Disability Sector :

The Department provides services to Disabled Challenged Persons. Requirements for the
welfare disabled people are taken into consideration the type of disability, prevention, early
detection and rehabilitation. In fact, public are not aware of the rights of disabled guaranteed
under the Persons with Disabilities Act 1995 (PWD) this ignorance resulted in the denial of
services and facilities to the disabled people.
Scholarships and Meritorious Award to Disabled Students.

Scholarship is given to the Disabled student pursuing higher studies in recognised schools,
colleges, and institutions from nursery up to postgraduate levels. The rates of scholarships vary
according to the level of education, hostelites to day scholars. Reader allowance is also given to
visually impaired students studying from class IX onwards. State Awards to meritorious disabled
students is also given. more details.....
Prosthetic Aids are provided to Disabled Persons

Prosthetic Aids are provided to the disabled persons in accordance with the prescribed Rules.
Aids such as wheelchair, artificial limbs, hearing aids, crutches etc. are provided so as to enable
the disabled persons to lead a normal and purposeful life. more details.....

Celebration of World Disabled Day

In order to create awareness among the member of the

Public about problems of Disabled Persons every year the
3rd day of December is observed as ‘World Disabled Day’
in all the 7 (Seven) District Headquarter of the State.

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Vocational Training to Disabled persons for self

employment.

Vocational training is imparted to the Disabled

person through voluntary organisations in all the
seven District Headquarters in different trades like
knitting, cane, bamboo work, tailoring.
The main objective of the scheme is to enable
the disabled people to stand on their own feet by
taking up self employment venture in the trade they
have been trained.
Vocational Training conducted by Roilang
Vocational Centre for Disabled
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Token relief grant to passed out trainees of vocational training

Token relief grant to passed out trainees of Vocational training is given @ of Rs.5000/- per
beneficiary to enabled them to start Income activities as per the trade they are trained.

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 Assistance to Voluntary Organisations working for the
Disabled.

Voluntary organisations working in the field of welfare of

disabled are assisted financially in the form of grant-in-aid
towards maintenance of their welfare programmes such as
special school, vocational centres.

There are 5 (five) nos. of non governmental organisations

working for the welfare of the disabled. Some
organisations also maintain separate institution for a
Mary Rice Centre
specific category of disabled persons. more details.....

Implementation of Disability Act

In compliance with the provision under the Persons With Disabilities Act, new schemes for giving
book grant, uniform grant, conveyance and unemployment allowances to disabled persons was
initiated in 1999-2000. more details.....

Unemployment Allowances at the rate of Rs. 50/- per month is provided to disabled adult.
Rehabilitation Treatment for the Disabled

The Department also provides rehabilitation treatment for the disabled outside the State. more
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National Handicapped Finance Development

Corporation Scheme (NHFDC)

Effort is being made to mobilise the disabled to come

forward and avail the scheme. However a joint venture and
collaboration with NHFDC Faridabad in organising an
advocacy meet was held recently at Shillong on 23rd
March, 2004 and it is expected the response in
implementation of the scheme will be fully operational.
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NPRPD – National Programme for Rehabilitation

of Persons with Disabilities – DRC

The programme is jointly implemented by the

Department of health and Social Welfare in close
collaboration with a number of NGOs in the State.

STRUCTURE OF IMPLEMENTATION

A. State Resource Centre (SRC)

District Rehabilitation Centre (DRC) Civil
Hospital Shillong
B. District Rehabilitation Centre (DRC) at Tura and
Shillong
C. Block Level : 40 MRWs
D. Community Level : 800 CBRWs more details.....