Scheme to Promote Self Employment amongst Persons with Mental Retardation, Cerebral Palsy and Autism. Persons with mental retardation, cerebral palsy or autism may not be eligible to seek loan and enter into a legal contract. In such cases following categories of persons are eligible for financial assistance from NHFDC
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.
To provide vocational training to the differently abled persons with hostel facility.
The margin amount of 5% of loan amount which should be paid by the Differently Abled beneficiaries will be borned by the Government.
Training is given to speech and Hearing Impaired persons in Government I.T.I., Guindy in the trade of Fitter. The duration of training is two years. Stipend at the rate of Rs.300/- per month will be given.
Training in the Trade of Book Binder (One year), With Boarding, Lodging and free supply of two sets of Uniforms.
Free Computer Training Course – Six month training is given for Visually impaired persons at Regional Centre of National Institute for Visually impaired, Poonamallee at Chennai. A stipend of Rs.300/- per month is given to the Trainees.