Approach and Strategy

The approach of this Scheme is to provide financial assistance to voluntary organizations to make available the whole range of services necessary for rehabilitation of persons with disabilities including early intervention, development of daily living skills, education, skill- development oriented towards employability, training and awareness generation. With a view to inclusion of persons with disabilities in the mainstream of society and actualizing their potential, the thrust would be on education and training programmes. In order to achieve the objectives of the scheme the key strategies will be as follows:

♤ To enhance educational opportunities at all levels and in all forms and enlarge the scope of vocational and professional opportunities, income generation and gainful occupations.

♤ To support all such measures as may be necessary for promoting formal as well as nonformal employment and placement opportunities.

♤ To implement outreach and comprehensive Community Based Rehabilitation programmes in urban and rural environments.

♤ To support manpower development activities to train required personnel at different levels for all programmes/ projects/activities for persons with disabilities.

♤ To support the development, publication and dissemination of information, documentation and training materials.