meghalaya held at Shillong and stated that
TA/DA claim in respect of his visit to Melbourne, Australia for participating in
the 20th Deaflympic Games is not being settled by his office since 2005.
Direction was issued to the Department of Revenue, Ministry of Finance for
settlement of the claims of the complainant. Accordingly, reimbursement of
travel and accommodation expenditure to the tune of Rs. 1,11,282/- (Rs. One
Laks Eleven Thousand Two Hundred Eighty Two only) was made in favour of
the complainant.
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Chapter III
Implemention of Persons with Disabilities Act by Central
Ministries and States/UTs
MINISTY OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE
Pulse Polio Immunization
In pursuance of the World Health Assembly resolution No. 1988/41.28 Pulse
Polio Immunisation (PPI) programme was started in India from 1995. Since then,
significant success has been achieved in reducing number of polio cases in the
country and total cases declined gradually to 66 cases in 2005. Out of 35 States
& UTs. 33 states in the country were free from indigenous transmission of polio
virus since last three years. It is taking more time in UP and Bihar to achieve zero
transmission due to factors like high population density and poor sanitation.
In order to achieve the goal of zero transmission at the earliest the strategy in UP
and Bihar has been modified to have increased number of polio immunization
campaigns with monovalent vaccine type 1 (MOPV1) as per the recommendation
of India Expert Advisory Group on Polio virus type 1 and polio virus type 3
sequentially. As a result only 69 type 1 polio cases have been reported this year
as against 648 last year.
In order to achieve the goal at the earliest, the implementation strategy has been
further strengthened like :
-Vaccinating children at fixed booths and house to house visit, efforts in
vaccinating children in transit at railway stations, inside long distance trains,
major bus tops, market places, religious congregations, major road crossings etc,
through out the country have been intensified. Through these efforts 5 million
children in transit have been effectively administered polio drops during each
immunization rounds.
Migratory population (children from UP and Bihar in Haryana, Punjab, Gujarat
and West Bengal are being immunized during the SNIDs in UP & Bihar.
-ASHAs have been involved as team member for mobilization and vaccination of
children
-The missed children during SNID are being mobilized by ASHA/AWW and
vaccinated during the monthly health days.
-Strategy to involve the leaders and opinion makers of the underserved
community is being adopted in Western UP districts to involve the community
better in the programme.
National Leprosy Eradication Programme (NLEP):
Leprosy a chronic infectious disease with long incubation period affects all age
groups and is classified mainly as Pauci Bacillary (PB) and Multi Bacillary
(MB). Since the leprosy bacilli affect the peripheral nerves, the patients lose
sensation by and large in their hands, feet and eyes if not properly cared for.
Leprosy situation in India : The goal of leprosy elimination at Naional level
(i.e. PR of < 1 case/10,000 population) as set by National Health Policy 2002 had
been achieved in the month of December 2005.
Major Initiatives taken : More emphasis is being given on disability prevention
and medical rehabilitation. Actions are already being taken to increase the no. of
institutions providing Re-construction surgery (RCS) by including nearly 20
medical colleges PMR centres.
Since 2004-05, focus of attention under National Leprosy Eradication
Programme was shifted from endemic states to high priority districts and blocks
based on prevalence rate (in the year 2006-07 PR>2/ 10,000 was taken as cut-off
point).
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National Programme for Control of Blindness
National Programme for Control of Blindness was launched in the year 1976 as a
100% Centrally Sponsored Scheme with the goal to reduce the prevalence of
blindness from 1.4% to 0.3%. As per survey in 2001-02, prevalence of blindness
is estimated to be 1.1%. As per survey in 2006-07, the estimated prevalence of
blindness has comedown to 1%.
The objectives of the programme are :
-To reduce the backlog of blindness through identification and treatment of blind
-To develop Eye Care Facilities in every district
-To develop human resources for providing Eye Care Services
-To improve quality of service delivery
-To secure participation of Voluntary Organizations in eye care.
Achievements
Y
ea
r
200
203
200
304
200
405
200
506
200
607
200
708
Targ
et
Achieve
ment
Achieve
ment %
40,00,
000
38,57,133
96
IOL
Implana
tion %
77
40,00,
000
41,97,609
105
83
42,40,
000
44,91,154
107
88
42,13,
000
49,05,619
108
90
45,13,
000
50,40,080
112
93
50,00,
000
17,34,100
*
35
90
*Provisional
Percentage of cataract surgeries where IOL was implanted has increased from
20% in 1997-98 to 90% in 2005-06.
Achievements under the Programme
-Around 500 dedicated eye operation theaters and eye wards in District level
hospitals constructed and functioning.
-Supply of ophthalmic equipments for diagnosis and treatment of common eye
disorders in all Regional Institutes of Ophthalmology, Medical Colleges, District
Hospitals & Sub District Hospitals.
-More than 2000 Eye Surgeons trained in IOL surgery and other sub-specialities
of Eye in Govt. Sector.
-During the year 2006-07, a total 50,40,089 Cataract Surgeries were performed
against the target of 45,00,000 out of which 93% surgeries were with IOL
implantation.
-The volume of cataract surgery has steadily increased since 1993. Currently,
Cataract Surgery Rate is 4500 per million populations. There has been a
significant increase in proportion of cataract surgeries with IOL implantation
from <5% in 1994 to 93% in 2006-07.
National Mental Health Programme :
Severe mental disorders that include schizophrenia, bipolar, organic psychosis
and major depression affect nearly 20 per 1000 population. Close to ten million
severely mentally ill are in our country without adequate treatment by this
estimate.
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National Mental Health Programme (NMHP) was started in 1982 with the
following three objectives :
-To ensure availability and accessibility of minimum mental health care for all in
the near foresseable future, particularly to the most vulnerable sections of the
population.
-To encourage mental health knowledge and skill in general health care and
social development
-To promote community participation in mental health service development and
to stimulate self help in the community.
The approach to the treatment of mental disorders is based upon the following
strategies:
-Integrating mental health with primary health care through the National
Mental
Health Programme.
-Provision of tertiary care institutions for treatment of mental disorders
-Eradicating stigmatization of mentally ill patients and protecting their rights
through regulatory institutions like the Central Mental Health Authority and State
Mental Health Authority.
National Mental Health Programme :
It now covers 121 districts in 30 States/Union territories all over the country
including 11 new DMHPs released during the current year. Besides, proposals
for covering 32 more districts under DMHP are under consideration. Its main
objective is to provide basic mental health services to the community and to
integrate these with general health services. The programme envisages a
community based approach to the problem which includes :
-Training of mental health team at the identified nodal institutions.
-Increase awareness and reduce stigma related to mental health problems.
-Provide service for early detection and treatment of mental illness in the
community (OPD/Indoor & Follow up)
-Provide valuable data and experience at the level of community at the state and
center for future planning and improvement in service and research.
In order to modernize State run Mental Hospitals in the country, a one-time grant
with a ceiling of Rs. 3 crores on the basis of benchmark of requirements and
level of preparedness is being allocated. Funds have been released for
modernization of 3 Mental Hospitals during the year 2007-08 making the total
number of Mental Hospitals funded under the Programme to 26.
National Programme for Prevention and Control of Deafness (NPPCD):
Objective of the Programme :
The long term objective of the programme is to prevent and control major causes
of hearing impairment and deafness, so as to reduce the total disease burden by
25% of the existing burden by the end of 11th five year plan. Other objectives are
:
-To prevent the avoidable hearing loss on account of disease or injury.
-Early identification, diagnosis and treatment of ear problems responsible for
hearing loss and deafness.
-To medically rehabilitate persons of all age groups suffering with deafness
-To strengthen the existing inter-sectoral linkages for continuity of the
rehabilitation programme, for persons with deafness
-To develop institutional capacity for ear care services by providing support for
equipment and material and training personnel.
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Components of the Programme :
-Manpower training and development for prevention, early identification and
management of hearing impaired and deafness cases, training would be provided
from medical college level specialists (ENT and Audiology) to grass root level
workers. The training of PHC doctors and health functionaries would be
provided by Rehabilitation Council of India.
-Capacity building for the district hospital, community health centers and
primary health center in respect of ENT/Audiology infrastructure.
-Service provision including rehabilitation screening camps for early detection of
hearing impairment and deafness, management of hearing and speech impaired
cases and rehabilitation (including provision of hearing aids), at different levels
of health care delivery system.
-Awareness generation through IEC activities for early identification of hearing
impaired, especially children so that timely management of such cases is possible
and to remove the stigma attached to the deafness.
National Iodine Deficiency Disorders Control Programme
Iodine is an essential micronutrient with an average daily requirement of 100-150
micrograms for normal human growth and development. There is an increasing
evidence of distribution of environmental iodine deficiency in various parts of
the country. On the basis of surveys conducted by the Directorate General of
Health Services, Indian Council of Medical Research and the State Health
Directorates, it has been found that out of 324 districts surveyed in 28 states and
all the 7 UTs, 263 districts are endemic, i.e.e, where the prevalence of IDDs is
more than 10%. It is also estimated that more than 71 million persons are
suffering from goiter and other iodine deficiency disorders. These disorders
include abortions, stillbirth, mental retardation, deaf mutism, squint, goiter and
neuromotor defects.
Objectives of NIDDCP
1. Surveys to assess the magnitude of Iodine Deficiency Disorders
2. Supply iodated salt in place of common salt
3. Resurveys to assess the impact of control measures after every 5 years
4. Monitoring the quality of iodated salt and assess Urinary Iodine excretion
pattern
5. Health Education and Publicity (Information, Education & Communication,
IEC)
MINISTRY OF EXTERNAL AFFAIRS Social and Human Rights Issues
India ratified the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities on 1
October 2007.
Participation in Bilateral Negotiations
India has signed/ratified many multilateral / bilateral treaties / agreements with
foreign countries during the year. These inter alia include: The International
Convention for the Protection of All Persons from Enforced Disappearance; the
Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities
Persons with Disability
Ensuring adequate opportunity to persons with disability and to have suitable
representation of persons with disability among its personnel is an important
objective of the Ministry. Towards this goal, the Ministry has identified posts
suitable for appointment of persons with disability, including in the Indian
Foreign Service. In all, the Ministry has 37 persons with disability in various
grades and cadres.
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MINISTY OF STEEL
The Ministry of Steel and all the PSUs under it have implemented the
Government rules with regard to the implementation of provisions of the
Disabilities Act, 1995.
STEEL AUTHORITY OF INDIA LTD. (SAIL)
SAIL plants have undertaken special initiatives to facilitate creation of centers of
learning for education and training of mentally/ physically challenged children
by supporting the NGOs working in this area by:
-Providing building/ infrastructure support
-Special training equipment
-Medical aid etc.
Welfare schemes/policies being administered by SAIL for Physically
Disabled Persons:
-SAIL provides scholarship to the children with disabilities of its employees to
support their education.
-Employees who acquire disability while in service are redeployed in identified
Posts after providing them training. Proper medical facilities like Jaipur foot and
wheel chair are also provided to them.
-Special relaxation is provided in allotment of quarters to employees with
disabilities. Care is taken to allot ground floor to such employees.
-SAIL extends free medical facility even to a major brother or sister of an
employee, if they are disabled and dependent on the employee.
-Additional special conveyance allowance is given to employees with
disabilities.
-Shops, STD booths, milk booths, hawkers licenses etc. are allotted to persons
with disabilities in plants of SAIL.
-Various facilities for sports and cultural activities are provided exclusively for
the persons with disabilities at plant locations. Separate playgrounds have been
earmarked for the handicapped at some of the plant locations. Sports events like
East Zone Disabled Cricket and Inter State Disabled Cricket have been organised
to encourage disabled persons at Bhilai.
-World Disability Day, musical programmes, drawing and painting competition
etc. are organised to build confidence in disabled persons.
-SAIL handed over motorised vehicles to Rajiv Gandhi Foundation for
distribution to physically disabled persons at
-Jawahar Bhawan, New Delhi on 20th August, 2007.
Welfare activities By MECON
Community Development Committee of MECON has adopted Poverty
Alleviation Programme/ Schemes such as Community Education/ Vocational
Training, Afforestation, Community Medicine, Model Village, Resource
Generation Schemes in the Tribal Village of Ranchi District for Welfare of
Weaker Sections of the Society (SC, ST and OBC and the persons with
disabilities)
Welfare activities by Rashtriya Ispat Nigam Limited (RINL)
As part of CSR initiatives, RINL has taken up Disability Rehabilitation
Programmes for hearing impaired, physically challenged, differentially-abled
children and blind persons. Disability Rehabilitation camps were organized to
identify beneficiaries. The poor and needy were distributed the following
appliances/aids :
-Calipers
-Walking sticks for the blind
-Tri-cycles
-Hearing aids
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-crutches
-wheelchairs
-artificial limbs
Disability Rehabilitation Camps were also conducted by RINL as part of
"Lifeline Express" that is Hospital on wheels at Vizianagaram.
A special school Arunodaya Special School" for the differentlly- abled children
run by the Visteel Mahila Samithi (a voluntary organization of Ladies in
Ukkunagaram) is supported by RINL by way of :
- A special grant of Rs. 10 lakh
-Personal Computer
- A specially designed bus
-Running and maintenance of School and Bus
-Imparting of special training to the teachers to develop confidence among the
multi-challenged children
- school building
During the year 2007-08, an amount of Rs. 23 lakh was spent in organizing the
Disability Rehabilitation camps in which around 1500 persons got benefited.
RINL has spent around Rs.1534 per head.
Schemes/policies of NMDC:
NMDC has extended the following benefits and concessions:
-Monthly transport allowance at double the normal rates.
-Provision of support appliances/all artificial limbs.
-Relaxation of upper age limit in Direct Recruitment.
-Equal opportunities in promotions.
-Rehabilitation in alternate suitable posts in case an employee suffers disability
due to employment injury.
-Post retirement medical benefits to the employee and his spouse.
-Employees' Benefit Scheme: In case the employee is found medically unfit for
his job, as per which a benefit equal to 60% of pay + DA drawn by him at the
time of discharge is payable monthly, till the employee's notional date of
retirement, on depositing the gratuity amount received by the employee which is
refunded without interest after the notional date of retirement. In the event of
unfortunate death before expiry of such notional date, the amount of monthly
benefit will continue to the nominee and at the end of such notional date, the
deposited amount is refunded to the nominee. This is in addition to payment of
other benefits like CPF, leave encashment etc.
-MDC have also organized Orthopaedic Medical Camps at its Projects from time
to time in which a number of local Adivasis have been treated/operated upon.
They were also provided with Crutches, Tricycles/Artificial legs etc free of cost
by NMDC.
-With a view to extending possible help to the disabled persons of Bailadila
Complex, Disability Detection Camp was organized at Bailadila Complex and at
Donimalai Project by NMDC through M/s Sweekar Rehabilitation Institute for
Handicapped, Secunderabad. As a result thereof, a total of 15 disabled persons
were supplied with necessary aids and appliances.
MANGANESE ORE (INDIA) LTD. (MOIL)
MOIL provided financial aids to the Social organisations involved in upliftment
of physically handicapped persons and undertook activities such as :
-Provision of tricycle to needy handicapped persons
-Provision of artificial limbs to the handicapped persons
-Provision of artificial hearing aid to the persons suffering from hearing
impairment
-Provision of financial aid to the blind persons for their operation.
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DEPARTMENT OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS
The Department makes all efforts for effective implementation of the Persons
with Disability (Equal Opportunities, Protection of Rights and Full Participation)
Act, 1995. Disabled persons selected/nominated are appointed against vacancies
reserved for them and also adjusted against unreserved vacancies as per the
extant instructions of the Department of Personnel and Training.
The break-up of number of persons with disabilities holding various Group 'A',
'B', 'C' and 'D' technical and non-technical posts in the Department, as on 29th
February, 2008, is shown in Table 10.1 below.
TECHNICAL
Group
A
B
C
Sanctioned
strength
43
218
246
NON-TECHNICAL
Group
Sanctioned
strength
A
B
C
D
43
218
246
203
No. of
Persons
With
Disabilities
appointed
04
No. of
Persons
With
Disabilities
appointed
04
02
MINISTRY OF COMMUNICATIONS
Department of Telecommunications appreciates the requirements of providing
reservation to the physically challenged in appointments and the various
government directives in this regard are duly followed by it.
Department has already identified physically handicapped persons suffering from
Hearing impairment and Locomotor Disability as suitable for jobs performed by
officers of Indian P and T Accounts and Finance Service Group 'A'. Recently the
post has also been identified for persons with low vision as defined in PwD Act.
Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd (BSNL) :
Various facilities for persons with disabilities which are being provided by BSNL
are as under :
Persons with visual impairment are entitled for following concessions on their
telephone :
Rental Rebate - 50% of normal rental
Advance Rental - 50% of the normal advance rental and bi-monthly rental as
applicable to normal subscriber.
Registration - Admissible under Non-OYT Special Category.
The application for availing above concessions should be supported by Disability
Certificate issued by the proper Medcial Board. The blind persons already having
the facility of telephone can avail rental rebate on producing the requisite
certificate and the concession will be effective from the date of change of
category.
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Mahanagar Telephone Nigam Limited (MTNL):
MTNL has taken following steps in fulfilling its social responsibility :
-The provisions of reservation as per GOI rules have been made in recruitment of
officers in various streams
-In order to provide them with livelihood, persons with disabilities are allotted
PCOs on priority basis and also the commission made to them is 22% as against
20% for others.
-Further to avoid delay in allotment of PCOs, mobile booths are being provided
to them based on CDMA/GSM technology.
MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS
CONCESSION ADMISSIBLE TO THE FOLLOWING CATEGORIES OF
PERSONS (AS ON 1.4.07) GENERAL RULES FOR CONCESSION
S.No
CATEGORY OF
PERSONS
PERCENTAGE ELEMENT OF CONCESSION
A
B
2nd
SINGLE
JOURNEY
TICKETS
SL
1
Orthopaedically
Handicapped/
Paraplegic persons
alongwith an escort
travelling for any
purpose
Blind persons
travelling alone or
with an escort for
any purpose
Mentally retarded
persons travelling
with an escort for
any purpose
Deaf & Dumb
persons (both
afflictions together
in the same person)
travelling alone or
with an escort for
any purpose.
75
75
75
2
3
4
1st
75
ACCC
&
3AC
75
2
&
I
5
75
75
75
5
75
75
75
75
5
50
50
50
5
6
7
8
9
10
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Cancer patients
travelling alone or
with an escort for
treatment/periodic
check-up.
Thalassemia
patients travelling
alone or with an
escort for
treatment/periodic
check-up
Heart patients
travelling alone or
with an escort for
heart surgery
Kidney patients
travelling alone or
with an escort for
kidney transplant
Operation /
Dialysis
Haemophilia
Patients - severe &
moderate form of
disease - travelling
alone or with an
escort for
treatment/periodical
check up.
T.B./Lupas
Valgaris patients
travelling alone or
with an escort for
treatment/periodic
check-up
75
75
75
75
5
75
75
75
75
5
75
75
75
75
5
75
75
75
75
5
75
75
75
75
75
75
75
1
1
1
2
1
3
Non-infectious Leprosy patients for treatment/periodiccheckup.
Ostomy patients - travelling for
any purpose.
Sr. Citizens of minimum 60 years
-travelling for any purpose.
7
5
-
7
5
7
5
-
_
30 in all classes &
Rajdhani/Shatabdi/ Jan
Shatabdi trains
GENERAL RULES FOR CONCESSION
The detailed rules, procedures, entitlement, purposes, etc for grant of concession
are contained under different serial numbers in IRCA Coaching Tariff, Part I
(Vol. II) which can be purchased from the General Secretary, I.R.C.A.,
Chelmsford Road, New Delhi. For any complaints or clarifications, the General
Manager or the Chief Commercial Superintendent of the concerned Zonal
Railway Administration should be approached. The important general rules for
concession, in reference to the above mentioned Tariff, are as under:
1. (a) All concessional fares shall be calculated on the basis of fares for
Mail/Express trains irrespective of the type of train, i.e. Mail or Express or
Passenger, by which the passenger travels.
(b)Concession shall not be granted for any journey the cost of which is borne by
the Central or State Government or a local authority or a Statutory body or a
Corporationor a Government Undertaking or a University.
However, the students participating in the tournaments held or recognized by the
schools or universities will be eligible to the concession.
(c)Concession shall be admissible only in respect of basic fares. No concession is
admissible in respect of other charges, viz. superfast sucharge, reservation fee,
etc. However, in cases where
concession has been allowed in Rajdhani/Shatabdi/Jan Shatabdi trains, the
concession shall be
admissible in the total charges (including catering) of these trains.
(d) The concessions will be admissible subject to the minimum distance of 300
Kms, except in the case of students, blind, orthopaedically
handicapped/paraplegic persons, TB and Cancer patients, Kidney patients, noninfectious leprosy patients, mentally retarded persons, thalassamia major disease
patients, Heart, Hemophilia Patients, War Widows, Widows of IPKF, Widows of
martyrs of operation Vijay 1999 (Kargil), Widows of defence personnel killed in
action against terrorists & extremists, National Awardee Teachers, Shram
Awardee Industrial Workers, Widows of Policemen killed in action against
terrorists & extremists, Senior Citizens, Allopathic Doctors, parents
accompanying the National Bravery Awardee child, Police Medal Awardees,
Dronacharya Awardees coaches, sportsmen, Unemployed Youths for attending
interviews for jobs, and their escorts, wherever admissible under the rules, in
whose case the above mentioned distance restriction will not apply. However, the
5
0
5
0
distance restrictions otherwise applicable to general public for travel in each
individual train will apply for issue of concessional tickets also.
2. Only one type of concession is admissible at a time at the choice of
passenger and no person is allowed two or more concessions simultaneously.
3. (a) Break of journey en-route shall
not be allowed on a concession ticket for a journey for a specific purpose viz. a
student travelling
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to/from an examination Centre, a Cancer patient travelling to/from a hospital, a
professor travelling to/from a Conference, etc. It is allowed only where a break of
journey is a natural event.
(b) Passengers breaking their journey are required to have their ticket endorsed
from the Station Master where journey is broken.
(c) Passengers terminating journey en route, must surrender their ticket at the
station where the journey is terminated. Refund for the untravelled portion on
such tickets will not be allowed.
4. Except Senior Citizens, concession on Indian Railway will be admissible on
production of the requisite certificate from the concerned Person/ Organization in
India and the documents issued by persons/ organizations in other countries shall
not be valid for the purpose of concession.
5. In the case of Senior citizens, no proof of age is required at the time of
purchasing tickets. Concession tickets are issued on demand made through the
option in reservation form. However, they are required to carry some
documentary proof showing their age or date of birth and produce it if demanded
by some Railway Official during the journey. Any document issued by any
Government
Institution/ Agency/Local Body, like Identity
Card, Ration Card, Driving Licence, Pass Port, Educational certificate, certificate
from Panchayat/ Corporation/Municipality, or any other authentic & recognised
document, is acceptable for this purpose. The Pass Port issued by foreign
countries is also valid.
6. The holder of a concession ticket is not permitted to change the ticket to a
higher class even by paying the difference of actual fares. However, the
categories of persons eligible for concession in first class (and not in AC 2-tier)
can purchase tickets for AC 2-tier sleeper also on payment of the first class
concessional fare plus difference of actual fares of AC 2-tier sleeper 6k first class.
7. Save as otherwise specifically provided, concession is not admissible in
season tickets, circular journey tickets and prestigious trains like Rajdhani
Express, Shatabdi Express, etc. which have separate all inclusive fare structure.
Concession is admissible to any one in Garib Rath Express trains.
8. In case where concessional Single/Return Journey Tickets or Season tickets
or Circular journey tickets are to be issued for two or more persons, the
concessional fare shall be calculated separately for each person.
9. All the concessions are to be granted across the counters at Stations/
Reservation Offices/Booking Offices only. If some person enters the train
without ticket or without proper ticket or extends journey on concession ticket or
changes the concession to higher class, etc., he shall not be granted any
concession in train, even if he is otherwise eligible for it under the rules.
MINISTRY OF HEAVY INDUSTRIES & PUBLIC ENTERPRISES
Ministry of Finance allows concessional rate of excise duty of 8% as against the
normal rate of 16% and 24%
-On cars being able to be driven by the physically handicapped; or
-On cars which has been suitable designed to be able to be driven by physically
handicapped.
-On cars meant for physically handicapped
These concessions can be claimed if a Deputy Secretary/Director in the Ministry
of Industry certifies that that the vehicles is
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fit for use by the persons with disabilities.
Department of Heavy Industry has finalized the criterians for issue of such
certificates to the handicapped persons. The criterians are as under :
-The handicapped applicant produces a medical certificate from the Medical
Officer of a Government Hospital, as in the prescribed proforma.
-The handicapped person produces a certificate from the manufacturer of a
passenger car to the effect that a booking has been made with them and that the
passenger car to be delivered to the handicapped person has specifically been
designed or fitted with special control devices of gadgets, depending upon the
type of disability of the person, such as auto transmission, grip assembly,
accelerator pedal, hand control etc. depending upon whether the disability is in
right/left arm or in both legs or in combination
-The applicant gives an affidavit that he had not availed of this concession in the
last 5 years and that he will not dispose of the cars with excise duty concession
after purchase for a period of 5 years.
The above criteria along with the proforma are also available on the
Departments's website: www.dhi.nic.in
MINISTRY OF URBAN DEVELOPMENT
Ministry of Urban Development has been identified as a nodal Ministry for the
barrier free environment under the provisions of the Persons with Disabilities
(Equal opportunities, Protection of Rights & Full Participation) Act, 1995. The
Ministry formulated 'Guidelines and Space Standards for Barrier Free
Environment for Disabled and Elderly Persons - 1998" and circulated the same to
the State Governments and other concerned agencies for reference and guidance.
The Ministry has published "Model Building Bye Laws which contains a
Section on barrier free environment for disabled and older persons. According to
the information maintained by Town and Country Planning Organisation, 20
State Governments have informed that they are in the process of adopting the
provisions of Model Building Bye Laws. So far, Maharashtra, Tripura, Gujarat,
Meghalaya, Karnataka, Bihar, Andhra Pradesh, NCT of Delhi, Chandigarh and
Himachal Pradesh have adopted the same.
The Ministry of Urban Development has formulated a revised policy for
preferential allotment of house/land to persons with disabilities in terms of
Section 43 of the the Persons with Disabilities (Equal opportunities, Protection of
Rights & Full Participation) Act, 1995 and has advised Delhi Development
Authority accordingly in 2006. The main features of the policy are as under :
Preferential Allotment : 1% reservation in allotment of flats and plots and 5%
reservation in allotment of shops has been provided to the persons with
disabilities.
Concessional Rates : 5% rebate in cost subject to a maximum of Rs. 1.00 Lac is
given to the persons with disabilities who are allotted flats, shops and plots under
the above quota.
The Ministry has also requested all the State Governments to designate an
official in each district for bringing cases of non-compliance of the Building Bye
Laws for barrier free environment to the notice of concerned authorities. Barrier
Free issues are also being discussed in various Review Meetings of the State
Secretaries of Urban Development and Local Self Government. Access audit of
various public buildings has also been undertaken in collaboration with the
Office of the Chief Commissioner for Persons with Disabilities.
In respect of Urban transport project such as Bus Rapid Transit System/Metro
etc. barrier free environment features are incorporated.
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MINISTRY OF CIVIL AVIATION
Director General of Civil Aviation has already issued Civil Aviation
Requirement (CAR) vide CAR Section 3 Series M Part I dated 1st May, 2008 on
the subject of Carriage by Air of Persons with disabilities or persons with
reduced mobility. CAR is available on DGCA website (http: / dgca. nic. in / rules
/ car-ind.htm).
DGCA vide its letter No. 11-690/3M 1-AI(2) dated 10th June, 2008 has directed
all the airline that under no circumstances, the airlines staff should treat persons
with disabilities in a discourteous manner or insist on requirements, which are
against the spirit of the CAR.
ANDAMAN & NICOBAR
Not Reported
ANDHRA PRADESH
Not Reported
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ARUNACHAL PRADESH
Constitution of State Coordination
Committee (Section 13-18):
Constituted. A meeting of SCC was held on 09.04.98 & 24.11.2001.
2. Constitution of State Executive
Committee (Section 19-21):
Constituted. A meeting of SEC was held on 21.05.03.
3. Prevention - Survey (Section 25):
The Social Welfare, W& CD Department under ICDS Network is regularly
working for prenatal, natal and postnatal care of Mother & child, Education &
awareness and also under the scheme of NPRPD have been taking necessary
action in this regard in 9 Notified districts out of 16 districts through the
appointment of CBRWs & MRW by conducting door to door survey/advertising
through electronic/print media, awareness programme is going on regularly.
Donyi-Polo Mission for the Hearing impaired Itanagar, have been taking
necessary action in this regard.
Further Health & Family Welfare Department carried out various programme for
early detection of Disabilities such as :1. By Free Eye Operation camps for controlling blindness.
2.
3.
4.
4.
By Pulse-Polio
Emmunization Programme.
By Awareness of HIV/AIDS.
by Workshop/Seminar.
Free & App. Education [Sec.26(a)]
Education Department is providing free elementary education to all types of
disabled children in regular school under inclusive education of Sarva Siksha
Abhiyan and also providing free education in Middle Level/Higher level along
with normal students.
Donyi-Polo Mission School for the Hearing impaired is providing special
education to Hearing Handicapped children.
The integration education for the disable children scheme is also on process of
implementation.
5. Non-formal Education Programme
[Section 27 (a-e)]
Informal education to all categories of children between-2yrs to 6 years are
imparted under ICDS Scheme, through Anganwadi Centres.
6. Jobs Identified (Sec.32)
Various job in all categories of posts have been identified vide Notification
NO.SW-13/2007 dated 21/5/2007
7. Jobs Reserved(Sec-33)
3% reservation for the PWDs is being implemented in all the Government
establishment for all categories of jobs a identified by the Ministry according to
provision of PWD Act, 1995 and 1999. Orders issued in June, 2007
Some jobs are provided to the Disabled in the private sector also.
8. Reservation
in
Educational
Institutions (Section 39):
Instructions already issued in this regard and 3% reservation is also being
implemented in all educational institution for admission in technical and nontechnical education.
9. Reservation in Poverty Alleviation
Scheme (Section 40) :
3% Reservation in Poverty Alleviation Scheme is being implemented.
10. Incentive Scheme (Section 41)
Does not exist due to non-existence of industries in Arunachal Pradesh.
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11.Affirmative action (Preferential
Allotment of Land) (Section 43):
Instructions have been issued to concerned Department and action being taken
accordingly.
12. Non-discrimination (Barrier Free
Environment) (Section 45-46):
The concerned Departments and authorities have been instructed to make
provisions and Barrier Free Construction for easy access to Persons With
Disabilities.
The State Guest House, Naharlagun & Banquet Hall Itanagar, office of the
Director Social Welfare, W&CD have been made ramps free and 2 Nos. of toilet
(2 units for male and 2 units for female) at Naharlagun Civil Hospital and Inter
Bus Terminus, at Itanagar have been constructed by the Department of Social
Welfare, W&CD within limited budget provision.
13.Research and Manpower Development (Section 48-49):
Under the NPRPD Scheme, the Community Based Rehabilitation Workers
(CBRWs) being trained (who works at panchayat level) for the awareness,
prevention, intervention and referral of the PWDs. So far 536 CBRWs have been
trained and working for the purpose.
The State Disability Rehabilitation Centre (SDRC), Naharlagun under NPRPD
conducts awareness cum diagnostic camps in the different districts.
The Department of Family & Welfare also conducts various camps from time to
time for prevention of Disability.
The Donyi Polo Mission, Itanagar and R.K.Mission Hospital, Itanagar are
actively engaged in the training and rehabilitation of the PWD in the State and
Grant-in-aid also provided to these organization by the Central Govt..
14. Recognition of Institutions for
Persons with Disabilities (Section
50-55):
Secretary/Commissioner Social Welfare, Women & Child Development is the
competent authority for the purpose of implementation of the PWD Act 1995.
15. Appointment of Commissioner for
Persons with Disabilities (Section
60):
Secretary/Commissioner, Social Welfare, Women & Child Development, Govt.
of Arunachal Pradesh is a part time Commissioner for Persons with Disabilities.
16. Social Security (Section 67-68):
Insurance Scheme exist only for State Govt. Employees which includes disabled
employees also.
No unemployment allowance is being given.
17. Grievance Redreesal :
No. of Complaints received/disposed of : 2/2
ASSAM
Constitution of State Coordination Committee (Section 13-181:
State Coordination Committee was constituted vide Notification No.
SWD.212/94/52 dated 8.10.96 and reconstituted vide Notification No.
SWD.212/94/316 dated 1.2.2001. The Committee held its 04 meetings.
Constitution of State Executive Committee (Section 19-21):
State Executive Committee was constituted vide Notification No.
SWD.212/94/53 dated 8.10.96. The Committee held its 02 meetings.
34
3. Prevention - Survey (Section 25):
For prevention and early detection of disabilities, various programmes were
carried out through out the State jointly with the Health and Family Welfare
Department
4. Education (Section 26-31):
Free education with fooding and lodging provided to blind and deaf & dumb
students who are residing in School Hostels maintained by Social Welfare
Department.
5. Employment (Section 32 - 41):
Job Identification Committee had been constituted vide notification No.
SWD.229/97/85 dated 04-02-99. 509 jobs had been identified in various
department.
As per 3% job reservation in all Department of State Govt. it is found that there
are 400 vacancies of Gr.III and 211 vacancies of Gr. IV respectively. 185
vacancies of Gr.III and 91 vacancies of Gr.IV filled up till 31.03.08.
Information of reservation in educational Institution has been given to all the
Department.
6. Reservation in Poverty Alleviation
Schemes (Section 40) :
1.
2.
3.
4.
7.
SGSY - 1056
IAY - 2693
SGRY - 1002
NREGA-2865Nos. of house hold
Affirmative action (Section 42-43):
Correspondence made to State Revenue Department.
8. Recognition of Institutions for
Persons with Disabilities (Section
50-55):
The state Govt. of Assam is Competent Authority of appointment of Disability
Commissioner.
9. Appointment of Commissioner for
Persons with Disabilities (Section
61-63):
Commissioner appointed for full time.
10. Social Security (Section 66-68):
The General Insurance Scheme of the Govt. Employees covers Disabled Employees also.
The matter of grant of Unemployment Allowance Scheme to Literate Disabled Person is
under process.
11. Grievance Redressal :
No. of Complaints received is 90 which are under process.
Schemes for Persons with Disabilities
S.No. Schemes
Funds allocated
35
1.
Scholarships
2.
Economic Rehabilitation
3.
Grants-in-aid to voluntary
Organisation
No. of
Beneficiaries
Rs. 10,10,000 (N.P.)
630
Rs. 4,92,000 (Plan) Rs.
205
11,00,000 (TSP)
458
Rs. 5,00,000 (SCCP)
50
Rs. 13,00,000 (TSP)
130
Rs. 4,00,000 (Plan) Rs.
5
1,01,000 (N.P.)
BIHAR
Constitution of State Coordination Committee (Section 13-18) :
-State Coordination Committee reconstituted vide notification no.
218
dt. 19th February, 2004.
-Draft State Policy for PWDs formulated.
Constitution of State Executive Committee (Section 19-21) :
219
-State Executive Committee reconstituted vide notification no.
dt. 19th February, 2004.
-Reconstituted State Executive Committee meeting convened on 16th February, 2006
Prevention & Survey ( Section 25)
-A time bound comprehensive door to door survey of persons with disabilities in the state
in progress.
-Budget provision of Rs. 25 lakhs for the survey and issue of Disability Certificate-cumIdentity Cards to persons with disabilities made in 2007-08. 470027 PWD has been
identified till date.
-Block level medical camps being organized to facilitate on the spot issuance of
Disability Certificate-cum-Identity Cards to persons with disabilities.
-Health Department and the ICDS network working for prevention and early detection of
disability.
-ICDS network vigorously working for prenatal and post natal care of mother and child,
pre-school education and awareness through 60,041 Anganwadi centres.
-Health & Family Welfare Department is carrying out various programmes for the
prevention and early detection of disabilities such as Vitamin A Campaign, Pulse Polio
Immunization Programme, Leprosy Cure Programme and Workshops for creating
awareness.
-All D.Ms are directed to make sure the issuance of disability certificate on third
Monday of every month with co-ordination of Health Dept. vide letter no. -621 dated 0404-2007. It has been widely published in daily newspapers on regular basis.
Education (Section 26-31):
-Reservation of 3% seats for persons with disabilities in all Govt. & Govt. aided
Educational Institutions vide resolution no. 62 dated 5th January, 2007 of Personnel and
Administrative Reforms Deptt..
-Five special schools for Deaf and Dumb and three for Visually Handicapped being run
by the State Government where students are provided free education, boarding, lodging,
clothing and medical facilities. Over 360 students are enrolled in these Special Schools.
Disability wise no. of students are as follows.
-A vocational training institute to impart vocational training in five trades being run by
the State Government in Patna for persons with disabilities.
-3 Polytechnics in the Bihar covered under Integrated Technical Education Scheme for
providing diploma courses in various trades benefiting 300 students every year.
-Scholarship rates have been revised during the financial year 2007-08.
C. Rate of Scholarship for Post-Matric Students
36
The details of revised rates of scholarship are as under:
A. Rate of Scholarship for Pre-Matric Students
Class
Category
of
Students
Day
Scholars
Rate of
Adhoc
Scholarship Grant
(for 10
months]
Transport
Allowances
[for 10
months]
[For those
students
who are
staying
outside the
hostel
campus]
Rs.
550/Rs.
50/- per
Rs.
40/per
Class 1 to
per
year
month
month
5
Escort
Vachak
Allowances Allowances
[for 10
months] for
severely
disabled
students)
Rs. 50/- per month
Class 6 to Rs. 60/- per Rs. 550/- Rs. 50/- per Rs. 50/- per 8
month
per month month
month
Class 9 to Rs. 75/- per Rs. 550/- Rs. 50/- per Rs. 50/- per Rs. 100/10
month
per month month
month
per month
B. Rate of Scholarship for Pre-Matric Students
Class
Rate of
Adhoc
Scholarship Grant
(for 10
months]
Vachak
Extra
Transport
Allowances Coaching
Allowances
Allowances [for 10
months]
Class 3
to 8
Class 9
to 10
Rs. 300/- Rs.
per month
600/-per
year
Rs. 375/- Rs.
per month
600/-per
month
-
Category
of
Students
Day
Scholars
Rs. 50/- per
month (For
those
Rs. 100/- Rs. 100/- students who
per month
per month are staying
(for mentally outside the
ill
and hostel
mentally
campus)
retarded
students)
-
B. Rate of Scholarship for Pre-Matric Students
Group
Day
Scholar
s (per
month)
Group I 330
Graduate
and PostGraduate
syllabus
(including
M. Phil,
P.H.D. and
Post
doctoral
research)
For exMedicine
(Allopathic
, Indian
and other
recognized
syllabus)
37
Hosteller
s (per
month)
Vachak
Allowance
s (per
month)
Transport
Allowance
s (per
month)
Escort
Allowance
s (per
month)
740
150
100 (For
those
students
who are
staying
outside the
campus of
educational
institute)
100 (for
severely
disabled
students)
Extra
Coaching
Allowance
s (per
month)
150 (for
mentally
ill and
mentally
retarded
students
Engineering, Biotechnology,
Architecture and
Music, Technical
Agriculture, Veterinary
and Allied Sciences,
Management, Business
Finance, Business
Management and
Computer
Application/Science
330
Group II
Other vocational and
technical graduation
and post-graduation
(including M. Phil, P.
hd, and post doctoral
research) level syllabus
which is not included in
group I. Cost
Accountant / IC WA/
Co mpany Secretaryship's etc syllabus, all
post graduation,
graduation level
diploma and
certification level
syllabus
185
Group III
Other all graduate and
post graduate level
course which are not
included in group I and
group II
140
Group IV
All pre-graduation
post-matric level course
e.g. 10+2, Class 11 and
12 and Intermediate
examination which are
not included in Group
I, II and III, ITI training
courses for which
minimum qualification
is post matric
510
150
100 (For those
students who
are staying
outside the
campus of
educational
institute)
100 (for
severely
disabled
students)
150 (for
mentally
ill and
mentally
retarded
students
355
125
100 (for
severely
disabled
students)
150 (for
mentally
ill and
mentally
retarded
students
235
100
) 100 (For those
s students who
a are staying
o outside the
f campus of
e educational
Institute)
100 (For those
students who
are staying
outside the
campus of
educational
institute)
100 (for
severely
disabled
students)
150 (for
mentally
ill and
mentally
retarded
students
38
-One new special school(Deaf & Dumb -Girls) building constructed under 11th Finance
Commission at a cost of Rs. 115.15 lakh and one special school(Deaf & Dumb - Boys)
building being constructed under 11th Finance Commission at an estimated cost of Rs.
55.67 lakh.
Employment (Section 32 - 411:
-Reservation of 3% seats for PWDs in Govt. Services made mandatory vide resolution
no. 251 dated 18th October, 2000. A committee under the chairmanship of Chief
Secretary has also been constituted for seeking exemptions for reserving certain posts for
persons with disabilities.
-For identification of job for PWDs, letters have been sent to Personnel and
Administrative Reforms Deptt. For identification of Posts vide letter no.535 dated
16.05.03, 710 dated 17.07.03, 1098 dated 14.11.2003,727 dated 20.08.2004, 350 dated
12.04.2005 and 491 dated 10.03.2008 and regular follow up is being made.
-1 % posts has already been reserved for persons suffering from blindness or low vision,
hearing impairment and locomotor disability or cerebral palsy, in the posts identified for
each disability vide resolution no. 62 dated 05.01.2007 of Personnel and Administrative
Reforms Dept., Govt. of Bihar.
-Personnel and Administrative Reform Dept., Govt. of Bihar has made provisions that
any recruitment under any vacancy under Section 33, cannot be filled up due to nonavailability of a suitable person with disability, or, for any other sufficient reason, such
vacancy shall be carried forward in the succeeding recruitment year vide its notification
no. 62 dated 05.01.2007.
-Relaxation in upper age for Persons with Disabilities has been increased upto 10 years in
competitive examination vide resolution no. 62 dated 05.01.2007 of Personnel and
Administrative Reform Dept., Govt. of Bihar.
-State Govt. employees being paid conveyance allowance double the amount
admissible to general employees
Reservation in Poverty Alleviation Schemes (Section 40):
-All
Deputy
Development Commissioners directed to earmark 3%
funds exclusively for PWDs in all poverty alleviation schemes run in each
-8063 PWDs have been benefited under NREGS
-917 PWDs have been benefited under IAY
-413 PWDs granted loan for self-employment under SGSY
Affirmative action (Section 42-43):
Preferential Allotment of Land (Section 43)
-Department of Revenue directed to ensure for preferential allotment of land at
concessional rates to persons with disabilities vide its letter no.905 dated 28.06.2007.
Non Discrimination (Barrier Free Environment) (Section 44-47)
-Department of Personnel and Administrative Reforms, Govt. of Bihar has issued
direction to all Govt. Departments vide resolution no. 1 dated 2nd January, 2003 to
prevent discrimination of disabled employees in Govt. Services.
-All concerned departments and authorities directed to make provisions and barrier free
construction at all the public places for easy access to persons with disabilities.
-24626 Barrier Free Govt. Schools constructed in Bihar by Bihar Education Project.
-Building Construction Department has constructed ramps in 5 Secretariat Buildings in
the State Headquarters.
39
Plan to construct ramps in High Court, Patna, Office of Divisional Commissioner, Patna
and Patna D.M.'s Office proposed.
-Urban Development Department amended Building Bye-laws for providing barrier free
environment in all public buildings for persons with disabilities vide notification no. 308
dated 07.04.2006.
-Creation of Barrier Free environment in 2 Engineering Colleges and 5 Govt.
Polytechnics taken up under 12th Finance Commission.
-Building Construction Department has constituted a Technical Cell at the State Level to
examine the provisions of barrier free environment for persons with disabilities in all the
estimates of proposed new Govt. constructions. Technical sanction and administrative
approval will be accorded on the estimates of new Govt. constructions only after getting
clearance from the newly constituted Technical Cell.
-Secretary, Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment,
Govt. of India/Secretary,
Ministry of Surface Transport, Govt. of India has been requested for the amendment of
Indian Road Congress Code for providing barrier free environment to persons with
disabilities.
-Department of Transport, Govt. of Bihar has issued directions vide letter no. 1020 dated
30.03.2006 to all
Chairman-cum-Divisional Commissioner of Regional transport
authority to reserve seats in buses for persons with disabilities and low foot board. They
have been directed for providing proper ramp facilities at all bus stands
Research and Man Power Development (Section 48-49)
-Diploma course for teachers in Special Education for the visually impaired persons
in collaboration with NIVH, Dehradoon being run by the State Govt. at Patna. State Govt.
is providing Rs. 1.00 lakh per annum to this institute in shape of grants.
-District Resource Centre Groups constituted in 12 districts by Bihar Education Project
for better implementation and departmental Coordination of inclusive education.
-Special Resource Teachers with specialized knowledge of disability engaged on contract
in 22 districts by Bihar Education Project for children with special needs.
-One teacher from each district imparted training by Bihar Education Project in
December, 2005 for repair and maintenance of aids and appliances.
-Module developed for training of teachers and para-teachers in gross disabilities from
each districts by Bihar Education Project.
-Proposals of 10 NGOs for remedial teaching of children with special needs sanctioned
by Bihar Education Project.
-254 resource teachers have been appointed by Bihar Education Project.
Recognition of Institutions for Persons with Disabilities (Section 50-55)
-Earlier, Director, Social Welfare, Bihar was notified as Competent authority. Now
State Commissioner for Persons with Disabilities is competent authority for this purpose.
Appointment of Commissioner for Persons with Disabilities (Section 60)
-State Commissioner for Persons with Disabilities has been appointed vide notification
no. 11142 dated 05.11.2006.
-State Govt. has sanctioned the establishment of an independent office of the State
Commissioner, Persons with Disabilities in the year 2006-07.
Unemployment Allowance (Section 68)
-Under Social Security Scheme, provision of stipend of Rs. 200/- per
40
month has been made for persons with disabilities living below poverty line by the
Labour and Employment Department.
Notification of Rules (Section 73)
-Bihar Persons with Disabilities (Equal Opportunities, Protection of
Rights and Full Participation) Rules, 2004 notified by Govt. of Bihar vide notification no.
351 dated 12.04.2005.
Grievance Redressal :
No. of Complaints Received - Nil
No. of Complaints disposed of - Nil
SCHEMES FOR PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES
Sl.
SCHEMES
1
1.
2
SCHOLARSHIPS:
EDUCATIONAL
ASSISTANCE :
EDUCATIONAL
SUPPORT
MATERIALS
ECONOMIC
REHABILITATION
AIDS AND
APPLIANCES
GRANT-IN-AID TO
VOLUNTARY
ORGANIZATIONS
HUMAN RESOURCE
DEV.
INFRASTRUCTURE
DEVELOPMENT
MARRIAGE
INCENTIVE
DISAB. PENSION
UNEMP. ALLOW.
GRANT TO GOVT.
INSTITUTIONS
TRANSPORT
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
11.
12.
WHETER THE SCHEME
EXISTS
YES
3
Yes
NO
4
FUNDS
ALLOCATED
(in lakhs)
5
500.00
NO
Yes
275.00
Yes
5100.00
NO
Yes
NO
NO
Yes
1019.30
NO
Yes
Yes
4.00
NO. OF
BENEFICIARIES
6
SUBSIDIES
13.
14.
41
MISCELLANEOUS
EXPENSES
INSURANCE FOR
EMPLOYEES WITH
DISABILITIES
NO
NO
FUNDING AND COVERAGE PATTERN OF SCHEMES IN DISABILITY
SECTOR
PERCENTAGE COVERAGE AND PER CAPITA EXPENDITURE IN STATES/UTs
FINANCIAL YEAR 2007-2008
Estimated Total Expenditure No. of
Percent
disabled
(in Rs. In lakhs) beneficiaries coverage
population
under the
C/A x 100
schemes
Expen
diture
per
benefi
ciary
(in
Rs.)
Per
Capita
Expendit
ure (in
Rs.)
14,11,979
3631
275
38.89 Crore
107,103
7.59
CHANDIGARH
Constitution of State Coordination Committee (Section 13-18):
Not applicable.
Constitution of State Executive Committee (Section 19-21):
Constituted
Prevention - Survey (Section 25):
2.21 lacs persons with disabilities were identified during the survey conducted during the
year 1998. Under the pulse polio and routing immunization programme 3754830
children- pulse polio. Routine immunization programme as DPT-551, 122, OPV-567473,
Misc-532239, BCG- 60492, DT- 529889, children covered.
Education (Section 26-31):
Total number of children with disabilities integrated in the normal schools in respect of
UT, Chandigarh is as under:
S.No. Class
1.
Pre-Nry/Nry
2.
I-V
3.
VI-VIII
4.
IX-X
5.
XI-XII
G.Total
Visually
3
50
64
43
6
166
Hearing
3
12
4
5
2
26
Ortho
4
97
69
43
31
244
Mental
12
6
3
21
Others
5
37
9
8
2
61
Scholarship is being given to all categories of the persons with disabilities viz. Visually
handicapped, the hearing handicapped, the hearing handicapped, orthopaedically
handicapped, mentally retarded, leprosy cured and others. Income limit for availing
benefit under the scheme is Rs. 5000/- p.m. (including the combined income of parents/
guardians). Scholarships are granted from Class 1st
42
to Class 8th by Education Department Welfare Department. Rate of scholarships and
from Class 9th onwards by Social
are as under:
S.No Type of Course
1.
2.
Rate per month for Rate per month for
day scholars
hostlers
Class IX to +2
Rs.
Rs.
a) Those who are receiving books/ 150.00
250.00
stationery, boarding/ lodging
b) Those students who do not get 300.00
500.00
free books/ stationary,
boarding/lodging
All other higher classes
a) Those who are receiving books/ 200.00
300.00
stationery, boarding/ lodging
b) Those students who do not get 300.00
500.00
free books/ stationery,
boarding/lodging
Free education is provided to girls up to 10+2 level and to boys up to 8th.
Employment (Section 32 - 41):
Chandigarh Administration has adopted the list of identified posts issued by the Govt. of
India. There are 612 persons with disabilities working in different departments of
Chandigarh Administration. Efforts are being made to complete the backlog.
Affirmative action (Section 42-43):
3% reservation is provided to persons with disabilities in allotment of land under a
special scheme "The Chandigarh Allotment of Land to the Persons with Disabilities
Scheme". 100% reservation is given to persons with disabilities for setting up of Juice
bars, STD/PCO booths, etc. in public places.
Non-discrimination (Section 44-47):
Transport Deptt. has been directed to issue instructions to running staff to ensure that the
buses are stopped on prescribed platform of the bus stand only for their easy boarding on
the bus.
Research and Manpower Development (Section 48-49):
Social Welfare Deptt. has entered into a collaborative arrangement with CSIO for
developing new assistive devices.
Recognition of Institutions for Persons with Disabilities (Section 50-55):
Competent authority appointed.
Institution for Persons with Severe Disabilities (Sec.561)
Appointment of Commissioner for Persons with Disabilities(Sec.60)
Appointed.
Social Security(66-68)
Disability Pension/ Social Security Pension
Disability pension @ Rs. 200 p.m. is granted to physically handicapped persons from the
age of 18 years. Persons who are disabled to the extent of 40% and are residents of Union
Territory of Chandigarh and fulfill the income criteria given below are eligible for grant
of pension:Rs. 1000/- p.m. of persons concerned
If married, total income of both husband and wife should not exceed Rs. 1500/ -p.m.
If not earning, then income of his/ her parents, in case of one child should not exceed Rs.
2500/- p.m. and if two or more children, then Rs. 3000/-p.m.
43
Govt. has notified a scheme for insurance.
Unemployment Allowance
The aim of the scheme is to give unemployment allowance to the unemployment
handicapped persons waiting for the employment for unduly long period and belongs to
poor section of the society and required to be assisted till their gainful employment. The
unemployed person shall be eligible for the grant of unemployment allowance who have
minimum 2 years registration in the Special Employment Exchange and his family
income is not exceed than Rs. 60,000/-p.a.
The rate of unemployment allowance is as under:
Qualification
For Matriculate and
Undergraduate persons
For Graduate /Postgraduate persons
Rate
For Visually handicapped For other categories of
and Deaf & Dumb
Handicapped persons
Persons
Rs. 300/- per month
Rs. 150/- per month
Rs. 400/- per month
Rs. 200/- per month
Miscellaneous (Sec.69-73) :
Persons using motorized vehicles are entitled to 50% subsidy on actual expenditure on
purchase of petrol/diesel subject to fulfillment of other conditions laid down under the
scheme. The income should not be more than Rs. 2,500/- p.m. from all sources and the
person should not be in receipt of conveyance allowance either from any voluntary or
State source.
STATUS ON ISSUE OF DISABILITY CERTIFICATES :
A total of 8,941 persons with disabilities have been issued Disability Certificates so far.
CHHATTISGARH
Not Reported
44
ADRA AND NAGAR HAVELI
Not Reported
DAMAN AND DIU
Not Reported
DELHI
Constitution of State Coordination Committee (Section 13-18) :
The State Coordination Committee has been constituted vide notification no.
F81(11)/DSW/DO-III/2002, dt. 08.11.2004 and meetings were held on 08.04.2005,
17.11.2006 and 24/10/2007.
Constitution of State Executive Committee (Section 19-21):
On the basis of the decisions taken in the State Coordination Committee meeting, a
meeting of the State Executive Committee was held. Some of the important decisions
taken in the meeting are related to establishment of Independent Commissionerate for
Persons with Disabilities, a scheme of Unemployment Allowance, Non-discrimination in
built environment, transport and on the road, Disability Certificates to the mentally
retarded and mentally ill persons.
Prevention & Survey (Section 25):
Deptt. of Social Welfare has undertaken steps for early detection of disability among he
beneficiaries of the ICDS Scheme (Integrated Child Dev. Services)
I.
There are 678 children with disabilities attending the Anganwadi Centres in Delhi.
II. The Anganwadi Workers have also been directed to make efforts in the early
detection of disabilities, creation of awareness, and to make appropriate referrals for
prevention of childhood disability.
45
Free and Appropriate [Section 26(a)]
-Integration of students with disabilities in the normal schools is being promoted through
IEDC (Integrated Edu. For Disabled Children) scheme in all govt. schools under the Dte.
Of Education. In the year 2007-08 under IEDC Scheme 22 Distribution Camps has been
organized and 2824 children were given Aid and Appliances.
-The Deptt. of Social Welfare is running 6 special schools for those who are in need of
special education. Besides, 13 special schools are being run by NGOs in Delhi
Non-formal Education [Section 27(a)]:
43 Assessment Camps were organized and 1065 children were enrolled in inclusive
education under Serve Shiksha Abhiyan education in the year 2007-08.
Identification of jobs (Section 32):
All State Govt. Deptts. and autonomous bodies have been directed to follow the list of
identified posts for disabled as notified by the Government of India.
Jobs Reserved (min. 3%) (Section 33):
Directions have been issued to all Govt. Deptts. and autonomous bodies for
implementation of 3% reservation of posts.
Reservation in Educational Institutions (min. 3%) (Section 39):
The provisions are being complied by all the government educational institutions.
DDA is providing 1% reservation in allotment of flats and plots and 5% reservation in
allotment of shops to persons with disabilities.
Barrier Free Environment (Section 45-46):
Direction has been issued to appropriate authority to make barrier free environment in all
public buildings. Ramps have already been constructed in Govt. Schools.
Appointment of Competent Authority (Section 50) :
Joint Director, Social Welfare Deptt. is appointed as the competent authority for issuing
of registration certificate under Section 52 of PWD Act.
Appointment of Commissioner Persons for with Disabilities
Secretary, Deptt. Of Social Welfare is the ex-officio Commissioner for PWDs.
Unemployment Allowance (Section 68):
The Deptt. of Social Welfare has re-notified the scheme for the handicapped persons and
waived off the registered with spl. Employment exchange.
The amount has been enhanced to Rs.1000/- per month.
Section 73 Notification of Rules
Notified vide No.F.2(DDHW)/DSW/PDA/ Pt.I/1949 dated 27th December 2001.
Sl. SCHEMES
WHETER THE
FUNDS
NO. OF
SCHEME EXISTS ALLOCATED BENEFICIARIES
YES
NO
4
1
2
3
1.
SCHOLARSHIPS:
EDUCATIONAL
ASSISTANCE :
EDUCATIONAL
SUPPORT
MATERIALS
Yes
2.
46
NO
5
6
50 Lakhs 4.09
Lakhs
658
412
3.
ECONOMIC
REHABILITATION
AIDS AND
Yes
APPLIANCES
GRANT-IN-AID TO
VOLUNTARY
ORGANIZATIONS
HUMAN RESOURCE
DEV.
INFRASTRUCTURE
DEVELOPMENT
MARRIAGE
INCENTIVE
DISAB. PENSION
Yes
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
11.
12.
13.
14.
UNEMP. ALLOW.
GRANT TO GOVT.
INSTITUTIONS
TRANSPORT
SUBSIDIES
MISCELLANEOUS
EXPENSES
INSURANCE FOR
EMPLOYEES WITH
DISABILITIES
STATE
0.5 Lakhs
15
1.35 Crore
50 Lakhs
221 (55Year to
60Years) 30.06.08
a 74 Cases (30.06.08)
2.52 Lakhs
36
NO
NO
NO
NO
Yes
NO
Yes
NO. OF COMPLAINTS U/S 59
OTHER GRIEVANCES
RECEIVED
RECEIVED
Delhi
GOA
Not Reported
47
NO
13
DISPOSED
2
350
DESPOSED
OOF
Forwarded to the
concerned
departments for
necessary action.
The grievances
pertaining to
Social Welfare
department have
been taken up.
UJARAT
Constitution of State Coordination Committee & Meetings held (Section 13-18) :
Constituted. State Coordination Committee constituted with disabled representatives and
one meeting was held under the Chairmanship of Hon'ble Minister SJ & ED, Govt. of
Gujarat.
Constitution of State Executive Committee & Meetings held (Section 19-21) :
Constituted. Meeting was held once under the Chairmanship of Principal Secretary, SJ &
ED, Govt. of Gujarat.
Prevention & Survey (Section -25)
Both the things carried out by the Department of Health, Medical, Education & Services
of the Govt. of Gujarat and it is even carried out through "Maharshi Ashta Vakra
Scheme" in the State during 2007-08.
-Drashti Programme" of Lions International in the State has also been implemented
successfully.
-School Children Health Check up Programme" was carried out through out the State
during 2007-08.
-48000 new medical certificates of disabilities were issued by organizing Medical
Certification Camp at all PHCs in Gujarat.
Education (Section 26-31):
-62,000 children with disabilities enrolled in normal schools provided facilities as per the
IEDC Schemes by NGOs both special and normal teacher training programmes
conducted by GO and NGOs. Braille books, Aids & Appliances distributed under Sarva
Shiksha Abhiyan throughout the State.
-Sports, Cultural events, Fashion shows organized for the people with disability
throughout the State both by the GO & NGOs.
-13,000 children received their education in the special schools for the disable. The rates
of scholarship, Aids & Appliances, Hostel fee have been raised and implemented during
2007-08.
-Five Braille libraries have been given both with State Govt. grant as well as Raja Ram
Mohan Rai grant for preparing Braille books, large print books and purchase of audio
devices.
-Admission to one 50% VI given in Bachelor of Pharmacy, one MR IQ 60% got
admission in technical school and one in normal government Polytechnic in Jamnagar.
-Both normal teachers and special education teachers given short term and long term
training in the State of Gujarat with the cost of Serva Siksha Abhiyan.
Employment (Section 32 - 41):
-Recommendation of special drive for the appointment of candidates with disabilities is
in the pipeline of the State Govt.
-Self -employment loans to the persons with disabilities from all the other Corporations,
such as, Schedule Caste Corporation, Minority Corporation etc. are being in the process
of sanctioning for the first time for 5400 persons with disabilities in the State.
-Meeting with the officials of General Administration Department for solving the issues
regarding reservation, identification of jobs, reviewing the posts to be kept out of
reservation quota and final decisions are keenly awaited. All the District Employment
Offices are to have a Special Cell for the persons with disabilities in the state and the
"Sant Surdas Scheme" is the substitute of Unemployment Allowance which is Rs. 200/per month per person. People earning upto Rs. 1.00
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lakh per annum are covered under insurance scheme premium of which is paid by the
State Govt.
-Health Insurance Scheme for 4 types of people with disabilities covered under National
Trust is introduced.
-wards to the best social workers and institutions at State Level for the year 2006-07 and
2007-08 are declared along with 48 awards of Labour & Employment Department, Govt.
of Gujarat have been given away. Recommendations for all National Awards done by the
Committee.
Affirmative action (Section 42-43):
-Though State not receiving grant from Social Justice & Empowerment Department,
Govt. of India for Aids & Appliances but through its resources and donations have
distributed large amount of aids and appliances to the differently abled people throughout
the State almost in all the districts and have decided to have one centre for distribution
and repair of such aids and appliances throughout the State.
-Revenue Department has been requested both by the Office of Commissioner for
Persons with Disabilities and Secretary, SJ & ED, Gujarat State, for different purposes.
Hon'ble High Court of Gujarat has also ordered Collector of Rajkot to solve the issue of
allotting the land to the demanding disable within a period of 30 days.
Non Discrimination (Section 44-47)
-Office of the Commissioner for Persons with Disabilities has undertaken the access
audit of 15 renowned religious places and have instructd them to have barrier free
facilities for the disable in this public places. Two gardens in Ahmedabad and one in
Baroda are made disabled friendly. SPIPA, Ahmedabad, is made model disabled friendly
office and Office of Commissioner for Persons with Disabilities has also requested Road
& Building Department to make barrier free. Most of the trains running through Western
Railway in Gujarat are provided with disabled friendly coach and remaining are promised
to be provided with disabled friendly coach.
-Six Railway Stations of Gujarat are made disabled friendly through the efforts of
Railway Department and Unnati, Ahmedabad. 25 District level ST Bus Stations are
decided to be made disable friendly in the State. Officers, Courts, Corporations Buildings
are also covered under the scheme of making disable friendly slowly and steadily.
-Kankaria Lake of Ahmedabad is made disabled friendly along with Ranki Vav of Patan.
Rs.5.00 lacs provided in grant for access audit by the Department of SJ & ED in the
Budget of 2008-09.
Research and Man Power Development (Section 48-49)
-In 105 blocks of Gujarat, Maharshi Ashta Vakra Scheme to be implemented for CBR
and evaluation was carried out for the implementation of the scheme in 120 blocks and
necessary changes have been made in the scheme after the submission of evaluation
report.
-State Govt. and its different departments are encouraging researchers and institutions for
taking up research in the areas of different disabilities. Encouragement is given to the
institutions at district level for providing aids and appliances and its repair at district level
for making them reach the remotest part of the State and to the poorest needy disable.
-A special research on Braille Libraries of Gujrat done by a Library Science student
during the year of Luei Braille Birth by sanctuary year 2008-09.
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Recognition of Institutions for Persons with Disabilities (Section 50-55)
It is decided to have compulsory recognition of the competent authority for the
institutions of the disable in the State of Gujarat and after 3 years it requires renewal of
the said authority. Most of the institutions are recognized by the competent authority.
Institutions for Persons with Severe Disabilities (Section 56)
One school for multiple disable children for 100 in number is set up with government
finance during 2006-07 at Dahod, a tribal district in Gujarat. One more such institution
for 100 girls has also been given green signal with government finance in the State of
Gujarat. Six more special schools for the disable, mostly of them are MR has also been
given green signal with financial support in the various parts of Gujarat. One school for
Autism suffering people is also under pipeline with one institution for people suffering
with Cerebral Palsy.
Appointment of Commissioner for Persons with Disabilities (Section 60)
A full time Visually Impaired qualified, experienced Commissioner appointed with one
Class-I Officer, two Class-II Officers and five other staff members with one car for the
office.
Year
2005-06
Cases
registered
New Cases
Pending Total
2006-07
New Cases
Pending Total
2007-08
New Cases
Pending Total
Total cases since 1998
Cases settled
41
07
48
27
13
40
40
16
56
276
Pending
35
13
28
12
36
16
260
16
Most of the cases under Article 47 are cleared and decided in the favour of acquired
disability employees as early as possible. Moreover, hearing takes place even at taluka
level and district level keeping the difficulties faced by the disabled people. Cases are
rarely registered that is why the number is low, but it is the negotiation with employee
and employers and in other cases both the parties we try to solve the issue instead of their
being registered cases in order to shorten the time delay.
Social Security (Section 66-68)
Sant Surdas Yojna for people suffering with 75% or more disability of different age
groups and are paid regularly Rs. 200/upto 45 years and Rs. 400/- after 45 years through
the State.
Insurance coverage is also given to those disabled with State premium whose income is
less than Rs. 1.00 lac per annum.
Sant Surdas Yojana is the substituted scheme for Unemployment Allowance. Hence no
such scheme exist in the State or likely to be there.
500 houses to be built up with the financial assistance from Govt. of Gujarat for disabled
widows.
Notification of Rules (Section 73)
Notified.
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Grievance Redressal :
COMPLAINTS & GRIEVANCES (2006-07)
STATE NO. OF COMPLAINTS U/S 59
RECEIVED
Gujarat
40
OTHER GRIEVANCES
DISPOSED
OFF
36
RECEIVED
DISPOSED OFF
About 1200
About 1200
SCHEMES FOR PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES
Sl.
SCHEMES
WHETER THE SCHEME
FUNDS
NO. OF
EXISTS
ALLOCATED
BENEFICIARIES
(in lakhs)
1
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
2
SCHOLARSHIPS:
EDUCATIONAL
ASSISTANCE :
EDUCATIONAL
SUPPORT
MATERIALS
SANT SURDAS
SCHEME
FREE STATE
TRANSPORT FOR
THE DISABLED
POST OPERATION
AIDS AND
APPLIANCES FOR
POLIO OPERATED
PATIENTS.
FINANCIAL
ASSISTANCE
FORHIGHER
EDUCATION TO
THE DISABLES
STUDENTS
YES
NO
3
4
5
6
Yes
358.50
25,377
Yes
115.58
5163
Yes
1098.00
30084
Yes
955.87
1,88,925
Yes
11.16
119
319
Yes
7.
8.
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COMMUNITY
BASED
REHABILITATION Yes
PROGRAMME FOR
THE DISABLED
INSURANCE
ASSISTANCE TO
THE FAMILIES OF
DISABLES
77.60 138.70
01
Yes
138.70
9.
10.
11.
12.
13.
CREATION OF
ACCESSIBILITY
FOR DISABLE
INCLUDING
TOILET, RAMP
AND OTHER
FACILITY
APPOINTMENT OF
CARE GIVERS
TRAINED UNDER
SAMARTH SCHEME
OF NATIONAL
TRUST
HOME FOR THE
AGED AND
HOMELESS
DISABLED
FOOD GRANT FOR
DISABLE
CHILDREN HOSTEL
SALARY
EXPENDITURE FOR
VOLUNTARY
MEDICAL
OFFICERS IN
GOVT. RUN
INSTITUTION FOR
DISABLES
Yes
06.20
10 Toilets
10 Ramps
06.24
8 INSTITUTIONS
Yes
06.90
Yes
25.00
Yes
00.60
FUNDING AND COVERAGE PATTERN OF SCHEMES IN DISABILITY
SECTOR PERCENTAGE COVERAGE AND PER CAPITA EXPENDITURE IN
STATES/UTS
Estimated
disabled
population
Total
Expenditure
(in Rs. in
lakhs)
No. of
beneficiaries
under the
scheme
Percent
coverage
C/ A x
100
A
B
C
D
10,45,465
2809.34
1,42,682
Expenditure
per
beneficiary
(in Rs.) B/C
E
13.65
Per Capita
Expenditure
(in Rs.) B/A
F
196891
Coordination Works - Issues taken up with State Department:
26871
-With GPSC for not advertising reservation quota for the disabled, allowing the blind to
have a writer, allowing the disabled people to have proper sitting arrangements, etc.
-Regarding filling of the NGO posts in State Coordination Committee & State Executive
Committee as per the provisions of PWD Act without losing any more time.
-R&B Department for strict implementation of Barrier Free
Environment Policy for the disable making the government buildings barrier free as far as
possible.
-For issuing medical service to the surveyed disable organization of Community
Health Centre level medical camps etc.
Needs of persons with disabilities identified for Special Attention
-Issue of single certificate for multiple disability
-Educational & economical rehabilitation with no break of expenditure
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One window system both at state & district level like NRIs
-Allocation of 3% of total budget for the disabled.
-Keeping the acute disability of the disable in mind, hearing is organized at his or
her place where government officers are asked to remain present. In special cases medical
certificates issued at the home of the concerned party if the same is not able to come out
of home, yet certificate is must.
HARYANA
Constitution of State Coordination Committee (Section 13-18) :
Constituted.
Constitution of State Executive Committee (Section 19-21) :
Constituted.
Prevention & Survey (Section 25)
The Director General of Health Services, Haryana has decided that the birth of a children
with disability should be registered with the Health Department and also with the District
Social Welfare Officer so that the parents of such a child could be provided counseling
and support
to handle the child. For this purpose, NGOs should be involved to help suchparents and
even young college studentscould be encouraged to take up this work under NSS
activities. In rural areas, theAnganwari Workers of ICDS and ANMs should report such
births to the District
Social Welfare Officers. The Director General Health Services, have designated the
District Immunization Officers as Nodal Officers to register the birth of a child born with
disability and to follow up such cases. Orthopaedic Surgeons in the Districts have been
associated for
corrective measures. Under immunization programme, children are being vaccinated at
proper time. Intensive pulse polio immunization is being done every year in which all the
children from 0-5 years are being given polio drops. Regular camps are being organized
for detection and possible correction of disability at district headquarters. Awareness
regarding prevention of disabilities is being generated in every health camp, well baby
clinic and ante natal clinic. Facilities of pre-natal, paranatal and post-natal care are
available in various health centres of the State. Under School Health Programme,
children are being regularly screenedand education regarding persons hygiene, proper
nutrition and physical exercises being given. Health Department has screened 0710,41,732 children up to December.
Free and Appropriate Education [Section 26(a)]
Free education is being provided to the children with disabilities up to Senior
Secondary Level. Educational opportunities for children with disabilities in normal
schools are being provided to reduce the isolation of these children from other children
and promote psychological acceptance of these children by the normal schools.
Non-formal Education Programme [Section 27(a-e)]
-State Govt. has emphasized through SCERT in promoting IED Centres for drop out
children with disabilities so that these children could continue their studies on whole time
basis. However, under the guidance of NLM (National Literacy Mission) total literacy
campaign, post-literacy campaign and continuing projects have been started in the state to
cover illiterate and school dropouts. Haryana Education Department is also running Open
School Programme through Board of School Education Haryana.
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-124 IED centres aided by Education Department through SCERT are dealing with
functional literacy for children in the age of 16 and above.
-Secondary Education deals with academic side and formal education. Moreover, the
Social Education Centres have been established in Mohindergarh/Jind. Distts. Of the
State for Non-formal Education which provide Education through discussions and in the
4 hours suitable to the learners.
-Haryana Education Deptt. is running the open school programme through Board of
School Education, Haryana, Bhiwani.
HIMACHAL PRADESH
Constitution of State Coordination Committee (Section 13-18):
Constituted under the Chairmanship of Chief Minister in the year 2001. Reconstituted
under the Chairmanship of the Hon'ble Minister of social Justice & Empowerment in the
State on 06.12.06. During this year, meeting of the above committee was convened on
04.06.07. Further reconstitution of this committee is under consideration of State
Government.
Constitution of State Executive Committee (Section 19-21):
Constituted under the Chairmanship of Hon'ble SJ&E Minister in the year 1996. Further
reconstituted under the chairmanship of State Commissioner (Disabilities) on 06.12.06.
The meeting of the SEC was convened on 09.08.07.
Prevention - Survey (Section 25):
A survey of disabled persons has been conducted by the Welfare Department through
ICDS functionaries in which 66932 persons with disabilities have been identified.
The following programmes are being implemented for prevention of disabilities:
1. Polio and other immunization.
2. Vitamin A solution administration among all infants and children.
3. Ante natal check up of all pregnant women.
4. Pre Natal cares to pregnant women.
5. Campaign for consumption of iodized salt.
6. Early detection and treatment of leprosy.
7. Nutrition education to pregnant women.
8. Blindness Control Programme.
9. School health programme is being implemented in which all primary school children
are being examined .
10. The education of public through schools, primary health centers, village level
workers and Anganwadi workers is also being done.
11. Under ICDS effective steps are being taken regarding immunization, antenatal check
up, pre natal check up, nutritional education to women and regular growth monitoring of
children in Anganwadi.
12. 12,73093 children in the age group 0-12 have been medically screened by the
department of Health Service. 7608 children were found disability suspected and 2136
children have been issued Disability Certificates during the year 2007-08. This is an
ongoing process and screening of all children in this age group will be done every year.
Free and Appropriate Education (Section 26):
- Free education to children with disabilities having more than 40% disability or more
from the academic
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session 2001-02 at all levels of education from their enrollment in the school till passing
out from university including Technical & Professional Courses in all Government
Institutions is being provided.
-Grant in aid under "Deen Dayal Rehabilitation Scheme" is provided to voluntary
organizations for establishing special schools for persons with Disabilities.
-Scheme for scholarship to the disabled children from 1st standard to post graduation
level including professional/ technical courses is being implemented. The scholarships
are being provided in the range of Rs.150/- to 450/- per month to the disabled
students depending on the level of their class. During the year 2007-08, in the state
2035 number of disabled children were benefited under the scheme and Rs.41.56 lacs
were spent.
Non Formal Education (Section 27) :
-All the Educational Blocks in the State have been covered under IED Programme of
SSA and free books and equipments are being provided under IED to the children with
disabilities. Under SSA, 23011 Children with Special Needs have been admitted in
formal schools.
-Formal scheme for teaching children beyond class five who have given up their studies
and are to be taught at home has been notified by the Education Department in the State
on 30.10.2007.
-Council for education Research Training, Solan has been notified as teachers Training
Institute on 26.12.2007 for imparting training to teachers. This institute has started
functioning and three groups of teachers have been trained.
-Non-formal education to the children including the children with disabilities in the agegroup of 3-6 years is being provided by the Anganwadi Workers in all the 76 Blocks of
the state through the Anganwadi Centres.
Job Identification (Section 32):
Reservation in class III & IV posts is being provided to persons with disabilities after
identification in the state. In all the departments where the posts of class I & II category
are available for direct recruitment the same have been identified for persons with
disabilities as per the nature of job.
Reservation of 3% posts for Persons with Disabilities (Section 33)
In the state 3% reservation is being provided to persons with disabilities as per the
provisions of the Act. The state government has earmarked the roster point at Sr. No.1,
30 and 64 in 100 point rosters for class-I and II and at Sr. NO. 1, 30 and 73 for class-Ill
and IV for PWDs. The State government has also notified reservation in posts of HPAS
for Persons with Disabilities.
In this regard to fill up the backlog of posts a special drive was launched in 2007-08 in
the state. Total 1252 posts have been identified for the PWDs. Upto 31.3.08, 518 posts
have been filled 632 posts could not be filled for want of suitable candidates and process
is going on for filling up 102 posts. Further 164 supernumerary posts have also been
created by the different departments for PWDs.
Reservation in Education Institutions (Section 39)
Three percent seats are being reserved by the education institutions /Universities being
run by the state or receiving GIA from the state Government to persons with disabilities.
In this regard necessary notification has been issued by the Chowdhary Shravan Kumar
University Palampur, Nauni University, Department of Higher Education, Technical
Education, Health & Family Welfare and Ayurveda.
Reservation in Poverty alleviation schemes (Section 40)
3% reservation is provided in all the poverty alleviation schemes such as Swaran Jayanti
Gram Swarozgar Yojna (SJSY), IAY and RGAY to Persons with Disabilities by Rural
Development Department and in Swaran Jayanti Shari
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Swarozgar Yojna (SGSRY) by the Urban Development Department.
Incentive Scheme (Section 41)
Department has formulated an Integrated Scheme for Persons with Disabilities -'Sahyog'.
Under this scheme incentives @ Rs. 10000/- to best performing persons with disabilities
under three categories i.e. VI, HI and OH employees has been envisaged. Under the
scheme best employer of the persons with disabilities will also be awarded a cash award
of Rs. 0.25 lacs.
Affirmative action (Section 42-43):
Under Allotment, Management and Sale of Houses/Plot Regulation Act, 1973, the State
Govt has reserved 3% units being constructed/developed by the H.P. Housing Board for
persons with disabilities.
Industry Department has notified reservation of 3% of the industrial plots/sheds available
for allotment for the first time to Industrial Enterpriser to the persons with disabilities.
Barrier Free Environment (Section 46)
Under section 46 of the Act, the facility of ramps has already been provided in the newly
constructed hospitals and the proposal for construction of ramps in the hospitals and
rehabilitation institutes already constructed is being considered by the Public Works
Department.
Ramps and Rails have been sanctioned for 5933 primary and upper primary schools in
the state.
Barrier free toilets have been provided in 15 bus stands in the state. In addition to this
five wheel chairs have also been provided in 5 bus stands.
Research and Manpower Development (Section 48-49):
CRC Sundernagar is undertaking the Research and manpower development work in the
state. This institution is providing Diploma in Special Education (Visually Impaired) for
duration of two years and certificate course in Prosthetic & Orthotic for one year
duration.
Provision has been made in the proposed new scheme Integrated Scheme
to PWDs Sahyog for the universities/professional bodies to take up research in the field
of disability. Grant will be provided for undertaking research.
Appointment of Competent Authority (Section 50):
Director, Social Justice & Empowerment has been declared as competent authority vide
letter No: WLF-F( 10)-1/99 dated 19.7.99 for the registration of institutions for persons
with disabilities. Institutions working for the upliftment of persons with disabilities are
being registered under the section 52 of Persons with Disabilities Act, 1995 by the
Director-cum-Joint commissioner (Disabilities) as per the recommendation of the
concerned District Welfare Officer.
Appointment of Commissioner for Persons with Disabilities (Section 60):
Principal Secretary, Social Justice & Empowerment Department of Govt. of H.P. has
been appointed as Commissioner for persons with disabilities in the State. To monitor
implementation of all the provisions of Act and to provide all facilities/benefits PWDs,
Director, Social Justice & Empowerment is notified as Joint Commissioner (Disabilities).
In addition to this Deputy Commissioners in all the 12 districts have been notified as
Deputy Commissioner (Disabilities) & Distt. Welfare Officers as Disstt. Officers
(Disabilities)
Social Security (Section 66-68):
Section 67: Insurance Scheme for disabled employees
A compulsory general insurance scheme is being implemented in the State for all
government employees. Government employees with disabilities are also being covered
under this scheme.
Section 68 : Unemployment allowances:
Unemployment Allowance to PWDs is not provided to persons with disabilities in the
state. However, to provide social
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security, Disability Rehabilitation Allowances @ Rs. 300/-p.m., to is being provided by
the State Government. During the year 2007-08 total 26922 were assisted.
Notification of Rules (Section 73):
The State Govt. has notified rules vide Notification No. WLF-A(3)2/2000 dated
18.02.2005 for implement the Act.
Grievance Redressal:
S.No.
NO. OF COMPLAINTS U/S 59
OTHER GRIEVANCES
RECEIVED
1.
-
DISPOSED
OFF
-
RECEIVED
11
DISPOSED
OFF
11
SCHEMES FOR PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES WITH DISABILITIES
Sl. SCHEMES
WHETER THE
FUNDS
NO. OF
SCHEME EXISTS ALLOCATED BENEFICIARIES
(in lakhs)
YES
NO
1
2
3
4
5
6
1. SCHOLARSHIPS:
Yes
50.66
2035
2. ASSISTANCE
NO
EDUCATIONAL
SUPPORT
MATERIALS
3. ECONOMIC
Yes
10.00
345
REHABILITATION
4. AIDS AND
No (ADIP
APPLIANCES
Scheme is
being
implemented
through
grant
provided by
Govt. of
India
5. GIA TO
Yes
10.00
VOLUNTARY
ORGANISATION
6. HUMAN
RESOURCE
DEVELOPMENT
7. INFRASTRUCTURE Yes
25.00
DEVELOPMENT
8. MARRIAGE
Yes
30.00
314
INCENTIVE
9.
DISABLITY
Yes
PENSION
10. UNEMPLOYMENT
ALLOWANCE
57
743.23
NO
-
26922
11. GRANT TO
GOVERNMENT
INSTITUTION
12. TRANSPORT
SUBSIDY
Yes
23.81
Yes (Free
transport
facility is
provided to
PwDs in the
State. In
case of
employees,
they are
given
allowance @
Rs. 75/-per
month
13. MISCELLANEOUS
NO
EXPENSES
14. INSURANCE FOR
Yes (No
EMPLOYEES WITH separate
DISABILITIES
scheme for
PwDs. They
are also
covered
under GIS)
-
JAMMU AND KASHMIR
Not Reported
JHARKHAND
Constitution of State Coordination Committee (Section 13-18) :
Constituted. Meeting held on 29.06.2004, 20.02.2008. Recommendations are being
implemented.
Constitution of State Executive Committee (Section 19-21) :
Constituted. Meeting held on 22.08.06 & 10.10.06. Recommendations are being
implemented.
Prevention & Survey (Section 25)
Methods for preventing disabilities:
i) Awareness generation
ii) Pre-natal and post-natal check-up for prevention (ANW &AWH)
iii)
Immunization: Pulse Polio programme, catch up round for
vitamin A and distribution of IFA
tablets etc.
All children are being screened for identification of at risk cases. (ANM or fixed THR
dates every month.)
Survey: - State wise survey of persons with disabilities has been conducted in the year
2006 through AWWs & AWH.
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Action taken for creating awareness on health hygiene & sanitation
i)
Village contact drive through AWW and through Prabhat Pheri
ii) Social & Resource mapping, village mapping
iii) Focus group discussion, demonstration of case practices, street plays
iv) Exhibitions, demonstration & seminars, etc.
Free and Appropriate Education [Section 26(a)-31]
Free Education for children with disabilities is available in Govt. running Blind School at
Ranchi and Deaf & Dumb School at Ranchi & Dumka. Free education is also available in
Special Schools funded by the Govt. at Hazaribagh-2, Chakardharpur, Bokaro, Dhanbad2, Jamatara, Deoghar and Ranchi. Four additional special schools to be funded by the
Govt. is likely to start soon one each at Deoghar, Dhanbad, Hazaribagh and Ranchi.
One blind school at Giridih has been started. Three more Blind schools at Giridih,
Saraikela, Chakardharpur & Simdega and Six Deaf & Dumb schools one each at Giridih,
Bokaro, Hazaribagh, Dhanbad Gumla & Chaibasa is likely to be started soon where free
education will be provided to disabled students.
Instructions have been sent to all schools not to deny admission to children with
disabilities.
20 minute extra time is allowed to persons with visual disabilities in school/university
and State Selection Board Exams.
Identification of jobs (Section 32 )
All posts have been identified for reservation for persons with disabilities. Any
organization or service which thinks reservation for persons with disabilities in the posts
of that organization or service is not suitable, then appointing officer through their
administrative departments will send a proposal to Personnel,
Administrative reforms and Rajbhasa deptt. to exempt such services from reservation for
persons with disabilities. Personnel, Administrative reforms and Rajbhasa dept. will
obtain recommendations of committee under chairmanship of Chief Secretary and obtain
order of State Govt. and communicate the decision of State Government.
Jobs Reservation (Section 33)
3% horizontal reservation has been provided by the State Govt. to persons with
disabilities. 5 candidates with disabilities have qualified in the written examination of
JPSC under reservation quota. Final result is awaited.
Reservation in Educational Institutions (Section 39)
State HRD department has been requested to take needful action.
Reservation in Poverty Alleviation Schemes (Section 40)
3% reservation has been provided in all poverty alleviation schemes for the benefit of
persons with disabilities by an order issued vide letter no. 3260 dated 06.06.2003 of State
Rural Development Deptt.
Incentive Schemes (Section 41)
Provision for citation and cash award has been made last year (2007) and is to be
implemented.
Preferential land allotment (Section 43)
Revenue and Land Reforms Department has been requested vide letter no. 2080 dated
21.10.03 for allotting land under different schemes.
Barrier Free Environment (Section 45-46)
Road construction department, Building construction department, Urban Development
Department, RRDA have been requested to implement provisions of PWD Act regarding
making public transport and public places/buildings accessible to persons with
disabilities.
Provisions of barrier free environment for persons with disabilities have been introduced
in the technical specification for building construction works in the
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State of Jharkhand by State Building Construction Department.
Research and Manpower Development (Section 48- 49)
This is under consideration.
Appointment of Competent Authority (Section 50)
Previously Director, Social Welfare-cum-State Disability Commissioner was notified as
the competent authority. Now regular State Disability Commissioner has been appointed
and working. Revised notification is awaited.
Disability Commissioner (part or full time) (Section 60)
Full time.
Insurance Scheme for employees with disabilities (Section 67)
Under consideration.
Unemployment Allowance (Section 68)
"Swami Vivekanand Nishakta Swavalamban Protsahan Yojana" has
been implemented from 1st April, 2006 under which every person with disability having
age 5 years or above irrespective of Caste, creed, sex is paid Rs. 200/- per month as
"Protsahan Bhatta". Under this scheme, an amount of Rs. 28,76,83,200/-has been allotted
to all districts of Jharkhand for financial year 2006-07. The scheme is running
successfully.
Notification of Rules (Section 73)
State Rules have been notified.
.SCHEMES FOR PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES
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WHETER THE
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ALLOCATED
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YES
3
Yes
5
60.0
6
2
SCHOLARSHIPS:
EDUCATIONAL
ASSISTANCE :
EDUCATIONAL
SUPPORT
MATERIALS
ECONOMIC
REHABILITATION
AIDS AND
Yes
APPLIANCES
GRANT-IN-AID TO Yes
NO
4
NA
NA
125.00
85.196
VOLUNTARY
ORGANIZATIONS
6. HUMAN
RESOURCE DEV.
7. INFRASTRUCTURE
DEVELOPMENT
8. MARRIAGE
INCENTIVE
9. DISAB. PENSION
10. UNEMP. ALLOW.
11. GRANT TO GOVT.
INSTITUTIONS
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NA
NA
NA
NO
NO
-
-
12. TRANSPORT
SUBSIDIES
13. MISCELLANEOUS
EXPENSES
a) Social & economic Yes
survey
b) Workship
Yes
14. INSURANCE FOR
EMPLOYEES WITH
DISABILITIES
15. Swami Vivakanand
Yes
Nishakta
Swavalamban
Prothsahan Yojana
NO
20.00
17.00
NO
2876.832
STATE COMMISSIONERS: COORDINATIO WORK (FINANCIAL YEAR 2007-08)
Sl.No State
Issues Takes Up with State Department
1 The present rate of "Protsahan Bhatta" under Swami
Vivekanand Nishakta Swavalamban Protsahan Yojana is
Jharkhand
Rs.200/- per month. The State deptt. has been requested to
increase the amount in the following mannera) a)Rs.300/- for Physically challenged disabled.
b) b)Rs.500/- for Mentally retarded/Mentally disabled.
2. To revive four DDRCs working at Ranchi, Dumka,
Hazaribagh & Jamshedpur.
KARNATAKA
Constitution of State Coordination Committee (Section 13-18):
Constituted. Meeting was held on 24.03.08
Constitution of State Executive Committee (Section 19-21):
Constituted. Meeting was held on 11.01.08.
Prevention & Survey (Section 25):
Sample survey has been done by Dept. of disabled and Senior citizen Welfare.
Education (Section 26):
Deptt. Of Education is providing free & compulsory education for disabled children up to
the age of 14 years.
Non-formal Education Programme Section 27(a-e)]:
Education Department is conducting special classes for dropout children in 202 blocks to
bring disabled children into main stream.
Identification of jobs (Section 32):
Identified.
Jobs Reserved (Section 33):
The Govt. of Karnataka has reserved 3% in Group 'A' & 'B' posts and 5% in Group 'C &
'D' posts for persons with disabilities in Govt. Services.
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Reservation in Educational Institutions (Section 39):
Reserved 3 per cent of seats for persons with disabilities in Govt. Educational institutions
and other educational institutions receiving aid from the government.
Reservation in Poverty Alleviation Schemes (Section 40):
Reservation has been made.
Incentive Schemes (Section 41):
Action is being initiated.
Preferential land allotment (Section 43):
Provisions have been made.
Barrier Free Environment (Section 45-46) :
Action has been initiated.
Research and Human Resource Development (Section 48-49)
Action is being initiated.
Appointment of Competent Authority (Section 50):
Implemented.
Disability Commissioner (part or full time) (Section 60)
Full time Commissioner has been appointed on 20.06.07.
Insurance Scheme for employees with disabilities (Section 67)
Action is being initiated.
Unemployment Allowance (Section 68)
Monthly maintenance allowance of Rs. 400/- is being given to the persons with
disabilities who are economically backward.
Notification of Rules (Section 73):
The Govt. of Karnataka has notified the rules to carry out the provisions of PWD
Act, 1995 vide notification No. WCD PHP 172 PHP 98 dated 17.04.04.
GRIEVANCE REDRESSAL (2007-08)
STATE
NO. OF COMPLAINTS U/S 59
RECEIVED
DISPOSED
Karnataka
564
511
OTHER GRIEVANCES
RECEIVED
DISPOSED
OFF
1016
983
SCHEMES FOR PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES
WHETER THE
FUNDS
NO. OF
Sl. SCHEMES
SCHEME EXISTS ALLOCATED BENEFICIARIES
(in lakhs)
YES
NO
1
2
3
4
5
6
S
1.
SCHOLARSHIPS:
EDUCATIONAL
2.
ASSISTANCE :
EDUCATIONAL
SUPPORT
MATERIALS
ECONOMIC
Yes
REHABILITATION
AIDS AND
Yes
APPLIANCES
3.
4.
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Yes
207. 20
24250
-
188. 00
800
-
1000
5000
NO
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
11.
12.
13.
14.
GRANT-IN-AID TO
VOLUNTARY
ORGANIZATIONS
HUMAN
RESOURCE DEV.
INFRASTRUCTURE
DEVELOPMENT
MARRIAGE
INCENTIVE
DISAB PENSION
.
UNEM ALLOW.
P
GRANT TO GOVT.
INSTITUTIONS
TRANSPORT
SUBSIDIES
MISCELLANEOUS
EXPENSES
INSURANCE FOR
EMPLOYEES WITH
DISABILITIES
Yes
-
-
287.35
30 Schools
-
80
39.57
5 Buildings
-
-
-
NO
Yes
-
17400.00
464731
-
NO
-
-
Yes
-
29.28
-
-
1 lakh beneficiaries
-
-
2.5 lakh
2500
Yes
-
-
Yes
FUNDING AND COVERAGE PATTERN OF SCHEMES IN DISABILITY
SECTOR PERCENTAGE COVERAGE AND PER CAPITA EXPENDITURE IN
STATES/UTS
Estimated
disabled
population
Percent
coverage
C/Ax100
Expenditure
Per Capita
per beneficiary Expenditure (in
(in Rs.) B/C
Rs.) B/A
A
Total
No. of
Expenditure (in beneficiaries
Rs. in lakhs)
under the
schemes
B
C
D
E
F
940643
19153.9
63.5%
3206
2036
597361
COORDINATION WORKS - ISSUES TAKEN UP WITH STATE
DEPARTMENT:
Department
Education Deptt.
Health Deptt.
Transport
Youth Services & Sports
Police Deptt.
Issues taken up
Reservation in employment
Issue of certificates and barrier free facilities in hospitals
Employment and barrie free facilities
Barrier free accessibility in stadiums
Auditory signals installed
Disabled welfare
Public Works Dept.
Urban Development
Housing Deptt.
Museum & Archeology
Deptt. of Food & Civil
Supply
KSIDB, KSSIDC
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SHG's of PWD's are formed. Employment training
schemes for PWDs
Barrier free
Amendment of building byelaws
5% reservation in housing and sites
Barrier free environment
3% reservation in fair price shop & kerosene
3% reservation in allotment of area and shop for running a
factory.
KERALA
Not reported
LAKSHDWEEP
Constitution of State Coordination Committee (Section 13-18):
As per Section 13(3) of the Persons with Disabilities Act, 1995 the Union Territory
Administration is not required to constitute the State Coordination Committee.
Constitution of State Executive Committee (Section 19-21) :
Constituted under the Chairmanship of Secretary (Welfare) vide F.No. 20/3/96-SJEC(l)
dt. 13.09.1999.
Identification of jobs (Section 32)
The Administration has identified 117 posts under different departments suitable for
handicapped persons both under promotion and direct recruitment category.
Jobs Reserved (min. 3%) (Section 33)
Reservation of 3% posts for persons with disabilities is already in force in the Union
Territory.
Reservation of seats for disabled (Section 39)
All capable children are admitted to schools.
Reservation in Poverty Allev. Schemes (Section 40) :
Persons with Disabilities are engaged in Coir production units, DRDA activities.
Incentive Schemes (Section 41)
Propose to sanction scholarships for disabled students.
Preferential Land Allotment (Section 43):
Not applicable since land is limited in U.T. i.e., 32Sq.Km.
Barrier Free Environment (Section 44-47):
Ramps have been provided on the ground floors of the schools, hospitals, Secretariat and
other Govt. buildings to facilitate the easy movement of the handicapped persons. Action
is on hand to construct ramps in all Govt. buildings.
Appointment of Competent Authority (Section 50)
The Registrar, Department of Co-operative Societies has been appointed as the competent
authority for registration of Institutions for persons with disabilities.
Disability Commissioner (part or full time) (Section 60)
Director Social welfare and Tribal Affairs -Part Time
Social Security (Section 66-68)
Initiated action with respect to grant of unemployment allowance.
Notification of Rules (Section 73)
Lakshdweep being a Union Territory without Legislature follows Central Govt. Rules.
Hence the rules formulated by Govt. of India will be applicable to Union Territory of
Lakshdweep also. Rules not yet notified
Grievance Redressal :
Complaints received
- Nil
Complaints disposed of
- Nil
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1
2
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2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
WHETER THE
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3
SCHOLARSHIPS
EDUCATIONAL
ASSISTANCE : EDUCATIONAL
SUPPORT
MATERIALS
ECONOMIC REHABILITATION
AIDS AND APPLIANCES
GRANT-IN-AID TO
VOLUNTARY
ORGANIZATIONS
HUMA RESOURCE
N
DEV.
INFRASTRUCTURE
DEVELOPMENT
MARRIAGE INCENTIVE
DISAB PENSION
.
FUNDS
ALLOCATE
D (in. lakhs
4
NO. OF
BENEFICIARIES
5
6
Yes
500.00
Yes
Yes
03
-
4.5
NO
NO
NO
-
Nil
-
Yes
10. UNEM ALLOW.
Yes
P
11. GRANT TO GOVT.
INSTITUTIONS
12. TRANSPORT
SUBSIDIES
13. MISCELLANEOUS
EXPENSES
14. INSURANCE FOR
EMPLOYEES WITH
DISABILITIES
@ Rs. 300/163
(From 1-4-2008
@ Rs. 400/-)
2.5
_
-
-
-
-
-
-
Issues Taken up with State Government Department :
-Setting up of separate Commiossionarate with required manpower
-Setting uo of District Disabled Rehabilitation Centre
-Setting up of Handicapped Home
MADHYA PRADESH
Not Reported
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MAHARASHTRA
Population of the State : 9.68 Crores (2001 census)
%age of disabled population
: 1.62%
Statement showing the category wise, sex wise population of disabled persons in
Maharashtra as per Census of 2001.
S.No.
1.
2.
3.
4.
Category of disability
Visually Impaired
Hearing Impaired
Orthopaedically
Handicapped
Mentally Retarded
Total
Male
population
3,20,466
1,15,591
3,74,671
Female
population
2.60.464
89,842
1,95,274
Total disabled
population
5.80.930
2,05,433
5,69,945
1,23,139
9,33,867
90,135
6,35,715
2,13,274
15,69,582
Constitution of State Coordination Committee (Section 13-18):
Constituted on 21st May, 2001. Meeting of State Coordination Committee was last held
on 15.02.2008 in which following issues were discussed:
Constitution of State Executive Committee (Section 19-21):
Constituted on 17th May, 2001
Prevention & Survey (Section 25):
Government of Maharashtra, Ministry of Social Justice & Special Assistance has formed
Audit Committee to audit prevention and early detection programme vide circular dated
21st April 2004.
Table showing the data of children between the age of 0 to 14 years
Screened under Prevention & Early Detection Programme In the year 2007- 08.
Total no.of
children
screened
Total no.
children
identified
with dected
disability
365694
321513
321513
Total 365694
Camps, Certification & Trainings
Aid &
Applications
Provide to
children with
Disabilities
Total No. of
Corrective
surgeries
Done.
93018
93018
10933
10933
-Total No. of Camps organized under prevention programme - 2190
-Total No. of certificates Distributed under prevention programme -152404
-Total No. of Training programmes organized under prevention programme - 2022
The State level co-ordination meeting of prevention Programme was held on 24.07.2007
at Research Center K.E.M hospital, Pune. Officials from the department of public health,
School Education, Women & child development and representatives from non
Government Organization attended the meeting and guidelines were issued to concerned
departments through this Commissionerate.
Education (Section 26-31):
The Govt. of Maharashtra has set up 21 Special Government Schools and Workshops and
providing Grant-in-aid to 674 Special Schools /Workshops run by non governmental
organisation for education and physical rehabilitation of children with disability in the
age group of 6 to 18 years and vocation training to
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Children with disabilities above 18 years is provided in Govt. training centers.
Free facilities of food, clothing and education are provided in these institutions and grantin-aid is provided to these institutions:
-100% salary for approved staff
-Non-salary
grant
(Contingency) limited to 8% of salary expenditure
-100% Building rent for 1st five years. 50% after five years.
Non-formal Education Programme (Sec.27 a-e)
The School Education department runs Integrated Education programme in Maharashtra
state. Total 512 Integrated Education Units have started till 2007-08 to provide education
to children with disabilities in normal school environment.
As far as the school drop out of children with disabilities is concerned, the Maharashtra
Prathmik Shiksan Parishad has appointed 850 mobile special teachers to provide
education to these children and total 9375 children are covered in this pattern. The
Prathmik Shiskan Parishad also started Non Formal Education Programme for the
children with disabilities on experimental basis where 400 children with disabilities are
getting education through 8 school readiness programmes.
Following facilities are provided to the children with Disabilities in Maharashtra state in
the year 2007-087.
1) Free Note Book, book and educational
aids
Total No. of Beneficiaries 16,366. Expenditure-141.531akhs
2) State Pre matric scholarship Total No. of Beneficiaries 24735. Expenditure228.301akhs
3) State post matric scholarship Total No. of Beneficiaries 5672. Expenditure111.19lackhs
4) Some Municipal Corporation provided free transport
Children with disabilities to attend schools.
facility to
the
5) Government of Maharashtra Department of Social Justice & Special Assistance has
added post of driver & cleaner in the new staffing pattern of the special school as
Government Resolution 18.08.2004.
Employment (Section 32 to 33):
All 27 administrative Department of Maharashtra State have identified suitable posts for
PWDs.
Government of Maharashtra, has reserved 3% posts for the persons with disabilities in
employment 1% each to visually impaired, hearing impaired and orthopaedically
handicapped respectively. This Commissionerate has taken Special Drive to fill up back
log of persons with disabilities in State Government service in the year 2006-07 & 200708. The following is the position of Backing as on 31.03.08.
Sr.
No.
Backlog
on Backing filled Backing
01.04.2007
up to 31.3.08
remains
01.4.08
1
Total
1277
1277
646
646
on
629
629
Special Employment Exchanges (Section 34 to 35)
Government of Maharashtra, Department of Employment and Self-Employment has
established special employment and self-employment guidance center for persons with
disabilities in every district of Maharashtra State vide Government resolution dated 17th
July, 2004.
Vacancies to carry forward (Section 36)
Government of Maharashtra, Department of General Administration directed to carry
forward the vacancies suitable posts of persons with disabilities for 3 years, if vacant
posts do not get filled in a calendar year vide government resolution dated 10th
September, 1981.
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Reservation in Educational Institutions Schemes (Section 39) :
The department of School Education, Higher & Technical, Medical Education
Agriculture has reserved 3% seats seats for students with disabilities in Maharashtra. The
following is the position of admission of student with disabilities in under 3% reservation
in the year 2007-08:
Name of the Department
Sr.No
1
2
3
4
No. of student admitted
School Education
290456
Higher Technical Education 1260
Medical Education
Agriculture
Total
Not reported
Not reported
291716
Reservation in Poverty Alleviation Schemes (Section 40):
Govt. of Maharashtra has provided 3% reservation in poverty alleviation schemes for the
benefit of persons with disabilities. The following is the details in year 2007-08 :
Name of the
scheme
Total No.
Beneficiaries
Expenditure (Rs.
in lakhs)
1
Swarna Jayanti
Gram
Swayanrojar
Yojana
1663
216.48
2
Poverty
alleviation
scheme of Zilla
parishad
2601
205.83
Total
4264
422.31
Sr.No.
Incentives Schemes (Section 41) :
Government of Maharashtra, Department of Social Justice and Special Assistance has
started State Award Scheme for persons with disabilities vide government resolution
dated 9th February, 1982. The categories to awards are :
a.
Best employee - Private/Government
b. Best employer - Private/Government
c. Best Placement Officer - Private/ Government
Preferential Allotment of Land (Section 43):
-Maharashtra Housing and Area Development Board has reserved 2% tenements/posts
for the persons with disabilities.
-Department of Food and Civil Supplies has given priority in distribution of rationing
shops to persons with disabilities.
-Department of Revenue and Forest has made provisions for allotment of land without
auction to the persons with disabilities.
-Department of Rural Development provide houses to the 841 persons with disabilities
under Indira Awas Yojana.
Barrier Free Environment ( Section 45-46) :
-Government of Maharashtra, Ministry of Social Justice & Special Assistance
Department has formed Access Audit Teams to inspect public places at District
Level/Taluka Level for the barrier free environment.
-In the year 2007-08, the Public work Department has done access audit of 3670 Govt.
Buildings. Total 712 ramps were built and 712 hand reels were fixed. The department of
school education has built 58,431 ramps and fixed 58,431 hand reels.
-The public Health Department has built 558 ramps at District General Hospital and
Health Centres in the year 2007-08.
Appointment of Competent Authority (Section 50 to 55 ):
Commissioner (Independent Charge) for Persons with Disabilities, Maharashtra state is
the Competent Authority to issues Certificates of registration to Special School, Special
Workshop & for Rehabilitation Activities.
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Appointment of Commissioner (Section 60 to 62):
Government of Maharashtra, Department of Social Justice and Special Assistance has
appointed Commissioner (Independent Charge) for persons with disabilities, Maharashtra
State vide Government resolution dated 19th August, 2000.
Section 66 to 68 - Social Security
Insurance Scheme for employees with disabilities : Government of Maharashtra,
Departmentof School education has started Rajiv Gandhi Vidhyarthi Suraksha Yojana
vide Govt. Registration No. P.R.E-2001/57783/(2891) PRASHI, Dated 1st Oct. 2003. All
school going children with disabilities are covered under this scheme.
The department of Employment and self employment established special employment &
self employment guidance center for persons with disabilities in 35 districts in
Maharashtra state.
The following table shows the registration of persons with disability in Maharashtra state
in the year 2007-08.
Recommendation for Employment
Sr.No
1
Type of Disability
Blind
Hearing
Impaired
1990
2331
Total
Orthopedics
17776
22097
Recommendation for Employment
Sr.No Type of Disability
Blind Hearing
Impaired
1
1990
2331
Total
Orthopedics
17776
22097
Section 73: Notification of Rules
Government of Maharashtra, Department of Social Justice and Special Assistance issued
Notificatio of Rules from 28 February 2003. The rules named as Maharashtra Persons
With Disabilities (Equal Opportunity, Protection of Rights and Full Participation) Rules
2001.
Grievance Redressal :
STATE
NO. OF COMPLAINTS U/S 59
RECEIVED
DISPOSED
OFF
Maharashtra 14
-
SCHEMES FOR PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES
OTHER GRIEVANCES
RECEIVED
DISPOSED
OFF
57
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SCHOLARSHIPS:
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ASSISTANCE :
EDUCATIONAL
SUPPORT
MATERIALS
ECONOMIC
REHABILITATION
WHET
ER
SCHE
ME
EXIST
S
YES
3
Yes
FUNDS
NO. OF
ALLOCATED BENEFICIARIES
(in lakhs)
NO
4
5
339.49
6
30,407
Yes
141.53
16,366
Yes
20.00
398
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
11.
12.
13.
14.
AIDS AND
APPLIANCES
GRANT-IN-AID TO
VOLUNTARY
ORGANIZATIONS
HUMAN
RESOURCE DEV.
INFRASTRUCTURE
DEVELOPMENT
MARRIAGE
INCENTIVE
DISAB. PENSION
UNEMP. ALLOW.
GRANT TO GOVT.
INSTITUTIONS
TRANSPORT
SUBSIDIES
MISCELLANEOUS
EXPENSES
INSURANCE FOR
EMPLOYEES WITH
DISABILITIES
Total
Yes
8.60
326
Yes
120.99.08
32992
Yes
N.A.
862
Yes
-
-
Yes
17.0
140
509.20
1071
NO
NO
Yes
NO
-
NO
-
-
13134.90
82562
NO
MANIPUR
Not Reported
MEGHALAYA
Constitution of State Coordination Committee (Section 13-18) :
Constituted on 24.11.99. Meetings held: 20.10.2000, 08.01.2002, 13.05.2003,
01.12.2003, 18.11.2004
Constitution
of State Committee (Section 19-21)
Constituted on 24.11.99. Meetings held on 22.10.2001, 13.2.2003, 15.09.2004.
Prevention & Survey (Section 25)
Action taken by State Resource Center under NPRPD
-As per report from SRC, the survey of PWDs in the state, through the field
functionaries of MRWs and CBRWs has almost been completed. The total number of
PWDs so far is 15,044. However, the DSDOs were advised to
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complete the survey by 31.12.2006, considering for those PWDs who were not covered.
-Conducting survey is an ongoing process, with new additional disabled persons. For
which, a specific software has been developed and the entire data is being tabulated
systematically, which is going on. Further, the normalization of the Disability
Rehabilitation Programme in the State Plan being under consideration, the enumeration
of PWDs shall further be streamlined and improved in due course of time. The Central
Registry of the PWDs in the state is being regularly updated incorporating the data
collected by different NGOs and other organization, so as to enable to develop a
comprehensive list of PWDs in the state.
-Altogether, 1710 Disability Certificates were issued till March, 2008.
Education (Section 26):
Education Department provides education to children up to the age of 14 years including
disabled students studying in Govt./Govt.-aided schools.
Non-formal Education Programme [Section 27(a-e)]
-Education Department through SSA is giving book grant to disabled students studying in
Govt. Schools from Class I - VII; others will be referred to/are given by Social Welfare
Department.
-Foundation Training to Teachers is also provided in collaboration with NGOs viz;
Bethany Society and Montfort Centre, Tura.
Identification of jobs (Section 32) :
Under Process.
Jobs Reserved (Min. 3%) (Section 33) :
The government has notified the 3%
reservation for employment of Disabled
Persons, issued vide Notification
No.PER(A)
150/88/452,
dated
30.10.2006
Reservation in Poverty Alleviation Schemes (Section 40):
Poverty Alleviation scheme is being implemented through DRDA through Indira Awas
Yojana in all the seven districts of the State and 3% reservation for persons with
disabilities has been approved. Registration of persons with disabilities under the
National Rural Guarantee Scheme has also been taken up.
Incentive Schemes (Section 41) :
1. Scholarship and Meritorious Award to Persons with disabilities
2. Prosthetic aids to Persons with disabilities
3. Vocational training to Persons with disabilities for self employment
4. Rehabilitation treatment for the Persons with disabilities
5. Assistance to voluntary organizations working for the Persons with disabilities.
Barrier Free Environment (Section 45-46):
Under Process.
Research and Human Resource Development (Section 48-49):
Research work has been taken up by Health Department in coordination with Education
Department. The scheme under NPRPD has been launched with setting up State
Resource Centre in Shillong and District Rehabilitation Centre both at Shillong and Tura.
Appointment of Competent Authority (Section 50) :
Director of Social Welfare has been appointed Competent Authority to register the
NGOs. Vide Notification No.;SW(S) 106/94/149, dt. 21.11.1995.
Appointment of Disability Commissioner (part or full time) (Section 60) :
The Govt. of Meghalaya has appointed a full-time Commissioner as State Commissioner
for Disabilities, Meghalaya vide Notification No.: SW(S) 69/2001/122 dated 11.08.2003.
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Insurance Scheme for employees with disabilities (Section 67) :
The normal security benefit schemes like pension, GPF, Gratuity, etc. are being followed.
Unemployment Allowance (Section 68) :
Initially the Department have implemented by providing an allowance of nominal amount
of Rs. 50/- per month. The case for increasing the same to Rs. 500/- per month is being
taken up with Govt.
Notification of Rules (Section 73) :
Under process.
SCHEMES FOR PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES
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1.
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2.
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AIDS AND
APPLIANCES
GRANT-IN-AID TO
VOLUNTARY
ORGANIZATIONS
HUMAN
RESOURCE DEV.
INFRASTRUCTURE
DEVELOPMENT
MARRIAGE
INCENTIVE
DISAB. PENSION
UNEMP. ALLOW.
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9.
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13.
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3
4
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FUNDS
ALLOCATED
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5
1.0
(Plan)
1.1
3.7
(Non-plan)
1.314
6
831 (Plan) 119 (NonPlan)
Yes
3.0 (Plan)
3.0 (Plan)
2 (Plan)
40 (Non-Plan)
Yes
Yes
0.48
1.5
8
126
Yes
21. 11863
3
Yes
546
EXPENSES
14. INSURANCE FOR
EMPLOYEES WITH
DISABILITIES
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FUNDING AND COVERAGE PATTERN OF SCHEMES IN DISABILITY
SECTOR PERCENTAGE COVERAGE AND PER CAPITA EXPENDITURE IN
STATES/UTS
Estimated
disabled
population
Total
No. of
Expenditure (in beneficiaries
Rs. in lakhs)
under the
scheme
Percent
Expenditure
Per Capita
coverage C/A per beneficiary Expenditure (in
x 100
(in Rs.) B/L
Rs.) B/A
A
28803
B
2437013
D
14.23
C
4100
E
MIZORAM
Not Reported
NAGALAND
Not Reported
ORISSA
Not Reported
PUDUCHERRY
Constitution of State Coordination Committee (Section 13-18) :
State Coordination Committee has not been constituted. Since Union Territory of
Puducherry is small in area, it is felt that State Executive Committee is enough. It will
look after the functions of the SCC also.
Constitution of State Executive Committee (Section 19-21) :
State Executive Committee was formed on 08.01.99 and number of meetings held is 7.
New State Executive Committee has been reconstituted as per G.O.Ms.No.32/ 2004Wel(SW-V), dated 30.4.2004. So far 8 meetings were conducted. The recent meeting
held on 12.1.2007
Prevention & Survey (Section 25)
Detailed survey was taken in Puducherry & Karaikal regions in the year 2001-2002.
Further Awareness camps for Prevention and Early Detection of Disabilities is being
conducted every year in all the four
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regions of UT of Puducherry. This year members of self help groups attended the camp.
Resource Personnel from the National Institute for Empowerment of Persons with
Multiple Disabilities, Muttukadu, Chennai have given training to the participants. Para
medical staffs are also included in the camp.
Free and Appropriate Education [Section 26(a)]
Free Education is given upto Degree level to all the students and students with disabilities
are also covered separately. Scholarships are being given to PH Students. Free education
is given to handicapped children in the special schools run by the Social Welfare
Department. Free uniforms, free bus passes are also issued to the disabled students.
Non formal Education Programme (Sec 27 (a-e)]
All the students with disabilities are given education in separate special school for Deaf,
Blind, Mentally retarded and Orthopaedically handicapped children.
Identification of jobs (Section 32):
In respect of U.T. of Puducherry, resolution has been passed by the State Executive
Committee, to adopt the same list prepared by Government of India. Accordingly the list
of jobs/posts notified by Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment, Government of
India, vide N0.16-25/99.NI.I dated 03.05.2001 will be adopted as the list for U.T. of
Puducherry also.
Jobs Reserved (Min 3%) (Sec 33):
In order to review the implementation of the 3% reservation, a meeting with all Heads of
Departments of U.T. of Puducherry was convened on 5.11.2007 under the chairmanship
of Hon'ble Welfare Minister. Similarly, a meeting with all Heads of Boards/
Corporations/ Societies was convened by the Secretary (Welfare) wherein strict
instructions were given to implement the 3% reservation in jobs under PWD Act 1995.
At present it is 1.5%
Reservation in Educational Institutions (min. 3%) (Section 39)
3% of seats are reserved in all the Govt. Educational Institutions.
Reservation in Poverty Alleviation Schemes (Section 40) :
-District Rural Development Agency is implementing 3% in all their schemes such as
SJGY, SGRY and PMGY etc.
-A meeting is proposed to be convened on 4.7.2008 with the departments which are
implementing various beneficiary oriented schemes under the chairmanship of the
Commissioner to draw the course of action for implementation of this section.
Incentive Schemes (Section 41) :
Incentives are provided to the best Employer both in Government/Private Enterprises at
the State/National level. Further State Government is also giving 12 Nos. of State Awards
under the scheme of awards for the welfare of the persons with disabilities. Preferential
land allotment (Section 43) :
Rules for preferential allotment of land to the disabled has been amended by the Revenue
Department vide G.O. Ms. No.25 dated 7.6.1999 and are being followed now.
Further, in the Budget Speech 2008-09, the Hon'ble Chief Minister has stated that "it is
also proposed to reserve 3% for the physically challenged persons in beneficiary oriented
schemes implemented by various departments such as distribution of free pattas, financial
assistance for the construction of houses, etc."
Barrier Free Environment (Section 45-46):
The Surveyor of Works, Public Works Department, Puducherry has stated that ramps
have been provided in all the new buildings. The PW Department has been instructed to
make necessary arrangements for providing barrier free environment in all the
Government buildings. The PWD was also requested to furnish the list of buildings
available with
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such facilities. The Chief Town Planner informed that Government has been approached
to make necessary amendments to building byelaws and in the approval given by the
Planning Authority, barrier free environment is ensured.
Research and Human Resource Development (Section 48-49):
All the works relating to the disability are being monitored by evaluation cell attached.
The Government also proposes to provide financial assistance to universities and
professional bodies for under taking research for special education, rehabilitation and
manpower development.
Appointment of Competent Authority (Section 50):
The Director of Social Welfare was appointed as the Competent Authority under Section
50.
Disability Commissioner (part or full time) (Section 60):
Part time
Insurance Scheme for employees with disabilities (Section 67):
326 Government Employees are covered under this scheme. Further this scheme is being
extended to all the Disabled persons with 40% of Disability between the age of 45 to 74.
Unemployment Allowance (Section 68):
As per the G.O. Ms.No.23/98 Wel (SW) II of dated 25-8-1998, the details of
unemployment allowance are as follows:
-H.Sc
: Rs. 200/-Under Graduate
: Rs.300/-Post Graduate
: Rs. 500/In the UT of Puducherry, 25 persons with disabilities were benefited. But as of now, no
application is received for unemployment allowance, since, amount of financial
assistance is higher than the amount granted in unemployment allowance.
Notification of Rules (Section 73):
Government of Puducherry have notified G.O.Ms.No.l/99-Wel SW(II) dated 8.1.1999
under the section 73 of Persons with Disabilities Act.
Grievance Redressal
COMPLAINTS & GRIEVANCES (2006-07)
STATE
U.T. of
Puducherry
NO. OF COMPLAINTS U/S 59
RECEIVED
DISPOSED
OFF
-
OTHER GRIEVANCES
RECEIVED
DISPOSED OFF
2
2
SCHEMES FOR PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES STATE GOVERNMENTS
AND UT ADMINISTRATIONS
Sl.
1
1.
2.
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SCHEMES
2
SCHOLARSHIPS:
EDUCATIONAL
ASSISTANCE :
EDUCATIONAL
SUPPORT
MATERIALS
WHETER THE
SCHEME EXISTS
YES
3
Yes
NO
4
NO
FUNDS
NO. OF
ALLOCATED BENEFICIARIES
EXISTS
5
2.09
6
228
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
11.
12.
13.
14.
15.
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20.
21.
ECONOMIC
REHABILITATION
AIDS AND
APPLIANCES
GRANT-IN-AID TO
VOLUNTARY
ORGANIZATIONS
HUMAN
RESOURCE DEV.
INFRASTRUCTURE
DEVELOPMENT
MARRIAGE
INCENTIVE
DISAB. PENSION
UNEMP. ALLOW.
GRANT TO GOVT.
INSTITUTIONS
TRANSPORT
SUBSIDIES
FIANCIAL
ASSISTANCE FOR
FUNERAL
EXPENSES OF PH
INSURANCE FOR
GOVT. EMPLOYEES
WITH
DISABILITIES
GRANT OF 50%
FUEL SUBSIDY
GRANT OF STATE
AWARDS
CONDUCT OF
ANNUAL TOUR
FREE SUPPLY OF
MOTORISED
TRICYCLE
FREE SUPPLY OF
RICE (15 KG EACH
PER MONTH)
FREE SUPPLY OF
SAREES AND
ISSUE OF
IDENTITY CARDS
NO
Yes
2.4
237
Yes
2.42
3
Yes
15.00
60
Yes
Yes
Yes
2051.14
1.00
6.58
19879
l(DRC)
Yes
21.95
1746
Yes
8.38
415
Yes
0.05
308
Yes
1.61
41
Yes
0.95
10
Yes
3.54
350
Yes
40.00
132
Yes
320.53
19879
Yes
26.16
16794
Yes
0.08
220
NO
NO
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22. GRANT OF
Yes
MERITORIOUS
AWARD TO BLIND
STUDENTS
23. FREE SUPPLY OF
Yes
RADIO TO BLIND
PERSONS.
0.30
3
6.18
2169
FUNDING AND COVERAGE PATTERN OF SCHEMES IN DISABILITY
SECTOR
PERCENTAGE COVERAGE AND PER CAPITA EXPENDITURE IN STATES/UTs
FINANCIAL YEAR 2006-2007
Estimated
Total
No. of
Percent
Expenditure Per Capita
disabled
Expenditure beneficiaries coverage
per
Expenditure
population (in Rs. in
under the
C/A x 100 beneficiary
(in Rs.)
lakhs)
scheme
(in Rs.)
20500
2514.77
1
9879
96.97
12650.38
12267.17
STATE COMMISSIONERS : COORDINATION WORK (FINANCIAL YEAR 20062007)
Sl. STATE
ISSUES TAKEN UP WITH STATE DEPARTMENTS
1. U.T. OF
In the meeting convened on 5.11.2007 under the chairmanship of
PUDUCHERRY
the Hon'ble Welfare Minister, the Commissioner has strictly
instructed all the Heads of Departments of U.T. of Puducherry to
implement 3% reservation for PH candidates in Government
Sector.
Summary of the Initiatives taken for Implementation of the Act
The Government of Puducherry has notified the Rules, namely, the Persons with
Disabilities (Equal Opportunities, Protection of Rights and Full Participation) Rules
1998, under the Act as required under Section 73 of the Act vide G.O.Ms.No.l/99Wel(SW-II), dated 8.1.1999. Since, Puducherry is a small Union Territory, the Secretary
(Welfare) has been appointed as the ex-officio Commissioner for Persons with
Disabilities as required under Section 60 of the PWD Act, 1995.
2. The Director of Social Welfare is appointed as Competent Authority under these rules.
The Disabled Division of Social Welfare Department, Puducherry, is implementing all
the schemes for the welfare of the disabled in the U.T. of Puducherry. All the works
relating to the disability are being monitored by evaluation cell attached.
3. State Executive Committee was formed on 08.01.99 and regular meetings are being
held. The State Executive Committee has been reconstituted as per the Act after three
years vide
G.O.Ms.No.32/2004-Wel(SW.V), dated 30.9.2004. The State Co-ordination Committee
has not been constituted, since U.T. is a small in area and it is felt that the same is not
necessary as stated in Section 13(3). But the State Executive Committee is itself looking
after the functions of the
State Coordination Committee also.
4. or effective, procedural and strict implementation of 3% reservation for Persons with
Disabilities in Govt. employment, the instructions/guidelines issued by the DP&T,
Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances & Pensions, Government of India, New Delhi
vide Office Memoranda dated 29.12.2005 and 26.4.2006 were communicated to all
Heads of Departments/Corporations/ Boards of U.T. of Puducherry.
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5. Further as the U.T. of Puducherry is adopting the same list of jobs/posts identified by
Govt. of India for PH persons, the list notified vide No. 16-70/2004-DD.III dated
18.01.2007 and 15.3.2007 by Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment, Government
of India was linked with the website of Social
Welfare Department,
http://socwelfare.pondicherry.gov.in for easy access.
6. In order to review the implementation of the 3% reservation, a meeting with all Heads
of Departments of U.T. of Puducherry was convened on 5.11.2007 under the
chairmanship of Hon'ble Welfare Minister. Similarly, a meeting with all Heads of
Corporations/ Societies was convened by the Secretary (Welfare) wherein strict
instructions/ necessary guidelines were issued for maintaining/updating of PH rosters in
all the Departments/undertakings and to identify the number of backlog vacancies and
instructed to fill up the backlog vacancies in a time bound manner.
7. Accordingly, in order to review the action taken by the Departments to implement the
instructions of the Hon'ble Welfare Minister, a meeting with the some of the important
Departments is proposed to be convened shortly under the chairmanship of the Secretary
(Welfare).
8. As per section 41 of PWD Act 1995, a meeting was convened on 13-11-2007 under the
Chairmanship of the Hon'ble Welfare Minister with the Private Organisations to explore
job avenues to Disabled persons in Private sectors. Further, based the request made by the
Chairman, CII, Puducherry, the educational qualification particulars of Disabled persons
were handed over to them and requested for employment of disabled persons in their
organizations. As a result, seven job melas were conducted in collaboration with the
Vocational Rehabilitation Centre, Nonankkuppam, a Govt. of India's organization and
121 PH persons were appointed in Private organisations.
9.As envisaged in Chapter IV of Persons with Disabilities Act, various measures are
being taken up by the Social Welfare Department such as campaign by public media and
training to Anganwadi Workers, etc. Awareness camps for Prevention and Early
Detection of Disabilities is being conducted every year in all the four regions of UT of
Puducherry. This year members of self help groups were attended the camp. Resource
Personnel from the National Institute for Empowerment of Persons with Multiple
Disabilities, Muttukadu, Chennai have given training to the participants. Two Medical
Boards are functioning, one each in two districts, viz. Puducherry and Karaikal. The
Health and Family Welfare Department of Puducherry is conducting periodical medical
camps to School students.
10. Affirmative action as mentioned in PWD Act section 42 and 43, this UT is supplying
aids and appliances like tricycles walking sticks, Barille watches, and hearing aids under
a scheme. Assistive devices and teaching aids to all the educational institutions run by the
Social Welfare Department, such as Braille books Braille maps, are provided to the Blind
persons. Individual hearing aids and group hearing aids are provided to the deaf students.
Free uniforms, free bus passes are also issued to the disabled students. Scholarships are
being given to PH Students.
11. The Revenue Department of this UT has amended the rules for preferential allotment
of land to the persons with disabilities. Further, in the Budget Speech 2008-09, the
Hon'ble Chief Minister has stated that "it is also proposed to reserve 3% for the
physically challenged persons in beneficiary oriented schemes implemented by various
departments such as distribution of free pattas, financial assistance for the construction of
houses, etc." A meeting is proposed to be convened on 4.7.2008 with the departments
which are implementing various beneficiary oriented schemes under the chairmanship of
the Commissioner to draw the course of
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action for implementation of 3% reservation to PH persons in power alleviation schems.
12. The Public Works Department, Puducherry has been instructed to make necessary
arrangements for providing barrier free environment in all the Government buildings. The
Chief Town Planner informed that Government has been approached to make necessary
amendments to building byelaws and in the approval given by the Planning Authority.
Barrier free environment is ensured.
13.Thus all possible initiatives are taken for successful implementation of PWD Act in
the U.T. of Puducherry.
PUNJAB
Constitution of State Coordination Committee (Section 13-18):
Constituted vide Notification No.ll/31/96-5SW/211 dated 30.12.96. The last meeting of
SCC was held on 04.04.06.
Constitution of State Executive Committee (Section 19-21) :
Constituted vide Notification No. 11 /31 /96-5SW/211 dated 19.01.98. The last meeting
of SEC was held on 18.10.07.
Prevention & Survey (Section -25)
-National Polio Eradication Programme is being run through out the country for
prevention of physical disability due to polio and because of these efforts polio has been
eradicated from Punjab.
-Screening relating to extent of disability in the community is being done and physical
disabled persons have been given prosthesis and wheel chairs for better mobility at
subsidized rates by involving NGOs."In case of visual disability due to corneal opacities,
cornel transportation is being done in the State Medical Colleges.
-Eudiometry facilities are provided in the State Medical Colleges.
-Counselors have been provided in the medical colleges for the benefits of disabled
people.
-The benefits of research done in the various medial institutions are being given to the
disabled people.
Survey:
In seeing
In speech
In hearing
In movement
Mental
170853
22756
17348
149758
63808
- 42.2%
- 5.4%
- 4.1 %
- 35.3%
- 15.0%
Total
4,24,523
Free and Appropriate Education [Section 26(a)]
-Education is free in terms of tuition fee for all the girls and for all the handicapped boys
up to class 12th.
-There is no restriction on admission of handicapped children in Govt. schools.
Admission is open for all the categories.
-As regards inclusive education for children with disabilities, it is stated that proposal for
2007-08 has been approved by ministry of HRD for 1700 students with disabilities of
class IX to XII. Efforts are afoot for its prospers implementation. Besides, the
Department of Social Security and Women & Child Development, Punjab runs the
following Institutes for the different categories
-As regards to inclusive education for children with disabilities, it is stated that proposal
for 2007-08 has been approved by ministry of HRD for 1700 disabled students of class
IX to XII. Efforts are afoot for its prospers implementation. Besides, the Department of
Social Security and Women & Child Development, Punjab runs the following
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Institutes for the different categories of disabled persons:-Govt. Institute for the Blind at Jamalpur, Ludhiana
-Govt. Workshop for the Physically Handicapped, Ludhiana
-Home for Mentally Retarded children, Kapurthala.
Non-formal Education Programme [Section 27(a-e)]
1. Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan has launched for this purpose. Open School under the aegis
of Punjab School Education Board is also working in the state for the educational help of
such children.
2. Volunteers, Preraks and nodal preraks under TLC/ PLC/CE are given due
orientation to impart non-formal education to illiterate adults.
Identification of jobs (Section 32)
The State Govt. has identified the posts reserved for persons with disabilities vide letter
no. 1/30/99/5-SS/437 dt. 03.02.2004 and the same have been issued to the concerned
departments.
Jobs Reserved (Min. 3%) (Section 33) :
Instructions have been issued to provide 3% reservation (1% each for VH, HH & Orth.)
to all the deptts. in the State vide Punjab Govt. notification No. 10/26/95-5SS/1252 dated
02.05.1997.
The State Govt. has taken effective steps to fill up the backlog vacancies as per 3%
reservation for the disabled. Under this Act, Govt. of Punjab has implemented the
provision of 3% reservation for recruitment to the Class III and IV posts since 24.11.82
and for Class I & II posts since 16.01.97. Efforts are on to fill up backlog of reserve post
by the departments to review the existing job list and to the posts for the disabled, an
Expert Committee was constituted by the Department of Labour & Employment vide
dated 03.05.2001. The group-wise list of job identification for all the categories of
disabled person has been submitted by the Department of Labour and Employment vide
dated 19.12.2003 for all the departments which is being circulated for its implementation.
Reservation
in
Educational
Institutions (min. 3%) (Section 39) :
Instructions have been issued by the Department of Education vide notification No.
10/26/96-5SS/3717-22 dated 2.8.99 for implementation of reservation.
Reservation in Poverty Alleviation Schemes (Section 40) :
The Rural Development & Panchayat Deptt have issued instructions vide letter No. IRD3/4373 dated 10.8.2004 to all the Deputy Commissioner of the State to result 3% budget
under all poverty alleviation schemes like SGSY, LAY and PMGY
Incentive Schemes (Section 41)
In a meeting held on 10.1.2001, it was informed by the Department of Industries that
Subsidy will be released on priority basis to those industrial units which employ 5%
persons with disabilities.
Now the Industries Department has informed that the State shall disburse the capital
subsidy strictly on the basis of seniority list placed on record of CWP No. 14456/2000
and no preference shall be given to any industry in this regard. (Hon' ble High Court
orders dated 15.5.2001).
Preferential land allotment (Section 43):
-he Department of Local Government has made a provision in the Punjab Town
improvement (utilization of land and allotment of plot - 1st amendment) Rules, 2004 for
3% reservation of commercial booths. As regards ramps in public buildings, installation
of auditory signals at red lights etc. necessary instructions have been issued to all the
urban local bodies to adopt the building bye-laws (1st Amendment, 2004) to make
necessary provisions. (Note : But as per provision of the Act, it is not provided on
concessional rates)
-UDA provides land for setting up special schools at nominal rate.
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-Request has been made to PUDA by this department for allotting land for setting up of
special recreation centre and research centre by the Department of Social Security,
Punjab.
-Action regarding establishment of factories by entrepreneurs with disabilities has to be
taken by Punjab Small Industries & Export Corporation, accordingly.
Barrier Free Environment (Section 45-46 )
Public Works Department
-The department of PWD has provided Auditory signals at red lights in the lifts in
medical colleges and other important place.
-Work to provide curve cuts and slopes at 23 places has already been completed.
-Provision of ramps has already been made in the following buildings:-Judicial Court Complex Mansa, Fatehgarh Sahib, Amritsar, Jalandhar, Sangrur and
Patiala.
-Govt. Polytechnic at Anandpur Sahib
-200 beded hospital super specialities block.
-PD block in Guru Gobind Singh Medical College at Faridkot.
-District Administrative Compled -Mansa, Mukatsar and Sangrur.
-Executive Engineer, Provisional Divisional have been directed to make provisions of
toilets for use with wheel chairs as per design submitted by the Chief Architect in old and
new buildings.
Research and Human Resource Development (Section 48-49) :
There is no special provision of financial Assistance by the State Govt. of Universities for
disable persons in this regard.
Appointment of Competent Authority (Section 50) :
Director Social Security and Women & Child Development Punjab has been declared as
competent authority.
Disability Commissioner (part or full time) (Section 60) :
Commissioner for Persons with Disabilities has been appointed for full time.
Insurance Scheme for employees with disabilities (Section 67) :
Insurance policy for disabled employees has not been decided.
Unemployment Allowance (Section 68)
For blind, deaf & dumb
(i) Matric/Under Graduate : 450 pm
(ii) Graduate/Post graduate : 600 pm
For Physically Handicapped
(i) Matric /Under Graduate : 225 pm
(ii) Graduate/Post graduate : 300 pm
Notification of Rules (Section 73) :
Punjab Govt. has notified the rules vide notification dated 10th December, 2002.
Grievance Redressal :
COMPLAINTS & GRIEVANCES (2006-07)
STATE
Punjab
81
NO. OF COMPLAINTS U/S 59
RECEIVED
DISPOSED
OFF
105
90
OTHER GRIEVANCES
RECEIVED
DISPOSED
OFF
—
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SCHOLARSHIPS:
EDUCATIONAL
ASSISTANCE :
EDUCATIONAL
SUPPORT
MATERIALS
ECONOMIC
REHABILITATION
AIDS AND
APPLIANCES
GRANT-IN-AID TO
VOLUNTARY
ORGANIZATIONS
HUMAN
RESOURCE DEV.
INFRASTRUCTURE
DEVELOPMENT
MARRIAGE
INCENTIVE
DISAB. PENSION
UNEMP. ALLOW.
GRANT TO GOVT.
INSTITUTIONS
TRANSPORT
SUBSIDIES
MISCELLANEOUS
EXPENSES
2.
3.
4.
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7.
8.
9.
10.
11.
12.
13.
14. INSURANCE FOR
EMPLOYEES WITH
DISABILITIES
82
WHETER THE
SCHEME
EXISTS
YES
NO
3
4
Yes
FUNDS
ALLOCATED
(in lakhs)
NO. OF
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5
10.00
6
324
Yes
998635
1707
Yes
13.42
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because bill not
cleared
Yes
Yes
Yes
2971.30
102050
5612000
55
Yes
4.21
19000
Yes
1.6C
Celebration of World
Disabled Day &
Awards.
No
FUNDING AND COVERAGE PATTERN OF SCHEMES IN DISABILITY SECTOR
PERCENTAGE COVERAGE AND PER CAPITA EXPENDITURE IN STATES/UTs
State of Punjab
Estimated
disabled
population.
Total
Expenditure(in
Rs. In lakhs)
No. of
beneficiaries
under the
schemes
Percent coverage
C/A x 100
Expenditure per
beneficiaryfin
Rs.)
Per Capita
Expenditurefin
Rs.)
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Pention
A
424523
Transport
B
424523
Scholarship
C
424523
State Award
D
424523
2971.30
4.21crore
lO.OOlac
l.OOlac
102050
19000
324
6
24
4.48
2911.61
2215.78
699.91
99.17
RAJASTHAN
Constitution of State Coordination Committee (Section 13-18):
Constituted. The last meeting was held on 12.07.07
Constitution of State Executive Committee (Section 19-21) :
Constituted. The last meeting was held on 10.12.07
Prevention & Survey (Section 25) :
Survey under National Blindess Control Programme and National Leprosy Eradication
Programme for leprosy-cured category is done by the medical department. Following
methods of preventing disability are adopted:
-Conducting various programmes like Pulse Polio, Blindness Control, T.B.Control,
Iodine Deficiency Control, Prenatal & Post Natal Care of mothers
-Publicity in print/audio/visual media.
-Workshops and Multipurpose Camps being organized.
-A team of doctors visit educational institutions for thorough medical check up of the
students and take the remedial measures.
-Aanganbadi workers are also trained in prevention and early detection of childhood
disabilities.
-Staff of Lok Jumbish & DPEP is also sensitized by holding workshops and training
programmes.
-Regular training provided to doctors from PHCs by SMS Medical College, Jaipur.
-Training camps organized regularly for doctors, rural multipurpose workers and people's
representatives at Mental Hospital, Jaipur about mental health, de-addiction,
identification of mentally sick persons and their care etc.
-Anganbadi workers guide the people about aspects of health and disability prevention
during home visits.
-Seminars/workshops organized regularly for sensitizing field workers and NGOs.
The prevention survey ordered on 12.07.07.
Under Sarvshiksha Abhiyan, survey of disabled children has been done at village level
and they have been motivated to take admission in schools.
Education (Section 26-31)
-Persons with disabilities are given free education upto 12th standard.
-Instructions have been issued to reserve 3% seats in Govt. and Govt. aided institutions.
-Blind, Deaf & Dumb students are given admission in B.Ed. courses.
-Blind students are allowed to use the services of scribe in the examination.
-Instructions have been issued for providing barrier free built environment in all
educational institutions.
-Children with 100% disabilities is admitted in educational institutions under 'Shiksha
Aapke Dwar' (Education at your doorstep) programme.
-Special schools for children with disabilities with vocational training facilities have been
promoted in private sector.
-In case no. 9/2008 titled "Hemant Kumar Jain V/s Registrar, National Law University,
Jodhpur" order dated 29.08.2007 has been passed that 3% seats be reserved for students
with disabilities in National Open University.
-Non formal educational programme is applicable through Special schools and SSA.
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Employment (Section 3 2 - 4 1 )
-The state Government has adopted the list of identified jobs notified by the Government
of India.
-3% reservation is applicable to persons with disabilities in Govt. services. Orders have
been passed on 21.08.2007 in Case No. 31/2007 V.K.Agrawal v/s Principal Secretary,
Medical & Health Department to ensure 3% reservation to PWDs in Govt. jobs w.e.f.
07.02.96 and fill up the backlog. Orders have also been passed to maintain roaster points
at 1-34-67 instead of 34-67-100 for persons with disabilities. The matter is under
consideration, but Govt. has filed writ petition against the above decision. A circular
dated 19.09.2007 has been issued that as per definition of sec. 2(k), PWD Act,
"establishment" means every Estt. which gets aid from any Govt./local body/ Govt.
company, hence as per sec.33 of PWD Act, 3% jobs should be reserved for PWDs
compulsorily in every establishment.
-Formation of Self Help Groups in watershed/cluster development programmes and
facilitating loan from their revolving funds.
-3% reservation in various Rural Development Schemes & DPEP
-3% of MLAs development fund is utilized on schemes and programmes of disabled
persons.
-Establishing Vermicompost units in every village Panchayat. About 9000 persons with
disabilities have been self-employed. Work for 100 such units already in progress.
-Establishing Nurseries for self-employment
-Facility of loan from Khadi & Gramodyog Commission with special emphasis on selfemployment of disabled women.
-Fee exemption in the competitive examinations conducted by Rajasthan Public Service
Commission.
-Vide notification dated 1.12.99, 23.06.2000, 21.07.01, 12.07.00, 20.11.00 and 24.02.05 a
circular has been issued on 19.09.07 to all educational institutions receiving aid from
government to reserve 3% seats for disabled persons.
-Vide order dated 04.05.01 3% reservation in poverty alleviation and reservation in
educational institutions has been made.
-vide letter dated 06.12.07. State Govt. has been requested to give incentives to those
employers who employ persons with disabilities in their organizations. The matter is
under consideration.
Affirmative action (Section 42-43) :
-Aids and appliance are distributed free.
-The State Government considers the proposal for allotment of land free or on nominal
rates to institution working for persons with disabilities.
-Vide order dated on 22.12.01 and 13.02.02, there is a provision for free allotment of land
up to 1000 sq. yard to such institutions which are working for the welfare of disabled
persons. 3% houses/plots are reserved for disabled persons by Rajasthan Housing Board,
Jaipur Development Authority and Urban Improvement Trusts in Rajasthan.
-Seats are reserved in public transport vehicles including city buses.
-Dairy booths, Telephone booths, Bookstalls, Tea stalls and Food stalls are allotted to
persons with disabilities
-10% Kiosks, being constructed under Chief Minister's employment scheme, are reserved
for unemployed disabled persons. 1105 kiosks have been allotted so far.
-Govt service to a woman acquiring disability due to the atrocities inflicted by her inlaws.
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-Mobile STD/PCO booths allotted by the BSNL
Non-discrimination (Section 44-47):
-Model building bye-laws ensuring barrier free access in buildings have been notified.
-Separate govt. orders also issued making it compulsory to construct ramps in all
new buildings of Govt. / Corporations / Boards / Local self authorities.
-Access audit of public utility buildings is conducted for providing accessibility to
persons with disabilities.
-Archaelogical Deptt. has issued orders for making all the museums and archaeological
places accessible.
-Officers Training Institute at Jaipur has been made fully accessible and disabled
friendly.
-Ramps are being constructed in every new government building.
-Jaipur Development Authority has made provision in Building Bye-Laws for providing
ramps in buildings.
-Ramps & other facilities like wheel chairs etc. are provided in Air Ports, Railway Station
and Cinema Halls also.
Research and Manpower Development (Section 48-49):
Science Department of Govt. Sr.Sec.School, Sardarshahar (Churu) was promoted to
develop an Electronic Stick for the use of visually impaired persons. Govt. has given
financial help also. The trial reports are satisfactory. Disability Rehabilitation Research
centre is being made in University of Rajasthan.
Appointment of Competent Authority (Section 50):
Secretary, Department of Social Justice & Empowerment has appointed Deputy
Commissioner, Disabilities as competent Authority under this section.
Appointment of Commissioner for Persons with Disabilities (Sec 60):
Sh. Khillimal Jain has been appointed as full time Commissioner on 04.07.07
Social Security (66-68):
Govt. employees with disabilities are covered under State Insurance Scheme. A disabled
person above the age of 8 years and satisfying eligibility conditions is given a monthly
allowance (disability pension) of Rs.400/-. W.e.f. 01.07.07, Rs.600/- PM is being paid to
unemployed graduates.
Miscellaneous (Sec.69-73):
i.
Free Polio Corrective Surgery operations are done.
ii. Monday has been fixed in all the district hospitals, throughout the state, for issue of
disability certificate after due check up by a medical board.
iii. A team of doctors visits the school for evaluation and issuance of disability
certificates in the school itself.
iv. Free medical treatment to all those school going blind, deaf & dumb and mentally
retarded students whose parents do not pay Income Tax.
v. Prompt medical attention on priority to all persons with disability and pregnant
women in Govt. hospitals.
vi. Additional District Magistrate has been appointed as nodal officer in each district for
removal of
grievances. This facility is now being extended down to the level of sub division and
Tehsil also.
vii. Concessional travel facility in state road transport buses.
viii. Disabled persons kept out of the ambit of service tax.
ix. Sales Tax exemption on appliances for the use of disabled persons.
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Grievance Redressal :
COMPLAINTS & GRIEVANCES (2007-08)
STATE
Rajasthan
NO. OF COMPLAINTS U/S 59
RECEIVED
DISPOSED
OFF
127
85
OTHER GRIEVANCES
RECEIVED
DISPOSED
OFF
487
487
SCHEMES FOR PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES
Sl.
SCHEMES
1
2
1. SCHOLARSHIPS:
EDUCATIONAL
2. ASSISTANCE :
EDUCATIONAL
SUPPORT
MATERIALS
3. ECONOMIC REHABILITATION
4. AIDS AND APPLIANCES
5. GRANT-IN-AID TO
VOLUNTARY
ORGANIZATIONS
6. HUMAN
RESOURCE DEV.
7. INFRASTRUCTURE
DEVELOPMENT
8. MARRIAGE INCENTIVE
9. DISAB. PENSION
10 UNEMP. ALLOW.
11 GRANT TO GOVT.
INSTITUTIONS
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WHETER THE
SCHEME
EXISTS
YES
NO
3
4
Yes
88.50
11161
Yes
3.0 1.0
20
Yes
41.73
616
Yes
18.68
692+29963 =30655
Yes
176.29
2413
Yes
56.22
1960
-
-
Yes
104.6
530
Yes
Yes
-
3889
10.82
-
1,07,103
408
-
-
-
-
FUNDS
ALLOCATED
(in lakhs)
NO. OF
BENEFICIARIES
5
6
12.
13.
14.
15.
16.
17.
18
19.
20.
21.
22.
23.
24.
25.
TRANSPORT
SUBSIDIES
MISCELLANEOUS
EXPENSES
INSURANCE FOR
EMPLOYEES WITH
DISABILITIES
INCENTIVE FOR
DISABLED
POLIO CORRECTION
SPORTS
AASTHA
MOBILE KIOSKS
ROADWAYS
MAHILA AND BAL
VIKAS PUNARVAS
STATE LEVEL
TRAINING CENTRE
OF TEACHERS
SWYAMSEVI
SANSTHAN
STATE LEVEL
REWARD SCHEME
RESIDENTIAL
SCHOOL
No
-
-
Yes
91. 06
988
Yes
'
Yes
2.6 1
428
Yes
29. 80
2056
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
3.64
1.78
49.96
5.0
77.57
687
228
18. 40
40
-
Yes
Yes
-
31. 0/85.0
-
Yes
-
3.6 4
-
Yes
-
17. 36
177
FUNDING AND COVERAGE PATTERN OF SCHEMES IN DISABILITY
SECTOR
PERCENTAGE COVERAGE AND PER CAPITA EXPENDITURE IN STATES/UTs
FINANCIAL YEAR 2007-2008
Sl STATE
.
Estimate
d
disabled
populati
on
Total
Expenditu
re (in Rs.
in lakhs)
A
B
12. RAJASTH 14,11,979 38.89
AN
Crore
13. RAJASTH 14,11,979 559,43
AN
Lacs
No. of
beneficiari
es under
the
scheme
Percent
covera
ge C/A
x 100
C
107,103
D
18285
1.294
Expendit
ure per
beneficiar
y (in Rs.)
B/C
E
7.59 3631
3059
Per
Capita
Expendit
ure (in
Rs.) B/A
F
275
39.62
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SIKKIM
Not Reported
TAMILNADU
The Government of Tamilnadu has evolved a comprehensive policy on persons with
disabilities, which focuses on the prevention of disabilities and providing timely
assistance to the persons with disabilities. The Tamilnadu Govt. established a separate
Directorate for the rehabilitation of the persons with disabilities during 1992-93.
Early Intervention Centres :
-Early Intervention Centres for Infants and Young children with hearing impaired in the
age group of 0- 2 1/2 years have been set up and are functioning in 10 districts.
-Early Intervention Centres for mentally retarted in the age group of 0-6 years at the rate
of one per district.
-These centres are funded by the Govt. and managed by the NGOs.
Special Education :
-Scholarship is provided to students with disabilities for undergoing education from Std I
upto Postgraduate level for purchase of study materials. A sum of Rs. 500 is given to Std
I students and Rs. 3500 is given to PG students.
-Readers Allowance for the Visually Handicapped students is provided from Std IX to
PG level @ Rs. 1500 per annum to students upto Graduate and Rs. 3000 per annum to PG
students.
-A sum of Rs. 3000/- is given to the orthopaedically
and
visually handicapped law
graduates to register in the bar council and to purchase law books.
Training Programmes :
-The State Resource cum Training Centre is functioning at K.K. Nagar, Chennai. Various
Training Programmes are conducted to sensitize parents / siblings / relatives of persons
with disabilities, Government Officials, NGOs and private Organisations.
-Junior Diploma Course is offered free of cost to the Special Teachers teaching the
visually challenged and Junior/Senior Diploma Courses are offered to Special Educators
teaching the persons with mental retardation and hearing impairment.
-Secondary grade teachers training is provided to visually and orthopaedically
handicapped students free of cost with stipend at Poonamallee, Chennai.
-Government Rehabilitation Home with sheltered workshop for blind women is
functioning at Poonamallee.
Employment :
-3% vacancies/seats in all the State Govt./PSUs and Educational Institutions under all
kinds of managements (Government, Aided and Local Bodies) have been reserved for the
persons with disabilities. Of these, 1% each for VIs, HIs and Locomotor disabilities has
been reserved.
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A sum of Rs. 3000 or one third of the loan amount, whichever is less, is given as
Government subsidy to the persons with disabilities for starting small business.
-A sum of Rs. 5000 or 1/3 of Bunk Stall cost, whichever is less, is given as Bunk Stall
subsidy to the persons with disabilities for establishing a Bunk Stall
-Loan with subsidized interest rate is sanctioned to the persons with disabilities under
National Handicapped Finance and Development Corporation (NHFDC) Schemes.
Woman with Disabilities are given additional 1% interest concession on the loan
obtained.
Aids and Appliances:
-Modular Functional Artificial Limbs are provided to students belonging to poor families
free of cost.
-Motorised Tricycles are given free of cost to students belonging to poor families and Rs.
10,000/- subsidy is given to others for purchase of Motorised tricycles.
-As a special case, 6000 Tricycles are distributed free of cost to eligible disabled persons
during 2007-08.
Free Bus Pass Scheme :
-Free bus pass is given to the visually handicapped persons to travel upto 100 Kms a
day.
* Mentally retarded persons are allowed
to travel with escorts in Govt. Buses without any income ceiling.
-Orthopaedically handicapped and hearing impaired persons are given free bus pass to go
to educational institutions, hospitals, training centres, employment places.
-Visually handicapped and lower limb affected persons are allowed to travel in State
Express Transport Corporation buses to go to their native places and back once in a year
free of cost.
Visually
handicapped
and
Orthopaedically handicapped
persons are allowed to travel in State Express Transport Corporation buses 4 times in a
year on payment of only 25 % of the cost and avail 75% concession.
Marriage Assistance :
A sum of Rs. 20,000 is given to normal persons marrying visually handicapped, hearing
handicapped and orthopaedically handicapped who have lost upper or lower limbs.
Maintenance Allowance for Mentally Retarded through DDRCs :
10,000 persons with severe disabilities (75% disability and above) are given a sum of Rs.
500/- p.m. as Maintenance Allowance.
20,000 Mentally Retarded persons with 60% or more disability are given a sum of Rs.
500/- p.m. as Maintenance Allowance without any age limit and income limit with effect
from 1.9.2007.
Disability Pension :
Destitutes, persons with severe disability are given a pension @ Rs. 400/- p.m.
Unemployment Allowance :
Unemployed visually handicapped persons are paid unemployment allowance from Rs.
300/- to Rs. 450/-p.m. based on the educational level.
Programme for Rehabilitation of Persons with Disabilities (PRPD) :
PRPD Scheme is implemented in seven districts viz Thanjavur, Thiruvarur, Krishnagiri,
Dharmapuri, Pudukottai, Tirunelveli and Sivagangai. The scheme aims at providing
rehabilitation services at Gram Panchayat level.
Tamil Nadu Welfare Board for the Persons with Disabilities :
The Board has been formed by the State Government in April, 2007 to provide Social
Security for the persons with disabilities.
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TRIPURA
Constitution of State Coordination Committee (Section 13-18):
Constituted for three years w.e.f. May 2006. The last meeting was held on 06.08.2007.
Constitution of State Executive Committee (Section 19-21) :
Constituted. The last meeting was held on 06.08.2007
Section - 25 Prevention & Survey
Draft database for the persons with physical disabilities of the State has been prepared
and is being updated.
It is reported by State Council for Educational research & Training (SCERT) that very
shortly they are organizing one workshop in association with Tripura Board of Secondary
Education (TBSE) in order to review the syllabi of schools extensively. In course of
review of school syllabi, special chapters on education of Children with Special Needs
and prevention of disability will be incorporated giving due importance.
Section 26(a) Free and Appropriate Education
-State Govt. of Tripura has provided not less than 3% reservation of seats for the
physically handicapped persons for admission in all govt. Educational Institutions
receiving aid from the Govt.
-The children facing physical challenges are exempted from payment of admission fee,
transfer fee & other fees in case of getting admission in the educational institutions in the
State.
-Relaxation of age, (raising the upper age limit to 10 years), has been provided for
admission of children with disabilities in the educational institutions.
-Students with disabilities, reading from Class I to IX are provided extra
20 minutes time in all School Examinations and Maximum of 5 marks in each paper is
given as weightage in all school examinations to the students with disabilities up to Class
IX to secure pass marks.
-There is a provision to grant scholarship to students with disabilities studying at college
level.
-Amanuensis is being provided to the blind students in all the examinations held under
the Tripura Board of Secondary Education (TBSE).
-Total 1805 Govt. Schools have been provided Ramps out of 3767 Schools for facilitating
barrier free movement.
-The Centrally Sponsored Scheme of Integrated Education for the children with
Disabilities (IEDC) is being implemented through the respective schools in the State.
-The State Directorate of Industries & Commerce is providing incentive for admitting 3%
disabled students at I.T.Is in non-technical trades.
Identification of jobs (Section 32 ) :
The State Govt. has issued Notification identifying Group 'C' and 'D' posts to which
reservation for the persons with disabilities shall apply. Further a request has also been
made to the G.A. (P&T) Department (Nodal Deptt.) in case of employment of physically
handicapped persons, to take necessary action for identification of the Group A & B posts
to which 3% reservation for persons with disabilities shall apply.
Reservation in Jobs (Section 33):
The State Govt. has provided 3% reservation of seats to persons with disabilities in case
of direct recruitment both in Govt. service and public sector undertakings vide G.O.No.
17 under reference No. F. 23(7)- GA (P&T)/98 dated 31-3-2001 of the State GA(P&T)
Department.
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Reservation in Educational Institutions (min. 3%) (Section 39):
The State Govt. of Tripura has provided 3% reservation of seats for physically
handicapped persons for admission in all Government Educational Institutions and other
Educational Institutions receiving aid from the Govt.
Reservation in Poverty Alleviation Schemes (Section 40):
Respective Departments have been requested to ensure reservation of not less than 3%
for PWDs in implementation of all beneficiary oriented schemes like SGSY, PMRY, IAY
and in other poverty alleviation schemes, which are being implemented through the
Panchayats.
Preferential land allotment (Section 43):
The State Govt. has issued circular for allotment of land on priority at concessional rate
to persons with physical disabilities for the following purpose:-Construction of Own House.
-Setting up of Business.
-Establishment of Special Schools
-Establishment
of
Factories
by entrepreneurs with disabilities.
Barrier Free Environment (Section 45-46):
The State Govt. has decided to materialize the following provisions in all new buildings
in order to make barrier free features/environment for the welfare of the physically
disabled persons. Necessary amendment in Tripura Building Rules have been made
-Ramps in public places
-Adaptation of toilets for wheel chair users
-Braille symbols and auditory signals in elevators
-Ramps in hospitals, PHC & Medical care and Rehabilitation Institutions
As a result the following govt. offices/Schools have been made barrier free environment
for the PWDs.:
-Ramps have been provided in 1805 Govt. Schools.
-Factories & Boilers Organization, Agartala.
-Public Works Deptt.
-State & district Hospitals, most of the sub divisional hospitals, CHCs, 6k PHCs SDM/
Block Offices, Tehsil Kachharies and Panchayat Offices.
-O/o Chief Conservation of Forests, Agartala.
-State Institute of Public Administration & Rural Development (SIPARD)
Appointment of Competent Authority (Section 50) :
The Director of SW & SE Govt. of Tripura, has been nominated as the competent
authority to look after the implementation of the PWD Act & Rules.
Disability Commissioner (part or full time) (Section 60 ) :
The Secretary, SW & SE (Commissioner 6k Secretary, SW & SE) has been designated as
State Commissioner for persons with disabilities to look after the implementation of the
PWD Act & Rules.
Apart from the above, the D.M. 6k Collectors of the four districts of the State have been
designated as Addl. Commissioners for PWDs for their respective districts.
Social Security (Section 67-68):
Pension to 100% blind persons:
The State Govt. has introduced this scheme for the welfare of 100% blind persons w.e.f.
November, 2006. Under this scheme pension is given to the 100% blind persons
belonging to BPL category @ Rs.1000/- per head per month. Total 856 blind persons
have been covered under this scheme.
Pension to physically challenged persons with 80% disabilities:The State Govt, has introduced this scheme w.e.f. August 2007. Under this scheme
pension @Rs.300/- per month per head is given to the physically challenged
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persons with 80% disability and who are under BPL category. 347 physically challenged
persons are getting pension under this scheme.
Blind and Handicapped Pension:The Govt. of Tripura has introduced the Blind & Handicapped pension scheme in the
year 1980. Under this scheme, pension is given to the Blind and Handicapped Persons
who have attained the age of 18 year and above and is fully incapable of earning and
livelihood. At present, the rate of pension is Rs.300/- per month. Under this scheme,
5,455 blind and handicapped persons have been covered in the State.
Un-employment Allowances to the blind persons:The State Govt. has introduced this scheme for the unemployed blind persons during
2002-03. Under this scheme, unemployed allowance @ Rs. 1000/- per head per month is
given to the unemployed fully blind persons. At present 90 persons are getting the benefit
under this scheme.
In addition to the above:i. Centrally Sponsored Scheme of Integrated Education for the Children with
Disabilities (I.E.D.C) is being implemented through the respective schools in the State.
ii. The State Directorate of Industries & Commerce is providing incentive for admitting
3% incentive for admitting 3% disabled students at I.T.I.s in non-technical trades
Insurance Scheme for employees with disabilities
All the disabled Govt. employees of Insurance Scheme like other employees of the State
Govt.
Notification of Rules (Section 73) :
In exercise of the power conferred by Sub-section (1) & (2) of Section 73 of the PWD
Act. 1995, the state Govt. has framed Persons with Disabilities (Equal Opportunities,
Protection of Rights and Full Participation) Rules, 1997
Grievance Redressal
COMPLAINTS & GRIEVANCES (2007-08)
Sl.
No.
STATE
NO. OF COMPLAINTS U/S 59
OTHER GRIEVANCES
RECEIVED
RECEIVED
TRIPURA 9 Nos.
DISPOSED
OFF
6 Nos.
1 No.
DISPOSED
OFF
Nil
SCHEMES FOR PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES STATE GOVERNMENTS
AND UT ADMINISTRATIONS
Sl.
SCHEMES
WHETHER
THE
FUNDS
NO. OF
ALLOCATED BENEFICIARIES
1
1.
93
SCHEMES
EXISTS
YES NO
2
3
4
SCHOLARSHIPS: Pension Yes
to 100% blind persons:The State Government has
introduced this scheme for
the welfare of 100% blind
persons w.e.f. November,
2006. Under this scheme
pension is given to the
100% blind persons
belonging to BPL category
@ Rs.1000/- per head per
month. Total 856 blind
persons have been covered
under this scheme.
(in lakhs)
5
State Plan
6
856 Nos
2.
3.
4.
ASSISTANCE :
Yes
EDUCATIONAL Pension to
phvsicallv challenged persons
with 80% disabilities :The State Government has
introduced this scheme w.e.f.
August 2007. Under this scheme
pension @ Rs.300/- per month per
head is given to the physically
challenged persons with 80%
disability and who are under BPL
category. 347 physically
challenged persons are getting
pension under this scheme.
Blind and Handicapped Pension:- Yes
The Government of Tripura has
introduced the Blind &
Handicapped pension scheme in
the year 1980. Under this scheme,
pension is given to the Blind and
Handicapped Persons who have
attained the age of 18 year and
above and is fully incapable of
earning and livelihood. At present,
the rate of pension is Rs.300/- per
month. Under this scheme, 5,455
blind and handicapped persons
have been covered in the State.
Un-employment Allowances to
Yes
the blind persons:The State Government has
introduced the scheme for the
unemployed blind persons during
2002-03. Under this scheme,
unemployed allowance @
Rs.1000/- per head per month is
given to the unemployed fully
blind persons. At present 90
persons are getting the benefit
under this scheme.
State Plan
347 Nos.
State Plan
5,455 Nos
State Plan
90 Nos.
FUNDING AND COVERAGE PATTERN OF SCHEMES IN DISABILITY
SECTOR PERCENTAGE COVERAGE AND PER CAPITA EXPENDITURE IN
STATES / UTs
FINANCIAL YEAR 2007 – 2008
Sl
.
STATE
TRIPUR
A
1.
2.
3.
94
Estimate
d
disabled
populati
on
A
58,940
(As per
Census,
2001)
14,11,979
Total
Expenditu
re (in Rs.
in lakhs)
B
100%
48.00
Blind
Pension
80% and 14,11,979 6.36
more
disability
Blind & 14,11,979 203.96
Handicap
pe d
Pension
No. of
beneficiari
es under
the
scheme
C
Percent
coverag
e C/A x
100
D
Expenditu
re per
beneficiar
y (in Rs.)
B/C
E
850
Rs.1000/P.M.
347
Rs.300/P.M.
5455
Rs.300/P.M.
Per Capita
Expenditu
re (in Rs.)
B/A
F
4.
5.
6.
Un14,11,979 11.04
employmen
t Allowance
Scholarship 14,11,979 1.20
for
Disabled
Students at
College
level
IEDC
14,11,979 11.55
(CSS)
UTTAR PRADESH
Not Reported
UTTRAKHAND
Not Reported
WEST BENGAL
Not Reported
95
90
Rs.1000/P.M.
18285
Rs.125/-P.M
18285
Rs.1150/- to
Rs.1750/P.A.
Chapter IV
Monitoring Utilisation of Funds
1 One of the important functions of the Chief Commissioner for Persons with Disabilities
under Section 58(b) of the Act is to monitor utilization of funds disbursed by the Central
Government for the benefit of Persons with Disabilities. Besides Ministry of Social
Justice &
Empowerment, other Central Ministries such as Ministry of Human Resource
Development,
Ministry of Rural Development, Ministry of Health & Family Welfare, Ministry of
Housing and Urban Poverty Alleviation (MH&UPA) also have substantial component for
Persons with Disabilities in their respective budgets. The amount involved is nearly
Rs.2000 crore. In
fact, the Act emphasizes on multi sectoral collaborative approach of all the concerned
Ministries of Central Government, State Governments, Union Territories and local
authorities. Thus other Ministries/Departments/PSUs also disburse funds for the benefit
of Persons with Disabilities for different developmental activities
2 Though monitoring utlisitation of such large amount pre supposes commensurate
human and financial resources, office of CCD adopted various methods to organize
monitoring exercises in different States during the year with the limited staff. It was
combined with Mobile Courts and Review Meetings of CCD/Dy.CCD. The monitoring
teams comprising officials drawn from State Governments/National Institutes and
disability experts under the supervision of officers of office of CCD conducted
monitoring of funds of voluntary organizations who had received grant-in-aid from
Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment in the following states.
Sl. State
No.
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
No. of
Total GIA
organizations involved
(2006-07)
Bihar
15
46,79,010
Karnataka 10
56,96,612
Kerala
08
53,55,330
Madhya
11
21,42,680
Pradesh
Meghalaya 03
32,51,296
Total
47
2,11,24,928
OBSERVATIONS:
On the basis of above monitoring exercises, observations of the office of CCD are as
under:
(i). There was better utilization of funds and quality of service by NGOs in Kerala.
(ii) Beneficiaries in official record were not found during field verification even in case
of some well known organizations.
(iii) Some organizations had received large amounts of grant-in-aid in successive years
which appeared disproportionate to the infrastructure available at the site.
(iv) In some organizations the staff appointed for implementing schemes of Ministry of
Social Justice & Empowerment is also utilized for other projects funded through other
sources. It was also found that the concessional or free services were often rendered
mostly on recommendations of officers / officials / dignatories.
(v) In some organizations same beneficiaries were shown in more than one project and
the number of
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beneficiaries actually available on the day of visit was much less than in the attendance
register except in organizations in Kerala.
(vi) Most of the teachers/instructors in the organisaitons were not registered with RCI.
(vii)Though provision for access was available but these were not as per the prescribed
standards.
(viii) Sanitation also did not appear to have been given appropriate attention in majority
of the organizations except in Kerala and Karnataka.
(ix) Though Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment and organizations under it have
given grant-in-aid to a large number of organizations, yet education and rehabilitation
services
for children with disabilities in general and those with Autism, Mental Retardation and
multiple
disabilities in particular were almost absent in rural areas.
(x) Technical expertise of National Institutes for various disabilities was either not
available to most of the organizations or they did not make efforts to ensure better
services.
(xi) Invariably every organization cited delay in receiving grant-in-aid and poor response
of the concerned departments as their common grievance and reason for poor quality of
service. With regard to education of children with disabilities, low salary component in
grant-in-aid was cited
as the primary reason for poor quality of educational services.
MONITORING UTILISATION OF FUNDS
The Persons with Disabilities Act, 1995 focuses on the inclusion of people with
disabilities in society and in all mainstream development programmes for reaching the
goal of full participation and equality for all people with disabilities. In consonance with
the above objective, the Act emphasizes a multi sectoral collaborative approach of all
concerned Ministries of the Central Government, State Governments, Union Territories
and Local authorities in accordance with their resources to provide services, create
facilities and give support to people with disabilities so as to provide them equal
opportunities in participating as productive citizens. Thus it becomes all the more
important for the different stakeholders responsible for implementing the provisions of
the Act to earmark a budget for disability sector. In order to ensure that the provisions of
the Act are being implemented properly and the desired facilities are being made
available, the Act under Section 58 mandates the Chief Commissioner to monitor the
utilization of funds disbursed by the Central Government for the benefit of persons with
disabilities.
Due to acute shortage of resources, especially the human resources, it is not possible to
undertake the monitoring work as envisaged in the Act with the existing number of
officers and staff from the office of CCPD including officers / officials of the concerned
State by constituting a committee.
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Chapter V
Recommendations
1. Strengthening of the Offices of Chief Commissioner for Persons with Disabilities and
State Commissioners, Disabilities should be expedited to enable them to perform their
statutory functions effectively.
Action : MSJE, Social Welfare Departments of States/UTs.
Prevention and Early Detection
2. A National Programme for prevention of Mental retardation should be launched
throughout the country by MOH&FW.
Action : MSJE, CCD & M/o Health & Family Welfare
Education
3. An Education Policy on Special Education should be framed and its implementation be
ensured by all those who are concerned with education of children with disabilities
throughout the
country. The policy should clearly indicate the requirements of Special Educators/
Professionals, Teaching Learning Material for children with visual impairment, hearing
impairment, mental
retardation and multiple disabilities particularly deaf blind. A monitoring mechanism to
ensure proper implementation of the policy must also be ut in place with provision for
periodic
evaluation.
Action : MSJE
4. All Teachers' Training courses should include modules on working knowledge of
braille and sign language as compulsory papers to ensure teaching and learning by
students with blindness and hearing impairment.
Action : MHRD, UGC, NCTE, RCI, Education Department of State Governments/UTs
Employment
5. Central Government and the State Governments should calculate and clear the backlog
reservation immediately since 1996 and conduct special recruitment drive for filling up
backlog
reservation in a time bound manner. The nodal Ministries /Departments should ensure
this and send the status to CCD/SCDs who would monitor it and take action as per the
provisions of
Persons with Disabilities Act.
Action : DOP&T, MSJE, Govt. of India and State Govts., O/o CCD/State
Commissioners, Disabilities
6. Activities involved in various poverty alleviation schemes in the rural economy and
agro-based self employment ventures should be identified and training modules and
methodology for imparting training to persons with disabilities to equip them with
required skills to perform
these activities should be organized to ensure full utilisation of 3% in all poverty
alleviation schemes.
Action : M/o Rural Development, MSJE
7. Vocational Training Centres should be opened in each district to enhance
employability of persons with disabilities.
Action : Ministry of Labour, DGET and LabourDepartments of State Governments / UTs
8. State Governments should ensure Block Guarantee for NHFDC loans within a
specified time period and set a minimum target for utilization of NHFDC's funds.
Mechanism for recovery of loans should also be put in place.
Action : MSJE, State Governments
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Barrier Free Environment
9. A time bound programme for making existing built environment accessible for
persons with disabilities and amendment of building bye-laws by all the States/local
authorities
should be assured. Access officers should be appointed in each district to bring any noncompliance to the notice of concerned authorities and the State Commissioners,
Disabilities.
Action : M/o Urban Development and State Governments
10. All Government websites should be made accessible to the persons with disabilities
particularly persons with blindness, low vision, cerebral palsy and those who cannot use
the
keyboard with their hands.
Action : MSJE, NIC and Welfare Departments of the State Governments / UTs
Miscellaneous
11. An effective mechanism to ensure that the wandering mentally ill persons are taken
to the mental hospital or any other hospital in the city/district for treatment should be set
up. The mechanism for this should be uniform throughout the country and the
responsibility should be assigned to one department such as the Police in collaboration
with NGOs. A 24-hour helpline for this purpose should be provided which should be
announced and publicized regularly.
Action : Home Secretaries of all States and State Commissioners, Disabilities
12. Scheme for Health Insurance as recommended in the 5th Meeting of the State
Commissioners for all persons with disabilities should be expedited.
Action : MSJE
13. All the states should accept Identity Cards and Disability Certificates issued by other
State Governments and Medical Boards as a single instrument for availing benefits given
by various authorities. Demand for separate certificate by various departments should be
stopped.
Efforts should also be made to issue multipurpose Smart cards to persons with
disabilities.
Action : MSJE, Social Welfare Departments of the State Governments/UTs.
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APPENDIX-I
Status of Implementation of the
Disabilities Act, 1995 in States/UTs
TABLE I (SECTION 13 TO SECTION 30)
1.
ANDHRA
PRADESH
Constituted
Constituted
2.
ARUNACHAL Constituted
PRADESH
Constituted
3.
ASSAM
Constituted
Constituted
4.
BIHAR
Constituted
Constituted
5.
CHHATTISGARH
DELHI
Constituted
Constituted
Constituted
Constituted
GO
A
Constituted
Constituted
6.
7.
Free Education upto 18 years. 46
Integrated Schools run by Education
Department are functioning for
hearing and visually impaired.
Providing free of cost text books to
the students up to class X
-Fee Education for disabled children
Through IEDC scheme, free
books, equipment and scholarship of
Rs. 75/- per head
State Govt. runs 3 special schools
for children with disability.
-They are also given scholarships.
- 6 Schools for blind and 10 for deaf
and dumb are being run by the State
Govt. where free education, lodging,
boarding is given.
- Free Education for all disabled.
Free and appropriate education is
provided. Inclusion is being
promoted.
The Deptt. of Social Welfare is
running 6 special schools and 13
special schools are being run by
NGOs in Delhi
-IEDC Scheme is being implemented.
Free and Appropriate Education is
provided up to XIIth Class
There are 12 special schools in the
State. Financial assistance in the form
of allowance, stipend and scholarship
etc. is given to students with
disabilities.
Non Formal Education is provided
as per need.
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Sl.
STATES
8.
GUJARAT
Sec. 13-18
Const. of
SCC
Constituted
Sec. 19-21
Const. of
SCC
Constituted
9.
HARYANA
Constituted
Constituted
10.
HIMACHAL
PRADESH
Constituted
Constituted
11
JHARKHAND Constituted
Constituted
12.
KARNATAKA Constituted
Constituted
Sec. 20-30 Education
Free Primary Edn for disabled and other
children. 43,000 children with disability
have been included in regular schools.
The rates of scholarship, Aids &
Appliances, Hostel fee have been raised
during 2006-07.
12,000 children received their
education in the special schools for the
disabled.
Six Braille libraries for preparing
Braille books, large print books and
purchase of audio devices
Free education is imparted upto Sr.
Sec. level.
Social Ed. Centres in two districts
for formal education.
Open school system is implemented
through Board of School Education.
124 IED centres are dealing with
functional literacy for children in the
age of 16 and above.
Free education is given up to 15
years for boys and upto PG level for
girls.
Non Formal Education is given
through Zila Shaksharata Samiti
providing free of cost books and
equipments
Free education is given to disabled
children.
Special schools are running in different
districts
Free Education is given up to the age of
18 years. 8 Govt, special schools, (4 for
deaf 6k 4 for blind) In the NGO sector
130 special schools for the different
categories of disabilities are functioning.
Also 50 VTCs are functioning for
disabled.
Department of Education is also
providing free and compulsory
education for disabled children up to the
age of 14 years under SSA in the normal
schools. Education department is
providing grants to NGOs to train
teachers in integrated
102
Sl.
STATES
Sec. 13-18
Const. of
SCC
Sec. 19-21
Const. of
SCC
Sec. 20-30 Education
education. Similarly the Dept. of
Welfare of Disabled is also
conducting IED training to school
teacher through DIET. At present 74
NGO's implementing IED schemes
in Karnataka. These organisations
are integrating about 5705 disabled
children in 835 normal schools
under the supervision of 334 special
trained teachers. DIETS are
integrating 11275 disabled children in
2266 schools under the supervision of
902 special resource teachers.
-Many special schools have vocational
training facilities especially those for
mentally retarded children.
-Education Department is conducting
special classes for dropout children in
202 blocks to bring disabled children
into non-formal education.
-The education department is
providing free books to the students.
Also all visually impaired students are
supplied with Braille boks free of cost
and also educational aids, teaching
learning materials are supplied by
the dept. during the year Braille Press
in Karnataka has supplied nearly
20000 books to visually impaired
students. Through the Department of
Disabled Welfare Blind students are
provided with Sound Library
facilities also, wherein tape
recorders and audio text books are
given.
-Two Teachers Training Institutes one for hearing impaired and
another for visual impaired are
already established in Mysore and are
functioning from 2001-02. There are
many Teachers Training Institutes
run by NGO's conducting
correspondence courses affiliated
to Madhya Pradesh Bhoj Open
University.
-The Education Department has
prepared a draft comprehensive policy
this year including all the subject
matters under sec.30 (a to g)
-Financial allowance for transport
facility has been provided
under the Sarva Shikshan Abhiyan
Scheme.
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Sl.
STATES
Sec. 13-18
Const. of
SCC
Sec. 19-21
Const. of
SCC
13.
KERALA
Constituted
Constituted
14.
MADHYA
PRADESH
Constituted
Constituted
15.
MAHARASHTRA
Constituted
Constituted
Sec. 20-30 Education
-18048 schools are made
barrier free by constructing
ramps and handrails.
-The Education Dept. has
issued necessary circulars
regarding providing extra time
for writing examination, relaxed
the educational qualification of
the scribe, provided language
exemption. Commissioner office
had already requested the
education department to include
disability subject in their
curriculum.
-Restructuring the curriculum
for hearing impaired to take only
one language is implemented.
-Support for education in the
form of books allowance,
boarding and lodging etc. are
given according to family
income for VI and OH. Also,
students with disabilities are
provided with free noon meal,
free travel (except mentally
retarded) in Buses, free books
and dress allowance.
-Govt. Vocational Training
Schools to the disabled - 5
-Schools under IED scheme 10715
-Free education for boys upto
8th class and for girls up to 12th.
98265 disabled students are
enrolled in 44317 schools spread
in 45 districts.
-Distributes books free of
cost to students with disabilities.
-Non formal education
programme is under process
-Free education upto 18
years/ Class X. 1158 children
with disability in special schools.
-Govt. of Maharashtra has set
up 21 Govt. Institutions for
education and physical
rehabilitation of disabled
children in the age group of 6 to
18 years and for Children above
18 years, vocational training is
provided in Govt, training
centers. Free facilities of food,
clothing and education are
provided in these institutions.
There are 1071
104
Sl.
STATES
Sec. 13-18
Const. of
SCC
16.
MANIPUR
Constituted
17.
MIZORAM
Constituted
18.
MEGHALAYA Constituted
Sec. 19-21
Const. of
SCC
Sec. 20-30 Education
-beneficiaries availing the said
benefit in 21 Govt, institutions.
-The Prathmik Shikshan
Parishad, Mumbai implements the
Scheme of Integrated Education in
Maharashtra State. Prathmik
Shikshan Parishad, Mumbai has
started 318 Integrated units till
2006-07. In the year 2006-07, new
57 integrated units started in the
state of Maharashtra
Constituted
-Hostel facility with diet
allowance, Braille Books, free of
cost.
-Free and Appropriate
Education is provided to Visually
Impaired & Hearing Impaired
students in 2 special schools
-6 special schools, 4 of them
for MR, 1 for Physically
challenged students and 1 for
Hearing Handicapped run by the
NGOs
-State Education Department
is implementing the scheme for
non formal education.
Constituted -Stipends provided.
-SCERT implements IEDC
and facilities provided to 3753
disabled students in the form of
Books & Stationery allowance,
Uniform allowance, Reader's
allowance, Escort allowance and
Boarding and lodging allowance
to blind hostellers. Social Welfare
Dept. gave stipend to 885 students
and SCERT to 4785 students.
Constituted
-State Govt, is in the process
of providing free education upto
18 years of age for PWDs.
-Support for education in the
form of books allowance,
scholarship, awards, stipends,
9.
105
NAGALAND
Constituted
uniform grant, conveyance
allowance etc. are given.
-Non formal education
programme is under consideration
of Education Deptt.
Constituted
- Free education for students
with disability whose families are
living below poverty line.
Sl.
STATES
20.
ORISSA
Sec. 13-18
Const. of
SCC
Constituted
21.
PUNJAB
Constituted
Constituted
22.
RAJASTHAN Constituted
Constituted
23.
24.
SIKKIM
TAMIL
NADU
Constituted
Constituted
Constituted
Constituted
Sec. 19-21
Const. of
SCC
Constituted
Sec. 20-30 Education
-54 special schools are
running with financial assistance
from the State Govt. (3259
children). 19 special schools run
with GOI assistance.
-Provides scholarship to
6808 students. Under SSA,
141570 CWSN have been
enrolled in normal schools. Aids
and appliances have been
provided to 18468 children and
training imparted to 126106
teachers. 329 Resource teachers
have been trained and engaged
in 314 blocks and 14 urban
bodies.
-Free education is given upto
12th Standard.
-30,000 disabled children are
studying in the schools in 17
districts.
-Free boarding, lodging,
medical facility and education
up to matric level is provided to
blind students.
-Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan has
been launched for the purpose.
Survey of Drop Outs being
conducted. Functional literacy
provided.Non-formal education
for 15-35 age group provided by
volunteers.
-Open School exists.
- Free education upto Standard
XII.
- Free education is provided.
-Education is free upto Class
XII. The State Govt, in
collaboration with NGOs is
promoting inclusive education in
all the 29 districts of Tamil
Nadu. Scholarships, free books,
equipments &TV,Radio etc.
25.
TRIPURA
Constituted
Constituted
26.
UTTARAKHAND
Constituted
Constituted
106
provided.
-Open/night School available
-Education is free upto the age
of 18 years.
-Disabled students are
provided with Scholarships from
CI. I to post Matric.
-State Award of Rs. 1000 to
skilled workers and Rs. 5000 to
the Organization
Sl.
STATES
Sec. 13-18
Const. of
SCC
Constituted
Sec. 19-21
Const. of
SCC
Constituted
27.
UTTAR
PRADESH
28.
WEST
BENGAL
Constituted
Constituted
29.
JAMMU &
KASHMIR
Constituted
Constituted
UNION TERRITORIES
Sl.
STATES
Sec. 13-18
Const. of
SCC
1.
A&N
ISLANDS
2.
CHANDIGARH
3.
DADRA &
NAGAR
HAVELI
4.
DAMAN &
DIU
LAKSHADWE EP
5.
6.
PUDUCHERRY
Sec. 19-21
Const. of
SCC
-
Constituted
Constituted
Formed
Sec. 20-30 Education
-Education is free upto 18 years.
-Non-Formal Education Prog is
pending with Education Department
-Free books and dress provided from
CLASS IX onwards. Scholarships to
PH students up to VIII.
-Free Education provided.
-Non formal education programme
exists
Sec. 20-30 Education
-Yes, free education up to 18
years.
-Special Classes by IED Cell in
125 schools.
-Free education for girls up to
+12 level and up to 8th Standard
for boys. There are 7 special
schools.
-07 NFE centres are operational.
-Free education upto Higher
Sec. Level. Books, and
appliances, midday meals etc.
are also provided.
-Non-Formal Education Prog
not implemented due to small
population and non-availability
of manpower to impart nonformal edn. To disabled children
-Free Education is provided.
-Books and equipment at all
levels provided free of cost.
-Free Education is given upto
Degree level to all Special
schools for the VI, HI and OH
are providing free lodging and
boarding facilities to the
disabled children. Scholarships,
free uniforms, free bus passes
are also issued to the disabled
students
-Non-Formal Education Prog is
pending with Education Deptt
107
TABLE II (SECTION 32 SECTION 41)
Sl. STATES
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
Sec. 32 Job
Identified
Sec. 39 Educ.
Res. 3%
Seats
ANDHRA
Identified in Yes. 3%
PRADESH
Gr. C&D
reservation is
posts. The
being strictly
work is under implemented.
process in
respect of Gr.
A & B Posts.
ARUNACHAL
3%
3% in all
PRADESH
reservation for Education
PWDs is being Institutions
implemented
for all
categories of
jobs a
identified by
the Ministry
ASSAM
Gr. C&D
Under
Posts
consideration
identified
of
Education
department
BIHAR
Posts
Edn. Deptt. has
Identified in been asked to
Gr. A, B, C & ensure the
D
reservation of
not less than
3% in Ed.
Institutions for
persons with
disabilities.
CHHATTISGARH DELHI
All Deptts.
The provisions
and autonoare being
mous bodies complied by all
have been
the government
directed to
educational
follow the list institutions.
of identified
posts for disabled as notified by the
Sect. 40
Poverty
Alev. 3%
Provision
exists for 3%
reservation.
Sec. 41
Incentive
scheme
Awards are
being given to
employers
who employ
maximum
disabled
persons.
3% reservation
being
provided.
Under
consideration
of P&RD
Dept.
Under
consideration
of Industries
Dept.
Provision
exists for 3%
reservation
-
Under Process
7.
GOA
8.
GUJARAT
108
Government
of India.
Central List
adopted.
Central list
adopted
3% res. in all
professional
degree and
diploma
courses.
3% seats
reserved.
Provision
State Govt. is
exists for 3% providing
reservation
incentives to
the employees
in private
sector who
employs
disabled
persons in
their
organization.
3% reserved. -
Sl. STATES
9.
HARYANA
10. HIMACHAL
PRADESH
11. JHARKHAND
12. KARNATAKA
13. KERALA
Sec. 32 Job
Identified
Sec. 39
Educ. Res.
3% Seats
Identified in all Instructions
groups
issued on
7.8.2000.
Posts
Yes
Identified in
Gr. A, B, C &
D.
Identified in
HRD
Gr. A, B, C & department has
D.
been requested
to take needful
action
Sect. 40
Poverty
Alev. 3%
Instructions
issued on
13.7.98.
3% res. in
IRDP, GKY,
SJY, IAY,
Sulab
3% reserved
Notification is
already issued
for Group A,
B, C and D
posts identified
for PWDs. The
revision of
posts identified
for recruitment
of PWDs has
been taken up
by the
committees
appointed for
the same.
In Class I & II,
20 posts and in
Class III & IV,
297 posts have
been identified
for PWDs
Order issued
for 3%
reservation.
Provision
exists for 3%
reservation.
3% seats are
reserved to
students with
disabilities
upto degree
level (Except
B.Sc. Gology)
in the
University of
Kerala - 1%
each for VI, HI
and OH, with a
State Govt.
have directed
all local self
government to
earmark 3% of
the total
budget
allotment of
the poverty
eradication
scheme to the
PWDs
Sec. 41
Incentive
scheme
State award
scheme exists.
Provision has
been made to
provide citation
and cash award
to employers
for employing
at least 5%
PWDs in their
work force.
Under
consideration
Introduced
State Awards
for the efficient
disabled
employees,
employers and
institutions who
have provided
employment to
a large number
of disabled.
provision to
interchange of
seats, if
candidates are
not available in
a particular
category in a
year.
In technical
education 3%
seats are
reserved for
physically
109
Sl. STATES
Sec. 39 Educ. Sect. 40
Res. 3%
Poverty
Seats
Alev. 3%
handicapped
students for all
courses in
Government
and aided
Engineering
colleges and
polytechnic
colleges of
Kerala.
In technical
high schools,
5% seats are
reserved for
OH students.
14. MADHYA
Under process In all State
Under LAY
PRADESH
Institutions
Schemes.
15. MAHARASHTRA In Gr. C&D
Exists.
Exists.
16. MANIPUR
17. MIZORAM
18. MEGHALAYA
Sec. 32 Job
Identified
Identified jobs
for class III &
IV posts.
Further
identification
for class I & II
is under
process
Under process
Sec. 41
Incentive
scheme
Award
scheme
exists.
3% reservation Notification
in Education
issued on
Institutions
20.07.2005
including
professional
courses.
3% reservation
notified in
schools and
colleges
including
Polytechnic
receiving grantin-aid from the
Govt
In A, B, C & D Govt, will start
implementing it
in Edn.
Institutions
getting
financial
Reserved by
DRDA
The scheme is
being
implemented
through
DRDA's in all
the Blocks
Under
Process
19. NAGALAND
20. ORISSA
110
assistance from
Govt.
Posts
Exists
Implemented
Identified in
but disabled
Gr. A, B, C &
beneficiaries
D.
less than 3%.
No. of posts
3% of seats
Provision
identified is
have been
exists for 3%
603 covering reserved in
reservation
12 posts in
normal as well
Group A, 54
as Technical
posts in Gr.B, Educational
422 in Gr. C, Institutions.
115 in Gr.D.
Sl. STATES
Sec. 32 Job
Identified
21. PUNJAB
Yes, A, B, C
&D
22. RAJASTHAN
Adopted the
Central list
23. SIKKIM
Identified in
Gr. A, B, C &
D.
24. TAMIL NADU
Posts
identified in
Group A, B, C
&D
25. TRIPURA
Identified and
action for
recruitment of
PWDs in
Group 'C and
'D' posts is
under process.
26. UTTARAKHAND 27. UTTAR
Identified in
PRADESH
all group of
posts.
28. WEST BENGAL Identified in
all group of
posts.
29. JAMMU &
97 Gazetted
KASHMIR
and 715
Non-Gazetted
Sec. 39
Educ. Res.
3% Seats
3% reservation
in all
Education
Institutions
Sect. 40
Poverty
Alev. 3%
Instructions
issued to all
Dy. Comm. of
Poverty Allev.
Programmes
and Deptt. of
RD
3% for Engg./ 3%
Medical /
reservation.
general
education
programmes
Implemented Already being
vide
implemented
notification
by RMDD
dated
14.02.2001
Exists.
Rural
Development
Deptt. has
been instructed
to reserve 3%
in all poverty
alleviation
schemes.
Being
Instructions
implemented issued for 3%
reservation.
Sec. 41
Incentive
scheme
Instructions
issued but the
matter is
subjudice
Exists
G.O. issued on Implemented
27.3.2000
Under Process
Under
process.
Under
process.
Awards for
private
employers
exist.
Exists
3% reservation 3% reservation State award
exists
exists.
scheme for
best employer.
Exists
Instructions
issued for 3%
reservation.
posts
identified.
111
UNION TERRITORIES
Sl. STATES
l.
2.
3.
Sec. 32 Job
Identified
A & N ISLANDS Directions
issued to all
departments to
identify posts.
CHANDIGARH Identified
A,B,C & D
DADRA&
15 vacancies
NAGAR
identified and
HAVELI
filled up.
4.
DAMAN & DIU
Not yet
identified
5.
LAKSHADWEEP Identified in
Gr. A, B, C &
D.
6.
PUDUCHERRY
Sec. 39 Educ.
Res. 3%
Seats
Exists
Sect. 40
Poverty
Alev. 3%
Financial
assistance is
given.
Sec. 41
Incentive
scheme
3% reservation
exists.
Appropriate
reservation is
provided by
Education
Deptt.
Exists.
3%
reservation.
Loans are
granted.
Orders issued
Instructions
issued
Yet to
formulate
schemes.
Reported as
'Not feasible.'
Identified in
3% reserved.
Gr. A, B, C &
D
DRDA and
Industries
Deptt. have
been directed
to take action
3% reserved.
No incentive
scheme exists.
Scheme exists.
TABLE III (SECTION 43 TO SECTION 60)
Sl. STATES
1.
ANDHRA
PRADESH
Sec. 43
Preferential
Land
Allotment
2% quota in AP
Housing Board
Allotment of
land free of
cost.
Sec. 45-46
Barrier Free
All Deptts.,
instructed
agencies for
easy access of
disabled.
23
Collectorates,
23 zilla
parishads,
Secretariat and
other 23 offices
have been
Sec. 50
Appointment
of Compet.
Auth.
Appointed.
Sec. 60
Appointment
of
Commissioner
Appointed.
(Indep endent
Charge)
made barrier
free.
A National
Exhibition
'ACCESS
2003' organised
112
Sl. STATES
2.
ARUNACHAL
PRADESH
3.
ASSAM
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
Sec. 43
Preferential
Land
Allotment
Instruction
issued to
concerned
department
Under process
Sec. 45-46
Barrier
Free
11. JHARKHAND
12. KARNATAKA
Sec. 60
Appointment
of
Commissioner
Appointed
Appointed
Appointed.(Indep
endent Charge)
Appointed.(Indep
endent Charge)
Under
process
Under
process
BIHAR
Under process Bye-laws
amended/
guidelines
issued
CHHATTISGARH Scheme exists Bye-laws
amended/
guidelines
issued
DELHI
Scheme exists Various
public
places
made
barrier free.
GOA
3% res. Of
All ferry
land for all
boats are
purposes
accessible
GUJARAT
Preferential
Bye-laws
allotment & amended/
financial
guidelines
assistance
issued
given.
HARYAN7
Yes
-
10. HIMACHAL
PRADESH
Sec. 50
Appointment
of Compet.
Auth.
3% in housing Bye-laws
only.
amended/
guidelines
issued
Scheme exists Bye-laws
amended/
guidelines
issued
Scheme exists Bye-laws
amended/
guidelines
issued.
Public
Appointed
Appointed
Appointed.(Indep
endent Charge)
Appointed
Appointed
Appointed
Appointed
Appointed
Appointed.(Indep
endent Charge)
Appointed
Appointed.(Indep
endent Charge)
Appointed
Appointed
Appointed
Appointed.(Indep
endent Charge)
Appointed
Appointed.(Indep
endent Charge)
buildings
are being
made
barrier free.
Police dept.
has initiated
action to
provide
auditory
signals at
all the
traffic
signal lights
in
Karnataka.
In
Bangalore
city 17
traffic
signals
have been
113
Sl. STATES
Sec. 43
Preferential
Land
Allotment
Sec. 45-46
Barrier Free
installed with
auditory
signals and 149
auditory
signals will be
installed in two
months time.
Public Works
Department has
taken up the
work of
making curved
cuts and slopes
in pavements
for wheel chair
users.
Traffic police
dept. has made
provisions for
engraving on
the services of
the zebra
crossing for
VH.
The Railway
Dept. has
implemented
the integrating
on the edges of
the railway
platform for
VH and low
vision persons.
In Bangalore
city the
railways has
installed
motorized
vehicle to ferry
the disabled
persons from
the entrance to
Sec. 50
Appointment
of Compet.
Auth.
Sec. 60
Appointment
of
Commissioner
the train.
Appropriate
symbols of
disabilities
have been
designed.
Warding
signals are
installed at the
appropriate
places.
Action has
been initiated
for warning
signals at
appropriate
places.
114
Sl. STATES
13. KERALA
Sec. 43
Preferential
Land
Allotment
1 % in
housing
Sec. 45-46
Barrier
Free
Necessary
instructions
issued for
necessary
changes in
the existing
structures
and
upcoming
public
buildings.
14. MADHYA
I Scheme exists Building
PRADESH
plans of new
Govt.
buildings
will be
passed only
if they have
necessary
disabled
friendly
structures.
15. MAHARASHTRA Scheme exists Bye-laws
amended/
guidelines
issued.
16. MANIPUR
17. MANIPUR
Scheme
exists
18. MEGHALAYA
Matter taken Bye-laws
up with the
amended/
District
guidelines
Council
issued
authorities
19. NAGALAND
Building
Byelaws are
being
amended.
Almost all
Government
buildings,
rest rooms
Sec. 50
Appointment
of Compet.
Auth.
Appointed
Sec. 60
Appointment
of
Commissioner
Appointed.(Indep
endent Charge)
Appointed
Appointed.(Indep
endent Charge)
Appointed
Appointed.(Indep
endent Charge)
Appointed
Appointed
Appointed
Appointed
Appointed
Appointed.(Indep
endent Charge)
Appointed
Appointed
20. ORISSA
115
are barrier
free.
Scheme exists Ramps
Appointed
constructed
in
collectorates,
State
Secretariat,
etc. 288
Ramps and
33 handrails
constructed
in primary
schools.
Bldg.
guidelines
are being
issued
Appointed
Sl. STATES
21. PUNJAB
22. RAJASTHAN
23. SIKKIM
24. TAMIL NADU
25. TRIPURA
Sec. 43
Preferential
Land
Allotment
2% in housing
by PUDA.3%
in houses/
plots/ flats by
Deptt. of
Local Govt.
Through
PUDA land
available at
concessional
rate.
Scheme exists
Sec. 45-46
Barrier
Free
Sec. 50
Sec. 60
Appointment Appointment
of Compet.
of
Auth.
Commissioner
Auditory
Appointed
Appointed.(Indep
signals at 25
endent Charge)
places.
Curve cuts
at 20 places.
Ramps have
been
provided in
all public
places.
All
upcoming
public
buildings
will have
barrier free
features.
Govt,
ordered to
construct
ramps in all
the schools
from the
student
welfare
fund. 58
schools of
Jaipur have
ramps.
Steps taken
to make
Cinema
Halls of the
State Barrier
Free.
Scheme exists Scheme exists Bye-laws
amended/
guidelines
issued
Instructions
Bye-laws
Appointed
Appointed.(Indep
endent Charge)
Appointed
Appointed
Appointed
Appointed.(Indep
endent Charge)
Appointed
Appointed
issued
28. WEST BENGAL -
amended/
guidelines
issued
Deptt. of
Appointed
Social
Welfare is
regularly
monitoring.
Bye-laws
Appointed
amended/
guidelines
issued
Appointed
29. JAMMU &
KASHMIR
Under
process
26. UTTARANCHAL
27. UTTAR
PRADESH
116
3% reserved.
-
-
Appointed
Appointed
Appointed.(Indep
endent Charge)
Appointed
UNION TERRITORIES
Sl.No UTs
.
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
Sec. 43
Preferentia
l Land
Allotment
Sec. 45-46
Barrier
Free
Directions
given
CHANDIGARH 3% res. under Architectur
a special
e Deptt
scheme "The instructed
Chandigarh to take
Allotment of steps. Many
Land to the Govt.
PWD
buildings
Schemehave barrier
2001"
free
features.
DADRA&
Scheme
Bye-laws
NAGAR
exists
amended/
HAVELI
guidelines
issued
DAMAN & DIU Under
Bye-laws
process
amended/
guidelines
issued
LAKSHADWEE Land area is Ramps etc.
P
very small
in
Hospitals,
PHCs are
provided.
No major
roads, no
public road
tpt.
Rly.Station
etc. in the
UT.
Suitable
adaptation
in ships has
been taken
up.
PUDUCHERRY 3% res. on
Transport
allotment of Deptt. has
flats/plots.
been asked
Sec. 50
Appointmen
t of Compet.
Auth.
Sec. 60
Appointment
of
Commissione
r
Appointed
Appointed
Appointed
Appointed
Appointed
Appointed
Appointed
Appointed
Appointed
Appointed
Appointed
A & N ISLANDS
to work on
it.
TABLE III (SECTION 67 TO SECTION 73
Sl. STATES
Sec. 67
Sec68
Insurance
Unemployment allowance Disability Pension
ANDHRA
For State Govt.
200 P.M. w.e.f. 1.4.2006
PRADESH
employees.
2. ARUNACHAL For State Govt.
PRADESH
employees
3. ASSA
Under Process
M
4. BIHA
For State Gov.
Stipend of Rs. 200/- P.M.
R
employees
to PwDs below poverty
line
5. CHHATTISGA Rs. 150/- P.M.
RH
117
Sl. STATES
Sec. 67
Insurance
6.
DELHI
For State Govt.
Employees
7.
GOA
8.
GUJARAT
For State Govt,
employees
Exists under
GSEI Scheme
9.
HARYANA
Unemployment
Allowances
Either @Rs. 1000/- per
month.(for 18-55yrs) or
one time allowance of
Rs.5000/-
Sec68
Disability Pension
Old age subsistence
allowance for disabled @
Rs.1000/- per month (from
55 years and above)
Rs. 1000/- P.M.
Rs. 200/- upto 45 years and
Rs. 400/- after 45 years to
PWDs with more than 75%
disability under SANT
SURDAS SCHEME.
Rs. 300 to 600 P.M.
Scheme notified. Rs. 200-300 P.M.
Rs. 400-600 P.M. to blinds
depending upon the
educational qualifications
Rs. 1000-2000 to PWDs
having 100% disability
10. HIMACHAL
For State Govt,
Rs. 200/- under the
PRADESH
employees
Scheme "Distress Relief
Allowance
11. JHARKHAND Prothsahan Bhatta of Rs.
200 P.m. under Swami
Vivekanand Nihshakta
Swavalamban Prothsahan
Yojna
12. KARNATAKA Covered by
Maintenance Allowance of
Karnataka Govt.
Rs.400/- P.M. to
Insurance
economically backward
Scheme.
PWDs from April, 2007.
Insurance cover
437264 number of persons
for parents of
are availing this benefit at
mentally retarded
present.
children exists.
13. KERALA
No separate
Rs. 150-/- P.M. w.e.f. Aug
scheme for
2005
Disabled.
14. MADHYA
For State Govt,
PRADESH
employees
15. MAHARASHT For State Govt,
Pension of Rs. 250/-given
RA
employees
under Sanjay Gandhi
Niradhar Yojna through
banks. (In case of more
than one PH in one family,
pension is provided to the
family @ Rs. 500/- for two
and Rs. 625 for more than
two.
118
Sl. STATES
16. MANIPU R
Sec. 67
Insurance
19. NAGALAND
20. ORISSA
For State
Govt,
employees
No separate
scheme for
PWDs
-
21. PUNJAB
Pending
22. RAJASTHAN
For all State
Govt.
Employees.
For State Govt,
employees
17. MIZORA M
18. MEGHALAYA
23. SIKKIM
Unemployment
Allownces
Scheme introduced
(Rs. 100-200 P.M.)
Rs. 250/- P.M.
Rs. 50/- P.M.
Sec68
Disability Pension
Financial Assistance
of Rs. 1000/- per
head
Rs. 250/-
Rs. 100
Pension / Subsistence
Allowance of Rs.
200/-P.M.
Rs. 300 to 400 to blind Rs. 200/- P.M.
and deaf & dumb
persons depending
upon the qualification
Rs. 600/- P.M. for
Rs.400/- P.M.
unemployed graduates
Rs. 500/- P.M.
(Subsistance
allowance)
24. TAMIL NADU
Covered under Upto Matric - Rs. 300/- Rs. 200/- to Rs. 300
ESIS
10+2 - Rs. 375
Maintenance
Graduate and above - Allowance per
Rs. 450/beneficiary to
severely disabled
including mentally
retarded
25. TRIPUR/ V
Not
Rs. 1000/- P.M. to the Rs. 300/- P.M. (w.e.f.
implemented
blind persons
Aug 2007) to PWDs
due to financial Rs. 300 on more than having more than
constraints.
80% disability
80% disability and
BPL
26. UTTARANCHAL
Rs.400/- P.M.
27. UTTAR
Finance
Rs. 500/- P.M. to all
Rs. 300/- P.M.
PRADESH
Ministry has
Graduate PwDs
not approved
the proposal.
28. WEST BENGAL For State Govt,
Rs.400/- P.M.
employees
29. J&K
For State Govt, Covered under ESIS
Rs. 300 by money
employees
order
UNION TERRITORIES
Sl. STATES
Sec. 67
Insurance
1.
119
A&N
ISLANDS
Sec68
Unemployment
Allownce
Rs. 400/- P.M. &Lump
sum grant @ Rs.3000/(once in 3years) for self
employment venture.
Disability Pension
Rs.500/- P.M.
Sl. STATES
Sec. 67
Insurance
Sec68
Unemployment
Disability Pension
allowances
Following
For Matriculate and
Rs. 250/- P.M.
guidelines
under graduates- Rs.
issued by Govt, 300 to VH and HH
of India
persons and Rs. 150 to
other categories of
disabled.
For Graduate/post
graduates - Rs. 400 and
Rs. 200/Rs. 60/- P.M.
2.
CHANDIGARH
3.
DADRA&
NAGAR
HAVELI
DAMAN & DIU Under Process
LAKSHADWEEP Dweep
Suraksha open
to all persons.
State Govt,
employees
covered by
CGEIS
PUDUCHERRY Implemented
4.
5.
6.
Rs. 60/Rs. 300/- P.M. w.e.f.
1.4.06
H.Sc - Rs. 200/- Under
Graduate - Rs. 300/Post Graduate - Rs.
500/-
APPENDIX-II
List of State Commissioners
Sl. State
Andhra
Pradesh
(independent
charge)
2.
Arunachal
Name & Address
Telephone Nos.
Mrs. Anita Rajendra, IAS
Director, Welfare of Disabled
and Senior Citizen, & State
Commissioner, Disabilities
Govt, of Andhra Pradesh, 5th
Block, Ground Floor,
Gruhakalpa Complex, M.J.
Road, Nampally, Hyderabad 500 001
Dr. B.S. Banerjee, IAS
Tel.: (040) 24730430,
24619048, Telefax: (040)
24734873, Mobile: (0)
9490751898 Email:
dw_cheyutha@yahoo. co. in
Telefax : 0360 - 2212451 Fax :
Pradesh
120
Commissioner, Disabilities and (0360)2215789 Mobile: (0)
Secretary, Social Welfare,
9436040022
Women & Child Development
Department, Govt, of
Arunachal Pradesh,
Naharlagun, Near MLA
College, Block No.2, Itanagar 791 111 Arunachal Pradesh
3.
Assam
4.
Bihar
(independent
charge)
5.
Delhi
6.
Goa
7.
Gujarat
(independent
charge)
8.
Haryana
(independent
charge)
9.
Himachal
Pradesh
10. Karnataka
(independent
charge)
Shri H.N. Borah, ACS
Commissioner for Persons with
Disabilities & Director, Social
Welfare Department, Govt, of
Assam, Braille Press, Basistha,
Guwahati, Assam-28
Shri Vijay Prakash,
Commissioner, Disabilities,
& Secretary, Social Welfare Deptt.,
Government of Bihar,
Old Secretariat, Patna - 800 015
Shri Gyanendra Srivastava,
Commissioner, Disabilities &
Secretary, Social Welfare
Department, Govt, of N.C.T. of
Delhi Room No.502, 5th Floor, 'B'
Wing, Delhi Secretariat, LP. Estate,
New Delhi - 110 002
Shri Ajit Srivastava, IAS
Commissioner, Disabilities, and
Secretary, Social Welfare,
Government of Goa, Secretariat,
Porvorim, Vardez, Goa - 403 521
Shri Bhaskar Yogendra Mehta
Commissioner, Disabilities, Office
of the Commissioner for Persons
with Disabilities, Government of
Gujarat, Block No. 16, Ground
Floor, Dr. Jivaraj Maheta Bhavan,
Gandhinagar - 382 010
Dr. Baldev Karora, Commissioner,
Disabilities Deptt. of Social Justice
& Empowerment, Government of
Haryana SCO No.68-70, Sector-17
A, Chandigarh
Shri Bhim Sen
Commissioner, Disabilities, &
Principal Secretary, Deptt. of Social
Justice & Empowerment, Govt, of
Himachal Pradesh Shimla -171002
Shri Das Suryawanshi,
Commissioner for Persons with
Disabilities,
Government of Karnataka No.40,
Thambuchetty Road, Cox Town,
Bangalore - 560 005
Telefax.: 0361 - 2541169 (O)
Phone: 0361 - 2266713 (R) Mobile:
(0) 9435019349 EMail:hnborahviny@yahoo.co.in
Phone: (0612) 2217742, 2224742,
Fax: 2221251, 2227672 Mobile: (0)
9334319866 E-Mail:
vijoy_prakash@yahoo.com
Telephone: 23392052 Fax :
23392342
Telefax : 0832 - 2419404 (O) Fax:
0832 - 2419603 Mobile: (0)
9881811181
Ph.No.(079) 23256746 to 49 (O),
Ph.No. (079) 26761573 (R),
Telefax (079) 23256746 Email :
commi-pwd@gujarat.gov.in
Phone: (0172) 2721874 Telefax :
(0172) 2702749
Telefax (0177) 2621867 Fax :
2622033 Mobile: 9418465568
Phone(080) 25482639, 25482640,
Fax : (080)25482641 E-mail :
discom@vsnl.net.in
121
Sl. State
No.
Name & address
Telephone Nos.
11.
Kerala
(independent
charge)
Ph.: (0471) 2518893,
2324004(0) Fax: (0471)
2333115 Ph.: (0471) 2443777
(R) Mobile: (0) 9447048123
12.
Madhya
Pradesh
(independent
charge)
13.
Maharashtra
(independent
charge)
14.
Manipur
15.
Meghalaya
(independent
charge)
16.
Mizoram
17.
Nagaland
Dr. Rani Nayar,
Commissioner, Disabilities
and Ex-officio Secretary to
Government of Kerala, Room
No. 113, Secretariat Annexe,
Thiruvananthapuram-12.
Shri Deepankar Banerjee,
Commissioner, Disabilities,
Govt, of Madhya Pradesh,
Community Hall, New
Market, T.T. Nagar, Bhopal 462003 Madhya Pradesh
Shri R.K. Gaikwad, IAS
Commissioner, Disabilities
Govt, of Maharashtra, 3,
Church Road. Pune - 411 001
Shri L. Haokip
Commissioner, Disabilities, &
Secretary, Social Welfare,
Government of Manipur, Old
Secretariat, Imphal - 795 001
Mrs. M.N. Nampui, M.C.S.
Commissioner for Persons
with
Disabilities,
Govt, of Meghalaya
Social Welfare Department
Temple Road, Lower
Lachumiere
Shillong, Meghalaya - 793 001
Shri J.C. Ramthanga,
Commissioner, Social Welfare
&
Disabilities,
Govt, of Mizoram,
Civil Secretariat, Block 'C,
Treasury Square,
Aizawl - 796 001
Shri Neihu C. Thur,
Commissioner, Disabilities, &
Secretary, Deptt. of Social
Welfare & Women & Child
Development, Nagaland Civil
Ph. No.: (0755) 2773008
Fax: (0755) 2552665
Mobile : (0) 9425154444
E-Mail:
comclismp@rediffmail.com
Ph.No.020- 26122061,
26126471(0), Fax - 26111590,
26126698 (M)09422523392
Telefax: (0385) 2451183 Fax :
(0385)2452629 Mobile:
(0)9436021835
Telefax: 0364- 2506521
Mobile No.: 09436107676
Fax - 2225978, 2225187,
2227029
E-Mail: soc_wfare@yahoo.co.in
Ph. No 0389- 2322123 (O) Ph.
No. 2346477 (R)
FaxNo.2343531, 2345629,
2319240 Mobile: (0)
9436140506
Telefax: (0370) 2270289 (O)
Phone: (0370) 2240983 (R)
Mobile: (0) 9436003618
18.
122
Orissa
Secretariat, Government of
Nagaland, Kohima - 797 001,
Nagaland
Dr. Mona Sharma
Commissioner Disabilities, &
Secretary,
Women & Child Development
Deptt., Government of Orissa
Bhubaneshwar - 751 001
Phone: (0674) 2536775 (O)
Phone: (0674) 2555888 (R) Fax:
2396756, 2396142 Mobile:
09437036166 E-Mail:
wcdsec@ori.nic.in OR
dirwcd@ori.nic. in
Sl. State
No.
19.
20.
21.
22.
23.
24.
Name & Address
Shri Harjit Singh, IAS
Commissioner, Disabilities,
Govt, of Punjab,
Room No. 615, 6th Floor ,
Punjab Mini Secretariat,
Sector-9,
Chandigarh
Shri Khilli Mai Jain,
Rajasthan
(independent
Commissioner, Disabilities,
charge)
Directorate of Social Justice
& Empowerment,
Government of Rajasthan, G
3 / 1, Ambedkar Bhawan,
(Behind Raj Mahal Palace
Hotel), Near Civil Lines
Railway Crossing, Jaipur 302 015
Mrs. R. Ongmu, IAS,
Sikkim
Commissioner, Disabilities,
& Principal Secretary,
Social Welfare Division,
Social Justice,
Empowerment and Welfare
Department, Lower
Secretariat Building,
Government of Sikkim,
Gangtok - 737 101
Shri Thiru V.K. Jeyakodi,
Tamil Nadu
(independent
I.A.S. Commissioner,
charge)
Disabilities, Govt, of Tamil
Nadu, 15/1 Model School
Road Thousand Lights
Chennai - 600006
Dr. Rakesh Sarwal, IAS
Tripura
Commissioner, Disabilities
& Secretary, Social Welfare
& Social Education,
Government of Tripura,
Secretariat Building,
Agartala - 799001
Uttar Pradesh Shri Rohit Nandan
Commissioner, Disabilities
& Secretary, Disabled
Punjab
(independent
charge)
Telephone Nos.
Telefax : (0172) 2742796 Mobile:
(0) 9814014040
Phone: (0141) 2226607 (O)
Telefax: (0141) 2220217, 2220336
Mobile: (0) 9414016170 Phone:
(0144) 2701336 (R)
Ph. No.(03592) 205596 (O) Fax 201325, 226151 Mobile: (0)
9733000057 Social Welfare Deptt.
Ph.No. (03592) 203453
Ph. No.(044) 28290740(0)
24910303(R) Fax: (044)28290365
Mobile: (0) 9940263444 Email:
scd@tn.nic.in
Telefax : (0381) 2325712 Mobile
(0) 9436453811 E-Mail:
secyit@gmail.com
Telefax : (0522) 2237193 (O)
Telefax : (0522) 2328004 Mobile:
(0)9415419046 (M)
25.
123
West Bengal
(independent
charge)
Welfare, 21, Krishna
Colony, Faizabad Road,
Lucknow
Smt. Uma Mukherjee, IAS
Commissioner
(Disabilities), Govt, of West
Bengal, Office of the
Commissioner for Persons
with Disabilities, 45,
Ganesh Chandra Avenue,
Kolkata - 700 013
(0522)2209471 (R)
AyuktViklangJan@rediffmail.com
rohitnandan@rediffmail .com
Ph. No.(033) 22374731, Telefax:
(033) 22375379 Mobile: (0)
9433184969
Sl. State
No.
26.
27.
28.
29.
30.
31.
Name & Address
Shri Krishna Mohan
Commissioner, Disabilities,
& Secretary, Social Welfare
Deptt., Chandigarh
Administration, Chandigarh
- 160 019
Dadra & Nagar Shri Vijay Kumar
Commissioner (Disabilities)
Haveli
& Secretary, Disabled
Welfare, Social Welfare
Department, Administration
of Dadra & Nagar Haveli,
Via - Vapi Western Rly.,
Silvassa (P.O.), Dadra &
Nagar Haveli
Shri T.M. Balakrishnan,
Puducherry
Commissioner (Disabilities),
& Secretary (Health &
Welfare), Chief Secretariat,
Puducherry, Government of
Puducherry, Puducherry
Shri P.K. Gupta,
Andaman &
Nicobar Islands Commissioner, Disabilities,
& Secretary, Social Welfare
Department,
Andaman & Nicobar Admn.,
Secretariat, Port Blair - 744
101
Lak shad weep Shri S.K. Sachdeva,
Commissioner Disabilities,
& Director, Social Justice &
Empowerment & Culture,
Lakshadweep
Administration, Kavarati
Daman & Diu Shri Prakash Chandra,
Commissioner for Persons
with Disabilities &
Deputy Secretary (SW),
Daman, UT Administration
of Daman & Diu, Social
Welfare Department,
Collectorate, Dholar, Moti
Daman, Daman - 396220
Chandigarh
Telephone Nos.
Ph.No.(0172) 2740216 (O)
2740008 Fax - 2740337
Ph. No. (0260) 2396230(0), Fax 2642787, 2642043
Ph. No: 0413-2334484 2334143,
2334144(0), 2251875 (R), Fax 2224355
Ph. No- 03192-233364 (O ) Fax 233181
Ph. No- 04896-263703, 262314,
262547(0),
Fax - 263657, 262140
Ph. No.- 0260- 2230854 Social
Welfare Department
Fax : 0260-2230440, 2230689
32.
Uttarakhand
33.
Chattisgarh
(independent
charge)
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Mrs. Snehlata Agarwal, IAS
Commissioner, Disabilities,
& Additional Secretary,
Social Welfare Deptt. Govt,
of Uttarakhand, Near
Jogiwala Chowk, Infront of
Rajeshwari Nursery,
Haridwar Road, Dehradun
Shri Praful Vishwakarma
Commissioner Disabilities,
Jila Punchayat Bhawan Durg
- 491001, Chattisgarh
Telefax : 0135-2711226 (O)
Phone: 0135-2679012 Mobile: (0)
9411109200 09837848786
E-Mail:
snehagarwal9@hotmail.com
Radha Raturi - 0135-2712055
09412992134
Phone: 0788-2325470 (O), Phone:
2212861(R), Fax: 2323735 E-mail
:
commissioner_disabilities_cg@
yahoo.com
Sl. State
No.
Name & Address
Telephone Nos.
34.
Jharkhand
(independent
charge)
Phone : (0651) 2401825 (O),
Fax : (0651) 2400893
35.
Jammu &
Kashmir
Shri Satish Chandra Kumar,
Commissioner, Disabilities,
Govt, of Jharkhand,
Engineering Hostels Building,
Ground Floor, Sector-Ill,
H.E.C. Dhurwa, Ranchi,
Jharkhand - 834 004
Shri N.K. Verma, IAS
Commissioner Disabilities &
Secretary, Social Welfare
Department,
J&K Government, Civil
Secretariat Jammu
(Nov-April : Jammu) Phone :
0191-2579126 (O) Fax: (0191)
2542759 (May-Oct. Srinagar)
Phone: (0194) 2482568(0)
Fax: (0194) 2452271
APPENDIX-III
Status of Implementation of Issuance of Disablities Certificate in the
States/UTs
Sl.
No.
State/UT
STATES
1.
Andhra Pradesh
2.
Arunachal Pradesh
3.
Assam
4.
Bihar
5.
Chhattisgarh
6.
Delhi
7.
Goa
8.
Gujarat
9.
Haryana
10.
Himachal Pradesh
11.
J&K
12.
Jharkhand
13.
Karnataka
14.
Kerala
15.
Madhya Pradesh
16.
Maharashtra
Total Disabled
population as per
Census 2001
1364981
33315
530300
1887611
419887
235886
15749
1045465
455040
155950
302670
448377
940643
860794
1408528
1569582
Certificate issued
787920
1994
66150
—
3670
12477
_
158925
18,570
77519
—
—
246000
_
376977
22938 (progressive)
125
Sl.
No.
Total Disabled population
as per Census 2001
State/UT
C
O
STATES
17.
Manipur
18.
Mizoram
19.
Meghalaya
20.
Nagaland
21.
Orissa
22.
Punjab
23.
Rajasthan
24.
Sikkim
25.
Tamil Nadu
26.
Tripura
27.
Uttar Pradesh
28.
Uttaranchal
29.
West Bengal
UNION TERRITORIES
1.
A & N Islands
2.
Chandigarh
Daman & Diu
4.
D & N Haveli
5.
Lakshdweep
6.
Puducherry
Certificate issued
28376
16011
28803
26499
1021335
424523
1411979
20367
1642497
58940
3453369
194769
1847174
7423
-
7057
15538
3174
4048
1678
25857
3984
8941
36
680
11343
153079
—
22961
—
508391
APPENDIX-IV
Disability Pension Schemes in States/UTs
Sl.No State/UTs
1.
126
Andhra
Pradesh
Whether
Rate per
Disability month/ per
Pension is person
being
given
Yes
Rs. 200/- p.m.
Eligibility
All disabled
persons (VH, HH,
MR & OH) having
40% and above
disability
Remarks
2.
3.
4.
Arunachal
Pradesh
Assam
Bihar
Yes
5.
6.
Chhattisgarh
Delhi
Yes
Yes
7.
Goa
Yes
1000/- p.m.
respectively
8.
Gujarat
Yes
9.
10.
Haryana
Himachal
Pradesh
Yes
Yes
Rs.200/- (upto 45
years)
Rs.400/- (above 45
years)
300/- p.m. 600/- p.m.
300/- pm to PWDs
No. of beneficiaries
=26922
under the scheme of
'Disability
Rehabilitation
Allowance'
Stipend of Rs.100/p.m. to PwDs below
poverty line.
Rs.150/- P.M.
1000/- p.m. remitted
quarterly to only
physically disabled
with more than 40%
disability
Only physically
disabled with more
than 40% disability.
Other eligibility
criteria
1. Age not more
than 55 years.
2. Family income
should not be
more than
Rs.60,000 p.a.
3. Having disability
certificate from
Medical Board of
a govt, hospital
4. Bonafide
residents of the
NCT of Delhi for
at least 5 years
1. Locomotor
disabled
2. Speech/Hearing
impaired
3. Visually disabled
4. Mentally retarded
5. Mentally ill
PWDs with more than
75% disability under
SANT SURDAS
SCHEME.
Disability - 40% or
above.
Self Income-not
exceed Rs.6000/- p.a
Family income Rs.ll000/-p.a.
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11.
J&K
Yes
300/- p.m.total
no. of
beneficiaries as
on 01.01.08
=93540
12.
Jharkhand
Yes
Prothsahan
Bhatta of
Rs.200/- P.M.
13.
Karnataka
Yes
400/- p.m. per
beneficiary
No. of
beneficiaries
=464731
14.
Kerala
Yes
15.
Madhya
Pradesh
Yes
16.
Maharashtra
Yes
Only such
persons are
considered for
pension who
have 40% or
more disability
All category of
disabled are
covered, who
are above 40%
of disability and
the annual
income below
Rs.6000/- p.a.
200/- p.m.
1. Locomotor
no. of
disabled
beneficiaries = 2.
162314
Speech/He
aring
impaired
3. Visually
disabled
4. Mentally
retarded
5. Mentally ill
Social Security PWDs with
Pension of
more than 75%
Rs.150/-P.M.
disability under
SANT SURDAS
SCHEME.
Pension of
In case of more
Rs.250/than one PH in
one family,
pension is
provided to the
family @
Prothsaha n Bhatta of
Rs.200/P.M.
under
Swami
Vivekana
nd
Nihshakta Swavalam
ban
Prothasah an Yojana
Disability Pension has
been raised to Rs.200/per
month from 2008-09
onwards
Pension
under
Sanjay
Gandhi
Niradhar
Yojana
17.
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Manipur
Yes
One time
financial
assistance of
Rs.1000/- per
head
Rs.500/-for two through
and Rs.625/-for banks.
more than two.
All categories of
disabled having
disability of
40% or above
18.
Mizora m
Yes
19.
20.
Meghalaya
Nagaland
No
Yes
21.
Orissa
Yes
22.
23.
24.
25.
Punjat
Rajasthan
Sikkim
Tamil Nadu
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
250/- per beneficiary As per PWD
per month
Act (40% & ______
No. of beneficiaries = above
25
200/- per month no. of 40%
beneficiaries = 817
disability
and above
for all
categories of
disabilities
200/- per month per
Above 5
beneficiary 203000
years
no. of beneficiaries
OH/Blind/M.
R./suffe ring
from
cerebral
palsy whose
annually
family
income not
exceeding
Rs. 12000/p.a.or an
AIDS patient
identified by
Orissa State
AIDS
Control
Society
(irrespective
of income
criteria).
Rs.200/- p.m
Rs.400/- p.m
Rs.500/- p.m
Rs.400/- p.m. per
beneficiary –
severely disabled
_______
Presently,
insuperse
ssion of
earlier
Orissa
Disability
Pension
Scheme
1985, the
disability
pension
are
granted
under
newly
introduce
d Madhu
Babu
Pension
Yojana
(MBPY)
of
the State
Govt.
given
effect
from
01.01.20
08.
Rs.500/- p.m. –
menatally retarded
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26.
*Tripura
Yes
27.
Uttar Pradesh
Yes
28.
29.
30.
Uttarakhand
West Bengal
A&N Islands
No
No
Yes
31.
Chandigarh
Yes
32.
33.
34.
Daman & Diu Yes
D& N Haveli Yes
Lakshdweep Yes
35.
Puducherry
Yes
Rs.1000/- p.m. per
beneficiary to 100%
blind persons
Rs.300/- p.m.
beneficiary to
physically challenged
persons with 80%
disabilities
Rs.300/- p.m.
beneficiary to blind
and handicapped
pension
300/- p.m.
No. of beneficiaries =
5 lacs approx
Under this scheme
pension is given to the
100% blind persons
who are 18 years and
above age and
belonging to BPL
category @ Rs.1000/per head per month.
500/- p.m. per
beneficiary
Permanent Disability
Allowances (Person
having 100%
disability)(All
category)
Minimum 40%
Disability required in
the certificate of Chief
Medical Officer
250/- p.m. total no. of All Categories i.e.
beneficiaries as on
Blind, Deaf or
31.3.08 = 1675 nos.
Orhtopaedically
Handicapped having
40% or above
disability
Rs.60/- p.m.
Rs.60/- p.m.
300/- p.m. up to
Autism, Cerebral
31.03.08 & 400/Palsy, Hearing
p.m. from
impairment,
01.04.2008
Locomotor disability,
No. of beneficiaries = Mental Retardation,
163
Mental illness,
Multiple disability,
visual impairment
40%-74% - 750/Orthopeadically
p.m.= 12181 no. of
Handicapped, Visually
beneficiaries 75%-99% Handicapped, Hearing
-1250/- p.m 4708 no. Impaired and Mentally
Disability
allowance
s will be
given from
born to till
death.
of beneficiaries 100% - Retarded All eligible
1500/- p.m. 2990 no. PWDs are given
of beneficiaries
Unemployment Allowances In State / Us
Sl. State/ UTs
No.
Whether
Disability
Pension is
being
given
1.
Andhra
Pradesh
No
2.
No
3.
4.
Arunachal
Pradesh
Assam
Bihar
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
Chhattisgarh
Delhi
Goa
Gujarat
Haryana
No
Yes
No
10.
Himachal
Pradesh
J&K
Jharkhand
No
11.
12.
131
No
Yes
yes
No
No
Rate per month / per
person
Eligibility
Govt. of A.P. has
discontinued the
scheme.
200/- p.m. for BPL
Persons with
disabilities living
below poverty line by
the Labour and
Employment
Department
Rs .. 1000/- p.m.
Rs.200/-300/-p.m.
Rs.400/-600/-p.m. to
blind depending upon
the educational
qualifications Rs.
1000-2000 to PwDs
having 100%
disability
The rate of
Unemployment
Allowance is as
under: 70% & 100%
disability Matric -200/&1000/-pm
B.A. -250/- & 1500/pm M.A. -300/- &
2000 pm
Remarks
13.
14.
15.
No
No
No
16.
17.
Karnataka
Kerala
Madhya
Pradesh
Maharashtra
Manipur
No
Yes
Rs. 100-200/- pm
18.
Mizoram
Yes
Rs.250/- pm
19.
20.
21.
22.
Meghalaya
Nagaland
Orissa
Punjab
Yes
No
No
Yes
Rs. 50/- p.m.
23.
Rajasthan
Yes
Rs.600/- to
unemployed graduates
24.
Sikkim
No
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Rs. 150 to Rs. 600
The Scheme for giving
Unemployment
Allowance launched
w.e.f. August, 2006
and rate of allowance
range between Rs.
100/- to Rs. 200/-per
month
Unemployment
Allowance @ Rs.250/p.m. given to 25
persons with disability.
For blind, deaf & dumb
Persons
i) Matric/Under
Graduate : 450 pm
ii) Graduate/Post
graduate : 600 pm
For Orthopaedically
Handicapped persons
i) Matric/Under
Graduate : 225 pm
ii) Graduate /Post
graduate : 300 pm
For all other
categories
i) Matric/Under
Graduate : 150 pm
ii) Graduate/Post
graduate : 200 pm
25.
Tamil Nadu
Yes
26.
Tripura
Yes
27.
Uttar Pradesh
Yes
28.
29.
30.
31.
Uttarakhand
West Bengal
A&N Islands
Chandigarh
No
No
Yes
Yes
32.
33.
34.
35.
Daman & Diu
D& N Haveli
Lakshdweep
Puducherry
No
No
No
Yes
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Rs. 200 to Rs. 300 p.m For Visually impaired, No. of
allowance is given
beneficiar
ranging from Rs. 200/- ies 1200
to Rs. 500/-per month
till they get
employment or they
reach 40 years (45 years
in the case of SC, ST)
whichever is earlier.
500/Granted to fully blind
persons of 18 years or
above, having
registered for at least
past 2 years, passed
class VIII and could not
get any gainful job in
govt, or govt,
undertakings.
Rs.500/- p.m. to all
graduate PwDs
Rs. 400/- p.m.
For matriculate and
under graduate
applicants - Rs.300 to
VH and HH persons
and Rs.150/- to other
categories of disabled.
For graduate/post
graduate applicants
Rs.-400/- and Rs.200/-
Rs.200 - 500
H.Sc. : Rs. 200 Under
Graduate : 300 P.G. :
Rs. 500
APPENDIX-VI
National Handicapped Finance Development Corporation
(Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment)
Red Cross Bhawan, Sector 12, Faridabad - 121 007
Tel No. 0129-2226910
Fax No. 0129-2284371
E-mail : nhfdc@nda.vsnl.net.in
The National Handicapped Finance and Development Corporation (NHFDC) has
been set up by the Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment, Government of India on
24th January 1997. The company is registered under Section 25 of the Companies Act,
1956 as a Company not for profit. It is wholly owned by Government of India and has an
authorised share capital of Rs. 400 crores (Rupees Four Hundred Crore only). The
company is managed by Board of Directors nominated by Government of India.
1. Aims & Objectives
-Promote economic development activities and self-employment ventures for the benefit
of persons with disabilities.
-Extend loan to the persons with disabilities for upgradation of their entrepreneurial skills
for proper and efficient management of self-employment ventures.
-Extend loans to persons with disability
for
pursuing professional/technical
education leading to vocational rehabilitation / self employment.
-To assist self-employed individuals with disability in marketing their finished goods.
2. Eligibility
Any disabled person who fulfills following criteria is eligible to apply for financial
assistance a)
Any Indian Citizen with 40% or
more disability.
b) Age between 18 and 55 years.
c) Annual income below Rs. 1,00,000/-for urban areas and Rs. 80,000/- p.a for rural
areas.
d) Relevant educational/ technical/ vocational qualification/ experience and
background.
3. Rate of Interest (P.A.)
Project Cost
To be paid by SCAs
to NHFDC
To be paid by
beneficiaries
1.
2.
3.
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Upto Rs.50,000/2%
Above Rs.50,000/-and upto 3%
Rs. 5.0 lacs
Above Rs. 5.0 lakh
5%
to SCAs
5%
6%
8%
Note:
i)
All loans to be repaid within 10 years.
ii) A rebate of 1% on interest is given to women with disablities. This rebate will be
borne by NHFDC.
4. Promoter’s Contribution
Project Cost
l.Upto Rs. 50,000/2.(i) Above Rs. 50,000/- and
upto Rs. 1.0 lakh
3 (ii).Above Rs. 1.0 lakh and
upto Rs. 5.0 lacs
NHFD
100%
95%
SCA Share
Nil
5%
Promoter’s Share
Nil
5%
90%
5%
5%
5. The Corporation has following schemes for financing:(i) For setting up small business in Service/Trading sector :
-Loan up to Rs. 1.0 lakh for sales/trading activity and Rs. 3.00 lakh for service sector
activity.
-The small business, project or activity, for which financial assistance has been sought
will have to be operated by the disabled person himself and employing at least 15%
disabled persons in his venture.
(ii) For purchase of vehicle for commercial activity :
-Loan upto Rs. 5.00 lakh.
-Purchase of vehicle including auto rikshaw for commercial activity purpose.
(iii) For setting up small industrial unit :
-Loan upto Rs. 5.00 lakh.
-Loan assistance is provided to disabled persons for manufacturing, fabrication and
production. The disabled person will be the owner/chief executive of the company
and will employ at least 15% disabled persons.
(iv) For Agricultural activities :
-Loan upto Rs. 5.00 lakh
-Loan assistance is provided to disabled persons for agricultural production, irrigation,
horticulture, sericulture, purchase of agricultural machinery/equipment
for
agricultural service, marketing of agricultural products etc.
(v) For self-employment amongst persons with mental retardation, cerebral palsy and
autism ;
-Loan upto Rs. 3.00 lakh
-In such cases, the financial assistance is extended through parents or legal guardian or
spouse of the dependant mentally disabled person
(vi) Loan for Education/Training to Disabled Persons :
Loan upto Rs. 7.50 lakh for studies within India and Rs. 15.00 lakh for studies abroad
135
fvii) Financial Assistance for Skills & Entrepreneurial Development
(viii)Micro Financing Scheme implemented through NGO : Loan upto Rs. 5.00 lakh.
(fx) Micro Financing Scheme implemented through State Channelising Agencies
(x) Mahila Samridhi Yojna Implemented through NGO : Loan upto Rs. 5.00
lakh for NGO. upto Rs. 25.000/- per woman beneficiary.
(xi) Scheme for Parents' Association of Mentally Retarded Persons ; Loan upto Rs. 5.00
lakh
6. Repayment : All loans to be repaid within 10 years (including moratorium period)
exept education loan where the repayment period is 7 years.
7. Rebate : A rebate of 1% on interest for disabled women.
8. Procedure for obtaining loan : Applications on prescribed format to be submitted
through the State Channelising Agencies of NHFDC.
Projects upto Rs. 1.00 lakh are sanctioned by State Channelising Agencies and
applications for loan more than Rs. 1.00 lakh is sanctioned by NHFDC.
For further details contact the State Channelising Agency of the respective states/UTs or
National Handicapped Finance Development Corporation.
Schemes for Parents' Association of mentally retarded persons
Purpose
Purpose of the scheme is to provide loan to parents associations of mentally retarded
persons to set up an income generating activity for the benefit of the mentally retarded
persons. The nature of income generating activity will be such that it involves the
mentally retarded persons directly and income will be distributed among the mentally
retarded persons. The income generating activity will be managed by the parents
association, which is expected to render its services voluntarily.
Eligibility
a) The parents association should be registered for at least 3 years.
b) It should have a minimum membership of 10 parents.
c) It should not be a financial defaulter of central government, state
government, any financial institution in the public sector, banks etc.
Quantum of Loan Quantum of loan to each NGO is limited to Rs. 5.00 lakh. The share of the NGO will be
5% of the project cost. The loan will be used by the NGO to implement a single or
multiple activity project in which the maximum possible participation of the beneficiaries
may be ensured.
Rate of Interest The interest on the loan amount will be charged as per following tablei) Upto Rs. 50,000/- - 5% p.a.
ii) Above Rs. 50,000/- and less than Rs.
5.0 lakh. - 6% p.a.
Repayment Period The loan amount including interest will be repaid within 10 years in equal quarterly
instalments.
Insurance Cover Adequate insurance cover may be obtained in respect of assets acquired by the NGO out
of the loan advanced by National Handicapped Finance and Development Corporation.
The premium of insurance will be paid by the NGO.
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Management of the Project The income generating activity for which loan is advanced by NHFDC will be managed
by such office bearers of the parents association who are parents of mentally retarded
children. It will hold at least one meeting in a quarter to review the implementation and
progress of the project. A representative of NHFDC will also be attending such meeting
to review the implementation of the project..
Procedure for Obtaining Loan The loan application under the scheme will be submitted to National Handicapped
Finance and Development Corporation directly by the NGO. However, the NGO should
get a resolution passed by its managing committee/ board of trustee to this effect. Proof
of this should be submitted alongwith the application..
State Channelising Agencies of NHFDC
Andaman & Nicobar Islands
Andhra Pradesh
Arunachal Pradesh
Assam
Bihar
137
Andaman and Nicobar Islands Integrated Dev. Corpn. Vikas
Bhawan, Post Box No. 180 Port Blair - India
Tel : 03192-232098, 234108, 233659 Fax : 03192-235098
A.P. Vikalangula Cooperative Corpn B.R.K.R. Bhawan,
Hyderabad Hyderabad - 500 063 India Tel : 040-23222703
Fax : 040-23223045
Assam State Social Welfare Board,
Guwahati (Assam), (PO) Beltola,
Old NIPCCD Campus, Dist. Kamarup,
Guwahati - 28 India
Tel : 0361-2303130
Telefax : 0361-2303133
Assam State Social Welfare Board,
Guwahati (Assam), (PO) Beltola,
Old NIPCCD Campus, Dist. Kamarup,
Guwahati - 28 India Tel : 0361-2303130 Fax : 2303133
Bihar State Backward Classes Finance &
Development Corporation
4th floor, Sone Bahwan
Birchand patel Marg
Patna - 800 001 India
0612-2226099
Chandigarh
Chhattisgarh
Daman & Diu/ Dadra & Nagar
Haveli
Delhi
Goa
Gujarat
138
Andaman and Nicobar Islands Integrated Dev. Corpn.
Chandigarh Child & Women Development Corporation
Limited Town Hall Building, 3rd Floor Sector-17C
Chandigarh - India
Tel : 0172-2707527, 2704676, 2705445 0712-2708690
Chhattisgarh Nishaktjan Vitta Avam Vikas Nigam,
Directorate, Panchayat Avam Samaj Sewa, Mahanadi Khand,
Mantralaya Parisar, Raipur, Chattisgarh - India Tel : 07712236197, 5092308
Dadra and Nagar Haveli, Daman & Diu SC/ST, OBC &
Minorities Financial and Development Corporation Limited
2nd Floor, Right Wing, P.W.D. Complex, Dadra &
Nagar Haveli,
SILVASSA - 396230 India
0260-2643152, 2642043
Delhi SC/ST/OBC, Minorities, Handicapped Financial
& Development Corporation Ltd
Ambedkar Bhavan, Institutional Area, Sector-XVI,
Rohini,
New Delhi - 110 085 India Tel : 91-27570627/0502 Fax:
27572630
Goa State Scheduled Caste and OBC Finance
Development Corporation Limited
4th Floor, Patto Centre, Near Kadamba Bus Stand
Panaji - India
Tel : 0832 - 2438179
Telefax : 2438178
Gurarat Minorities Finance and Development Corporation Ltd,
Block No. 11, 2nd Floor, Dr. Jivraj Mehta Bhavan,
Gandhinagar - 382010 India
Tel : 079-23254152/23254581, 23254583
Fax : 23253843
The Gujarat State Financial Corporation,
Corporation, Udyog Bhawan, Block No. 10, GH-4,
Sector No. 11
Gandhinagar - India
Tel : 079 - 232079232-56218-20,
26229, 26257
Fax : 52204/205
Haryana
Himachal Pradesh
Jammu & Kashmir
Jharkhand
Karnataka
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Haryana Backward Classes & Economically Weaker Section
Kalyan Nigam, S.C.O. No. 813-14, Sec-22A, Chandigarh India
Tel : 0172-2701722, 2701074, 2707539 Fax : 0172-2726826
H.P. Minorities Finance & Development Corpn.
S.D.A. Complex, Block No. 38, 1st Floor, Kasumpti,
Shimla - 171 009 India
Tel : 0177-2622164, 2621669
Fax : 2621271
J & K State Financial Corporation S.F.C. House, Durganag
Road Shrinagar - 190 001 India Tel : 0194 - 2452048 Fax :
2450572
J&K SC, ST, OBC Development Corporation Ltd Jammu
Office
Romesh Market, Shastri Nagar, Jammu - 180004 India Tel :
0191-2433229, 2452009 Fax : 2433229
J&K State Women's Development Corporation Srinagar Office
Block-A, Old Secretariat, Srinagar Kashmir - 190 001 India
Tel : 0194-2450432 Fax: 2458013
J&K State Women's Development Corporation, Jammu Office
615A, Gandhi Nagar, Jammu - India 0191-2430321, 2435044
Jharkhand Aadiwasi Sahkarita Vikas Nigam. Ranchi
D. Devaraj Urs Karnataka Backward Classes
Development Corporation
No. 33, I Main Road, Sheshadripuram,
Bangalore - 560 020 India
Tel : 080 - 23462482, 23442187
Fax : 080 - 23462282
Kerala
Lakshadweep
Madhya Pradesh
Maharashtra
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Kerala State Handicapped Persons Welfare Corporation T.C.
17/230(1) Juvenile Home Compound, Poojappura,
Thiruvananthapuram - 695 012 Tel : 0471 - 2347768 Fax :
2340568
Kerala State Women's Development Corporation Ltd
Thazhavila, T.C. 14/2054(1), Medis Lane, University
Compound Thiruvananthapuram - 695 004 India Tel : 04712349657/658 Fax : 2349658
Lakshadweep Khadi and Village, Industries Board
Union Territory of Lakshadweep.
Kavaratti - 682 555 India
Tel : 04896 - 262396, Telefax : 263394
M.P. Adivasi Vitt Evam Vikas Nigam, Rajiv Gandhi Bhawan,
35, Shyamla Hills Bhopal - 462 002 India Tel : 0755-2660672
Fax : 4221825
M.P. Handicapped Welfare & Development Society
Tulsi Nagar, 1250 Qtr.,
Bhopal - 462 003 India \
Tel : 0755-2576325, 2551816
Fax : 2552665
M.P. Pichra Varg & Alpsankhayak Vitt Evam Vikas
Nigam Rajiv Gandhi Bhawan, 1st Floor, 35,
Shyamla Hills,
Bhopal - 462 002 India
Tel : 0755-2660209, 2660207-208
Fax : 2660175
M.P. Rajya Sahkari Anusuchit Jati Vitta Aivam Vikas
Nigam,Rajiv Gandhi Bhawan, 35, Shyamla Hills Bhopal 662002 India Tel : 0755-2661844/1744 Fax : 2661612
Maharashtra State Handicapped Finance & Dev.
Corpn R.No. 74, Ground Floor,
Maharashtra Housing Board
Building Bandra (East)
Mumbai - 400 051 India
Tel : 022 -26591620/21/22
Manipur
Meghalaya
Mizoram
Nagaland
Orissa
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Maharashtra State Handicapped Finance & Dev. Corpn. R.No.
74,
Ground Floor, Maharashtra Housing Board Building,
Bandra (East),
Mumbai - 400 051 India
Tel : 022-26591620/21/22
Telefax : 26591621
Department of Social Welfare
Government of Manipur, Directorate Complex A.T.
Line, 2nd M.R. Gate
Imphal - 795 001 India
Tel : 0385 - 2220033,2320407 /8 /9
Fax : 2220033
Meghalaya Co-operative Apex Bank, Mahatama Gandhi Road,
Shillong - 793 002. India Tel : 0364-2224160/66, 2224263,
Fax : 2222026
Mizoram Co-operative Apex Bank Ltd.,
Mahatama Gandhi Road,
Aizawal - India
Tel : 03890- 2312307
Mizoram Urban Cooperative Development Bank Ltd. Zarkawt
Aizawal - 796 001. India Tel : 0389-2346508, 2343475
Social Security & Welfare Department, Nagaland
Civil Secretariat
Government of Nagaland
Kohima - 797 001 India
Tel : 0370-2245761/62
Fax : 2242717
Mahila Vikas Samabaya Nigam
Qtr. No. A/30, Bhouma Nagar, Unit-4,
Bhubaneshwar - 751 001 India
Tel : 0674-2502245/55/54, 2401050
Fax : 2502255
Pondicherry
Punjab
Rajasthan
Sikkim
Tamil Nadu
Tripura
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Pondicherry Corporation for Development of Womenand
Handicapped Persons Ltd No. 14, Govindasamy Street,
Kamaraj Nagar, Puducherry - 605 011 India Tel : 0413 2211830, 2213530
Punjab Scheduled Castes Land Finance &
Development Corpn.
SCO No. 101/103, Sector-17C
Chandigarh - India
Tel : 0172-5005907, 5062905
Fax : 2703804
Rajasthan S.C. & S.T. Finance & Development
Cooperative Corporation
Nehru Sahakar Bhawan Central Block
IIIrd Floor Bhawani Singh Marg,
Jaipur - India
Tel : 0141 - 2740745, 2740544, 2740833 Fax : 2740880
Sikkim SC, Tribes & OBC Development Corporation
Ltd, Bhanu Path
Gangtok - 737 101 India
Tel : 03592-2229430, 2205312, 2228938
Fax : 231276
Tamil Nadu State Apex Cooperative Bank Limited, No. 4 (Old
No. 233), Netaji Subash Chandra Bose Road,
Chennai - 600 001 India
Tel : 044 - 25340301/304/706/475
Fax : 25340508
Tripura Scheduled Caste Co-Operative
Development Corporation Ltd
P.O. Lake Chowmuhani
Agartala, West Tripura - 799 001 India
Tel : 0381-2226543, 2226515
Fax : 2226543
Uttar Pradesr
Uttaranchal
West Bengal
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U.P. Financial Corporation
14/88, Civil Lines
Kanpur - 208 001 India
Tel : 0512-2530868, 2530541-44
Fax : 2531201
Uttaranchal Bahuudeshiye Vitta Alvam Vikas Nigam, Bhawan
No. 13/8/1, Acharaya Narendradev Marg, (Old Municipal Sr.
No. 6, Municipal Road Dalanwala),
Near Balahisar Academy, 1st Floor, Dalanwala, Dehradun India Tel : 0135-3209139 Fax : 3209139
West Bengal Women Development Undertaking LA Block, B7, Sector-Ill, Salt Lake City Kolkata - 700 091 India Tel : 03323353150 Fax : 23353150
APPENDIX-VII
Organizations/Institutes of MSJ&E In Disability Sector
NATIONAL TRUST
The National Trust is a statutory body under the Ministry of Social Justice and
Empowerment, Government of India, set up under the "National trust for the welfare of
persons with Autism, Cerebral Palsy, Mental Retardation And Multiple Disabilities" Act
(Act 44 of 1999).
I. Main Objectives
-To enable and empower persons with disability to live as independently and as fully as
possible within and as close to the community to which they belong
-To strengthen facilities to provide support to persons with disability to live within their
own families
-To extend support to registered organizations to provide need based services during
period of crisis in the family of persons with disability.
-To deal with problems of persons with disability who do not have family support.
-To promote measures for the care and protection of persons with disability in the event
of death of their parent or guardian.
-To evolve procedure for the appointment of guardians and trustees for persons with
disability requiring such protection.
-To facilitate the realization of equal opportunities , protection of rights and full
participation of persons with disability and To do any other act which is incidental to the
aforesaid objects.
II Registration of Organisation :
The National Trust offers registration to Associations of Persons with Disability,
Associations of Parents of Persons with Disability or Voluntary Organizations working in
the field of Autism, Cerebral Palsy, Mental Retardation and Multiple Disabilities
throughout the country. So far, more than 440 such organizations working in 26 States
and 3 UTs have been registered.
III Constitution of Local Level Committees (LLC):
Under the National Trust Act, a Local Level Committee is required to be constituted in
every district of the country for a period of three years with the following members:
a) District Magistrate/Deputy Commissioner
b) A representative of an organization registered within the National Trust; and
c) A person with disability
The main functions of LLC are :
-To screen, appoint and monitor legal guardians
-Promote activities such as awareness generation, convergence and main streaming of
persons with disabilities
IV Legal Guardianship
The National Trust Act empowers the Local Level Committees to appoint legal guardians
for persons with Autism, Cerebral Palsy, Mental Retardation and Multiple Disabilities. It
also provides mechanism for monitoring and protecting the interests of the wards and of
their properties.
V Grant-in-aid Schemes
a.
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Establishment of Relief Institutions (ERI)
Under this scheme, registered organizations ae being given financial support (recurring &
non-recurring) for establishment of:
-Day Care Centres
-Residential Centres
-Respite Care Centres
b. Community Based Caregivers Training Scheme (CBCT)
By building up a pool of training caregivers who will provide home based care, the
National Trust brings respite and relief to family members. Under this scheme, registered
organizations are financially supported for conducting 6 months training programmes
with the assistance of trained Master Trainers at State and District Levels. So far, over
1600 caregivers have been trained.
c. Supported Guardianship Scheme
This scheme aims to provide encouragement to relatives, friends and institutions to
accept legal guardianship of destitute and abandoned persons with disabilities. Through
Local Level Committees this scheme has been launched in 75 districts of 26 states and 1
UT as a pilot project for three years. Under this scheme, an amount of Rs. 500/- per
month is given to 10 beneficiaries per district. The amount is to be utilized for the basic
needs of food, shelter, medical and rehabilitation needs of their disabled wards.
d. State Nodal Agency Centres (SNAC)
The State Nodal Agency Centres provide coordination assistance at the State level to
enable the National Trust to implement its programmes, disseminate information and
train parents and professionals. The SNACs function as information centers, facilitators,
project mentors, training centers, LLC activators and networkers. In the larger States, 14
Information Centers are also functioning in collaboration with 20 SNAC.
VI. Capacity building of District Collectors and Voluntary Organizations
The National Trust provides sensitization on disability to District Collectors through
structures training programmes and video conferencing. With the help of premier
institutions of management and administration, it also organizes week long residential
skills for heads for registered organizations.
For further details, please contact:
National Trust
9th floor, Jeevan Prakash Building
Kasturba Gandhi Marg
New Delhi - 110 001
Tel : 011-23766898-99 & 43520861
Fax : 011-23731648
Email: nationaltrust@ren02.nic.in
Website : www.nationaltrust.org.in
REHABILITATION COUNCIL OF INDIA (RCI)
Rehabilitation Council of India is a statutory body set under the Rehabilitation Council of
India Act, 1992 for regulating training policies and programmes for various categories of
professions in the area of disability. It also maintains a Central Rehabilitation Register
(CRR)
for all
Professional/Personnel and promotes research in rehabilitation and special education.
For details contact:
Rehabilitation Council of India
B-22, Qutub Institutional Area
New Delhi - 110 016
Tel : 011-26532408, 26856892
Fax : 011-26534291
E-mail : rehabstd@nde.vsnl.net.in
Website : www.rehabcouncil.nic.in
ARTIFICIAL LIMBS MANUFACTURING CORPORATION OF INDIA
ARTIFICIAL LIMBS MANUFACTURING CORPORATION OF INDIA
G.T. Road, Kanpur - 208016
Tel : 0512-2770172, 2770897
Fax : 0512-2770617
Artificial Limbs Manufacturing Corporation of India (ALIMCO) was set up
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to establish facilities for manufacture of artificial limbs, accessories and constitutents
thereof and to promote their availability, supply and distribution at reasonable cost to the
disabled persons, hospitals and other rehabilitation institutions.
NATIONAL INSTITUTES
The following are the National Level Institutes / Organizations:
1.National Institute for Rehabilitation Training & Research (NIRTAR)
Olatpur, PO Bairoi Distt.
Cuttack ORISSA.
Tel : 06724-2255552
Fax : 06724-2255862 E-mail:
nirtar@ori.nic.in;
dirnirtar@ori. nic. in
2. Institute for Physically Handicapped (IPH)
4, Vishnu Digambar Marg NEW DELHI - 110 002.
Tel : 011-23232403 Fax : 011-23239690 (F)
Email: director@iphnewdelhi.com
3. National Institute for the Orthopaedically Handicapped (NIOH)
B.T. Road, Bon-Hooghly KOLKATA.
Tel : 033-25318379/0789, 25311248
Email: nioh@cal.vsnl.net.in
4.
National Institute for the Mentally
Handicapped (NIMH)
Manovikas Nagar
Secunderabad, A.P.
Tel : 91-080-26995001
Fax : 91-080-26564830
Email : dnn@nimhans.kar.nic.in
5.
A.Y. J. National Institute for
Hearing Handicapped
K.C. Marg, Bandrra (W)
Mumbai - 400 050.
Tel : 022-26400215/0225/9176
Email:
director@giasbmO 1 .vsnl.net.in
6.National Insitute for Visually Handicapped
116, Raj pur Road
Uttarakhand.
Tel : 0135-2744491
7. National Institute for
Empowerment of Persons with
Multiple Disabilities (NIEPMD)
E.C. Road, Muttukadu
Kovalam Post
Chennai - 603 112. Tel :
044-27472389
The National Institutes set up by the
Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment are professionally managed pioneer and
specialized institutions in the respective areas of disability and well equipped with
rehabilitation facilities. The thrust areas of the National Institutions/Apex Level
Institutions are mentioned below:
a)
b)
c)
Human Resource Development132
Rehabilitative Services
Research Activies
In order to reach the maximum number of persons with disabilities throughout the
country, the National Institutes are engaged in outreach and extension services through
their Regional Centres (RCs), Composite Rehabilitation Centres (CRCs) and District
Disability Rehabilitation Centres (DDRCs) linked to them to provide the rehabilitation
services to the disabled in far flung areas. The National Institutes also create awareness in
the community on various aspects of disabilities such as prevention, early detection,
interventions, various facilities available to the disabled, schemes and programmes being
run by the Government for their welfare. They also provide community based
rehabilitation services such as diagnostic, fitment and distribution of aids and appliances
by organizing camps at various places.
PT. DEENDAYAL UPADHYAYA INSTITUTE FOR THE PHYSICALLY
HANDICAPPED
Pandit Deendayal Upadhyaya Institute for the Physically Handicapped is an autonomous
organisation under the administrative and financial control of
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Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment, Govt,.of India.
The Institute aims to serve the physically disabled of all age groups. In this pursuit of
alleviating the suffering of disabled people, the Institute runs following programme :-Bachelor of Physical Therapy, Bachelor of Occupational Therapy and Bachelor of
Prosthetics & Orthotics, 4 1/2 years duration course in affiliation with University of
Delhi.
-Out patient clinical services in Physical Therapy, Occupational Therapy and Speech
Therapy.
-Workshop for the fabrication of Orthotic and Prosthetic appliances including calipers,
splints, artificial limbs, surgical boots and customized wooden furniture for the persons
with different types of locomotor impairments.
-Conduct out-reach camps for the economically weaker disabled persons, living in the
far-flung and remote areas, with the help of concerned district administration and locally
active non-governmental organizations.
-Extend institutional comprehensive rehabilitation services to persons with disabilities by
establishing & operationalizing of Southern Regional Rehabilitation Centre (SRC),
Secunderabad (AP), District Disability Rehabilitation Centres (DDRCs) and facilitating
the establishment of Regional Spinal Injury Centre.
-Integrated School for orthopaedically disabled children up-to Vth standard approved by
Municipal Corporation of Delhi.
-Provide Social, Psychological and Vocational Counseling Services to the persons with
disabilities.
-Printing Press to cater to the printing needs of the Institute and Ministry for
dissemination of information and generation of awareness.
Manpower Developmens
Long Term Course : The institute is running degree courses of BPT and BOT of 4 1/2
years duration in affiliation with University of Delhi. The pass out graduates and earlier
diploma holders from the Institute have been preferred by various hospitals, rehabilitation
centres and health care organisations in India and abroad. Two years ago the Institute has
started Bachelor degree course of 4 1/2 years duration in Prosthetics and Orthotics. These
courses are also affiliated to University of Delhi.
Eligibility
The minimum eligibility requirement for the admission to these courses is 10 + 2 or
equivalent with minimum 50% marks from any recognized Institute /Board in Physics,
Chemistry, Biology and English subjects. The candidates with mathematics in place of
Biology can apply for Prosthetics and Orthotics courses only. The admissions are based
on the merit list prepared after the entrance test conducted for this purpose every year.
Reservation and relazation in eligibility conditions is provided to the different categories
as per Govt. of India and University of Delhi norms.
Short Term Courses : The Institute is conducting Seminars/Workshops and Continuing
Medical/Rehabilitation Education programmes to update the knowledge of faculty and
professionals working in the field of rehabilitation education programmes to update the
knowledge of faculty and professionals working in the field of rehabilitation. It is also
conducting orientation programmes to generate awareness amongst govt. officials,
community leaders, family members of disabled persons and geriatric age group people.
Hostel
A hostel with minimum seat capacity is located within the premises of the Institute. There
are separate blocks for the boys and girls.The rooms are
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allocated on merits to the students belonging to the places outside Delhi.
Out-Patient Department (OPD)
Assessment Clinic
The objective of the Assessment clinic is to evaluate and assess the patients for
therapeutic, aids and appliances requirement of the patients and for referring them to
appropriate departments for their treatment, therapy and rehabilitation. Registration of
new patients is being done at the registration counter with registration charges of Rs. 10/-.
The patients registered in out door of the Institute are examined by the Orthopaedic
Surgeons, pediatrician and other doctors in the assessment clinic for their rehabilitation
requirements. After initial assessment, the patients are sent to various units such as
Physical Therapy, Occupational Therapy, Speech Therapy and Workshop for providing
therapeutic treatment and fitment of aids and appliances. The Institute has also arranged
the services of a clinical psychologist on specific days for providing psychological
counselling to the patients and persons with disabilities and family members. A medical
officer has been engaged to examine and provide general medical care to the employees
of the Institute an Aurvedic Physician is also working on honorary basis to attend after
noon assessment clinic once a week.
Occupational Therpy
The department is equipped with sophisticated occupational therapy equipments. The
Occupational Therapy Department, apart from imparting training to Bachelor of
Occupational Therapy students, also provides treatment & rehabilitation to the persons
with neuromuscular and skeletal disorders. Occupational Therapy is intended to restore
physical functions in daily living activities, development of work tolerance &
maintenance of special skills. The patients who suffer from poliomyelitis, cerebral palsy,
traumatic limb injuries, spinal cord and nerve injuries, Spina Bifida and all type of
arthritis are assessed, evaluated and treated in this unit by using various therapeutic
activities and equipments to improve or restore functional capabilities.
Speech therapy
Speech Therapy unit provides services to persons affected with speech and hearing
disorders covering all age groups. The services are being provided in the form of speech
and hearing assessment. Speech Therapy and hearing aids are also provided to needy
hearing-impaired persons under ADIP Scheme. Speech therapy outpatient services also
receive patients referred by different hospitals for speech and hearing evaluation and
therapeutic management. Speech Therapy department is equipped with audiometer
speech trainer, impedance audiometer etc.
Physical Therapy
The Physical Therapy Department is equipped with latest electrotherapy and exercise
therapy gadgets. The patients who suffer from neurological, muscular and skeletal
disorders are provided therapeutic treatment to relieve pain, increase muscle power and
restore mobility of the affected joints. The department of Physiotherapy is equipped with
Electro-therapy modalities viz.: Short Wave Diathermy, Vibraters Interferential Therapy,
Laser, Ultrasound, Transcutaneous Electrical Nerves Stimulator (TENS), Electronic
cervical and lumbar traction and Paraffine Wax Bath etc. The Students and Internees of
Physical Therapy also undergo clinical training in the department .
Workshop
The Prosthetic and Orthotic workshop is catering aids and appliances services to the
persons with Disabilities. The workshop division is providing prosthetic and Orthotic
appliances free or on subsidized rates to the needy disabled. The aids and appliances are
provided under the ADIP scheme of the Govt. of India. Workshop division has an
integrated approach where disabled
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persons work with hand in hand with the non-disabled. A new material called rigid
polyurethane foam, as substitute of the willow wood has been introduced. This is used for
artificial limbs. It makes the weight of the prosthesis lighter than wood. The qualified
Prosthetist/Orthotists have been engaged in the workshop to yield a more scientific
approach towards the design and development of the Prosthetic & Orthotic appliances. A
good numbers of below knee endoskeleton prosthesis have been fitted to a number of
amputees. This type of prosthesis is quick to fabricate and is light in weight in
comparison to the conventional prosthesis.
Social and Vocational Counseling
The Social worker of the Institute provides counseling to the patients and their family
members for their comprehensive rehabilitation. Various other services like job
placement, Vocational training, self-employment, placement in schools and old age home
being arranged to the disabled persons according to their suitability.
Psychological Counseling
The Institute is providing this service through a clinical psychologist who evaluate the
Cerebral Palsy, Mentally Retarded, emotional and with children behavior problem.
Parents are being advised home management and proper placement as per their
rehabilitation needs.
Outreach Services
The workshop division is extending sophisticated Prosthetic, Orthotic & Rehabilitation
aids and appliances to Persons with Disabilities through District Disability Rehabilitation
Centre (DDRCs). The outreach comprehensive rehabilitation camp are organised in
collaboration with other National Institutes, DDRCs, reputed Non-Governmental
organisations. The support of District Administration is also taken. The tailor-made
appliance are fabricated in the workshop with in the stipulated time frame. These services
are provided at the doorstep of the disabled persons through camp approach. These
activities are performed under the supervision & guidance of qualified Rehabilitation
Professionals.
Integrated School
The Institute is running an Integrated school to impart education to the children with mild
to moderate locomotor disability. The school is recognized by the Education Department
of Municipal Corporation of Delhi upto primary level. The children with disabilities
study together with normal children in this school.
The Institute provides transport facilities to the children from home to school at nominal
charges. Uniforms and text books are provided free of cost to these children.
The children are provided with required aids and appliances and those children who need
surgical intervention for correction of deformity are referred to different hospitals and are
also provided with other assistance that they may need.
The children with disabilities are integrated with their normal peers in the school and are
given opportunity to interact with children from other schools through participation in
competitions, quiz programs, debates, painting contests and sports meets, Co-curricular
activities like clay modeling, dance and music, craft activities and training in physical
exercise are integral part of the activities of the schools. The school also has a separate
library of its own.
For further details, contact:
Directo
Pt. Deendayal Upadhyaya Institute for
the Physically Handicapped
(Ministry of Social Justice &
Empowerment, Govt. of India)
4, Vishnu Digamber Marg,
New Delhi 110 002.
011-23232403 (O)
011-23239690 (F)
Email: director@iphnewdelhi.in
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APPENDIX-VIII
List of Special Employment Exchanges
for Physically Handicapped
1. The Regional Employment
Officer Special Employment
Exchange for Physically
Handicapped
Azamabad, Hyderabad - 500 020
Andhra Pradesh
2. The Employment Officer Special
Employment Exchange for
Physically Handicapped
Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh
3. The Assistant Director Special
Employment Exchange for
Physically Handicapped
Naharlagun, Arunachal Pradesh
4. The Employment Officer Special
Employment Exchange for
Physically Handicapped
Guwahati, Assam
5. The Employment Officer Special
Employment Exchange for
Physically Handicapped
Jorhat , Assam
6. The Employment Officer Special
Employment Exchange for
Physically Handicapped
Combined Building Labour
Bailey Road, Patna - 800 001 Bihar
7. The Employment Officer Special
Employment Exchange for
Physically Handicapped
Salajosi Cross Road
Opposite S V College
Ahmedabad - 380 001 Gujarat
8. The Sub-Regional Employment
Officer Special Employment
Exchangefor Physically
Handicapped
Kothi Building, Baroda Gujarat
9. The Employment Officer Special
Employment Exchange for
Physically Handicapped
Mehsana, Gujarat
10 The Sub-Regional Employment Officer
Special Employment Exchange for
Physically Handicapped
Kooasiwala Bungalow Junction Plot,
Rajkot, Gujarat
11. The Sub-Regional Employment
Officer Special Employment
Exchangefor
Physically
Handicapped
Multistorey Building Nanpura, Surat, Gujarat
12 The Employment Officer Special
Employment Exchange for
Physically Handicapped
1282, Section 13-C Chandigarh - 160 018
13 The Employment Officer Special
Employment Exchange for
Physically Handicapped
Stock Palace, Shimla - 171 002 Himachal Pradesh
14. The Employment Officer Special
Employment Exchange for
Physically Handicapped
Jammu, Jammu & Kashmir
15. The Employment Officer Special
Employment Exchange for
Physically Handicapped
No - 5, Crescent Road High Grounds,
West Bangalore - 560 020 Karnataka
16. The Employment Officer Special
Employment Exchange for
Physically Handicapped
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Mysore, Karnataka
17. The Employment Officer Special
Employment Exchange for
Physically Handicapped
Kozikoda, Kerala
18. The Employment Officer Special
Employment Exchange for
Physically Handicapped
Ernakulam, Kerala
19. The Employment Officer Special
Employment Exchange for
Physically Handicapped
Kollam, Kerala
20. The Employment Officer
Special Employment Exchange for
Physically Handicapped
Nandavanam Road Palayam,
Trivandrum, Kerala
21. The Employment Officer Special
Employment Exchange for
Physically Handicapped
965, Wright Town, Jabalpur - 482 001
Madhya Pradesh
22.
The Special Employment Officer
Special Employment Exchange
for Physically Handicapped
Merchantile Chambers 3rd Floor,
Graham Road Ballard Estate Mumbai - 400 001
Maharashtra
23. The Employment Officer Special
Employment Exchange for
Physically Handicapped
Nagpur, Maharashtra
24. The Employment Officer Special
Employment Exchange for
Physically Handicapped
Pune, Maharashtra
25. The Employment Officer Special
Employment Exchange for
Physically Handicapped
Thane, Maharashtra
26. The Employment Officer Special
Employment Exchange for
Physically Handicapped
Imphal, Manipur
27. The Employment Officer Special
Employment Exchange for
Physically Handicapped
Flat No : 367, Sahid Nagar
Bhubaneswar - 751 007 (Orissa)
28. The Sub-Regional Employment
Officer Special Employment
Exchangefor Physically
Handicapped
Block No 2, Gill Road, Ludhiana Punjab
29. The Assistant Director Special
Employment Exchange for
Physically Handicapped
Ajmer, Rajasthan
30. The Assistant Director Special
Employment Exchange for
Physically Handicapped
Alwar, Rajasthan
31. The Employment Officer Special
Employment Exchange for
Physically Handicapped
Jaipur - 302 001, Rajasthan
32. The Assistant Director Special
Employment Exchange for
Physically Handicapped
33, Mount Road, Nandanam
Chennai - 600 035, Tamil Nadu
33. The Employment Officer Special
Employment Exchange for
Physically Handicapped
Agartala, Tripura
34. The Regional Employment
Officer Special Employment
Exchange for Physically
Handicapped
Agra, Uttar Pradesh
35. The Regional Employment
Officer Special Employment
Exchange for Physically
Handicapped
Aligarh, Uttar Pradesh
36. The Regional Employment
Officer Special Employment
Exchange for Physically
Handicapped
Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh
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37. The Regional Employment
Officer Special Employment
Exchange for Physically
Handicapped
Bareilly, Uttar Pradesh
38.The Regional Employment
Officer Special Employment
Exchange for Physically
Handicapped
Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh
39.The Regional Employment
Officer Special Employment
Exchange forPhysically
Handicapped
Gorakhpur, Uttar Pradesh
40.The Employment Officer Special
Employment Exchange for
Physically Handicapped
G T Road, Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh
41. The RegionalEmployment
Officer Special Employment
Exchange for Physically
Handicapped
Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh
42. The Regional Employment
Officer Special Employment
Exchange for Physically
Handicapped
Mathura, Uttar Pradesh
43. The Regional Employment
Officer Special Employment
Exchange for Physically
Handicapped
Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh
44. The Special Employment Officer
Special Employment Exchange
for Physically Handicapped
67, Bentinct Street
3rd Floor, Kolkata, West Bengal
45. The Employment Officer Special
Employment Exchange for
Physically Handicapped
Union Territory of Chandigarh Chandigarh
46. The Employment Officer Special
Employment Exchange for
Physically Handicapped
Barack No l/E-5, Block
A Curzon Road New Delhi - 110 001
47. The Employment Officer Special
Employment Exchange for
Physically Handicapped
Trans Yamuna, Delhi
APPENDIX-IX
List Of VRCs
1 VRC for Handicapped, ATI Campus,
Vidya Nagar, Hyderabad-500007,
Ph: 040-27427381 Fax: 040-27427381,
E-mail: vrchyd@hub.nic.in
2. VRC for Handicapped, Old ITI
Campus, Rehbari, Guwahati-781
008. Ph: 0361-2607858,
E-mail: vrcguwahati@hub.nic.in
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3. VRC for Handicapped, A/84, Plot
No.l, Gandhi Vihar Police colony,
Anisabad, Patna-800002.
Ph: 0612-2250213
E-mail: vrcpatna@hub.nic.in
4. VRC for Handicapped (women),
After Care Hostel Building,
Pensionpura, Vadodara-390002.
Ph: 0265- 2782857.
Fax: 0265-2430510/2430362,
E-mail: vrcvadodara@hub.nic.in
5. VRC for Handicapped, ITI Campus,
Kuber Nagar, Ahmedabad-382340.
Ph: 079-22811629.
Fax: 22822486
E-mail: vrcahmd@hub.nic.in
6.VRC for Handicapped, Mohalla
Baga Mataji, Near Rotary Chowk,
Una-174303. Ph: 01975-202222
7.VRC for Handicapped, Gogji Bagh,
Jawahar Nagar, K.G.Polytechnic
Campus, Srinagar-190008.
Ph: 0194-2310658
8. VRC for Handicapped, 22, Hosur
Road, Bangalore-560 029.
Ph: 080-26564995,
E-mail: vrcblore@hub.nic.in
9. VRC for Handicapped, Nalanchira,
M.C. Road, Nalanchira,
Thiruananthapuram-695 015.
Ph: 0471-2531175, 2530371.
E-mail: vrctvm@hub.nic.in
10. VRC for Handicapped, Napier Town,
Near Bus Stand Jabalpur-482 001
Ph: 0761-2405581,
Fax.2390169,
E-mail: vrcjabal@hub.nic.in
11. VRC for Handicapped, ATI Campus,
V. N. Purav Marg, Sion,
Mumbai-400 022.Ph: 022-24052707,
Fax: 25221560
E-mail: vrcmumbai@hub.nic.in
12 VRC for Handicapped, Plot No.9, 10, 11,
Karkar Dooma, Vikas Marg,
Delhi- 110092.
Ph: 011-22372704
E-mail: vrcdelhi@hub.nic.in
13. VRC for Handicapped, SIRD Campus,
Unit 8, Bhubaneswar-751012
Ph : 0674-2560375,
Fax : 2560375/2550800,
E-mail: vrcbbnr@hub.nic.in
14.VRC for Handicapped, Opp. Boat House, A
riyankuppam, Puducherry-605007.
Ph : 0413-2602024
15.VRC for Handicapped, ATI Campus,
Gill Road, Near Arora Talkies,
Ludhiana 141 003. Ph: 0161-2490883,
Fax: 0161-2491871,
E-mail: vrcludhiana@hub.nic.in
16. VRC for Handicapped, 5-A/23,
Jawahar Nagar,
Jaipur-302004. Ph: 0141-2652232,
Fax: 2200072,
E-mail: vrcjaipur@hub.nic.in
17. VRC for Handicapped,
CTI Campus, Guindy,
Chennai-600 032. Ph: 044-22501534,
Fax: 044-22501211,
E-mail: vrcchennai@hub.nic.in
18.VRC for Handicapped, Abhoy Nagar,
Agartala-799 005. Ph: 0381-2325632,
E-mail: vrcagartala@hub.nic.in
19.VRC for Handicapped, ATI Campus,
Govind Nagar,
Kanpur-208022. Ph: 0512-2296005,
Fax: 0512 - 2296273.
E-mail: vrckanpur@hub.nic.in
20 VRC for Handicapped, 38,
Badan Roy Lane,
Beliaghata, Kolkata-700010.
Ph: 033-23508146,
Fax: 033-23378358
E-mail: vrckolkata@hub.nic.in
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APPENDIX-X
List Of Names And Addresses Of Member Secretaries Of State Legal Service
Authorities
State/UTs
1. Shri K.C. Bhanu,
Member Secretary
A.P.State Legal
Services Authority
High Court Buildings,
HYDERABAD-500
066(A.P.)
2. Shri K.A.
Prabhakar
Rao,
Member
Secretary
Arunachal
Pradesh
State Legal
Services
Authority,
Law &
Judicial
Department,
Govt. of
Arunachal
Pradesh,
ITANAGA
R
(Arunachal
Pradesh)
3. Shri K.C.
Gagai,
Member
Secretary,
Assam State
Legal
Services
Authority,
C/o Registrar
General
Gauhati High
Court, High
Court
Building,
GUWAHATI
-1.
Telephone
Residence
Telephone
Office
Std Code
4565701 4565701
(FAX)
7662725
040
212473 212473(FAX) 244268 244653
0360
540124(FAX)
0361
4. Shri Dharnidhar Jha, 230943 230943(FAX)
0612
I/C Member Secretary,
Bihar State Legal
Services Authority
Buddha Marg,
Opp.Patna Museum,
PATNA-800 001.
5. Shri Ashwani Kumar 420531 420531 (FAX) 223185
0832
P.Deore Member
Secretary, Goa State
Legal Services
Authority, New High
Court Building,
Lyceum Complex,
Altinho, Panaji, Goa403001.
6. Shri Y.M.
2861949 2862511 079
7494964
Shukla I/C
Member
Secretary,
Gujarat State
Legal
Services
Authority,
Administrati
ve Bldg., 3rd
Floor, Short
Wing, High
Court
Complex,
Sola,
AHMEDAB
AD-380
060(Gujarat)
.
154
Stat
e/U
Ts
7. Shri
R.S.
Virk,
Memb
er
Secreta
ry,
Haryan
a State
Legal
Service
s
Author
ity,
SCO20,
Sector7C,
CHAN
DIGA
RH.
8. Shri S.K.
Chaudhary, Member
Secretary, H.P. State
Legal Services
Authority, Block
No.20, SDA
Complex.Kasumpti,
SHIMLA-171
009.(H.P.)
9. Shri B.L. Saraf,
Member Secretary,
J&K State Legal
Services Authority,
Old Sectt.,
Srinagar(Kashmir)
(In summer)
Secretariat, Jammu
Tawai (In winter)
T
el
e
p
h
o
n
e
R
es
id
e
n
ce
T
el
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p
h
o
n
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O
ff
ic
e
779640
223862
223862(FAX)
539962(FAX) (At
Jammu)
S
t
d
C
o
d
e
0172
220110
0177
0191
10 Shri
G.V.
Hegde,
Member
Secretary
,
Karnatak
a State
Legal
Services
Authority
,
Technical
Education
Building,
Palace
Road,
BANGALO
RE-560
001.
11 .Shri
B.Jnanasudarsanan,
Member Secretary,
Kerala State Legal
Services Authority,
TC-24/899 'NIRVANA'
PI Junction, Thycaud
P.O.
THIRUVANANTHAP
URAM-695
12. Shri R.C.
Chandel,
Member Secretary,
M.P. State Legal
Services 320569
Authority, 574, South
Civil Lines,
JABALPUR(M.P.)
13.Shri Hemant T.
Sampat, Addl.Registrar
(L) & Member
Secretary, Maharashtra
State Legal Services
Authority, High Court
Appellate Side,
Bombay High Court,
MUMBAI-400 032.
155
2268073 2264736
2268095(FAX)
080
328267(FAX)
332877
320673 337700
0471
2672026
2624358(FAX)
2861949 2862511
079
2672026
2624358(FAX)
022
St
at
e/
U
T
s
14.Sh. A Sukumar
Singh Member
Secretary
Manipur State Legal
Services Authority
C/law & Legislative
Affairs Deptt.
Secretariat, North
Block IMPHAL 795
001
15.Sh. W.S.
Mawlong, IAS
Member Secretary
Meghalaya State
Legal Services
Authority MATI
Bldg.
Additional Secretariat
Room No. 120
SHILLONG 793 001
(Meghalaya)
16.Sh. Lalremruata
Member Secretary
Mizoram State Legal
Services Authority
Huge, High Court,
Tripura Bench
Agartala
17.Sh. Khape Koza
Member Secretary
Nagaland Legal
Services Authority
Deptt. Of Justice &
Law KOHIMA
(NAGALAND)
18.Sh. B Khadenga
Te
le
ph
on
e
Re
si
de
nc
e
222510 441210(FAX) 222629
Te
le
ph
on
e
Of
fic
e
S
t
d
C
o
d
e
0385
501051 (FAX)
220110
0364
22293 22607(FAX)
340594
0389
22293 22607(FAX)
22498
0370
305702(FAX)
624233
0671
Member Secretary
Orissa State Legal
Services Authority
SO II-B/1
Cantonment Road
CUTTACK 753 001
(ORISSA)
19.Sh. D.K. Monga 706072(FAX)
351158 354555
Member Secretary
Punjab Legal
Services Authority
SCO No.3001, Sector
22-D
CHANDIGARH 160
022
20.Sh. Chatra Ram
383451 380002(FAX) 351158 354555
Member Secretary
Rajasthan State Legal
Services Authority
Rajasthan High Court
Bldg. JAIPUR 302
005 (RAJASTHAN)
21.Shri A.P. Subba, 27754 27753(FAX) 27784
Member Secretary,
Sikkim State Legal
Services Authority,
Old Chief Justice's
Bungalow, Forest
Colony, Bulwakhani,
GANGTOK-737
103(SIKKIM).
156
0172
0141
03592
State/UTs
22.Sh. G. Akbar Member
Secretary, Tamil Nadu State
Legal Services Authority, High
Court Buildings, CHENNAI-600
014. (TAMIL NADU).
23.Shri B.B. Senapati, Member
Secretary,
Tripura State Legal Services
Authority, Law Department,
Civil Sectt., Pt. Nehru Complex,
Gorkha Basti AGARTALA-799
001 (TRIPURA).
24.Shri V.K. Dixit Member
Secretary, U.P. State Legal
Services Authority, 3rd Floor,
Jawahar Bhavan Annexe,
LUCKNOW 226 001(U.P.)
25.Shri T.D. Banerjee, Member
Secretary, W.B. State Legal
Services Authority City Civil &
Session Court Building, 1st
Floor, 2&3 Kiran Sankar Roy
Road, CALCUTTA-700 001.
26.Shri P.S. Dutta , Member
Secretary, State Legal Services
Authority, Andaman & Nicobar
Islands, Secretariat, A&N
Administration, PORT BLAIR744 101.
27.Dr. B.B. Parsoon Member
Secretary, State Legal Services
Authority, Union Territory,
Chandigarh, Additional Deluxe
Building,
28.Shri Hemant T. Sampat,
Addl. Registrar & Member
Secretary, State Legal Services
Authority, Dadra & Nagar
Haveli, High Court (Appellate
Side), Bombay High Court,
MUMBAI-400 032.
Telephone
Residence
Telephone Std code
Office
5342441 5342834
5342268(FAX)
5342441
044
225425 223361
(FAX)
221621
0381
280395 280265
280260(FAX)
2484833 2484234
2484235(FAX)
0522
458036
033
32477 32137(FAX) 32382
03182
742999
742888(FAX)
0172
2672026
2624358(FAX)
779399
022
157
State/UTs
29.Shri Hemant T.
Sampat, Addl.
Registrar(L) & Member
Secretary,
Daman & Diu Legal
Services Authority,
High Court (Appellate
Side), Bombay High
Court, MUMBAI-400
032.
30.Sh. L.D. Malik,
Member Secretary,
Delhi State Legal
Services Authority,
Room No. 1, Patiala
House, NEW DELHI110 001.
31.Shri B. Amanulla,
Member Secretary,
Lakshadweep State
Legal Services
Authority,
C/o District & Sessions
Judge, Lakshdweep,
KAVARATI
ISLANDS-682 555.
32.Shri S. Nadamuni,
Member Secretary,
Pondicherry Legal
Services Authority,
Courts Complex,
PONDICHEERY-605
001.
33.Shri Suresh Chandra,
Secretary, Supreme
Court Legal Services
Committee, 09,
Lawyers Chamber, Post
Office Wing, Supreme
Court Compound, NEW
DELHI-110 001.
158
Telephone
Residence
2672026
2624358(FAX)
Telephone
Office
2672026
23383014
Std Code
022
011
62323 63138(FAX)
62233
04896
338831 (FAX)
340626
0413
23381526 23388313
4692304
011
APPENDIX-XI
Newspaper Clippings
TIRUCHIRAPPALLI
THE HINDU SUNDAY, JANUARY 6, 2008
Mobile court for disabled holds first sitting
Special Correspondent
TIRUCHI: A mobile court to hear complaints from persons with disabilities held its
first sitting here on Friday.
The joint sitting, chaired by Chief Commissioner of Disabilities of the Union
government Manoj Kumar and State Commissioner for the Disabled V.K. Jeyakodi,
was held on the premises of of Samarthya 2008, a national exhibition on assistive
devices for persons with disabilities.
The two-day sitting would be followed by another in Chennai on January 7.
The brief
All types of complaints from disabled persons, inluding those regarding implementation
of reservation in education and employment, welfare schemes, infringement of rights
and discrimination, will be heard, Mr. Jeyakodi said. The court would have the powers
of a civil court.
The Persons with Disabilities (Equal Opportunities, Protection of Rights and Full
Participation) Act. 1995. empowers the Central and State Commissioners to hear and
redress complaints from disabled persons.
"We are empowered to summon officials of government departments to inquire into the
complaints. Orders on the petitions would be passed immediately," Mr Jeyakodi said.
The first sitting drew a huge response with a large number of disabled persons queuing
up to register their complaints and grievances. Mr. Jeyakodi said more sittings would be
organised across the State.
159
CHENNAI
THE HINDU . MONDAY, JANUARY 7, 2008
Grievances of physically
challenged redressed
Staff Reporter
TIRUCHI: The first sitting of the mobile court to hear complaints from the
physically challenged received 465 complaints, and 450 of them were redressed,
Minister of State for Social Justice and Empowerment Subbulakshmi Ja-gadeesan
said on Sunday.
The sitting was chaired by Chief Commissioner of Disabilities of the Union
Government Manoj Kumar and State Commissioner for the Disabled V. K.
Jeyakodi. The court held its sitting, the first in Tamil Nadu, at the venue of
Samarthya 2008. a national exhibition on assistive devices for persons with
disabilities, being held in the city.
About 225 complaints about the issue of disability certificates were received.
The other types of complaints, including those regarding pension schemes (103),
employment (59) and education (11). were also heard and redressed.
"The two-day sitting had medical officers and government officials to redress all
sorts of complaints and solutions were drafted right away," said Director of National Institute for Empowerment of Persons with Multiple Disabilities Neerad-ha
Chandramohan.
Similar mobile courts would be held in Chennai shortly and then in other
metropolitan cities.
160
The New Indian Express Chennai
Wednesday, January 9, 2008
Mobile court hears petitions of disabled
EXPRESS NEWS SERVICE
Chennai, Jan 8: A mobile court to redress the grievances of persons with
disabilities held at Little Flower Convent Higher Secondary School for the
Blind on Monday.
Jointly organized by the office of the Chief Commissioner for Persons with
Disabilities, Government of India, and the State Commissioner for the
Disabled, the court dealt with issues of discrimination, denial of benefits,
concessions and barrier free environments among others.
More than 200 complaints were received and dealt with. Showcause notices
and orders were issued and copies handed over to the complaints. Chief
Commissioner Manoj Kumar directed the the State Government to allot
land on a preferential basis to an organization working with mentally
disabled persons Showcause notices were also issued to Annamalai
University, Chidambaram. IIT Madras and several State Government
departments on reservation of vacancies.
Over 50 disability certificates were issued at the programme.
More such mobile courts will be held in another districts, said V.K.
Jeyakodi, State Commissioner for the Disabled.
161
CHENNAI
THE HINDU SATURDAY, JANUARY 5, 20080
Mobile court hears the disabled
Draws huge response; more sittings planned across State
Special Correspondent
TIRUCHI: A mobile court to hear complaints from persons with disabilities held
its first sitting here on Friday.
The joint sitting, chaired by Chief Commissioner of Disabilities of the Union
government Manoj Kumar and State Commissioner for the Disabled V.K.
Jeyakodi. was held on the premises of of Samar-thya 2008, a national exhibition
on assistive devices for persons with disabilities.
The two-day sitting would be followed by another in Chennai on January 7.
All types of complaints from disabled persons, in-eluding those regarding
implementation of reservation in education and employment, welfare schemes,
infringement of rights and discrimination, will be heard, Mr. Jeyakodi said. The
court would have the powers of a civil court
The Persons with Disabilities (Equal Opportunities, Protection of
Rights and Full Participation) Act, 1995. empowers the Central and
State
Commissioners redress complair ablcd persons. "W we red to summo
government dep inquire into the complaints Orders on the petitions
would be passed immediately." Mr. Jeyakodi said.
The first sitting drew a huge response. Mr. Jeyakodi said more
sittings would be organised across the State.
162
‘Samarthya 2008’ inaugurated
Tiruchi, Jan, The Centre is been on streamlining the distribution of
assistance to differently-abled persons. Subbulakshmi Jagadeesan, Union
Minister of State for Social Justice and Empowerment has said.
Inaugurating “Samarthya 2008”, an exhibition of assistive devices,
teaching kits and training materials for persons with disabilities, here on
Friday, Subbulakshmi Jagadeesan noted that right now assistance was
extended to differently-abled persons through several schemes
implemented by the State and Central governments. Initiatives were being
taken to streamline the distribution, she said. The procedures for obtaining
the assistive devices and other benefits were also being simplified she
added.
Observing that the benefits of the welfareschemes for differentyly-abled
persons all sections of the target populations, she said that it was to take
the benefits to all that Samarthya was organized. It was the eleventh
“Samarthya” expo in the country and the first in Tamil Nadu. Pointing out
that a mobile court had been set up at the venue of the exhibition, she
called upon the differently-abled persons in approach the mobile court if
they feel that they were neglected because of their disability.
Subbulakhmi Jagadeesan later gave away assistive devices like wheel
chairs to differently-abled persons. She also visited the stalls at the
exhibition.
Transport Minister K N Nehru, Social Welfare Minister Poongothai
Aladi Aruna, Sandeep Kharma, Additional Secretary to Government of
India. Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment N S Palaniappan,
State Secretary, Department of Social’A’efane, Manojkumar, Chief
Commissioner for Persons with Disabilities, V K Jeyakodi, State
Commissioner for Disabled, Collector Ashish Vachhaniwere present.
EXP
163
The New Indian Express Tiruchy 3
Mobile court to benefit differently-abled persons
Tiruchy, Jan, 4: In a novel initiative to redress the grievances of differently-abled persons,
a mobile court has been set up at the venue of Samarthya 2008, an exhibition for the
benefit of persons with disabilities, here.
Complaints on denial of rights to differently-abled persons would be entertained at the
court, said V K Commissioner for Disabled told reporters. For instance, if a differentlyabled person was not given due promotions in his job. just because he was disabled, the
court would issue an order after weighing the case, he said.
The court would deal with the cases under the provisions of the Persons with Disabilities
Act 1995, be added. They could also approach to get national disabled identification
cards. However,
Subbulakshmi Jagadeesan. during her inaugural address, underlined that
[If a differently-abled person is not given due promotions in his job, just because he is
disabled, the
court would issue an order after weighing the case]
the complaints should be genuine. The joint mobile Disabilities, Govt of India and
Commissioner of Disabilities, Government of Tamil Nadu, first of its kind in the country,
would function til] Saturday evening at St Joseph's College Higher Secondary School
here. The court would move to Chennai on Jan 7. The four-day exhibition also features
various stalls that would immensely benefit differently-abled persons. Motorised wheel
chairs, car modified to enable persons with disabilities to drive, callipers and mobile PCO
were also among the items displayed. As many as 500 hearing aids have also been
planned to be given away to hearing impaired persons through a stall put up by Ali Yavar
Jung National Institute for hearing Handicapped, Mumbai. Aids worth Rs 7 lakh were
given under 'Aids and appliances for Disabled", a Central govt schemes.ENS
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APPENDIX-XII
Organization Chart
CHIEF COMMISSIONER
i) DY. CHIEF COMMISSIONER
DESK OFFICER
ii) DY. CHIEF COMMISSIONER
DESK OFFICER
iii) PRIVATE SECRETARY
Account (1)
b)
Research Assistant (1)
c)
PA/Steno (6)
d)
LDCs (4)
e)
Driver (1)
f)
Peon (2)
g)
Safaiwals (1)
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