This is known
as Niradhar Anudan Yojna in the state of Maharashtra. The state
government of Maharashtra provides financial assistance to destitute persons,
blind, disabled, orphan children, persons suffering from major illnesses,
divorced women, abandoned women, women freed from prostitution, outraged women,
Transgender, etc. As per th Government Resolutions –circulars :
GR No.Visayo-2010/CR 175/Visayo-2 Dated - 26 October,2010
Gr No.Visayo -2011/ CR 127/Visayo-2 Dated 31 October,2011
Gr No.Visayo -2011/ CR 127/Visayo-2 Dated 31 October,2011
Each applicant
will get Rs. 600/- per month and Family with more than one beneficiary will get
Rs .900/- per month.
Eligibility Criteria
- Destitute persons, blind,
disabled, orphan children, persons suffering from major illnesses,
divorced women, abandoned women, women freed from prostitution, outraged
women, Transgender, etc.
- Minimum 40% of disability
- Below age of 65 years
- Annual family income upto Rs
21,000/-
- Resident of the state
Documents Required
- Certificate of Residence
- Certificate of Age
- Certificate of Income /Proof of
Below Poverty Line family
- Certificate of Incapacity /Disease
- issued by the Civil Surgeon and Medical Superintendent of the Government
Hospital.
Procedure for application
The applicant
needs to visit to the Talathi /Tahsildar of the respective village and contact
to district social welfare officer of respective district.
Mode of payment
The amount will
be credited to the saving bank account or account in post office of the
applicant.
2. Bus concession
The Maharashtra
State Road Transport is giving 75% concession in bus fares to people with
blindness and 50% concession to their attendants.
Eligibility Criteria
1.
40% and
above disability
2.
Resident of the
state
- Disability Identity cards issued
by district social welfare office.
Documents required
- Passport size photo
- Residence proof (those who are
staying in the special school, the address proof can be given of the
school)
- Disability certificate
Procedure for application
The applicant
needs to visit the District Social Welfare Office to get the disability
identity card and afterwards apply to the state transport depot for the bus
pass. General Manager of the depot will issue the pass. Each district has depot
which issues travelling pass with validity of five years.
3. Educational Scholarship
The students
with disabilities are entitled to get scholarship from the state government for
their education for class from 1st to post graduate courses/degree.
This scheme is not applicable for those students who are studying in state
government Blind school with all facilities available free of cost.
Rate of
scholarship as per the class
a) 1st to 4th std. : amount is Rs 50/- per month
b) 5th to 7th std. : amount is Rs 75/- per month
c) 8th to 10th std. : amount is Rs 100/- per month
a) 1st to 4th std. : amount is Rs 50/- per month
b) 5th to 7th std. : amount is Rs 75/- per month
c) 8th to 10th std. : amount is Rs 100/- per month
State post
-metric scholarship: following are the rate of scholarship as per the class
Sr. No.
|
Group
|
Rate of Scholarship per month in Rs.
|
|
Hosteller
|
Day scholar
|
||
1
|
Group A- Degree course in Medical, Engineering, Agricultural, Veterinary
and post graduate degree course
|
425/-
|
190/-
|
2
|
Group B- Diploma course in Medical, Engineering, Agricultural,
Veterinary.
|
290/-
|
190/-
|
3
|
Group C- Post Graduate course in Arts, Science, Commerce and Diploma in
professional education
|
290/-
|
190/-
|
4
|
Group D- From 2nd year degree course
|
230/-
|
120/-
|
5
|
Group E - 11th, 12th and 1st year of Degree Course
|
150/-
|
90/-
|
Eligibility Criteria
1.
Annual family
income should not exceed more than Rs 24,000/-
2.
Minimum 40% of
Disability
3.
Resident of the
state
4.
Student must
have scored passing marks in previous annual examination
Documents required
1.
Disability
certificate
2.
Income
certificate
3.
Statement of
mark sheet
4.
Resident proof
Procedure for application
Application
will be submitted to District Social Welfare office of concerned district
through the institutions of the student where he/she is admitted. Grant will be
sanctioned by the social welfare department and provided to the institutions
once in a year.
Mode of payment
The annual
amount will be credited to the saving bank account or account in post office of
the student with disabilities.
4. Unemployment allowance: State
has stopped implementing the unemployment allowance as per the latest update in
2013.
5. Incentive for
marriage between disabled and non-disabled is not available in the state of
Maharashtra
->"Maharashtra State Schemes for Persons with Disabilities"