unique empowerment project for persons with disabilities in patan, gujarat
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The Department of Administrative Reforms & Public Grievances, Government of India, organized the 2nd 'District Collectors Conference', which took place on the 6th & 7th of September in New Delhi. Over 30 district collectors participated, making presentations on best practices to overcome challenges faced in the sectors of rural development, education, urban development, law & order, and disaster management. The Planning Commission is providing these presentations for the public to see examples of the good work being done by young IAS officers in the field, and to promote cross-learning and innovation.TRANSCRIPT
PRIME MINISTER’S AWARDS PRIME MINISTER’S AWARDS FORFOR
EXCELLENCE IN PUBLIC EXCELLENCE IN PUBLIC ADMINISTRATIONADMINISTRATION
FROMFROMJ. G. HingrajiaJ. G. Hingrajia IASIAS
Collector PATANCollector PATAN & & presently, Collector Banaskanthapresently, Collector Banaskantha
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State of Gujarat
Patan District
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Title of the Project is Title of the Project is “Unique Empowerment Project for “Unique Empowerment Project for Persons with Disabilities(PwDs)”Persons with Disabilities(PwDs)”
Date 17/11/2010 to 31/11/2010Date 17/11/2010 to 31/11/2010 It was implemented in Patan District of Gujarat State by
Collector & District Magistrate & Team in collaboration with NGOs, Donors and people of Patan District.
This is the largest ever effort of any district to have Empowered PwDs in Gujarat
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A new methodology was adopted to reach and help the most vulnerable– the “Persons with Disabilities”
Different Schemes provided by the State/Central Governments were made available to them through this method with out any hurdles.
There is no platform for the Persons with Disabilities of Patan District, which has large remote rural areas, socially and economically backward persons to provide help through those schemes. Even NGOs struggle to reach them.
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The Collector of Patan felt the need to work in this direction and formed 7 clusters at different parts of the district where the Persons with Disabilities would receive primary information.
At the camps, diagnosis of disabilities was arranged.
Arrangement was made to analyse the data collected at the camps.
This had resulted in bringing NGOs & Government Departments to work together for the welfare of Persons with Disabilities .
All beneficiaries eligible under the Government schemes received assistance under the same.
Those not eligible also received aids and appliances through the NGOs, and donors.
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The whole idea and the project was explained to all stakeholders and decided to find out and identify the Persons with Disabilities from every corner of district.
Collector analyzed and it was decided to organize seven (7) different camps for the convenience of physically handicapped persons.
Officials like Sarpanch, Elected Representative, Anganwadi workers, Health Workers, Gram Sevak, Patwaris up to village level collected the information and segregated accordingly..
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Transportation and meal was arranged for
PwDs with help of Sarpanch, village level
officials and NGOs.
Computerized registration system was used
with multiple counters to minimize the stay of
the PwDs at the camp site.
Faster turn
around of massive
crowd and real
time performance
evaluation.
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Prosthetics specialist and audiologist specialist helped and tested the persons on site.
Total 21,513 persons attended the camp from the following Talukas.
Camp Location /Talukas Total
PATAN 10043
SIDDHPUR 1657
RADHANPUR /SANTALPUR 4902
HARIJ 2711
SHANKHESHWAR /SAMI 2200
TOTAL 21513
They were given equipments like
(1) Callipers Unilateral
(2) Callipers Bilateral
(3) Tricycle
(4) Folding Wheelchairs
(5) Crutches
(6)Hearing Aids. Hearing aids play an
important role for school children who could then peruse the school programmes.
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Because of the Database that created for the
PwDs the below mentioned benefits were easily
extended in subsequent years.
732 physically challenged persons were provided
life support devices worth Rs.16.24 lacs.
Assistance of Rs. 74.09 lacs given to 1915
beneficiaries under Sant Sur Das Yojna.
Scholarship worth Rs.14.34 lacs paid to 1135
PwDs students.
Housing assistance of Rs. 1.30 lacs paid to 6
PwD- widows.
1023 physically
challenged persons
attended Medical
camp.
424 State Transport
services passes
issued.
Medical assistance
given to 20 persons
& Medical
Certificated issued
494 persons.
Prize worth Rs.5.57
lacs to 169 PwDs
people in Khel
Mahakumbh.
Tricycles distributed to
the needy persons by
public private
partnership with the
cooperation of Punjab
National Bank.
Necessary materials/
helps approved for 434
physically challenged
children under 'Sarv
Siksha Abhiyan'
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Collector, Patan has shown his successful leadership by conceiving this project suo-moto and he motivated representatives of people and whole district administrative officials to work together for good cause along with NGO. It is all those who worked under his leadership made this project successful.
This project is intuitive and also sustainable. This type of noble effort always attracts the real
social NGOs to come forward to help the disabled.
This project was also replicated in Jamnagar District of Gujarat.
Because of an available data base for PwDs, all government's schemes are easily extended to them in minimal time limit.
This data base was shared with other NGOs/Govt. Department also to extend the benefit to these people.
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THE DETAILS OF THE GOVERNMENT SCHEME EXTENDED TO PwDs BEFORE THE DATA BASE IS AVAILABLE
SrNo
Year
Scholarship to Handicap Sant Surdas SchemeHousing help to Handicapped widows
Benefici-aries
ExpenditureBenefici-
ariesExpenditure
Benefic-iaries
Expenditure
1 2005-06 574 3,86,600 203 10,76,460 - -
2 2006-07 680 27,900 416 21,98,198 - -
3 2007-08 841 10,80,500 718 37,92,285 - -
4 2008-09 896 13,87,500 1118 59,06,535 1 3000
Total 2991 28,82,500 2455 129,73,478 1 3000THE DETAILS OF THE GOVERNMENT SCHEME EXTENDED TO PwDs AFTER THE
DATA BASE IS AVAILABLE
SrNo
Year
Scholarship to Handicap Sant Surdas SchemeHousing help to Handicapped
widows
Benefici-aries
ExpenditureBenefici-
ariesExpenditure
Benefic-iaries
Expenditure
1 2009-10 1183 12,67,000 1,310 69,21,600 1 20,000
2 2010-11 938 12,51,000 1,643 71,08,500 3 50,000
3 2011-12 906 12,02,500 1,651 11,91,540 - -
4 2012-13 1,119 14,34,500 1,915 7,90,650 2 60,000
Total 4146 51,55,000 6,519 160,12,290 6 1,30,000
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BEFORE & AFTERBEFORE & AFTER
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MEDICAL TREATMENT PROVIDED THROUGH CAMPS
MEDICAL TREATMENT &PREVENTION OF DISABILITY
MEDICAL CERTIFICATE-
Crutches
Calipers
Tricycles
Hearing Aids
2020
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