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Schemes for Women with Disabilities

Government of India LOGOVarious schemes implemented for the upliftment of persons with disabilities including women in the country(India) provide for educational, social, economic and psychological rehabilitation of Persons with Disabilities, creation of barrier free environment, providing assistive devices, special education, vocational training and early intervention programmes.

All the Schemes and programmes, namely,

  • Deendyal Disabled Rehabilitation Scheme (DDRS)
  • Scheme for Implementation of Persons with Disabilities Act, 1995 (SIPDA)
  • Scheme of Inclusive Education for Disabled at Secondary Stage (IEDSS)
  • Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan (SSA)
  • Rajiv Gandhi National Fellowship scheme for Students with Disabilities (RGNF)
  • Scheme of National Overseas Scholarship for Students with Disabilities
  • Scheme of Pre-Matric Scholarship and Post-Matric Scholarship for Students with Disabilities Gyan Prabha Scheme of National Trust
  • Scholarship Scheme from Trust Fund and Scholarship Scheme from National Fund are implemented for the upliftment of all Persons with Disabilities including women.

Special provision for physically challenged women has been made in the following schemes / programmes:-

  • National Overseas Scholarship for Students with Disabilities: six out of twenty scholarships are reserved for women candidates.
  • Pre-Matric Scholarship and Post-Matric Scholarship for Students with Disabilities: 50% of the scholarships are reserved for girls.
  • Scholarship Scheme from Trust Fund: 30% scholarships are reserved for female students with disabilities.

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  1. Hello this is sujata from nagpur maharashtra I had met an accident on 5 Nov.2019 . Now I’m suffering from paraplegia. There is no earning source of earning in Corona pandemic. Before three years i started my company of tours n travels but now of Corona its close.can u help me .

  2. I am Nidhi Agarwal from Kolkata having disability by Birthday, has completed my graduation from IGNOu
    Presently taken a shop on rent and trying to earn my livelyhood but the rent is so high that it almost take away my all profit and left very little to survive. Can I get a shop in my area with Govt. Help. Kindly guide me how is it possible. My area is kolkata-40.
    Nidhi Agarwal
    1/133, Azadgarh
    Kolkata-40
    What’s app no. 9749379320

  3. I am a student who passed +2 and going to college for higher studies. My father’s work is coolie and my mother is a handicapped person and we 3 are girls. And we need a fund to meet the expense of our mother ..so I humbly request to help our family for the recovery of our mother.

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