APWDPFALA

Assistance to Persons with Disabilities for Purchase/Fitting of Artificial Limbs/Appliances

The scheme aims to provide financial assistance of ₹10,000/- to specially-abled individuals for self-employment and the purchase of artificial limbs/equipment to overcome physical disabilities.

State Cash

States / UT: Rajasthan

Nodal department: Social Justice and Empowerment Department

Scheme for: Individual

Scheme profile

DBT (direct benefit transfer): No

Categories: Social welfare & Empowerment

Sub-categories: Aids/Appliances, Citizen empowerment

Target beneficiaries: Individual

Tags: Financial Assistance, Person With Disability, Artificial Limbs, Equipments, PwD

Details

The scheme "Assistance to Persons with Disabilities for Purchase/Fitting of Artificial Limbs/Appliances" is implemented by the Department of Social Justice & Empowerment, Government of Rajasthan. The scheme aims to provide financial assistance to specially-abled individuals for self-employment and the purchase of artificial limbs/equipment to overcome physical disabilities.
Under this scheme, the beneficiaries receive financial assistance to procure prosthetic aids and equipment such as tricycles, crutches, wheelchairs, calipers, hearing aids, blind sticks, smartphones, Jaipur Foot/Shoes/Palm pads, etc.

Benefits

  • 1. Financial assistance of up to ₹10 000/- for purchasing artificial limbs/equipment to overcome physical disabilities. 1. Covers aids like tricycles crutches wheelchairs calipers hearing aids blind sticks smartphones
  • Jaipur Foot/Shoes/Palm pads etc
  1. Financial assistance of up to ₹10,000/- for purchasing artificial limbs/equipment to overcome physical disabilities.
  2. Covers aids like tricycles, crutches, wheelchairs, calipers, hearing aids, blind sticks, smartphones, Jaipur Foot/Shoes/Palm pads, etc.

Eligibility

  1. The applicant should be a native of Rajasthan.
  2. The applicant should be a disabled person.
  3. The applicant should be suffering from 40% disability.
  4. The applicant’s family should not be an income tax payer.

Application Process

Offline

Step 1: The interested applicant should visit the office of the District Social Justice & Empowerment Department and request a copy of the application form from the staff exclusively entrusted to issue and collect filled-in applications.
Step 2: In the application form, fill in all the mandatory fields and attach copies of all the mandatory documents (self-attest, if required).
Step 3: Submit the duly filled and signed application form along with the documents to the District Social Justice & Empowerment Department.
Step 4: Request a receipt or acknowledgment from the District Social Justice & Empowerment Department to whom the application has been submitted. Ensure that the receipt contains essential details such as the date and time of submission and a unique identification number (if applicable).

Documents Required

No document list is available for this scheme yet.

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