1. Monthly Pension- As per state orders and in some states it’s related to the percentage of disability.
2. Railway Concession Certificate- as per railway guidelines only. It includes
- Person with Visual Impairment with
- Total Absence of Sight or
- Visual acuity less than 3/60 or less than 10/200 by Snellen’s chart in better eye with best possible corrections; or
- Limitation of field of vision subtending an angle of less than 10 degree in better eye.
- Mentally Retarded person who cannot travel without an escort.
- Person with Hearing and Speech Impairment Totally (Both Afflictions Together in the same person).
- Orthopedically Handicapped/Paraplegic Person/Patients who cannot travel without the assistance of an escort.
3. National Trust Act 1999- includes Cerebral palsy, autism, Intellectual Disability and Multiple Disability and it provides
- Niramaya Health Insurance - cover upto one lakh.
- Legal Guardianship through Local Level Committee
- Many schemes like
- Disha for Early Intervention
- Samarth Respite care homes
- Badhte kadam for registered organisations projects
- Vikas Day care
- Gyan Prabha
4. RPwD Act 2016-
- Reservation quota in Governmental organizations increased from 3% to 4%.
- free education from the age of 6 to 18 years.
- Provision of ‘Special Courts in each district’ for fast-track hearing of matters
- Right to Equality, Equity
- Right to Education
