Welfare for Disabled persons.
Social Welfare Department implement many schemes for disabled persons to assist them to secure education, academic, technical or professional training on the shop/floor of the industrial establishment as would enable them to earn a living and to become useful members of the society.
Under this scheme, 2(two) Specials Schools one for Visual Impaired and one for Hearing Impaired with hostel facilities are running at the Government level. Besides these two Govt. schools, 4 NGOS have established another 5(five) Special Schools ( 4 for Mentally Retarded and one for Hearing Impaired).
Diet allowances @ Rs. 500/- p.m. are provided to every hostellers of the two Govt. schools. Scholarship ranging from Rs. 40/- to Rs. 120/- p.m. is awarded to the disabled students . for Blind students. Blind students are also provided Reader allowance and Brailed Text Books at free of cost. Mentally Retarded students are given maintenance allowance @ Rs.300/- per annum.
Employment opportunity
The Social Welfare Department in co-ordination with local N.G.Os. and services of Anganwadi Workers conducted a survey in the year 1995 and identified 24690 disabled persons in the State. For these disable persons, special employment exchange window is open at the employment exchange, Langol, Imphal for job application. The Scheme is continuing since 1982 even before the Act came into force. 3% of jobs in the direct recruitment of Class - III and IV posts is reserved for P. W.Ds. in the following rosters.
A Centrally Sponsored scheme known as Gramee Purnavas Yojna, a Composite Fitment and Rehabilitation Centre (CFRC) has been established at J.N Hospital, Porompat, Imphal. Medical Superintendent is the Nodal Officer for this Centre. The centre has distributed wheel chairs/tri-cycles to the disabled persons registered in this centre. The International Day for disabled is observed on 3rd December every year. While observing this day the disable persons sponsored by NGOs /Govt. Schools participate in cultural shows, games and sports etc. Students participated in these activities are awarded cash prizes also.
Rules to regulate for Disabled persons
This scheme will be applicable to all categories of the disabled person viz, the blind, the deaf and the orthopaedically, mentally retarded, leprosy cured and others. Under this scheme Scholarships are awarded to disable persons for education such as academic / technical / professional / vocational training and following is the rules to fulfill while applying for the scholarship.
Eligibility Requirements
Social Welfare Department implement many schemes for disabled persons to assist them to secure education, academic, technical or professional training on the shop/floor of the industrial establishment as would enable them to earn a living and to become useful members of the society.
Under this scheme, 2(two) Specials Schools one for Visual Impaired and one for Hearing Impaired with hostel facilities are running at the Government level. Besides these two Govt. schools, 4 NGOS have established another 5(five) Special Schools ( 4 for Mentally Retarded and one for Hearing Impaired).
Diet allowances @ Rs. 500/- p.m. are provided to every hostellers of the two Govt. schools. Scholarship ranging from Rs. 40/- to Rs. 120/- p.m. is awarded to the disabled students . for Blind students. Blind students are also provided Reader allowance and Brailed Text Books at free of cost. Mentally Retarded students are given maintenance allowance @ Rs.300/- per annum.
Employment opportunity
The Social Welfare Department in co-ordination with local N.G.Os. and services of Anganwadi Workers conducted a survey in the year 1995 and identified 24690 disabled persons in the State. For these disable persons, special employment exchange window is open at the employment exchange, Langol, Imphal for job application. The Scheme is continuing since 1982 even before the Act came into force. 3% of jobs in the direct recruitment of Class - III and IV posts is reserved for P. W.Ds. in the following rosters.
- 1% for Visual Impaired in the 34th roster.
- 1% for Hearing Impaired in the 67th roster.
- 1% for Locomotors Disability in the 100th roster.
- Upper age limit for applying Government jobs is relaxed by 10th years for PWDs of all categories.
- Departments like PWDs, Town Planning, HUDCO, PDA etc. have been requested to provide non discrimination facilities on the roads, transport, in built environments etc.
A Centrally Sponsored scheme known as Gramee Purnavas Yojna, a Composite Fitment and Rehabilitation Centre (CFRC) has been established at J.N Hospital, Porompat, Imphal. Medical Superintendent is the Nodal Officer for this Centre. The centre has distributed wheel chairs/tri-cycles to the disabled persons registered in this centre. The International Day for disabled is observed on 3rd December every year. While observing this day the disable persons sponsored by NGOs /Govt. Schools participate in cultural shows, games and sports etc. Students participated in these activities are awarded cash prizes also.
Rules to regulate for Disabled persons
This scheme will be applicable to all categories of the disabled person viz, the blind, the deaf and the orthopaedically, mentally retarded, leprosy cured and others. Under this scheme Scholarships are awarded to disable persons for education such as academic / technical / professional / vocational training and following is the rules to fulfill while applying for the scholarship.
Eligibility Requirements
- Nationality
A disabled person applying for scholarship under this scheme shall be a Manipuri by birth or a person who has settled in the state for at least ten years Shall be citizen of India and resident of Manipur at least for the last six years. - Educational Qualification
Scholarship to disabled awarded from Ist standard onwards. The candidate should have secured at least 40% mark at the previous annual examination. The requirement for other courses are as follows : - Music Course
A disabled person should have passed Madhyama or its equivalent examination at least in second division from a college affiliated to a university or to an institution of All India Character approved by the Central Government. - Vocational Course
A disabled person should be undertaking a vocational training course in any vocational training centre/Workshop/ITI or any other centre run by the Centre/State Government/Local body or any voluntary organisation or institution recognised by Central/State Govt. This will also include apprenticeship or training in as recognised institution or in industries lack on academic qualification need not be a bar to Vocational training. - Income
- No Scholarship will be admissible if the combined monthly income of the parents/guardian of the candidate is more that Rs. 2,000/- ( Rupees two thousands). An income certificate has to be submitted.
- Scholarship is not admissible to a candidate who earns an income of exceeding Rs. 150/-pm.
- A candidate shall not be in receipt of assistance from any other voluntary or State course either in cash or by way of free board or lodging. No disable persons of all categories enjoying free board or lodging shall be allowed scholarship under this scheme.
- Schorlarship will be awarded to
- for pursuing a parallel course of study e.g scholarship will not be awarded to an MA in economics to pursue study in MA Political Science.
- for study outside India
- for pursuing academic/technical course if candidate has already compelled a conventional course/training
- for undertaking any training course for the second time
- Rates of Schorlarship
Scholarship will be provided to those who secured 40% marks or above and the rate of scholarship for different course of study are detailed below:
Sl. No Type of Course Rate p.m for day scholars in (Rs.) Rate p.m for hostellers Readers allowance for blind only p.m for six months 1 Class I to II 40/- 60/- - 2 Class III to V 40/- 80/- 30 for six months 3 Class IX,X,Pre-University Course and IA, ISc, Ist Year BA/BSc etc 60/- 100/- 50/- 4 BA/BSc/B.Com etc (end and 3rd year course) 90/- 130/- 75/- 5 BE/BTech/MBBS/LLB/BEd. Diploma in professional and Engineering 120/- 170/- 100/- 6 MA/MSc/MCom/LLB/MEd. etc 120/- 170/- 100/- - Rates of Scholarship
The scholarship will be tenable for a particular stage of study and is renewable from year to year within the stage of education and it will depend in promotion to the next class. The State of study is as given below:- Ist to 2nd standard
- 3rd to 5th standard
- 6th to 7th
- from 9th to Pre-degree course
- First degree course
- Vocational/technical course (Certificate/Diploma/Post Diploma)
- Music course
- Mode of Applying
Application should be submitted in prescribed form through the head of the Institution/ establishment/ Voluntary Organisation where the candidate is admitted as a student/trainee. Each applicant shall be accompanied by the following documents: - Medical Certificate Photograph
A certificate from Registered Eye Specialist/E.N.T Specialist/Orthopardic Surgeon in the prescribed form that the candidate is blind/deaf/orthopaedically handicapped. A recent photograph in case of orthopaediaclly candidate showing the deformity. - Audiogram
An audiogram chart in respect of deaf candidate. - Income Certificate
A certificate from a revenue not below the rank of SDC or any other Officer of equivalent status or an affidavit attested by a first class Magistrate or a certificate from a Gazetted Officer of the Central or State Government indicating clearly the monthly income of both the parents or guardian of the candidate in the prescribed form. - Statement of Marks
Statement of marks indicating the maximum marks and those obtained at the previous annual examination passed indicating percentage of marks, duly attested by a gazetted Officer of the Central/State Government /Head of the Institution concerned. - Certificate of Age
A Birth Certificate issued by Municipality/Sub-Divisional Office or an affidavit shown before a First Class Magistrate by the applicant or a certificate from the Head of the Institution where the applicant studied.