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NGAO(SS&VT)D

Non-Governmental Aided Organization (Special Schools And Vocational Training Centre) For Disabled

In this scheme, Special Education is provided to children with disability who are below the age of 18 years. The child should be enrolled in a special school run by a Non-Governmental Aided Organization. Vocational Training is given to special children above the age of 18 years.

State Composite

States / UT: Maharashtra

Nodal department: Social Justice and Special Assistance Department

Scheme for: Individual

Scheme profile

Categories: Education & Learning, Social welfare & Empowerment, Skills & Employment

Sub-categories: Early childhood, Shelter, Voctional education, Welfare measures

Target beneficiaries: Individual

Tags: Persons With Disability, Special School, Vocational Education, Student

Details

The "Non-Governmental Aided Organization (Special Schools and Vocational Training Centre) for Disabled" is a scheme by the Department of Social Justice & Special Assistance, Govt. of Maharashtra. In this scheme, Special Education is provided to children with disability who are below the age of 18 years. The child should be enrolled in a special school run by a Non-Governmental Aided Organization. Vocational Training is given to special children above the age of 18 years. Only citizens who are permanent residents of the state of Maharashtra are eligible to apply for this scheme. This scheme is 100% funded by the Govt. of Maharashtra.

Benefits

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  • { "children": [ { "text": "Vocational Training is given to special children above the age of 18 years." } ] }
  • { "children": [ { "text": "The children will have access to free education in an appropriate environment till he/she attains the age of eighteen years. " } ] }
  • { "children": [ { "text": "Also free facilities of food shelter and education are provided in residential institutions." } ] } ] ]

Special Education is provided to children with disability who are below the age of 18 years.

Vocational Training is given to special children above the age of 18 years.

The children will have access to free education in an appropriate environment till he/she attains the age of eighteen years.

Also, free facilities of food, shelter, and education are provided in residential institutions.

Eligibility

  1. The applicant should be a citizen of India.
  2. The applicant should be a permanent resident of Maharashtra State.
  3. The applicant should be enrolled in a Non-Government Institution / Residential Institution.
  4. The applicant should be a Person with Disability (Visually Impaired, Hearing Impaired, Orthopedically Handicapped, etc).
  5. The percentage of disability should be 40% and above.
  6. For Special Education, the age of the applicant should be between 6 to 18 years.
  7. For Vocational Education, the age of the applicant should be 18 years and above.

Application Process

Offline

Step 1: Visit the District Social Welfare Office, and request a hard copy of the format of the application form for the scheme from the concerned authority.

Step 2: In the application form, fill in all the mandatory fields, paste the passport-sized photograph (signed across), and attach all the (self-attested) mandatory documents.

Step 3: Submit the duly filled and signed application form along with the documents to the Assistant Commissioner, District Social Welfare Office.

Step 4: Acquire the receipt/acknowledgment of the successful submission of the application form from the District Social Welfare Office.

Documents Required

No document list is available for this scheme yet.

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