Organisation : Government of India The National Trust
Scheme Name : GHARAUNDA Group Home for Adult Scheme
Applicable For : Adult, All India except J &K.
Website : http://thenationaltrust.gov.in/content/scheme/gharaunda.php
GHARAUNDA Scheme :
** An assured home and minimum quality of care services throughout the life of the PwD.
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** Adequate and quality care service with acceptable living standards including provision of basic medical care from professional doctors.
** Vocational activities, pre-vocational activities and assistance for further training.
** Batch size 20 PwDs.
** RO should maintain a ratio of 1:1 for LIG (including BPL) and above LIG PwDs.
** Scheme will be available in the entire country except J &K.
Scheme Description :
This scheme aims at setting up Gharaunda Centres for life long shelter and care of Persons with Disability (PwD) covered under the National Trust Act.
Gharaunda Centre should provide at a minimum following facilities :
I. Group Home :
RO should provide lifelong group home facility for all Adult PwDs covered under the National Trust Act with adequate and quality care service with acceptable living standards including provision of basic medical care from professional doctors.
Batch size of a Gharaunda centre is 20 PwDs with a maximum number of PwDs allowed is 30% extra of batch size i.e. 26 for Gharaunda Centres.
On reaching the maximum limit of 26 PwDs, Gharaunda centre shall not allow anymore PwDs to enrol in the centre. ROs are encouraged to apply again if they have sufficient number of PwDs for the new Gharaunda Centre.
RO should maintain a ratio of 1:1 for LIG (including BPL) and above LIG PwDs (which will be paid seats for RO).
Payment for the above LIG seats could be received by RO from parents, guardians, family members, RO or any other institute/ individual directly as per mutual agreed terms and conditions between RO and the other party involved (parents, guardians, family members, RO or any other institute/ individual)
Staff Requirement :
** Two special educator (+vocational trainer)
** One Physiotherapist or Occupational Therapist
** Three Caregivers
** Two Ayas
** One Cook
Staffing :
There should be a provision of at least two Special Educators who would also provide vocational training, one Physiotherapist or Occupational Therapist, three Caregivers, Ayas and Cook(s) in the centre. Availability of a Physical Trainer and Speech Therapist in these centres are also desirable.
Funding Pattern :
I. Setup Cost :
This is a non-recurring one-time cost that would be provided to RO initially to setup the Gharaunda Centre.
In addition to the grant from the National Trust, RO is free to arrange grant from other sources to improve the infrastructure. It shall be the prerogative of the RO to buy the necessary products for set up from the places of their choice.
II. Monthly Recurring Cost :
The National Trust shall pay monthly recurring cost for all PwDs at Gharaunda Centre which are eligible to be funded by the National Trust starting from first month of operation.
The National Trust shall fund the Centre only if the minimum number of PwD in a Gharaunda centre in the months is 30% of the expected batch size (i.e. in this case 6)
The National Trust shall fund the PwD as per the following conditions :
a. The National Trust shall fund PwDs in a Gharaunda Centre in 1:1 ratio provided there are equal numbers of LIG (including BPL) and above LIG PwDs.
LIG shall be defined as follows : LIG = BPL limit set by the state + additional 50% of BPL Limit of that state
b. If number of LIG (including BPL) PwDs is more than number of above LIG PwDs, funds shall be provided for only those LIG for which 1:1 ratio is maintained ( LIG including BPL : Above LIG category). In this scenario, BPLs shall be given preference for funding.
c. If number of LIG (including BPL) PwDs is less than number of above LIG PwDs, the National Trust shall fund total number of LIG (including BPL).
d. Apart from this, the National Trust will fund 100% BPL in Gharaunda Centre as per the scheme irrespective of ratio, but same is not true for LIG