The list of the districts of West Bengal, where the identification of the beneficiaries has been completed in the assessment camps and the devices are to be distributed under Rashtriya Vayoshri Yojana (RVY) and Assistance to Disabled Persons for Purchase/Fitting of Aids and Appliances (ADIP Scheme), is given at Annexure. The devices are provided to beneficiaries in the distribution camp after completion of the assessment camps.

The distribution camp at Malda, West Bengal, under ADIP Scheme and RVY, being administered by Department of Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities (DoEPwD) scheduled on 29.10.2021, was cancelled due to administrative reasons. Therefore, the assistive devices in Malda district could not be distributed as scheduled.

Annexure

Rashtriya Vayoshri Yojana

Assessment Camps Completed

Sl.No.	District	Number of Beneficiaries	Number of Appliances
1.	Malda	339	1046
2.	Murshidabad	3684	11848
3.	Birbhum	726	2821
Total		4749	15715

 

Assistance to Disabled Persons for Purchase/Fitting of Aids and Appliances (ADIP Scheme)

Assessment Camps Completed

Sl. No.	District	Number of Beneficiaries	Number of Appliances
1.	Paschim Bardhman	2026	3471
2.	Murshidabad	12350	18743
3.	Nadia (Ranaghat)	1130	1796
4.	Malda	2733	4627
Total		18239	28637

 

This information was given by Minister for Social Justice and Empowerment Dr. Virendra Kumar in the Rajya Sabha in a written reply today.

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