Atrocity Portal Maharashtra - Ministry of Social Justice and Welfare

Sr. No.	Scheme	Detailed Information
1.	Name of the Scheme	Special Education and Vocational Training through Government institutions
2.	Funding by	State Government
3.	Scheme objective	Special education is provided to disabled children between age group of 6 to 18 years in the government special schools. Vocational training is also provided to special children’s above the age of 18 years.
4.	Beneficiaries Category	Visually Impaired, Hearing Impaired ,Orthopedically Handicapped
5.	Eligibility criteria	1.Application in given format submitted to concern Govt. Institution 2.Applicant should have minimum 40% disability. 3.Applicant should be Domicile in Maharashtra.
6.	Benefits Provided	Child with a disability has access to free education in an appropriate environment till he / she attains the age of eighteen years & above 18 years vocational training given to special children. The free facilities of food, shelter, clothing and education are provided in these institutions
7.	Application process	Application in prescribed form with necessary documents submitted to Concern Govt. Institute
8.	Category of Scheme	Education and Vocational Training
9.	Contact Office	Government Institution and District social welfare office Zillah Parishad/Assistant Commissioner Social welfare office Mumbai urban / Mumbai suburban

Non-Governmental Aided organization (Special Schools and Vocational Training Centre) for Disable.
Sr. No.	Scheme	Detailed Information
1	Name of the Scheme	Non-Governmental Aided organization (Special Schools and Vocational Training Centre) for Disable.
2.	Funding by	State Government
3.	Scheme objective	Special education is provided to disabled children below the age of 18 years in the special school which are run by Non-Governmental Aided organization. Vocational training is also given to special children above 18 yrs
4.	Beneficiaries Category	Visually Impaired, Hearing Impaired ,Orthopedically Handicapped, Mentally Retarded
5.	Eligibility criteria	1.Application in given format submitted to concern special School / Vocational Training centre. 2. Applicant should have minimum 40% disability. 3.Applicant should be Domicile in Maharashtra
6.	Benefits Provided	Child with a disability has access to free education in an appropriate environment till he / she attains the age of eighteen years. Above 18 years vocational training is given to disabled children. Also free facilities of food, shelter and education are provided in residential institutions.
7.	Application process	Application in given format attached with necessary documents submitted to Concern voluntary organization
8.	Category of Scheme	Education and Vocational Training
9.	Contact Office	voluntary organization and District social welfare office Zillah Parishad/Assistant Commissioner Social welfare office Mumbai urban / Mumbai suburban

Sr. No.

Scheme

Detailed Information

Name of the Scheme

The Scheme of State Award for Disabled

Funding by

State Government

Scheme objective

Every year the State Government has felicitated awards to the Best Disabled Employees / Employers / Placement Agency who have done outstanding work in various fields.

Beneficiaries Category

visually handicapped, Low vision, hearing impaired, and orthopedically handicapped and Mentally Retarded

Eligibility criteria

1.Apply in prescribed form submitted to concern District Social Welfare Office, Zillah Parishad $ Assistant Commissioner Social Welfare Department ,Mumbai Urban & Mumbai Suburban
2..Applicant should have minimum 40% disability.
3.Applicant should be Domicile in Maharashtra.

Benefits Provided

Sr. No.	Category	No. of Awards	Composition of Award
1.	Best Employees (Visually handicapped, Hearing handicapped, Orthopedically Handicapped, Mentally Retarded)	12	Rs. 10,000/- in cash, a citation and a certificate.
2.	Best Employer (Govt. / Public / Private Sector)	2	Rs. 25,000/- in cash, Memento, citation and a certificate.

Application process

Application in prescribed form attached with necessary documents/bio data/outstanding work in the disability sector.

Category of Scheme

Social incentive

Contact Office

District Social Welfare Office, Zillah Parishad $ Assistant Commissioner Social Welfare Office ,Mumbai Urban & Mumbai Suburban

Sr. No.	Scheme	Detailed Information
1	Name of the Scheme	Financial Assistance for Aids and Appliances for Disabled Persons
2.	Funding by	State Government
3.	Scheme objective	Assistance for purchase of aids and appliances to disabled persons as per their age group and disability.
4.	Beneficiaries Category	visually handicapped, Low vision, hearing impaired, and orthopedically handicapped
5.	Eligibility criteria	1.Application in given format submitted to concern District Social Welfare Office, Zillah Parishad & Assistant Commissioner Social Welfare Office ,Mumbai Urban & Mumbai Suburban 2.The monthly income of the applicant should be a. less than Rs 1500/- 100% of the cost of the aids and appliances b. Rs 1500/- to 2000 /- 50% of the cost of the aids and appliances. 3..Applicant should have minimum 40% disability. 4.Applicant should be Domicile in Maharashtra
6.	Benefits Provided	Hearing aids for hearing handicapped, Crutches, Tricycle, Calipers, Wheel chair for orthopedically handicapped. Tape recorders and blank cassettes for visually handicapped for education purpose up to cost Rs 3000/-
7.	Application process	Application in prescribed form attach with necessary documents.
8.	Category of Scheme	Special Assistance
9.	Contact Office	District Social Welfare Office ,Zillah Parishad & Assistant Commissioner Social Welfare Office ,Mumbai Urban & Mumbai Suburban

Sr. No.	Scheme	Detailed Information
1.	Name of the Scheme	Financial Assistance to Self-Employment for Trained Disabled Persons
2.	Funding by	State Government
3.	Scheme objective	Financial assistance to facilitate purchase of equipment for those disable persons who are completing vocational training from government institutions or recognize institution to start their own business.
4.	Beneficiaries Category	Visually handicapped, Low vision, hearing impaired, and orthopedically handicapped
5.	Eligibility criteria	1.Application in prescribed format submitted to concern District Social Welfare Office, Zillah Parishad & Assistant Commissioner Social Welfare Office ,Mumbai Urban & Mumbai Suburban 2.Applicant must completed their vocational training in Government or Government recognized institution 3.Applicant should have minimum 40% disability. 3.Applicant should be Domicile in Maharashtra. 4.Applicant should submit their proposal with proposed project cost.
6.	Benefits Provided	The State Government of Maharashtra has provided financial assistance of Rs. 1000/- for purchase of total kits/ equipments to start their own business .
7.	Application process	Application in prescribed format attached with necessary documents.
8.	Category of Scheme	Self Employment
9.	Contact Office	District Social Welfare Office ,Zillah Parishad & Assistant Commissioner Social Welfare Office ,Mumbai Urban & Mumbai Suburban

Sr. No.	Scheme	Detailed Information
1.	Name of the Scheme	Financial Assistance to Self-Employment for Trained Disabled Persons
2.	Funding by	State Government
3.	Scheme objective	Financial assistance to facilitate purchase of equipment for those disable persons who are completing vocational training from government institutions or recognize institution to start their own business.
4.	Beneficiaries Category	Visually handicapped, Low vision, hearing impaired, and orthopedically handicapped
5.	Eligibility criteria	1.Application in prescribed format submitted to concern District Social Welfare Office, Zillah Parishad & Assistant Commissioner Social Welfare Office ,Mumbai Urban & Mumbai Suburban 2.Applicant must completed their vocational training in Government or Government recognized institution 3.Applicant should have minimum 40% disability. 3.Applicant should be Domicile in Maharashtra. 4.Applicant should submit their proposal with proposed project cost.
6.	Benefits Provided	The State Government of Maharashtra has provided financial assistance of Rs. 1000/- for purchase of total kits/ equipments to start their own business .
7.	Application process	Application in prescribed format attached with necessary documents.
8.	Category of Scheme	Self Employment
9.	Contact Office	District Social Welfare Office ,Zillah Parishad & Assistant Commissioner Social Welfare Office ,Mumbai Urban & Mumbai Suburban

Sr. No.	Scheme	Detailed Information
1.	Name of the Scheme	Financial Assistance to disabled for self employment
2.	Funding by	State Government
3.	Scheme objective	To facilitate Self employment to unemployed disable persons is the objective of the scheme. Under this scheme Financial Assistance is provided to disable person for self-employment, small scale business and agro based project.
4.	Beneficiaries Category	Visually handicapped, Low vision, hearing impaired and orthopedically handicapped and Mentally Retarded.
5.	Eligibility criteria	1.Application in given format submitted to concern District Social Welfare Officer, Zillah Parishad & Assistant Commissioner Social Welfare Office ,Mumbai Urban & Mumbai Suburban 2. Applicant should have minimum 40% disability. 3. Applicant should be Domicile in Maharashtra. 4. Applicant age criteria between 18 to 50 years. 5.Applicant annual income should be below the Rs 100000/-
6.	Benefits Provided	Under this scheme financial assistance up to Rs.1,50,000/- is provided. 80% loan amount is provided from Nationalized Bank and 20% or up to Rs.30,000/- subsidy is provided from Social Welfare Department for self-employment.
7.	Application process	Application in prescribed format with necessary documents.
8.	Category of Scheme	Self employment
9.	Contact Office	District Social Welfare Office ,Zillah Parishad & Assistant Commissioner Social Welfare office ,Mumbai Urban & Mumbai Suburban

Sr. No.	Scheme	Detailed Information
1.	Name of the Scheme	Merit Awards
2.	Funding by	State Government
3.	Scheme objective	Awards are given to disabled students who rank in no. 1, 2 and 3 among disabled students in the S.S.C. and H.S.C. board of examination.
4.	Beneficiaries Category	visually handicapped, hearing impaired, and orthopedically handicapped
5.	Eligibility criteria	1. Beneficiaries who top in the S.S.C. and H.S.C. exam in their respective divisional board of education.
6.	Benefits Provided	The quantum of award is Rs.1000/- cash amount, certificate. They are also provided travel expenses to attend the place of award, felicitation up to an amount Rs.100/- per student.
7.	Application process	Application in prescribed form attached with necessary documents.
8.	Category of Scheme	Education
9.	Contact Office	Concern Regional Deputy Commissioner, Social Welfare Department

Homes for Intellectually Impaired Persons
Sr. No.	Scheme	Detailed Information
1.	Name of the Scheme	Homes for Intellectually Impaired Persons
2.	Funding by	State Government
3.	Scheme objective	Mentally Deficient Children Home functioning under the provisions of Maharashtra Juvenile Justice (Care & Protection of children) Act 2000 and amendment Act 2006. The numbers of MDC homes are 19 out of which 14 are granted and 5 are non- granted.
4.	Beneficiaries Category	Mentally retarded children who are in need of care and protection.
5.	Eligibility criteria	1.Admission through child welfare committee of the district form under Juvenile Justice (Care & Protection of children) Act 2000 2. Applicant should have minimum 40% disability and should be orphan or in need of care and protection. 3. Applicant should be Domicile in Maharashtra.
6.	Benefits Provided	The free facilities of food, shelter and care & protection are provided in these homes
7.	Application process	Application in given format attached with necessary documents submitted to Concern Child Welfare Committee.
8.	Category of Scheme	Care and protection, education training.
9.	Contact Office	Concern Child Welfare Committee of District.

Sr.No.	Scheme	Detailed Information
1.	Name of the Scheme	Grant in Aid to Old age home.
	Govt. Resolution of the scheme	Social Welfare Gr. No.1062-44945/N,date20/02/1961
2.	Funding by	State
3.	Scheme Objective	Old men and women who have completed 55 years of age through 60 years, the destitute, the disabled victims food, accommodation, resort, etc. facilities providing grants to NGOs for Old age Home.
4.	Beneficiary Category	General
5.	Eligibility Criteria	Beneficiaries should be resident in the State of Maharashtra. Old men age should be less than 60 years and women's age 55 years of age
6.	Benefits Provided	Free lodging & Boarding & Medical Assistance
7.	Application Process	Related Old age home and subsidized organization, as well as relevant districts District Social Welfare Officer, Z.P. & Assistant Commissioner Social Welfare of concern district.
8.	Category of Scheme	special Assistance
9.	Contact Office	District Social Welfare Officer, ZP / Assistant Commissioner, Social Welfare concern District.

Sr. No.	Scheme	Detailed Information
1.	Name of the Scheme	Matrimonial Incentives.
2.	Funding by	State Government
3.	Scheme objective	Disabled person with atleast 40 % of disability, if getting he/she get married with non-disabled person, he/she will get marriage incentive.
4.	Beneficiaries Category	Visually handicapped, Low vision, hearing impaired, and orthopedically handicapped
5.	Eligibility criteria	1.Apply in prescribed form to concern District Social Welfare Office, Zillah Parishad $ Assistant Commissioner Social Welfare Department ,Mumbai Urban & Mumbai Suburban 2. Either wife or husband of the couple should be disabled. 3. Should have minimum 40% disability 4. Should be Domicile in Maharashtra
6.	Benefits Provided	The Eligible couple will get up to Rs.50,000/- as financial assistance. The nature of financial assistance is as below – 1. Saving certificate of rupees 25,000/- 2. rupees20,000/- in cash 3. rupees 4,500/- in form of household utility. 4. rupees 500/- to attend marriage incentive Programme.
7.	Application process	Application in prescribed form attached with necessary documents.
8.	Category of Scheme	Social incentive
9.	Contact Office	District Social Welfare Office, Zillah Parishad & Assistant Commissioner Social Welfare Department ,Mumbai Urban & Mumbai Suburban

Sr. No.

Scheme

Detailed Information

Name of the Scheme

State Post-metric Scholarship for Disabled

Funding by

State Government

Scheme objective

To encourage higher education of disabled students.

Beneficiaries Category

Blind, Low Vision, Hearing Impairment, Orthopedically Handicapped, Mentally Retarded, Mentally Illness & Leprosy cured

Eligibility criteria

Student should be
1. Studying after 10th std. to H.S.C., Degree, Professional, Technical, Medical, and Engineering etc.

2. Should not be failed in last standard.

3. should have minimum 40% disability

4. Should be Domicile in Maharashtra.

5. No income limit.

Benefits Provided

A. Maintenance allowance

Sr. No.	Group	Rate of Scholarship per month in Rs.	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	1200/-	550/-
2	Group B- Diploma course in Medical, Engineering, Agricultural, Veterinary.	820/-	530/-
3	Group C- Post Graduate course in Arts, Science, Commerce and Diploma in professional education	820/-	530/-
4	Group D- From 2nd year degree course	570/-	300/-
5	Group E - 11th, 10th and 1st year of Degree Course	380/-	230/-

B. Reader Allowance for blind and low vision students.

Group A, B, C	Rs.100/- per month
Group D	Rs.75/- per month
Group E	Rs.50/- per month

C. Tuition fees - As per approved by competent authority.
D. Study tour expenditure - Up to Rs.500/- per annum.
E. Project typing expenditure - Up to Rs.600/- per annum.

Application process

Apply in the prescribed format attached with necessary documents through the college.

Category of Scheme

Education

Contact Office

District Social Welfare Office Zillah Parishad & Assistant Commissioner Social Welfare Office ,Mumbai Urban & Mumbai Suburban

Sr. No.

Scheme

Detailed Information

Name of the Scheme

State Pre-metric Scholarship for Disabled

Funding by

State Government

Scheme objective

To encourage education of disabled children.

Beneficiaries Category

Blind, Low Vision, Hearing Impairment, Orthopedically Handicapped, Mentally Retarded, Mentally Illness & Leprosy cured

Eligibility criteria

Disabled students should be
1.studying in 1st std. to 10th std
and should not be failed in last year

2. should have minimum 40% disability

3. Should be Domicile in Maharashtra.

4. No income limit.

Benefits Provided

Sr. No.	Std.	Rate of Scholarship per month in Rs.
1	1st to 4th std. (only for Pre-primary education for hearing impaired)	Rs.100/- per month per student
2	5th to 7th std.	Rs.150/- per month per student
3	8th to 10th std.	Rs.200/- per month per student
4	Mentally Retarded and Mentally ill up to the age of 18 years	Rs.150/- per month per student
5	For disabled trainees in workshop.	Rs.300/- per month per student

Application process

Apply in prescribed format attached with necessary documents through the concerned schools

Category of Scheme

Education

Contact Office

District Social Welfare Office, Zillah Parishad & Assistant Commissioner Social Welfare Office ,Mumbai Urban & Mumbai Suburban

Sr No	Scheme	Detailed Information
1	Name of the Scheme	Indira Gandhi National Disability Pension Scheme
2	Funding by	Centrally Sponsored
3	Scheme Objective	Pension Scheme
4	Beneficiary Category	All Category Disable Persons
5	Eligibility Criteria	A Disable person in the age group of 18 to 65 years and having 80 percent disability is eligible under this Scheme. He / She is entitled to receive Rs. 200/- per month under this Scheme. He / She also receives Rs 400/- per month under State sponsored Sanjay Gandhi Niradhar Anudan Yojana
6	Benefits Provided	Under this scheme, Rs. 600 per month is given to each beneficiary.
7	Application Process	Under this scheme application is submitted to Collector Office/Tahsildar/Talathi
8	Category of Scheme	Pension Scheme
9	Contact Office	Collector Office/Tahsildar/Talathi

Sr. No.	Scheme	Detailed Information
1	Name of the Scheme	Term Loan Education Loan Micro Credit Scheme Scheme for NGOs Direct Loan Scheme
2	Funding by	State Govt Scheme- Direct Loan Scheme National Handicapped finance Corporation Delhi - Term Loan & Other Scheme
3	Scheme Objective	To undertake, carry on, assist to carry on and promote economic development activities including self employment and other ventures for benefit and economic rehabilitation of handicapped persons regardless of their religion, sex, caste and age, in collaboration with State Government Ministries/Departments, extend financial assistance/loans/concessional finance to handicapped persons for implementing economically and financially viable schemes /projects, to grant loans to the handicapped for pursuing education at graduation and higher levels, to assist in up gradation/ improvement of technical and entrepreneurial skills, to set up training, quality control, process development and other infrastructural development activities aimed to achieve economic rehabilitation/upliftment of handicapped persons, to assist other organizations engaged in rehabilitation of the handicapped by providing financial assistance, to assist businesses run by handicapped persons in procuring raw materials and marketing finished goods and to work as an Apex Institution for the State of Maharashtra for channelizing the funds received from State Finance Corporation or the Central Government
4	Beneficiary Category	Physically Disabled
5	Eligibility Criteria	Any Disabled person who fulfills the following criteria is eligible to avail financial assistance a) Any Indian Citizen with 40% or more disability. b) Age above 18 years. c) Relevant educational / technical / vocational qualification/ experience and background.
6	Benefits Provided	This Corporation has given Business Loan to Persons with Disabilities (PWDs) in low interest rate.
7	Application Process	Manually Loan form & Disbursement procedure is in process at District level through OBC corporation and online loan procedure is in process after completion then online loan procedure apply.
8	Category of Scheme	Education loan Self Employment Scheme Economic Upliftment
9	Contact Office & Contact No.	Maharashtra State Handicapped Finance & Development Corporation, Bandra (E) Mumbai-51 Telephone No - 022-26591620/22 Tel Fax 022-2659162