Name of the Organization : Arunachal Pradesh Social Welfare, Women and Child Development Department
Type of Facility : Old Age Pension Scheme
Location : Naharlagun
Website : http://arunachalswwcd.gov.in/
Old Age Pension Scheme [ State Plan Scheme] :
The Scheme aims at promising financial assistance to the poor and infirm persons above 60 years of age and living below the poverty line. A monthly pension AT Rs 150/- is provided to any person male or , who has attained the age of 60 years and is recognized Scheduled Tribe of Arunachal Pradesh will be eligible for assistance under Scheme. However, the Hon’ble Finance Minister of Arunachal Pradesh has announced enhancement of monthly pension from Rs.150/- to Rs.200/- from the current financial year in his budget speech and the matter is taken up.
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Assistance to Arunachal Pradesh State Social Welfare Board :
For maintenance of headquarter establishment of Arunachal Pradesh State Social Welfare Board (APSSWB), Grants-in-aid is provided by the Department. Till the year 2004-2005, 10 PICs were also run the APSSWB and fund for maintenance of 10 PICs were also released by the Department. But from the year 2005-2006, all the 10 PICs have been closed and the staff of PICs have been attached in this Department as dying cadre.
Children in need of care and protection :
Under this Scheme, financial assistance is provided to Voluntary Organisation / Non-Governmental Organisation for maintenance of “Home” for destitute and orphan children with the underlying objects to provide them formal education, free boarding and lodging and vocational training and finally rehabilitation them. As per approved pattern of Scheme, 90% grant is provided by the Government and residual 10% is to be borne by the NGOs /VOs.
Grants-in-aid to State Commission for Women :
The State Commission for Women has been set – up in the year 2004-05 in the State to promote and protect the interest and safe guard the rights of women. The main roles of the Commission are to review the laws, looking into specific cases of complaints of atrocities, harassment, denial of rights and exploitation of women and taking remedial action to restore their legitimate rights.
Relief and Rehabilitation of Persons with Disabilities (PWDs) :
In view of the statuary provision under the Persons with Disabilities (Equal Opportunities, Protection of Rights and Full Participation) Act 1995, it is the bounden duty of the State to provide Relief, Rehabilitation and settlement of disabled persons. The Directorate has been implementing the Scheme in the State Plan under which ex-gratia relief is provided to Persons with Disabilities (PWDs) to the maximum amount of Rs. 10.000/- as one time grant for their re-settlement and rehabilitation.
The Government under the State Plan has been providing ex-gratia relief subject to the ceiling of Rs. 5,000/- or Rs. 10,000/- as one time grant considering degree of disabilities for resettlement and rehabilitation of PWDs. During the last fiscal 2008-09 ex-gratia could be provided only to 87 PWDs because of the budgetary constraint.
The Directorate has conducted a survey of persons with disabilities in the State and there are as many as 10,742 disabled persons. Keeping in view these facts Directorate has included outlay of Rs. 10.00 lakhs in Annual Operating Plan for providing one time ex-gratia relief to 100 PWDs in 2009-2010.
State Executive Committee constituted under the Act has observed that there is no public toilet for persons with disabilities in Hospitals, Inter- State Bus Terminus and Shopping Complexes. To start with, State Executive Committee recommends that six units of toilets (Three Male and Three ) for PWDs should be constructed in General Hospital, Naharlagun and Inter-State Bus Terminus in Capital Complex. The cost of construction of one toilet for PWDs is Rs. 1, 12,000/- (approx.).
The Directorate will endeavor to maintain these toilets by allowing space to be utilized on sites of the toilet by any leading Company for publicity of its products, so that the toilets are maintained and kept neat and clean. During 2004-2005, 2 toilets have been constructed at Itanagar/ Naharlagun Bus Terminus. During the current year provision could not be made for construction of toilets due to fund constraints.
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Contact Address :
Department of Social Welfare, Women & Child Development
Govt. of Arunachal Pradesh
Naharlagun
Tele :0360-2245080,2244663
Fax :0360-2247208
E-mail : ar.dswwcd@gmail.com