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Vol 55 / Issue 4 / Oct-Dec 2011
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What is the Current Trend in Public Private Partnership toward the Welfare of the Disabled in the State of Goa? Access this article online Quick Response Code:
Website: www.ijph.in DOI: 10.4103/0019-557X.92421
of Goa) are working for the welfare of the disabled in the state of Goa including special schools for mentally challenged. The schools had only 820 disabled people during the year 2005-2006. There is a need to make these schemes known to the disabled all over the state so that they would avail them.
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*Sagar Borker
Sir, The disabled population of Goa constitute 1.17% (15749) of the total population of 1347668.1 Out of this total population, there are 4393 visually, 1000 hearing, 4910 mobility, 3578 mentally and 1868 speech impaired people. In recognition that persons with disability are an important resource, the State government has taken few newer initiatives. The results of the present record based analysis [Table 1] from 2001 to 2006, to assess if the grants and schemes launched by the government of Goa2 reach the disabled people, shows that the current social welfare schemes do not reach the disabled effectively in the state, even if they exist. Furthermore, there are schemes to assist the NGO’s working for the disabled. A number of NGOs (Asha deep, Disha charitable trust, Holy cross, People’s school, Daddy’s home, Gujrati samaj, Sanjay school, Peace heaven, Lokwishwas, Saint francis Xavier, Sangath, Atmaviswas, Caritas, Disability Rights Association
Department of Community Medicine, Kurunjibag, K.V.G. Medical College, Sullia Dakshina Kannada, Karnataka, India *Corresponding Author: Dr. Sagar Borker, Assistant Professor, Department of Community Medicine, Kurunjibag K.V.G. Medical College, Sullia Dakshina Kannada Karnataka, India. E-mail:
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Census of India, Director of Census operation, Goa state. An overview of past and present efforts in population Census to count the disabled population, 2001. Available from: censusindia.gov.in/AboutUs/Network_of_offices/...Offices/ goa.html. [Last accessed on 2011 Mar 3]. Ministry of Social Welfare, Government of Goa. The state policy and plan of action for persons with disability; 2005. p. 1-6. Available from: http://www.disabilitygoa.com/SPODx. doc. [Last accessed on 2011 Mar 3]. The Gazette of India, Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment, Government of India, Extraordinary-part 1, section 1, REGD.NO-33004/99. “Guidelines for Evaluation of various disabilities and procedure for certification”; 2001. p. 83-137.
Table 1: Number of beneficiaries in different schemes Scheme
No. of beneficiaries availed the schemes year wise
1. School stipend scheme-assistance to the primary and upper primary schools until secondary level for books, uniform, transport, equipment and stipend 2. Educational scholarship scheme for the disabled 3. Petrol diesel subsidy for the disabled. 4. Finance for self employment. 5. Award for marriage of a normal person to a disabled. 6. Finance to severely disabled persons of Rs 20000. 7. Institutional grant for conducting surveys on the disabled 8. Dayanand Social Security3: stipend of Rs 1000 per month lifelong for authorized disabled person.
2001-02
2002-03
2003-04
2004-05
2005-06
178
150
173
199
210
13 10 21 10 40 2 -
5 11 20 7 40 2 1200
20 11 16 9 20 3 2100
13 12 12 10 24 1 2500
185 12 11 10 30 1 3000
Indian Journal of Public Health, Volume 55, Issue 4, October-December, 2011
