UP steps up comprehensive rehabilitation for persons with disabilities

The government of Uttar Pradesh has taken an initiative to give new impetus to comprehensive rehabilitation of persons with disabilities. The government’s aim is to ensure the equal participation of people with disabilities in education, skills development, healthcare and employment opportunities and to enable them to participate in society at large and lead self-sufficient lives.

According to a statement issued by the information department of UP, the “Divyangjan ke Sarvangin Punarvasan Hetu Swaichhik Sansthaon ko Sahayata Yojana” has been implemented. Under this program, grants will be provided to eligible voluntary organizations.

In the statement, it was stated that assistance will be provided for rehabilitation related to 21 types of disabilities, and mentally disabled and intellectually disabled people are excluded from the scope of this program. “The government aims to create a strong rehabilitation framework by providing early intervention, education, training and skill development opportunities to children and youth with disabilities in different categories,” the statement said.
UP Minister of State for Welfare of Backward Classes and Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities (Independent Charge) Narendra Kashyap has given instructions for effective implementation of schemes for rehabilitation of persons with disabilities at the grassroots level. In the statement, the minister said that the priority of the Yogi government is to ensure that people with disabilities have equal opportunities in all areas of education, skills, health and employment and are self-sufficient.

Under this program, grants are provided to rehabilitation projects carried out for people affected by the 21 types of disabilities mentioned in the Law on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities of 2016, so that children and young people with disabilities can benefit from appropriate opportunities for early intervention, education, training and skills development.

He said that this program has been effectively implemented for categories of disabled people other than mentally retarded and intellectually disabled people.
Within the scope of the program, important activities such as the establishment of early intervention centers, the operation of day care centers and pre-school schools, the operation of private schools from primary school to high school, skill development programs for the disabled, the development of educational materials, the availability of Braille alphabet and assistive devices, and the operation of libraries for disabled individuals are encouraged through financial aid.