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Facilities and concessions in Tripura

1. Concerned officer

The Secretary
Department of Social Welfare
& Social Education,
Government of Tripura,
Agartala - 799 001

2. Reservation

(a) In Government job: 2% posts are reserved for the disabled persons in the Government jobs.

(b) In Educational Institutions: 2 seats are reserved in each I.T.I's.

3. Age relaxation

Upper age limit is relaxed by 5 years for O.H. and V.H. persons for applying in Government jobs.

4. Scholarship / Stipend

Disabled students of Class I to VIII get scholarship at the following rate:

Disabled students of Class IX to University level also get scholarship upto the maximum of Rupees 240 per month depending on the Class/Course.

Scholarship is also given to the disabled physically disabled students for doing music, vocational, technical and professional courses.

5. Unemployment allowance

Rupees 30 per month is given to the unemployed disabled whose name is registered in the employment exchange.

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6. Conveyance allowance

Conveyance allowance upto Rupees 50P.M is given to the disabled employees.

7. Bus travel

Free bus pass for the blind and other types of disabled persons are given for the State Transport Buses.

8. Incentive for marrying disabled person

Incentive to the tune of Rupees 5,000 for the marriage between disabled and normal person is given.

9. Assistance for self-employment

Handicapped persons get assistance for self-employment.

10. Assistance for purchase of aids and appliances

Assistance is given to the disabled for purchase of aids and appliances.

11. Other concessions / facilities

• Academic qualification for recruitment for the post of Cl.IV employees has been reduced from class VIII to Class V.
• 5 persons in each of the 956 Gram Sabhas, 9 Notified Areas and 1 Municipality Area are being given pension at the rate of Rupees 75 p.m.
• A special residential school is set up in the State with modern instruments for the Deaf & Dumb students.
• Special institutions for the visually disabled students (boys & girls) have already been set up in the State for giving them education in Braille method. Recently, Integrated Education for Disabled Children (IEDC) scheme has been implemented in the State for the welfare of Visually Handicapped students.

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