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Chandigarh
Facilities and concessions in Chandigarh
1. Concerned officer
The Director,
Social Welfare Department,
Union Territory of Chandigarh,
Sector-17,
Chandigarh
2. Reservation
(a) In Government job : In Grade `C' and `D' posts under the Government, reservation are provided in direct recruitment for physically disabled persons as indicated below :
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Category of disabled
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Percentage of reservation
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| i) Visually disabled |
1%
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| ii) Orthopaedically disabled |
1%
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| iii) Hearing disabled |
1%
|
(b) In Housing Board : The Chandigarh Housing Board has adopted a policy to reserve 1% of built houses to the physically handicapped persons.
3. Scholarship / Stipend
Scholarships are granted from Class Ist to Class VIIIth by Education Department and from Class IX onwards by Social Welfare Department. The rates vary from Rupees 50 to Rupees 170 for Day Scholars and upto Rupees 240 for Hostellers. The blind students are also granted Reader's Allowance. In addition to above, the Orthopaedically Handicapped students are also eligible for maintenance of prosthetic/orthotic aids @ Rupees 25 P.M irrespective of the class and course.
4. Disability pension / Social security pension
Disability pension @ Rupees 100 per month is granted to physically handicapped persons from the age of 18 years and above who are disabled to the extent of 40% and are residents of Union Territory of Chandigarh and their family income does not exceed Rupees 150 per month
5. Conveyance allowance
Conveyance allowance is available to employees of Chandigarh Administration is granted belonging to the categories of Blind or Orthopaedically Handicapped. The rate of conveyance allowance is 5% of the basic pay subject to a maximum of Rupees 100 per month
6. Bus concession
Free bus travel for blind and 50% concession is admissible to other categories of physically handicapped persons in C.T.U buses.
7. Assistance for purchase of aids and appliances
The physically disabled persons are given financial assistance for purchase of aids and appliances to increase their mobility. The quantum of assistance is given below:
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Income
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Assistance
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| i) Upto Rupees 200 per month | 90% of the cost |
| ii) Rupees 201 to Rupees 400 per month | 75% of the cost |
| iii) Rupees 401 to Rupees 600 per month | 50% of the cost |
8. Other concessions/facilities
(i) Rehabilitation Centre for Handicapped Children : The Rehabilitation Centre for Handicapped Children is being run by the Indian Council for Child Welfare, U.T Branch, Chandigarh. Handicapped children are treated free of cost for one time in this centre. The Centre is having the facilities of Consultant Doctors, Speech Therapists, Prosthetic Technician, Clinical Psychologists, Medical Social Workers and Trained Teachers.
(ii) Government Institute for Mentally Retarded Children, Sector 32, Chandigarh : It imparts education to the extent possible as well as provides Vocational Training in certain trades.
(iii) Bhavan Vidyalaya, Jaisukhpal Hathi Sadan, Sector 27, Madhy, Marginal, Chandigarh : The institution imparts education to those children whose I.Q is low and are slow in learning.
(iv) Society for the care of Blind, Sector 26, Chandigarh :This is a residential school being run by a Voluntary Organisation in a spacious building built by the society. It imparts education upto matric level and also runs vocational courses for the rehabilitation of blind students.
(v) Institution for Deaf and Dumb Children, Sector 11, Chandigarh : The institution is also being run by a Voluntary Organisation and it imparts primary education which includes Speech Therapy and Vocational Courses.