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| Free
travel on Bangalore transport service buses within Bangalore and on Karnataka
State Road transport Service buses in rest of the State. |
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| Financial
Aid: |
| Financial
Assistance for purchase of aids likes Braille Watches. If the family income
does not exceed Rs. 6000/- per annum, 100 percent of the cost of the aid
will be given; if the family is between Rs. 6000/- and Rs. 12000/-, 75
percent of the cost of the aid will be given; if the family income is
between Rs. 6000/- and Rs. 12000/-, 75 percent of the cost of the aid
will be given. |
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| Professional
Tax: |
| Professional
tax not to be paid by blind employees. |
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| Handicap
Pension: |
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blind person whose family income is Rs. 3600/- per annum and below is
entitled to Handicap Pension of Rs. 50/- per month. |
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| Conveyance
Allowance: |
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allowance of 5 per cent of basic pay to the maximum of Rs. 40/- per month
is given to State government employees. |
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| Reservation
of Employment: |
| Two
per cent of direct recruitment vacancies in all State Government enterprises
reserved for disabled persons. |
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| Hostel
Facilities: |
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working persons and trainees, free accommodation and allied services to
borders in government hostels. Total messing expenses to be shared by
the boarders. |
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| Industrial
Units: |
| Loan
to the extent of Rs. 25000/- provided by Karnataka State Finance Corporation.
There is a subsidy of 25 per cent on the loan. |
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| NAB
Karnataka Branch offers the following concessions. |
| NAB
- Mobility Training Center - Bangalore: |
Trainees
will receive the following concessions:
a) Free board and lodging.
b) Both ways bus/train fare for outstation trainees.
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| NAB
Rehabilitation and Basic Training- Bangalore : |
a)
Stipend of Rs. 100/- per month per trainee.
b) Accommodation provided at Government hostels for trainees from outside
Bangalore. Free accommodation and ailed services at hostels. Messing expenses
to be shared by trainees but limited to Rs. 70/- per month per trainee
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Source :
Concessions For The Blind
Compiled By: Pravin C. Dandia
National Association For The Blind, India, 11, Khan Abdul Gaffar
Khan Road, Worli Seaface, Bombay- 400 025 |
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