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Facilities and concessions in Tamil Nadu

1. Concerned officer

The Director,
Deptt. of Social Welfare,
Government of Tamil Nadu,
Secretariat Building,
Madras 35.

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:

(b) In Educational Institutions : 3% of the seats in educational institutions/ training centres/ professional courses (except in medicines) are reserved for disabled persons.

3. Age relaxation

The upper age limit is relaxed by 10 years for disabled persons for applying in Government jobs.

4. Scholarship / Stipend

(a) Disabled students studying in class IX onwards (including colleges and vocational / professional / technical courses) get scholarship. The rate of scholarship varies from Rupees 84 to Rupees 240 per month depending upon the course.

(b) Disabled children aged 5 years and above get free boarding and lodging facility under special education programme. They also get free supply of 2 sets of uniform every year.

(c) Speech and Hearing impaired children in the age group of 3 to 5 years get free Special Education, Speech Therapy and boarding and lodging facilities.

5. Maintenance allowance

Maintenance allowance @ Rupees 100 per month is given to severely disabled physically disabled and mentally retarded/disabled persons having disability 75% and above.

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6. Disability pension

Disabled persons get Rupees 30 per month as disability pension.

7. Unemployment allowance

Visually disabled persons between the age group of 18 to 40 years (45 years in the case of SC/ST) get unemployment allowance at the following rate:

8. Conveyance allowance

A sum of Rupees 75 P.M is paid to all disabled persons working in State Government and organisations undertaken by the State Government

9. Bus concession

Visually disabled persons are allowed free travel in State owned transport corporation buses from any place to any place within the district in which they reside. Mentally Retarded/Mentally ill persons are provided free travel facility with one escort. The speech and hearing disabled and locomoter-disabled persons are also given free travel concession to go to schools/colleges/work spots etc.

10. Assistance for self-employment

Unemployed disabled persons in the age group of 18 years and above and whose family income is below Rupees 12,000 per month get loan for starting self-employment ventures. The Government gives subsidy on loan at the maximum of Rupees 1,000.

11. Incentive for marrying disabled person

A non-disabled person marrying a visually disabled person gets a marriage incentive as given below:

A certificate of appreciation
Rupees 7,000 in the form of National Saving Certificate
Rupees 3,000 in cash towards marriage expenses

12. Assistance for purchase of aids and appliances

Disabled persons are given various types of aids and appliances free of cost. The details are as follows:

(a) Tricycles: Tricycles is given free of cost to locomoter-disabled person whose both lower limbs are affected by polio/ accident/ any other reason. The beneficiary age should be more than 12 years and family income is less than Rupees 30,000 P.A.

(b) Wheel Chair: Wheel chair is distributed free of cost to the paraplegic persons/other locomoter disabled whose family income should not exceed Rupees 30,000.

(c) Hearing aid: The hearing disabled persons whose family income is below Rupees 12,000 P.A are given hearing aid free of cost.

(d) Goggles and folding sticks: Goggles and folding sticks are distributed free of cost to the needy visually disabled persons.

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13. Other concessions / facilities:

(i) Identity card for the disabled: Permanent identity card is issued by the Director for the Rehabilitation of the disabled in order to get the concession and benefits and to avoid the hardships of the disabled persons.

(ii) Training to blind: Visually disabled (male) who have studied upto 8th Std. and above can get training in the trades of fitter-cum-machine operator, book binder, winder, chalk making, handloom weaving are provided free boarding and lodging. 2 sets of dress is given free of cost to the disabled whose age is 18 years and above.

(iii) Free Braille: Free distribution of Braille books / Braille appliances to all the blind children studying in Government and recognised private schools of visually disabled.

(iv) Exemption in exam fee: Blind students are exempted from payment of exam fee for (10 + 2) and the University exams. Blind persons applying for the posts advertised by Tamil Nadu Public Service Commission (TNPSC) are exempted from payment of application fee if their income does not exceed Rupees 300 per month

(v) Scribe facility to blind: Visually disabled students studying in IX std. and above get scribe assistance facility. Visually disabled student dictates answers for the questions in public examinations. A sum of Rupees 15 per paper is paid to the scribe.

(vi) Training to adult blind: Visually disabled destitute who is in the age group of 18 to 40 years (upto 45 years in case of SC/ST) get training in Handloom Weaving and Chalk making with free boarding and lodging facilities.

(vii) 2% of the teachers post in the educational institution for V.H are reserved for V.H persons.

(viii) Book allowance: Book allowance @ Rupees 25 to Rupees 100 P.A is given to those disabled students of Std.I to Std.VIII whose family income is less than Rupees 12,000 P.A.

(ix) Assistance to set up book stalls: Disabled persons are given bank loan for setting up book stalls. The site is also alloted. The Government subsidy on loan is Rupees 250 to Rupees 500.

(x) Special apprenticeship programme: Under the programme, Visually Handicapped and Speech and Hearing impaired persons who have passed the training course at Government Industrial Centre for Blind, Poonamalee and Government I.T.I, Guindy respectively are given Special Apprenticeship training. Stipned @ Rupees 400 per month is given for the period of one year. Permanent employment opportunity is given as and when the vacancy arises in respective institutions/work spots.

(xi) Training to Speech and Hearing impaired: Speech and Hearing impaired persons who have passed VIIIth Std. and are above 18 years of age get training in Government I.T.I, Guindy in the trade of Fitter. Stipend @ Rupees 150 per month is given during training.

(xii) 2% of the non-teaching posts in the educational institution for `Speech and Hearing' are reserved for Speech & Hearing impaired persons.

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