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Social Welfare Department

Government of Meghalaya

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Disability Sector

The Department provides services to the Persons with Disabilities. Requirements for the welfare disabled people are taken into consideration based on the type of disability for prevention, early detection and rehabilitation.

1. Scholarships and Meritorious Award to Disabled Students

Scholarship is given to the disabled student pursuing higher studies in recognized schools, colleges and institutions from nursery up to postgraduate levels. The rates of scholarships vary according to the level of education, hostelites to day scholars. Reader allowance is also given to visually impaired students studying from class IX onwards. State Awards to meritorious disabled students is also given.

Coverage of beneficiaries during the year 2021-22
Sl. No. District No. of beneficiaries
1. East Khasi Hills 214
2. West Garo Hills 173
3. West Jaintia Hills 237
4. East Jaintia Hills 11
5. West Khasi Hills 230
6. South West Khasi Hills 86
7. Ri-Bhoi District 30
8. South West Garo Hills 25
9. North Garo Hills 16
10. South Garo Hills 37
11. East Garo Hills 24
Scholarship
Sl. No. Type of Course Rate per month for day scholars Rate per month for Hosteller Reader allowance visually handicapped
1. Pre-Primary and Primary Standard upto class V 250/- 350/- -
2. Class VI to Class X 350/- 450/- 200/-
3. Class XI, XII, B.A/ B.SC/ B.Com etc. 450/- 550/- 250/-
4. B.E/ B.Tech/ MBBS/ LLB/ E.Ed/ Diploma in professional and Engineering studies etc 600/- 700/- 350/-
5. M.A/ M.Sc/ M.Com/ LLM/ M.Ed etc. 700/- 800/- 350/-

2. Vocational Training to Persons with Disabilities for Self-Employment

Vocational Training is imparted to Persons with Disabilities through voluntary organisations in the District Headquarters in different trades like knitting, cane, bamboo work, tailoring. The main objective of the scheme is to enable the Persons with Disabilities to be self-reliant by taking up self-employment venture in the trade they have been trained.

Table showing district-wise beneficiaries during 2021-22 is as below:
Districts Trades offered Scholarship/ Stipend
1 East Khasi Hills 10
2 West Khasi Hills 8
3 Ri-Bhoi District 5
4 East Jaintia Hills 10
5 North Garo Hills 10
6 East Garo Hills 10
7 South West Garo Hills 10
8 South Garo Hills 10

3. Token relief grant to passed out trainees of Vocational Training

Token relief grant to passed out trainees of Vocational Training is given @ of Rs.5,000/- per beneficiaries to enable them to start income activities as per the trade they are trained.

Coverage of beneficiaries during 2020-21
Districts Trades offered Scholarship/ Stipend
1. West Khasi Hills 8
2. Ri-Bhoi District 5
3. West Jaintia Hills 8
4. East Garo Hills 6
5. South Garo Hills 10

4. Implementation of Disability Act

In compliance with the provision under the Rights of the Persons with Disabilities Act 2016, new schemes for giving book grant, uniform grant, conveyance and unemployment allowances to disabled persons was initiated in 2021-22.

a) Book grant, uniform grant & conveyance allowance

Coverage of beneficiaries during 2020-21
Districts Trades offered Scholarship/ Stipend
1. West Khasi Hills 8
2. Ri-Bhoi District 5
3. West Jaintia Hills 8
4. East Garo Hills 6
5. South Garo Hills 10

Book Grant

Districts Trades offered Scholarship/ Stipend
1. Class I to Class III 400/-
2. Class IV to Class VI 600/-
3. Class VII to Class X 900/-
4. Class XI to Class XII 1500/-
5. For Graduate Level 2000/-
6. For Post Graduate Level 3000/-

Uniform Grant

Districts Trades offered Scholarship/ Stipend
1. Class I to Class III 500/-

Conveyance Allowance

Districts Trades offered Scholarship/ Stipend
1. Rate 250 x 10 = 2,500/-

b) Unemployment Allowance

Districts Trades offered Scholarship/ Stipend
1. East Khasi Hills 172
2. West Garo Hills 16
3. West Jaintia Hills 23
4. West Khasi Hills 44
5. South West Khasi Hills 10
6. East Jaintia Hills 17
7. North Garo Hills 17
8. South West Garo Hills 3
9. Ri-Bhoi District 19
10. East Garo Hills 1
11. South Garo Hills 14

Unemployment Allowance

Districts Trades offered Scholarship/ Stipend
1. Rate 1000 x 12 = 12,000/-

5. Celebration of World Disabled Day

In order to create awareness among the member of the public about problems of Disabled Persons every year the 3rd day of December is observed as World Disabled Day in all the 11 (eleven) District Headquarter of the State. The number of disabled persons who took part are indicated below:

The number of Disabled Persons who took part during the Celebration of World Disabled Day during 2022

Districts Trades offered Scholarship/ Stipend
1. East Khasi Hills 100
2. West Khasi Hills 100
3. South West Khasi Hills 100
4. Ri-Bhoi District 100
5. West Jaintia Hills 100
6. East Jaintia Hills 100
7. North Garo Hills 100
8. East Garo Hills 100
9. South Garo Hills 100
10. South West Garo Hills 100
11. West Garo Hills 100