List of Schemes for Persons with Disabilities from Government of India / State Government and Private Organization with accessibility features
Infant and young children with Hearing Impairment are given training to develop Speech and Language skills so as to get integrated into normal School by the time they attain the age of 5 years.
Issue of National identity cards to Differently Abled. National Identity cards are issued by District Differently Abled Welfare Officers based on the Disability Certificate.
Disabled persons can get a flat deduction on Income Tax on producing their disability certificate. If disability is severe Rs 1 lakh can be claimed else Rs 50,000
The Scheme of the Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment, Govt. of India, simplifies and facilitates procedure for easy access to Govt. support for NGOs with the aim to widen the scope and range of programmes. It will address the unmet need of over 95 percent Indian citizens with disabilities who have not had access to services so far.
Section-47(1) & 47(2), 48(c), 67(1) & 67(2) of PWD Act’1995 have following provisions to safeguard the rights of disabled Government employees and to ensure equal rights/participation.
The appropriate Government and local authorities shall by notification frame scheme in favour of PWDs for the preferential allotment of land at concessional rates for Setting up business and Establishment of factories by entrepreneurs with disabilities.
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
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.
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.
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.