Financial Assistance Scheme of Delhi Government for Persons with Benchmark Disabilities having High Support Need.
Delhi Govt. has notified a financial assistance scheme of Rs. 6000 per month for persons with benchmark disabilities having high support need.
The Scheme shall to provide financial aid of Rs. 6000 per month till the demise of the Person with Disabilities having High Support Needs. The allowance is intended to help beneficiaries meet expenses related to caregiver support or other essential services, including psychological counselling, medical treatment, occupational therapy, speech therapy, physiotherapy, assistive aids and appliances, or any other form of support necessary for their well-being and rehabilitation.
A “person with benchmark disability” means a person with not less than forty per cent of a specified disability as per Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act (RPwD), 2016 (where specified disability has not been defined in measurable terms and includes a person with disability where specified disability has been defined in measurable terms, as certified by the certifying authority). “High support” means an intensive support, physical, psychological and otherwise, which may be required by a person with benchmark disability for daily activities, to take independent and informed decision to access facilities and participating in all areas of life including education, employment, family and community life and treatment and therapy as specified in ‘Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act (RPwD), 2016; j) and “person with disability having high support needs” means a person with benchmark disability certified under clause (a) of sub-section (2) of section 58 who needs high support as per Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act (RPwD), 2016;
The Eligibility Norms:
The Eligibility Norms for Person with Benchmark Disability having High Support Needs for availing assistance under the scheme shall be as under:
(a) Should possess a permanent certificate of disability from a notified authority as a Person with Benchmark disability as per provisions of Right of Persons with Disabilities Act (RPwD), 2016;
(b) A resident of Delhi for at least five years;
(c) Should be having a score of 60 to 100 as assessed by the Assessment Board;
(d) Annual family income should not be more than one lakh;
(e) Applicant should not be a government employee; (f) Having Aadhar card showing the person to be a resident of Delhi.
Documents Required:
(a) Proof of residence, which clearly shows at least 5 years of residence in Delhi. Any one of the following documents of applicant only may be submitted for residence proof
1. Ration card
2. Voter card
3. Passport
4. Driving license
5. Birth certificate issued by MCD/ Registrar- Births & Deaths.
6. Electricity Bill
7. Water Bill
8. Telephone bill
9. Gas connection receipt
10. Bank/ Post office passbook
11. Caste certificate issued in Delhi
12. Property document- Registered Sale Deed/ Rent Agreement
13. In case ‘No Documentary Evidence’ is available with the applicant with regard to proof of residence-the applicant will need to produce statements of any Gazetted Officer, stating the period of applicant’s length of stay in Delhi. The Gazetted Officer of the Central / Delhi Govt. has to furnish a self-attested copy of official ID and contact details.
(b). A self-declaration by the applicant regarding his/her family income per year.
(c). The Applicant should have a bank account (Single/ Joint) in any Bank operational in NCT of Delhi for receiving the payment through PFMS.
(d.) One passport size photo of the applicant.
Procedure for availing Assistance:
(a) Application shall be submitted online on the e-district portal to the District Social Welfare Office of concerned District under the scheme.
(b) The process of referring to the assessment board by the DSWO shall be through the e-district portal. The District Social Welfare Officer, after scrutiny shall forward/ refer the application to the Assessment Board at the District level as per provisions of Section 38 (2) of the RPwD Act 2016. The same shall be done within a period of 10 days of receipt of the application on the portal.
(c) The Assessment Board constituted by the Department of Health and Family Welfare, GNCTD vide Notification No. 24/Misc. Policy/Disab./DHS/NHC/Part-III(A)/ CD No. 000551595/ 1-12 dated 01/10/2019 shall complete its enquiry within a period of 90 days from the date of receiving request for assessment from the District Social Welfare officer. The decision of the Assessment Board shall be final.
(d) The assessment report will be uploaded on the e-district portal by the Assessment Board. Records of the assessment reports shall also be maintained in hard copy by the respective assessment boards for scrutiny and audit purposes
Sanctioning Authority:
The Sanctioning Authority under the scheme shall be the concerned District Social Welfare Officer. Sanction shall be issued within a period of 15 days of receiving the assessment report on the e-district portal.
Mode of Payment:
The payment shall be disbursed through Aadhaar Payment Bridge System (APBS) of Public Financial Management System (PFMS)
Quantum of Assistance: – Subject to the fulfilment of the provisions of the scheme any Person with Benchmark Disability having High Support Needs would be entitled for an amount of Rs. 6000/- per month from the month of sanction. This amount will be in addition to the amount being given on monthly basis to the beneficiary, if any, under the “Financial Assistance for Persons with Special Needs” scheme by the Department.
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