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| 1-% vacancies are reserved for the blind in all sectors of the economy. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Awards are given to outstanding employers of physically handicapped, most efficient physically handicapped employees and best placement officers. The Awards will be allowed in three types of organizational level: 1. Government level Organizations. 2. Public Sector Undertakings. 3. Private Sector. |
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| Under economic assistance scheme of Gujarat State, Gujarat government is providing Rs. 60/- monthly pension to those physically handicapped who are above 45 years of age and belong to the category of blind, orthopaedically handicapped or mentally disturbed persons and Rs. 60/- to those physically handicapped who are married and living with their spouses. The persons should have 75% disability. The annual income should not exceed Rs. 3000/- | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Physically handicapped industrial workers will get out of turn allotment of accommodation. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Gujarat Housing Board has reserved 3% flats of new constructions for physically handicapped persons with priority to the blind. It will be applicable to the construction of panchayat, local bodies, and housing colonies of government schemes. Blind persons whose annual income are not more than Rs. 5000/- and have no residential accommodation of their own will get land for construction from the state government. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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1. The Gujarat State Transport Corporation is providing 100% fare concession to the blind and the escort. 2. The Ahmedabad Municipal Transport Service is providing free bus service for blind persons for travelling to any destination. |
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| Conveyance allowance is available to State government employees on the same lines as is admissible to Central Government employees. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| In apprenticeship scheme there is a provision to fill up 4% seats of overall apprenticeship seats for physically handicapped persons as per instructions of Gujarat Government. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Qualified blind persons will be employed as Lecturers in Colleges/Universities and Central Schools. Four special employment exchanges for the Physically Handicapped, i.e., at Ahmedabad, Vadodara, Rajkot and Surat, are working for the placement of physically handicapped persons in government organizations. In State government Services, ten years' age relaxation for physically handicapped persons is given for the appointment in class I and II posts. |
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In training-cum-production centers aided by the Department of Social Welfare, Government of India, all physically handicapped persons undergoing training or working in the production unit will get Rs. 100 to Rs. 250/- per month as stipend. As per the agreement of Textile labor association & Ahmedabad Textile Mill Association blind or physically handicapped persons appointed as Learners as per the Sid agreement shall be paid stipend as under: 1. First year of
Learning Rs. 7.50 per day. Every textile Mill will appoint blind or physically handicapped persons as learners if it does not have a minimum number of 3 such persons selected from the persons registered with the Textile Labor association. All physically Handicapped Persons are completely exempted from paying the State Professional Tax. NASEOH will bear 50% cost of the rehabilitation aid if the case is recommended by any voluntary organization. Those parents who send their physically handicapped children or adults to welfare agencies for registration will get Rs. 30/- or 10 kg. Grain from the Gujarat Government. If an employer employs a physically handicapped person in his organization he will be liable for deduction of Rs. 5000/- in the computation of his taxable income for payment of income tax. 250 seats are reserved for physically handicapped persons in Kutir Udyog Talim Yojana of Gujarat State. |
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