The Ministry of Railways has decided to extend facility of concession in rail fare to completely blind persons and mentally retarded persons in Rajdhani and Shatabdi trains. The concession for both the categories would be 25 per cent in 3rd AC and AC Chair Car in Rajdhani and Shatabdi trains. Same concession will also be admissible to one escort accompanying such person.
Most mental health services are currently treatment-based versus preventative in nature. But like physical illness, mental illness is not inevitable. With the6692 proper prevention methods, the development of mental disorders might be avoided.
Mental illness is one of the most overlooked, yet a very common problem afflicting people, all over the world. It accounts for 11 percent of total worldwide disease burden. As a matter of fact, in the established market economies such as United States, these mental disorders are second only to heart disease, in the most disabling disease category.
This is a Centrally Sponsored Scheme and was launched in 1974 by the then Department of Social Welfare. The Scheme has however been transferred to the disabled children Department of Education since 1982. Under the scheme, handicapped children are sought to be integrated in the normal school system. Hundred per cent assistance is provided to the States/UTs for education of the children
An intellectual disability should not be confused with a psychiatric disability or mental illness, although a person with an intellectual disability may also have a psychiatric disability.
A condition of arrested or incomplete development of mind of a person which is specially characterized by sub-normality of intelligence i.e.cognitive, language, motor and social abilities.