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What is a Disability Certificate or PwD Certificate ?
The disability certificate is the basic document that a person with any disability of more than 40 percent requires in order to avail any facilities, benefits or concessions under the available schemes.
Disability Certificates.
Railway pass. (for PwD) - Travelcard.
SDM Card (For Delhi Region).
DTC Bus pass (For Delhi Region, for PwD) - Travelcard.
MCD Booth (For Delhi Region) for employment.
With disability certificates, the government has attached a number of benefits and facilities. These benefits vary according to the type and extent of disability. Following are some of the general facilities that a disability certificate holder can avail of.Some Examples are :
Scholarship schemes for students with disabilities.
Concession in Railway and Airfare.
Rebate in income tax.
Reservation in government jobs.
Free travel in state transport buses.
Loan for starting own business.
A disability certificate is an important document for persons with disabilities because it entitles the holder to get benefits/facilities and rights of persons with disabilities. The Government of India and state governments provide a host of facilities to disabled people but all these facilities are available only to those who hold a valid disability certificate.
All those who are certified by the appropriate authority to have disabilities as per the definitions given in the PWD Act, 1995, will be eligible to obtain the identity card. This card will be issued to all eligible persons with disabilities irrespective of their age.
The minimum Percentage of disability should be 40%:
PH- Physically Handicap
HI- Hearing Impaired
VI- Visually Impaired
ID-Intellectual Disability
MD- Multiple Disabilities.
Disability Certificates with the support of Manovikas