MINISTER OF STATE FOR SOCIAL JUSTICE AND EMPOWERMENT (SHRI KRISHANPAL GURJAR)
(a) Yes, Madam.
(b) Under ADIP Scheme, the State-wise release of grant-in-aid and the number of beneficiaries during the last three years and current year is at annexure-I
Under DDRS, a statement indicating State/UT wise, year-wise details of admissible grant -in-aid released and the number of beneficiaries during the last three years and current year is at annexure-II.
(c) & (d) To be eligible under the ADIP Scheme, a person fulfilling following conditions would be eligible for assistance.
i. An Indian citizen of any age.
ii. Should have a disability certificate of a person suffering from not less than 40% of any disability as certified by a medical authority.
iii. Monthly income from all sources should not exceeding Rs. 20,000/- per month.
iv. In case of dependents, the income of parents/guardians should not exceed Rs. 20,000 /- per month.
v. should not have received assistance during the last 3 years for the same purpose from any source. However, for children below 12 years of age, this limit would be one year.
Aids/appliances which do not cost more than Rs. 10,000/- are covered under the Scheme for single disability. However, in the case of Students with Disabilities (SwDs)beyond IX class, the limit is Rs.12,000/- and in the case of multiple disabilities, the limit will apply to individual items separately in case more than one aid/appliance is required.
The amount of assistance under ADIP is as follows:-
Total Income Amount of Assistance
(i) Upto Rs. 15,000/- per month
(ii) Rs.15,001/- to Rs. 20,000/- per month
(i) Full cost of aid/appliance
(ii) 50% of the cost of aid/appliance
To be eligible under DDRS, the NGOs fulfilling following conditions would be eligible for assistance for their projects:-
i. Organisations registered under the Societies Registration Act, 1860 (XXI of 1860), or any relevant Act of the State/Union Territory; or,
ii. A public trust registered under the law for the time being in force; or,
iii. A charitable company licensed under section 25 of the Companies Act, 1958,
Further, the registration should have been in force for at least 2 years at the time of applying for grant under this scheme.
The quantum of support/ grant-in-aid, determined on the basis of the scope and merits of the project proposal, could be upto 90% of the budgeted amount for a project, based on prescribed cost norms. To encourage gradual self-reliance of NGOs, tapering of grant is applied in projects already funded for 7 years in urban areas by 5% every alternate year, so as to reduce the level of funding to 75%.
