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Welfare Services For Challenged Children in India
- 1. HIMANI S. VARIYA. F.Y.M.SC.NURSING. ROLL NO: 25 GINERA
- 2. Child welfareencompasses caring & attending to physical, emotional & social need of children through comprehensive child welfare services.
- 3. These arebroadly of two types : 1) Services centering to the basic need of normal children where the family & the community participate. 2) Services fulfill the needs of physically, mentally or socially handicapped children. These involve curative,palliative & rehabilitative services.
- 5. ISHWAR -A Temple for Hindus ISHWAR - A Church for Christians ISHWAR - A Mosque for Muslims Yes! ISHWAR is a holy place to be visited by the entire community.
- 6. To runa school for mentally challenged children To run a school for the hearing and speech impaired children To provide Vocational training to handicapped and mentally retarded children
- 7. To provide artificiallimb and wheelchairs
- 8. To starta Physiotherapy center, To provide home for mentally challenged people To provide a hostel for working women To provide literacy to the poor
- 9. ISHWAR Serviceswas the first reality of the society. Students are assessed category wise – severe, moderate, mild. They are trained to take care of them selves by their own.
- 10. ISHWAR isconverting mentally challenge children into self-dependant instead of being a burden of their own family. It has to develop discipline among children & correct the behavior & attitude of the students.
- 11. Institute teachthem the use of bank, post- office & understand the traffic signal etc. School provides speech therapy to improve the speaking ability of the students who has speech difficulties & help them to express there feelings orally.
- 12. The schoolprovides physical education classes & conduct sports. There are periodically parents – teachers meeting, teachers educate the parents about their responsibility towards children.
- 13. They provideservices from specialized doctors like child specialist, neurologist, psychiatrist, ENT specialist, dentist, cardiologist, occupational therapist & encourage them to provide necessary health treatment to the needy child.
- 16. Under the scheme,for the welfare of persons with disabilities are provided to the non-governmental organizations for projects like special schools for disabled, vocational training centres, half way homes, community based rehabilitation centres, early intervention centres for disabled and rehabilitation of leprosy cured persons etc.
- 17. Equal opportunities,social justice & empowerment to persons with disability and voluntary action for ensuring effective implementation
- 18. Vocational trainingcenters. Sheltered workshops. Special schools. Home based Rehabilitation programme.
- 19. Grant forpurchase of vehicle. Grant for computer. District Rehabilitation center. Project for low vision centers.
- 21. Under thisscheme, aids /appliances are distributed to the needy persons with disabilities, which include mentally challenged children also.
- 22. To providemodern, standard aids and appliances. To reduce effect of disability. To promote rehabilitation to normal life.
- 23. Indian citizen. Certified from registered medical doctor. Employed whose monthly income does not exceed Rs. 20,000 / month.
- 25. under thisscheme, assistance is provided for setting up of District Disability Rehabilitation Centres, Regional Rehabilitation Centres, creating barrier free environment in public buildings and awareness generation etc.
- 26. To providefree environment. Skill development programme. To assist state government to organize camps for disabled. Development of research in field of disability.
- 27. Scheme for incentives to Employersin the Private Sector for providing Employment to persons with Disabilities:
- 28. Under thisscheme, launched in April 2008, the Government of India provides the employer’s contribution for Employees Provident Fund (EPF) and Employees State Insurance (ESI) for three years, for persons with disabilities employed in the private sector on or after 1.4.2008,with a monthly salary upto Rs. 25,000/-
- 30. Starting anyactivity contributing directly or indirectly in the income generation. Pursuing higher education . Pursuing vocational or skill development.
- 31. Purchase and/orfitment of any assistive device(s)/customization/retrofitting or conversion of available machine, equipment, vehicle to disabled friendly mode
- 32. Any Indiancitizen with 40% or more. Age above 18 years. However, in case of persons with mental retardation, the eligible age would be above 14 years. The age criteria would not be required for educational loans.
- 33. Actual expenseson books and stationery up to Rs. 400 per annum Actual expenses on uniforms up to Rs. 200 per annum Reader allowance of Rs. 50 per month in case of blind children up to Class 5th
- 34. Transport allowanceup to Rs. 50 per month. If a disabled child resides in the school hostel within the school premises, no transportation charges would be admissible. Escort allowance for severely disabled children with lower extremity disability at the rate of Rs. 75 per month. Actual cost of equipment subject to a maximum of Rs. 2000 per month for a period of five years.
- 35. 5% reservedshops, 10% residental plots and 1% flats in each housing scheme. Concessional tickets for travelling by rail or air. Free bus tickets.
- 36. Concessional taxand petrol who have own vehicle. Job reservation in government sector. Educational seat reservation.