Equal insurance benefits for differently-abled
The Central Government informed the Delhi High Court that equal benefits for postal life insurance will be provided to the differently-abled government employees with a maximum limit of Rs 5,00,000.
List of Speech Impairment
Financial Assistance – Public Sector Banks
Under the Scheme for Public Sector Banks for Orphanages, Women’s Homes and Physically Handicapped Persons, the benefits of the differential rate of interest are available to physically handicapped persons as well as institutions working for the welfare of the handicapped.
Financial Assistance to Persons with Disabilities
Promote economic developmental activities for the benefit of persons with disabilities. Annual Income below Rs.60,000/- for urban areas and Rs.60,000/- for urban areas and Rs.55,000/-p.a. for rural areas. For Agricultural Activities : Loan upto Rs.5.00 Lakhs
Schemes arising out of the Implementation of the Persons with Disabilities
A number of schemes are being formulated under the Persons with Disabilities (Equal Opportunities Protection of Rights and full participation) Act, 1995 also. Schemes under implementation at present
FDDI invites applications for the Non Academic posts
Reservation for SC/ST candidates and Persons with Disabilities may apply as per Government Rules. The SC/ST candidates shall mention their caste and enclose copy of valid caste certificate. Disabled candidates should enclose a copy of disability certificate issued by a Government hospital, duly attested by a Gazetted officer.
Customer Relationship Executive vacancies – Union Bank
Reservation for Persons With Disabilities (PWD) Category 15 post, VI-5, HI-5, OC-5. Last date for on-line submission of application form: 24/10/2011. Last Date for Fee deposit : 24/10/2011.
Incentives for Employers for Hiring Persons with Disabilities
Employees with disabilities with monthly wages of up to Rs.25000/- per month working in the private sector would be covered under this scheme. Government shall pay the employer’s contribution to the Employees Provident Fund and Employees State Insurance for the first three years. The scheme has already come into force.
National Safai Karamcharis Finance & Development Corpn
The Government of India, Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment had established NSKFDC on 24th January, 1997 to provide Term Loan to Safai Karmacharis including scavangers and heir dependants, at concessional rate of interest for their socio- economic upliftment through alternative occcupation or own business.
National Scheduled Tribes Finance Development Corpn
The loan lending schemes are : Ter m Loan, Br idge Loan, Adivasi Mahila Sashaktikarana Yojana, Working Capital Loan, Grant for skill and entrepreneural development programme etc.
National Finance & Development Corporations
Development Corporation should be extended and utilised by PWDs belonging to SC/ST/OBC/Minority/Women categories. Section-40 of PWD Act, 1995 has made mandatory that not less than 3% reservation shall be kept for PWDs in poverty alleviation programs.