Sugamya Bharat Abhiyan

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has gifted the country with Second green International Airport after inaugurating the Integrated Terminal Building of Harni airport, Vadodara Airport. He highlighted his government’s efforts to help the differently-able and said, “In every infrastructure we create, we have to be conscious about the requirements of our ...

Department of Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities (Digvijaya), GoI, has a special scheme for people with special needs- SIDPA– under Scheme for Implementation of Persons with Disabilities (SIDPA) Act, 1995. Objectives To provide barrier free environment in important government buildings. To make Government websites at the State and District levels ...

To provide opportunity for education of Differently Abled Persons, Central Government is providing scholarships. Disabled Empowerment Department has launched these scholarships for the empowerment of disabled people by means of education. The scholarships are available on all levels of education. The details of the scholarship schemes are enlisted below: Name ...

Name of the scheme: NHFDC Loan Scheme for Vocational Education and Training for Persons with Disabilities Purpose: The scheme aims to provide financial support to eligible Persons with Disabilities (PwDs) who have the minimum educational qualification, as required by the institution/organization running the vocational education or Training course eligible under ...

Name of the scheme: Scholarship Scheme II― for 2500 Differently Abled Students Purpose: The main purpose of the scheme is to provide financial assistance to the differently-abled students to help them pursue professional/ technical courses from recognized institutes and get employed/self-employed. Number of scholarships: Every year 2,500 scholarships will be ...

Schemes implemented through State Channelizing Agencies (SACs) and Nationalized Banks There are a few schemes for persons with disabilities which have been implemented through SACs and Nationalized Banks to financially support them. Small descriptions have been given below. For setting up small business in Service/Trading sector: Loan amount: Up to ...

Name of the scheme: Scheme of financing construction of commercial/business premises for starting self employment activity to persons with disability Purpose: To provide financial assistance in the form of loan to persons with disability for constructing Commercial/Business premises to start their own ventures. However, the premises should be approved by ...

Name of the scheme: Scheme of Financing Assistive Devices to Enhance the Employability or Increased Opportunity of Self Employment of Persons with Disability Purpose: National Handicapped Finance and Development Corporation (NHFDC) provides assistance in the form of loan to the target group to purchase assistive devices like screen reader, motorized ...

Name of the scheme: Scheme for Financial Assistance for Skill & Entrepreneurial Development Purpose: The objective of the scheme is to provide training to the disabled people to make them self-dependent by providing them proper training to help them pursue entrepreneurship and training. Nodal agencies: State channelizing Agencies (SCAs), banks, ...

Name of the scheme: Scheme for providing handholding support to differently able persons for availing skill training/skill upgradation through ‘Vishesh Prashikshan Mitras’. Purpose: To provide handholding support to needy Persons with Disabilities (PwDs) for availing skill raining/skill upgradation under National Handicapped Finance and Development Corporation’s (NHFDC) EDP scheme. Nodal agencies: ...