About the Scheme
- Early intervention and school readiness scheme.
- Children in the age group of 0-10 years are eligible.
- Provision of Therapies, training and providing support to family members.
- Day-care facilities to PwD for at least 4 hours in a day.
- Batch size 20 PwDs.
- RO should maintain a ratio of 1:1 for LIG (including BPL) and above LIG PwDs.
- Scheme will be available in the entire country except J &K.
Scheme Description
This scheme aims at setting up Disha Centres for early intervention for Person with Disability (PwD) in 0-10 years of age covered under the National Trust Act, through therapies, training and providing support to family members. Registered Organization (RO) should provide following minimum facilities in their Disha Centre:
Day Care
RO should provide day-care facilities to PwD for at least 4 hours in a day (between 8 am to 6 pm) along with age specific activities. Day care should be open for at least 21 days in a month. The minimum attendance required for a PwD in the Disha centre is 15 days per month for the National Trust to fund the PwD.
Batch size of a Disha centre is 20 PwDs with a maximum number of PwDs allowed is 30% extra of batch size i.e. 26 for Disha Centres. On reaching the maximum limit of 26 PwDs, Disha centre shall not allow anymore PwDs to enrol in the centre. ROs are encouraged to apply again if they have sufficient number of PwDs for the new Disha Centre.
RO should maintain a ratio of 1:1 for LIG (including BPL) and above LIG PwDs (which will be paid seats for RO). Payment for the above LIG seats could be received by RO from parents, guardians, family members, RO or any other institute/ individual directly as per mutual agreed terms and conditions between RO and the other party involved (parents, guardians, family members, RO or any other institute/ individual) The ROs should also get in touch with paediatricians or experts in similar field to seek help in getting more PwD enrolled in the Disha centre.
Staff Requirement
- Provision of a Special Educator; or Early Intervention Therapist,
- Physiotherapist or Occupational Therapist
- Counselor for PwD
- Caregiver
- Ayas
Staffing
There should be a provision of a Special Educator or Early Intervention Therapist, Physiotherapist or Occupational Therapist and Counsellor for PwD along with Caregiver and Ayas in the centre. Availability of a Physical trainer and speech therapist in these centres is also desirable.
The frequency or schedule of the staff is to be followed as below:
| S.No | Category | No.of Staff | FREQUENCY OR MINIMUM NUMBER OF VISITS REQUIRED PER MONTH |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Special educator / Early Intervention Therapist | 1 | Everyday |
| 2 | Physiotherapist or Occupational Therapist | 1 | 3 times a week |
| 3 | Counsellor | 1 | 3 times a week |
| 4 | Caregiver | 1 | Everyday |
| 5 | Aya | 1 | Everyday |
Infrastructure Facilities
- Medical/ Assessment room (with therapeutic aids and appliances)
- One activity room
- One recreation room
- Provision for a personal computer, scanner and net connection for the office purpose.
Infrastructure facilities
Disha centre must have one Medical/ Assessment room (with therapeutic aids and appliances), one activity room and one recreation room (all rooms to be of reasonable size)
for PwD.
Disha centre should also have provision for a personal computer, scanner and net connection for the office purpose, for sending fund request, submitting reports etc. to the National Trust.
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Downloads
Source : http://thenationaltrust.gov.in/content/scheme/disha.php