Travel Concession To The Differently Abled Persons In State Owned Transport Corporation Buses
The Government of Tamil Nadu introduced Differently Abled Persons In Stated Owned Tranportat Corporation buses.
States / UT: Tamil Nadu
Nodal department: Welfare of Differently Abled Persons Department
Scheme for: Individual
Scheme profile
Categories: Transport & Infrastructure
Sub-categories: Public transport and private vehicles
Target beneficiaries: Individual
Tags: Travel, Differently Abled Persons, Transport Corporation Bus, Tamil Nadu
Details
The Government of Tamil Nadu introduced Differently Abled Persons In Stated Owned Transport Corporation buses.
i) All visually impaired persons are given travel concession to travel up to 100 Km. to and fro without any condition and free of cost.
ii) Free-of-cost travel concession is allowed to intellectually disabled persons to travel with one escort.
iii) The speech and hearing impaired and locomotor differently-abled persons are given travel concession free of cost up to 100 Kms to go to schools/colleges/hospitals/training centers/work spots from their residence and return.
iv) Free travel concession is provided to children with disabilities to attend early intervention centers and pre-schools along with one escort/parent.
There is no income ceiling to avail concessions in (i) to (iv).
Benefits
- i) All visually impaired persons are given travel concession to travel up to 100 Km. to and fro without any condition and free of cost. ii) Free-of-cost travel concession is allowed to intellectually disabled persons to travel with one escort. iii) The speech and hearing impaired and locomotor differently-abled persons are given travel concession free of cost up to 100 Kms to go to schools/colleges/hospitals/training centers/work spots from their residence and return. iv) Free travel concession is provided to children with disabilities to attend early intervention centers and pre-schools along with one escort/parent. There is no income ceiling to avail concessions in (i) to (iv)
i) All visually impaired persons are given travel concession to travel up to 100 Km. to and fro without any condition and free of cost.
ii) Free-of-cost travel concession is allowed to intellectually disabled persons to travel with one escort.
iii) The speech and hearing impaired and locomotor differently-abled persons are given travel concession free of cost up to 100 Kms to go to schools/colleges/hospitals/training centers/work spots from their residence and return.
iv) Free travel concession is provided to children with disabilities to attend early intervention centers and pre-schools along with one escort/parent.
There is no income ceiling to avail concessions in (i) to (iv).
Eligibility
The Applicant should be a Differently abled person.
Exclusions
No exclusions are listed for this scheme yet.
Application Process
Offline
The Applicant should contact District Differently Abled Welfare Officer and submit an application at the address of Assistant Director (DAW), O/o. The Commissionerate for Welfare of the Differently Abled, No.5, Kamarajar salai, Chennai – 600 005. Ph: 044-28444940 District Collector / Managing Director of the Metropolitan / State Transport Corporation.
Documents Required
No document list is available for this scheme yet.
Official links
References
We don’t have a direct online application link yet. Use Official links below for the programme or ministry website, or check the application process section.
Documents Required for Government Schemes
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- Aadhaar Card
- Income Certificate
- Caste Certificate (if applicable)
- Residence Proof
- Bank Account Details
- Educational Certificates (for student schemes)
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- Fill the application form
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