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Vikaas-Day Care Scheme For Person with Disability Children

Ministry: Ministry Of Social Justice and Empowerment

Department: Department Of Empowerment Of Persons With Disabilities

Vikaas is a Day care scheme, primarily to expand the range of opportunities available to a person with disability attaining the age of 10 years for enhancing interpersonal and vocational skills as they are on a transition to higher age groups.

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About This Scheme

Vikaas is a Day care scheme, launched by the Department of Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities , Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment. Govt. of India, primarily to expand the range of opportunities available to a person with disability attaining the age of 10 years for enhancing interpersonal and vocational skills as they are on a transition to higher age groups.Registered Organisation(RO) centre will also offer caregiving support to Person with Disability(PwD) during the time the PwD is in the Vikaas centre. In addition it also helps in supporting family members of the PwDs with disabilities covered under the National Trust Act to get some time during the day to fulfil other responsibilities.

Benefits

1. Day Care: RO should provide day-care facilities to PwDs for at least 6 hours in a day(between 8 am to 6 pm) along with age specific activities.1. Staffing: Interpersonal and vocational skills would be provided for the betterment of the children.1. Counselling: Counselling and guidance especially for Activities for Daily Living (ADL)must be provided to parents or guardians of PwDs. RO should provide assistance to PwDs for further training, education and employment.1. Transport Facilities (OPTIONAL): RO can also provide transportation facilities to PwDs in case it so desires. The National Trust will provide additional transport allowance to RO only for PwDs who are availing transport facilities provided by RO.

Eligibility

Note: You may be eligible based on the information shown. Please verify the official eligibility requirements before applying.

Required Documents

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Enrolment form
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Birth certificate or Date of Birth proof of the PwD
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Disability certificate
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BPL certificate or Income certificate of Parents or Guardian issued by competent authority as authorized by the concerned State/ Union Territory (for LIG or BPL family)
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ID proof of parent or guardian
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Residence (Local) proof (Mandatory in case of LIG parent or guardian for parents of PwD availing transport facility)
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Declaration proof of the guardianship if PwD < or18 years of age and parents are not the guardians (OR),
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LG certificate, if PwD > 18 years of age and parents are not the guardians.

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Level: Central Government