Central Government Schemes list for persons with disabilities ( differently abled persons )
Financial assistance in the form of loan is provided to the channelising agencies, reputed NGO’s, RRTC’s and recognised technical institutions for imparting skills and entrepreneurial development training to disabled persons
Loan Assistance is provided for setting up small scale industry for manufacturing aids and appliances developed under R & D programmes of Government/academic institutions of repute for disabled within the country. The company should employ disabled persons. Maximum loan available under this scheme is Rs.25.00 lakh.
Loan assistance is provided to disabled persons for Agriculture production and related field such as irrigation, purchase of agriculture machinery, horticulture, sericulture etc. Purchase of equipment for agriculture services such as custom service (pesticide, spray, harvesting etc.) custom hiring of agriculture machinery
Financial assistance from the corporation would flow towards training and Education requirements of the disabled groups under both formal and non-formal education/training, which would impart useful knowledge and skill. Formal training would equip the beneficiary to improve his/her chances of employment and self-employment through completing appropriate vocational/academic courses leading to the certificate /diploma or other qualification.
Loan may be provided for manufacturing, fabrication and production activity. The disabled person will be the owner/chief executive of the company and employing at least 15% disabled persons. Maximum amount of loan provided under the scheme is Rs.20.00 lakh.
The corporation can assist a wide range of income regenerating activities. Infrastructure development schemes alone will not qualify for financing unless it leads directly to income generation.Loan will be provided for self employment of disabled persons in service sector or for trading 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
Ali Yavar Jung National Institute for the Hearing Handicapped is an autonomous Institute in the field of Hearing Handicapped rehabilitation in India. It was started in 1983 under the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment, Government of India, to serve people with hearing handicap through various activities.
Any service provider in the field of disability can enroll in Disability Information Line about their services. It is done free of cost for Government agencies and for those who provide services free of cost.
Ministry of Petroleum and Natural gas reserved 7.5% of all types of dealership agencies of the public sector oil companies for physically handicapped/government personnel (other than defence personnel) disabled on duty/widows of government personnel (other than defence personnel) who die in the course of duty.
Under the I.R.D.P., 3% quota is earmarked for physically disabled persons. The Government has now decided that per family limit under the I.R.D.P. be raised.