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 Disabilitiesto 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