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Mainstreaming of Differently Abled Persons in Development in Indira Kranthi Patham Presented by P.Sudhakara Reddy State

Mainstreaming of Differently Abled Persons in Development in Indira Kranthi Patham Presented by P.Sudhakara Reddy State Project Manager Disability Programme Society for Elimination of Rural Poverty At National Institute of Rural Development 25.08.09 . Project Objectives.

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Mainstreaming of Differently Abled Persons in Development in Indira Kranthi Patham Presented by P.Sudhakara Reddy State

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  1. Mainstreaming of Differently Abled Persons in Development in Indira Kranthi Patham Presented by P.Sudhakara Reddy State Project Manager Disability Programme Society for Elimination of Rural Poverty At National Institute of Rural Development 25.08.09

  2. Project Objectives • Enhancing livelihood opportunities and Quality of Life for Persons with Disabilities (PWDs) and their families • Ensure Optimum utilization of residual abilities by PWDs • Improve capacities of PWDs to access and avail various entitlements and services offered by the Government. • Mainstreaming disability concerns in policy making and activitiesof line departments

  3. Project Area • 78 intensive mandals in 22 districts • 50 non intensive mandals in Ranga Reddy, Nalgonda, Anantapur, Adilabad, Mahabubnagar and Warangal

  4. Key Interventions • Social mobilization and Institution Building of PWDs and their caregivers • Provision of Livelihood support • Community based Assessment, Treatment and Rehabilitation Services • Promoting convergence with line departments of Health and Education for inclusive activities

  5. Institution Building (IB) • Formation of exclusive Self Help Groups (SHGs) at village level and Federations at Mandal level through the following activities. • Selection, Training and position of CDWs , CCs, APMs, DPMs. • Identification and mobilization of PWDs into SHGs • Federating all SHGs of PWDs as Mandal Vikalangula Samakhya (MVS) at Mandal level • Capacity building through facilitation support and trainings to SHGs and MVS on disability awarness, Institutional and financial management, Book-keeping , Persons with Disabilities (PWD) Act, etc.

  6. Institution Building (IB) Contd. • Partnership with NGOs who have demonstrated ability in Institution Building for PWDs • Functional linkages with Village Organization (VO) and Mandala Mahila Samakhya(MMS) through • Enrolment of SHGs of PWDs into VO • Maintaining separate bank accounts of MVS for Community Investment Fund (CIF) of PWDs by MMS • Periodic interaction and coordination between MMS and MVS

  7. Achievements(Cumulative up to 31.03.2009) • In pilot mandals 80,901 persons with disability are • mobilized into 7,695 SHGs (pwd) • No. of Mandala Vikalangula Samakhyas : 128 • No. of Zilla Vikalagula Samakhyas formed :02

  8. Livelihoods • Reduction of poverty impact of disability on PWDs and their families through financial support from the Community Investment Fund (CIF) for various livelihood activities. • Promotion of Financial inclusion of SHGs of PWDs for improving access to Credit by • Improving credit worthiness of CBOs of PWDs • Advocacy with banks for providing loans to SHGs of PWDs

  9. Livelihood Support Details(Cumulative up to 31.03.2009)

  10. Assessment, Treatment & Rehabilitation Services • Ensuring access to all basic entitlements to PWDs as per the PWD Act by conducting certification and multipurpose camps at Mandal level • Improving or retaining the existing residual ability through • Assessment and surgical correction camps at Mandal and District levels • Prescription of and facilitating access to suitable aids and appliances and therapies

  11. AT&R Services Contd. • Improving access to service providers by • Capacity building of CBOs of PWDs to organise required arrangements and access them on their own. • Collaborating with local hospitals, NGOs and National Institutes. • Improving Activities of Daily Living skills of Persons with mental retardation. • Therapy Trainings to persons with Vision, Speech, Hearing and Orthopaedic disabilities and their caregivers. • Community Mental Health programme for Persons with Mental Illness.

  12. ATR services Disability Certification(Cumulative up to 31.03.2009)

  13. ATR services Support to persons with orthopaedic disability(Cumulative up to 31.03.2009)

  14. ATR services Support to persons with speech and hearing impairment(Cumulative up to 31.03.2009) Persons identified : 9128Undergone assessment : 5738

  15. ATR services Support to persons with visual impairment(Cumulative up to 31.03.2009) Persons identified : 6188Undergone detailed assessment : 3483

  16. ATR Services Support to persons with mental retardation (Cumulative up to 31.03.2009) Persons identified : 5687 Undergone Assessment : 3748

  17. Qualitative impact and changes perceived by the community • Through sample Focus Group Discussions (FGDs) and open interviews with the Community and project functionaries the following trends are identified in pilot mandals. • Improved access to government institutions and services offered by the government like certificate and other entitlements • Support for suitable livelihoods made them self reliant and their families are also benefiting from their contribution

  18. Qualitative impact and changes perceived by the communityContd. • Improved Self respect and confidence among PWDs • Reduced social discrimination • Increase awareness among the neighborhood on disability and PWDs • Differentiation of the problems faced by mild, moderate and severely disabled persons by the PWDs and wider community • Women with disabilities are recognized as the most vulnerable among all by PWDs and other community members • MVSs are able to articulate issues concerning PWDs collectively

  19. Achievement up to March 2009 • Strengthening of IB and financial management • All eligible PWDs would be provided with the livelihood support though Community Investment Fund (CIF) and Bank linkages • Bank linkages to the tune of Rs.780 Lakhs for 1600 SHGs • of PWDs (Rs.50000 per an SHG @ 20 SHGs per Mandal in 78 Mandals • Surgical corrections for all eligible PWDs • Therapy support and trainings to all eligible PWDs and their • Parents/caretakers • Expansion of Community Mental Health Programme • Community Neighbourhood Centres in 78 pilot Mandals @ one per Mandal (38 are established so far) • Rehabilitation Council of India certification to CDWs

  20. Thank you

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