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Employment and Persons With Disability

Employment and Persons With Disability

Every appropriate Government shall appoint in every establishment such percentage of vacancies, not less than 3% for persons or classes of PWDs, of which 1% each shall be reserved for persons suffering from – blindness or low vision, hearing impairment and locomotor disability

Indicative list of self-employment ventures

Indicative list of self-employment ventures

list of few activities in service, business, and production sector, best suited to disabled and area (rural/urban/semi-urban) depending upon demand & supply position, location, investment, skill and infrastructure facilities etc.

Technical Vocational Education of MHRD for Pwds

Technical Vocational Education of MHRD for Pwds

1250 PWDs through Diploma Program and 5000 PWDs through vocational / skill development program will be trained every year. The VRCs will issue the ‘Vocational Evaluation Certificate to eligible PWDs. The PWDs or their parents may contact nearest VRC or Polytechnic, listed below along with certificate of birth, education, disability, two photographs and Vocational Evaluation Certificate of VRC.

Self Help Groups

Self Help Groups

SHG movement has now been become an effective strategy for poverty alleviation. This approach has become a prominent element of social mobilization. SHG is a voluntarily formed group comprising of 10-20 adult members, to address their common issues. In case of disabled, the SHGs can be formed with 5 members.

Self Employment Avenues

Self Employment Avenues

Municipal Corporation/Municipalities/NACs and Railway authorities, auction the vehicle stands/parking places. The PWDs may apply for the same to concerned authorities. The concerned authorities should consider the PWDs on top priority basis. It may be given either to individual PWD or a group of PWDs considering the volume of work.

Mini Self Employment Scheme

Mini Self Employment Scheme

This scheme is true example of “less investment and more profit”. The sample test of MSES reveals that one can earn immediately Rs. 50 to Rs. 100 per day with very less investment ranging from Rs. 1000 to Rs. 5000/- only. While selecting PWDs Socio-Economic background, skill, experience, interest, family support etc. should be assessed. Extensive follow up strategies should be planned, interaction with police/ NAC personnel & business neighbours should be made. The NGOs should take lead role to promote & popularise MSES.

Incentives for Employers for Hiring Persons with Disabilities

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

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 Castes Finance Development Corpn

National Scheduled Castes Finance Development Corpn

NSFDC is the apex organisation to finance income generating ventures of SCs and to provide grant for skill development programs through State Channelising Agencies . The NSFDC has various schemes / loan lending programmes such as Term Loan,Seed Capital Loan, Bridge Loan, Working Capital Loan, Micro Credit Finance Scheme, Mahila Samridihi Yojana etc. to BPL families as well as APL families.