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Schemes for Persons with Disabilities
Social Welfare Department
Under Social Welfare Department, the following are the Social Security schemes for Persons with Disabilities.
i. Scholarship: Students with Disabilities are being provided with scholarship for undergoing studies up to the University level. The rates of scholarship vary according to the level of Education, Hostellers and Day Scholars. Reader’s allowance is also given to visually impaired students from Class-IX onwards.
| Sl. No. | Type of Course | Existing rate (Rs) | Revised Rate (Rs) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Pre-Primary and Primary Standard upto class V | 250/- pm | 500/- pm |
| 2. | Class VI to Class X | 350/- pm | 700/- pm |
| 3. | Class XI, XII, BA/B.Sc/B.Com etc | 450/- pm | 1000/- pm |
| 4. | B.E/B.Tech/MBBS/LLB/B.Ed/ Diploma in Professional and Engineering Studies etc. | 600/- pm | 1200/- pm |
| 5. | MA/M.Sc/M.Com/LLM/M.Ed etc | 700/- pm | 1400/- pm |
| Sl. No. | Type of Course | Existing rate (Rs) | Revised Rate (Rs) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Pre-Primary and Primary Standard upto class V | - | - |
| 2. | Class VI to Class X | 200/- pm | 500/- pm |
| 3. | Class XI, XII, BA/B.Sc/B.Com etc | 250/- pm | 600/- pm |
| 4. | B.E/B.Tech/MBBS/LLB/B.Ed/ Diploma in Professional and Engineering Studies etc. | 350/- pm | 700/- pm |
| 5. | MA/M.Sc/M.Com/LLM/M.Ed etc | 350/- pm | 700/- pm |
| Sl. No. | Type of Course | Existing rate (Rs) | Revised Rate (Rs) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Pre-Primary and Primary Standard upto class V | 350/- pm | 700/- pm |
| 2. | Class VI to Class X | 450/- pm | 900/- pm |
| 3. | Class XI, XII, BA/B.Sc/B.Com etc | 550/- pm | 1200/- pm |
| 4. | B.E/B.Tech/MBBS/LLB/B.Ed/ Diploma in Professional and Engineering Studies etc. | 700/- pm | 1400/- pm |
| 5. | MA/M.Sc/M.Com/LLM/M.Ed etc | 800/- pm | 1600/- pm |
| Sl. No. | Class | Existing rate (Rs) | Revised Rate (Rs) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | I-III | 400/- pm | 800/- pm |
| 2. | IV-VI | 600/- pm | 1200/- pm |
| 3. | VII-X | 900/- pm | 1800/- pm |
| 4. | XI-XII | 1500/- pm | 3000/- pm |
| 5. | For Graduate Level | 2000/- pm | 4000/- pm |
| 6. | For Post Graduate Level | 3000/- pm | 6000/- pm |
| Sl. No. | Class | Existing rate (Rs) | Revised Rate (Rs) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | I-III | 500/- pm | 1500/- pm |
| 2. | IV-VI | 750/- pm | 2000/- pm |
| 3. | VII-X | 1000/- pm | 2500/- pm |
| Sl. No. | Existing rate (Rs) | Revised Rate (Rs) |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | 250/- pm | 500/- pm |
| Sl. No. | Existing rate (Rs) | Revised Rate (Rs) |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | 1000/- pm | 1500/- pm |
ii. Halfway Home for rehabilitation of treated and controlled mentally ill persons
Halfway Home for rehabilitation of treated and controlled mentally ill persons. The Social Welfare Department in collaboration with Sanker Charitable Trust has set up a Half Way Home for rehabilitation of mentally ill persons.
| Sl. No. | Halfway Home | Place | Nos. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Half way home (men) (Government run) | Tura | 20 nos |
| 2. | Half way home (women) (Government run) | Shillong | 25 nos |
| 3. | Half way home (men) Shillong run by NGO | KJP Assembly | 25 nos |
| Total | 70 nos. | ||
iii. Vocational Training:
- Vocational Training is imparted to the persons with disabilities through Voluntary Organizations in different trades.
- The duration of the training period is for one year. During the training period a stipend of Rs.1500/- each per month is being provided.
- On completion of the training, a Token Grant of Rs 5000/- is provided to the passed out trainees for purchase of machines, tools, raw materials to enable them to start self-employment venture.
iv. Grant in aid to Voluntary Organisations:
Grant in aid to Voluntary Organizations, financial assistance is being provided to NGOs working in the field of disability for running Vocational Training Centres, conducting sensitization programme etc. Fresh Scholarship to Students with Disabilities.
v. CM-CARE (Comfort, Assist, Respect and Empower)
Under CM-CARE, persons with disabilities are being provided financial assistance in the form of pension @ Rs 750/– per month.
Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan (SSA) under Education Department
- Assistive Devices like Braille Textbooks are being provided at the pre-primary level, Elementary level, Secondary & Higher Secondary level.
- Support services like Escort Allowance, Transport Allowance and Stipends for Girls were provided at the pre-primary level, Elementary level, Secondary & Higher Secondary level.
- Under Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan (SSA), aids and appliances are being provided to children with special need (CWSN) through the Artificial Limb Manufacturing Corporation of India (ALIMCO) and other agencies.
State Resource Centre on Disability Affairs (SRCDA)
Meritorious Scholarship is given to Students with Disabilities from the level of class XI onward. The rate ranges from Rs. 2000/- to Rs. 5000/-
| Sl. No. | Category | No. of Students | Amount per month |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Class XI & XII | 25 | Rs. 2,000/- |
| 2. | Graduate Level (General, Honoursetc) | 21 | Rs. 3,000/- |
| 3. | Post Graduate & Under Graduate Professional and Technical Courses | 8 | Rs. 4,000/- |
| 4. | Graduate Level, Professional & Technical Courses, M.PHIL, PHD etc. | 4 | Rs. 5,000/- |
National Handicapped Finance Development Corporation (N.H.F.D.C.):
Implementation of N.H.F.D.C.scheme has taken off in the state towards the end of 2010. The Meghalaya Co-operative Apex Bank (M.C.A.B.) Limited is the State Channelizing Agency.
Purpose:
- To provide concessional credit for the benefit of the persons with disabilities (Disability as defined in PwD Act, 2016 or its amendments) for:
- Starting any activity contributing directly or indirectly in the income generation or helping PwD in their overall process of empowerment.
- Pursuing higher education after class 12th(UG, PG, Professional courses and other courses approved by UGC/AICTE/ICAR/Government etc.)
- Pursuing vocational or skill development (ITI, Diploma any other course leading to enhancement of employment or self employment)
- Purchase and/or fitment of any assistive device(s)/ customization/ retrofitting or conversion of available machine, equipment, vehicle to disabled friendly mode
Objective:
The main objective of the Scheme is to assist the needy disabled persons by providing concessional loan for economic and overall empowerment.
Eligibility criteria:
- Any Indian citizen with 40% or more disability (Disability as defined in PwD Act, 2016 or its amendments).
- Age above 18 years. However, in case of persons with mental retardation, the eligible age would be above 14 years. The age criteria would not be required for educational loans. Age certificate issued by competent authority authorized by the State Government or as mentioned in the 10th certificate or any other certificate issued by the government would be the required document.
- Possession of Unique Disability ID (UDID) Number/UDID Enrollment Number (in case UDID No. is not available).
Meghalaya State Skill Development Society (MSSDS): convergence and bank linkage
Skill Development Training Programme exclusively for PwDs for self employment started on March 2018 to impart skill training leading to micro-enterprise. 100 PwDs were trained under 8 NGOs. The trades offered:
Natural farming, Preparation of Vermi compose, Mushroom cultivation, cow cost poultry, piggery and handicrafts.
Scheme of Assistance to Persons with Disabilities for Purchase/Fitting of Aids /Appliances (ADIP) Scheme:
- Aids and appliances like Wheelchairs, Auxiliary Crutches, Elbow Crutches, White Canes, Hearing aids, etc are being provided at free of cost to Persons with Disabilities under Assistance to Disabled Persons (ADIP) Scheme.
- The State Society for the Implementation of Rehabilitation of Persons with Disabilities (SSIRPD) is the implementing agency.
Early Diagnostic & Intervention Centres (EDIC)
4 (four) Early Diagnostic & Intervention Centres (EDIC) attached to Civil Hospitals of Shillong, Jowai, Nongstoin and Tura have been established where the Assessment & Evaluation of hearing is being conducted on regular basis.