Organisation :Ali Yavar Jung National Institute For Hearing Handicapped
Facility : Scheme of Integrated Education for Disabled Children
Home Page : http://ayjnihh.nic.in/
Scheme of Integrated Education for The Disabled Children :
This is a Centrally Sponsored Scheme launched in 1974 by the Department of Social Welfare and after transferred to Dept. of Education in 1982. Under the scheme handicapped children are sought to be integrated in normal school system.
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The Hearing Handicapped (mild and moderate impaired only) are provided following allowance and facilities under this scheme :
** Books and stationery allowance of Rs.400/- p.a.
** Uniform allowance of Rs.50/- p.a.
** Transport allowance of Rs.50/- per month (if a disabled child admitted under the scheme residing in a hostel of the school within the school premises, no transportation charges would be admissible).
** Disabled children residing in school hostels within the same institution where they are studying may also be paid boarding and lodging charges as admissible under Govt. rules/schemes.
** Where there is no State scheme of scholarships to hostellers, the disabled children, whose parents income does not exceed Rs.3000/- per month, may be paid actual boarding and lodging charges subject to maximum of Rs.200/-p.m.
Scholarships For The Disabled
The Scheme of Scholarship is operated by union Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment through State Governments to disabled persons from the 9th class onwards for general technical or professional education. The scholarhip is awarded all kinds of handicapped students subject to their obtaining of atleast 40% marks at the last annual examination.
Note :
** The above rates were effective from the academic year 1986-87.
** The students in vocational courses will get the scholarship at the rate of the scholarship provided in the above categories according to the level of diploma/certificates.
** In addition to the scholarship the orthopaedically handicapped students will also be eligible for maintenance of prosthetic/orthotic aids AT Rs.25/- p.m. and the transport allowance AT Rs.50/-p.m. irrespective of the class and course subject to conditions under clause 5 of the rules.
Eligibility Requirement :
The person shall have the hearing disabled as given below :
** The hearing handicapped are those in whom the sense of hearing is non-functional for ordinary purposes of life, they do not hear/understand sound at all even with amplified speech. The case included in this category will be those having hearing loss more than 70 decibels in the better ear (profound impairment or total loss of hearing in both ears).
Nationality :
A disabled person who is a citizen of India may apply for scholarship under this scheme.
Vocational Course :
A disabled person should be undertaking a vocational training course in any vocational training center/workshop/ITI or any other center run by the Central/State Govt./Local Body
Income :
No scholarship will be admissible if the combined monthly income of the parents/guardian of the candidate is more than Rs.2000/- (Rupees two thousand). (A certificate to this effect will have to be submitted).