Panaji, October 30, 2018 … All the persons with benchmark Disabilities /NGO working for Person with Disabilities and State Government institution are informed that under the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment, Department of Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities (Divyajgan) Governing body of the National fund has developed detailed guidelines for providing financial assistance under the fund.
The activities for which funds will be provided are as under : to support Exhibition / Workshop to showcase the product including paintings, handicraft etch made by the PwDs., to support persons with benchmark disabilities who have excelled in sports or in fine arts/music /dance at the State level to particular in the National/International events.
Assistance from the fund for the same event can be granted only once to a PwD., to support certain exclusive needs of persons with high support needs as recommended by the Assessment Boards on specific recommendation by the States on case to case basis.
Eligibility : Any Government organization or an organization registered under Societies Act/Companies Act/Trust Act for a period not less than three years and has experience of not less than 2 years for organizing exhibition/workshops in marketing products/paintings.
