Scheme Of Assistance To Persons With Disabilities For Purchase/Fitting Of Aids And Appliances

  • Scheme For: Individual
  • Categories: Social welfare & Empowerment
  • Tags: Financial Asisstance, Person With Disability, Social Welfare, PwD

Scheme of Assistance to Persons with Disabilities for Purchase/Fitting of Aids and Appliances is a scheme by the Social Welfare Department, Govt. of Manipur. In this scheme, the PwD is provided with Financial Assistance for the Purchase/Fitting of Hearing Aids, Artificial Limbs, etc.

Scheme Of Assistance To Persons With Disabilities For Purchase/Fitting Of Aids And Appliances - Introduction

A person with a disability is provided with financial assistance for the purchase or fitting of hearing aids, artificial limbs, and other appliances. This is a state-sponsored scheme, and only citizens domiciled in the State of Manipur can apply. The applicant's disability percentage should be 40% or above. Applications should be submitted through the respective District Social Welfare Officer.

Eligibility

  • The applicant should be a domicile of the state of Manipur.
  • The percentage of disability should be 40% and above.
  • The applicant should not have received assistance during the last 3 years for the same purpose from any firm / approved organization. However, for children below 12 years of age, this limit would be one year.
  • The monthly income of the applicant from all sources should not exceed ₹ 15,000/- per month.
  • In the case of dependents, the income of parents/guardians should not exceed ₹ 15,000/- per month.

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