DISTRICT DIFFERENTLY ABLED WELFARE OFFICE
- Name and Address of the Organization
District Differently Abled Welfare Office, collectorate campus,Perambalur-621212
- Head of the Organization, Department, Contact Number and E-mail ID
District Differently Abled Welfare Officer, District Differently Abled Welfare Office, 9499933485, 04328 – 225474, dawopmb@gmail.com
- Administrative Structure
- Objectives
Government of Tamil Nadu is committed to the all-round development of the differently abled persons. Towards achieving this goal, the state Government created a separate department for the differently abled persons during 1993. As a pioneering step, the Government also formulated a comprehensive welfare policy during 1994.
The state Government’s endeavour is to create an inclusive society by integrating the differently abled persons in the main stream by eliminating all kinds of by the community. The Government also provides a number of comprehensive welfare measures to different categories of the differently abled persons barriers causing hurdles in their overall development. Several innovative schemes have been introduced to prevent and control the occurrence of disabilities and their after-effect. Many steps have been taken to access the rehabilitation services through the recognized and registered Non-Governmental Organizations.
Newly enacted “The Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act,2016” has expanded the scope for ensuring the rights of differently abled persons by including more categories of disabilities. To ensure their protection through various their protection through various social security schemes and other appropriate rehabilitation services, the state Government have initiated steps to create a database of all differently abled persons in the state
- List of on-going projects/ Schemes with Target groups
CATEGORY
1: DIFFERENTLY ABLED WELFARE SCHEMES
2: LIFE CERTIFICATE FOR MAINTENANCE GRANT
3: USEFUL WEBSITES FOR DIFFERENTLY ABLED
SCHOOLS AND HOMES
2: MENTAL RETARDATION SPECIAL SCHOOL
4: HEARING IMPAIMENT SPECIAL SCHOOL