Assistance to Disabled for Purchase of Aids and Appliances

The scheme ‘Assistance to Disabled for Purchase of Aids and Appliances’ under the Department of Social Justice and Empowerment, Government of Himachal Pradesh, is centrally sponsored and aims to rehabilitate persons with disabilities by providing modern assistive devices and financial support for fitting and purchasing aids and artificial limbs.

• Provides assistive devices worth up to ₹10,000/- such as hearing aids, wheelchairs, tricycles, calipers, crutches, artificial limbs, etc.
• Persons with a monthly income up to ₹15,000/- receive assistive devices completely free of cost.
• Persons with a monthly income between ₹15,000/- and ₹20,000/- receive assistive devices at 50% subsidy.
• Persons with a monthly income above ₹20,000/- can purchase assistive devices at full cost.

1. The organizations registered under the Societies Registration Act, 1860 or registered as Charitable Trusts are eligible to receive grants.
2. The branches of the Indian Red Cross Society are eligible for grant assistance.
3. The District Rural Development Agencies are eligible to receive grants for operating the scheme.

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Step 1: The applicant contacts or visits the concerned organization for registration and guidance.
Step 2: The applicant undergoes assessment by the organization to determine the required assistive device.
Step 3: The applicant fills out the prescribed application form and submits it along with the income certificate issued by the concerned Revenue Officer.
Step 4: The concerned Liaison Officer / Welfare Authority verifies the application and processes it for approval and distribution of the assistive device.

1. Income certificate
2. Disability certificate
3. Identity proof (Aadhaar Card / Voter ID / any valid government ID).
4. Address proof (Ration Card / Aadhaar Card / Residence Certificate).