Financial Assistance to Differently Abled for Stage Programmes

Awareness Generation and Publicity Scheme has been launched in September, 2014 and is operational from the current Financial Year 2014-15 onward. Components admissible for assistance under the scheme includes setting up of a help line for online counselling of the PwDs, content development, publications and new media, organizing national events, participation in the international initiatives or to support various schemes organized by NGOs or self-help groups, volunteer service / outreach programme for sensitizing commercial establishment and employers, recreation and tourism, participation in community radio, media activities. So far, in the current financial year, 43 number of proposals have been received for financial assistance..