The
Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs has approved the proposal of the
Department of Disability Affairs to certain modifications and revision
of cost norms in the Scheme of Assistance to Disabled Persons for
Purchase/Fitting of Aids/Appliances (ADIP Scheme), effective from 1st
April, 2014.
(i)
Enhancement of income eligibility ceiling for 100 percent concession
from the existing Rs. 6500/- per month to Rs. 15,000/- per month and for
a 50 percent concession from Rs. 15001/- to Rs. 20,000/- per month.
(ii)
To provide accessible mobile phone to visually impaired students of the
age of 18 years and above only, once in five years and to provide
laptop, Braille Note Taker and Brailler to school going disabled
students (10th and above), once in 10 years.
(iii)
Cost ceiling for aids/appliances revised from Rs. 6000/- to Rs.
10,000/- for single disability and from Rs. 8000/- to Rs. 12,000/- for
students with disabilities.
(iv) Ceiling of cost of medical/surgical correction which presently ranges from Rs. 500/- to Rs. 3.000/- revised as under:-
(a) From Rs. 500/- to Rs. 1000/- for hearing and speech impaired.
(b) From Rs. 1000/- to Rs. 2000/- for visually disabled.
(c) From Rs. 3000/- to Rs. 5000/- for orthopedically disabled.
(v)
Enhancing the extent of subsidy for motorized tricycles and wheelchairs
from the present Rs. 6000/- to Rs. 25,000/- for severely disabled and
for locomotor disabilities such as quadriplegic (SCI), muscular
dystrophy, stroke, cerebral palsy, hemiplegia and any other person with
similar conditions where either three/four limbs or one half of the body
are severely impaired. This will be provided to the persons of age of
18 years and above, once in 10 years.
(vi)
Provision for cochlear implant for 500 children per year with hearing
disability under the scheme, with a ceiling of Rs. 6.00 lakh per unit.
Income ceiling for the beneficiaries will be same as per (i) above.
Background:
The
ADIP Scheme was launched in 1981 with the objective of providing
durable/sophisticated and scientifically manufactured modern, standard
aids and appliances to promote physical/social and psychological
rehabilitation of Persons with Disabilities (PwDs) by reducing the
effects of disabilities and enhance their economic potential. The scheme
was revised last in 2005.
Source : PIB
