Port Blair, Oct 4: The Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment, Govt. of India has introduced the Scheme for providing financial grant to the voluntary organization for running project in the Disability Sector under Deen Dayal Disabled Rehabilitation Scheme (DDRS), which provides assistance for projects like Project for Pre-School and Early Intervention and Training, Special Schools, Project for Cerebral Palsied Children, Vocational Training Centres, Sheltered Workshops, Project for Rehabilitation of Leprosy Cured Persons, Half Way Home for Psycho-Social Rehabilitation of Treated and Controlled Mentally Persons, Project relating to Survey, Identification, Awareness and Sensitization, Home Based Rehabilitation Programme/Home Management Programme, Project for Community Based Rehabilitation, Project for Low Vision Centres, Projects for Human Resource Development, Seminars/Workshops/Rural Camps, Environment friendly and Eco-Promotive Projects for the Handicapped, Grant for Computer, Construction of Building, Project for Legal Literacy, including Legal Counseling, Legal aid and Analysis and Evaluation of Existing Laws, District Disability Rehabilitation Centres, Assistance to Disabled Persons for Purchase/Fitting of Aids and Appliances (ADIP Scheme), Deendayal Disabled Rehabilitation Scheme to Promote Voluntary Action for Persons with Disabilities (DDRS), Integrated Programme for Older Persons and Scheme for Prevention of Alcoholism and Substance (Drugs) Abuse
Interested NGOs and other institution can collect the details of the Scheme from the Directorate of Social Welfare and from the offices of the Child Development Project Officers.
The NGOs and VOs who seek grants under the said scheme may apply only on-line on the interactive website: www.ngograntsje.gov.in and no application will be accepted in material form. If any NGOs/VOs face any difficulties for registering the form may approach District Informatics Centre for assistance. The user manual for NGOs/VOs for on-line filling of application may be accessed at http://www.socialjustice.nic.in.
