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GOVERNMENT OF PUDUCHERRY

SOCIAL WELFARE SECRETARIAT

(G.O. Ms. No. 07/SWS/2024-25/1223,

Puducherry, dated 14th October 2024)

NOTIFICATION

The Lieutenant-Governor, Puducherry, has been pleased to

approve the proposal for enhancement of the quantum of Financial

Assistance granted to the Differently Abled Persons and for the

said purpose hereby makes further Amendment to the “Grant of

Financial Assistance to the Differently Abled Persons Rules, 1992”

notified in G.O. Ms. No. l9/93-Wel(SW-I), dated 06th April, 1993 and

G.O. Ms. No. 1/SWS/2021-22, dated 24-08-2021 of the Under Secretary

to Government (Social Welfare), Puducherry as follows, namely:

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AMENDMENT

1. Short title and commencement.— (i) These rules may be called

the “Financial Assistance to Differently Abled Persons (Amendment)

Rules, 2024”.

(ii) They shall come into force with effect from the date of issue

of notification.

2. Amendment of rule 3.— In the Financial Assistance to Differently

Abled Persons Rules, 1993, for rule 3 of the Amendment Rules vide

G.O. Ms. No. 1/SWS/2021-22, dated 24-08-2021, the following rule shall

be substituted namely:-

3. Subject to the provisions of rule 4, assistance may be enhanced

to the Differently Abled Persons under the monthly Financial Assistance

to the Differently Abled Persons Scheme as indicated below at following

rates as amended and mentioned against respective disablement:-

Sl.

Percentage of Disability/Age

Existing

Amended

No.

Rate

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

I. For Differently Abled Persons who

3,500

4,500

have permanent disablement

(Rupees three

(Rupees four

from 86% to 100%.

thousand and

five hundred

(i) For Intellectual Disability

only) per

(Specific Learning Disability,

month.

Autism Spectrum Disorder)

with I.Q less than 35.

(ii) S pe e ch and Language

Disability who have permanent

disablement from 86% to 100%.

(iii) “Hearing Impairment” (Deaf,

Hard of Hearing) who have

permanent disabled range

86% to 100%.

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(iv) “Visual Impairment” (Low

vision, Blindness) who have

permanent disablement from

86% to 100%.

(v) “Locomotor Disability”

(Muscular Dystrophy, Leprosy

cured, Dwarfism, Cerebral

palsy, Acid Attack victim) who

have permanent disablement

from 86% to 100 %.

(vi) “Mental Illness” who have

permanent disablement from

86% to 100%.

(vii) “Chronic Neur ological

Conditions” (Multiple Sclerosis,

Parkinson’s Disease) who

have permanent disablement

from 86% to 100%.

(viii) Blood Disorder (Haemophilia,

Thalassemia, Sickle Cell

Disease) who have permanent

disablement from 86% to

100%.

(ix) Multiple Disabilities who have

permanent disablement from

86% to 100%.

II. For Differently Abled Persons who

2,500

3,500

have permanent disablement

(Rupees two

(Rupees three

from 66% to 85%.

thousand and

five hundred

(i) For Intellectual Disability

only) per

(Specific Learning Disability,

month.

Autism Spectrum Disorder)

with I.Q 35 to 49.

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

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(ii) S pe e ch and Language

Disability who have permanent

disablement from 66% to 85%.

(iii) “Hearing Impairment” (Deaf,

Hard of Hearing) who have

permanent disabled range

from 66% to 85%.

(iv) “Visual Impairment” (Low

vision, Blindness) who have

permanent disablement from

66% to 85%.

(v) “Locomotor Disability”

(Muscular Dystrophy, Leprosy

cured, Dwarfism, Cerebral

palsy, Acid Attack victim) who

have permanent disablement

from 66% to 85%.

(vi) “Mental Illness” who have

permanent disablement from

66% to 85%.

(vii) “Chronic Neur ological

Conditions” (Multiple Sclerosis,

Parkinson’s Disease) who

have permanent disablement

from 66% to 85%.

(viii) Blood Disorder (Haemophilia,

Thalassemia, Sickle Cell

Disease) who have permanent

disablement from 66% to

85%.

(ix) Multiple Disabilities who have

permanent disablement from

66% to 85%.

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

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III. For Differently Abled Persons who

2,000

3,000

have permanent disablement

(Rupees two

(Rupees three

from 40% to 65%.

thousand

only) per

(i) For Intellectual Disability

month.

(Specific Learning Disability,

Autism Spectrum Disorder)

with I.Q 50 to 69.

(ii) S pe e ch and Language

Disability who have permanent

disablement from 40% to 65%.

(iii) “Hearing Impairment” (Deaf,

Hard of Hearing) who have

permanent disabled range

from 40% to 65%.

(iv) “Visual Impairment” (Low

vision, Blindness) who have

permanent disablement from

40% to 65%.

(v) “Locomotor Disability”

(Muscular Dystrophy, Leprosy

cured, Dwarfism, Cerebral

palsy, Acid Attack victim) who

have permanent disablement

from 40% to 65%.

(vi) “Mental Illness” who have

permanent disablement from

40% to 65%.

(vii) “Chronic Neur ological

Conditions” (Multiple Sclerosis,

Parkinson’s Disease) who

have permanent disablement

from 40% to 65%.

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

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(viii) Blood Disorder (Haemophilia,

Thalassemia, Sickle Cell

Disease) who have permanent

disablement from 40% to

65%.

(ix) Multiple Disabilities who have

permanent disablement from

40% to 65%.

IV. For Differently Abled Persons who

2,700

3,700

have permanent disablement without (Rupees two

(Rupees three

any discrimination to their percentage thousand and

thousand and

of disability and who have crossed seven

seven

60 years to 79 years of age.

hundred

only) per

month.

V. For Differently Abled Persons who

3,800

4,800

have permanent disablement without (Rupees three

(Rupees four

any discrimination to their percentage thousand and

thousand and

of disability and who have crossed eight hundred

eight hundred

80 years of age.

only) per

month.

5. This issues with concurrence of the Finance Department vide

their I.D.No.E.Comp.No. 3284/FD/F5/Al/FC/24-25, dated 23-07-2024.

(By order of the Lieutenant-Governor)

P. RAGINI,

Under Secretary to Government

(Social Welfare).

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