Laptop will be provided to all the
Students with Disabilities now. The Board of Trustees decided that Laptop shall
be provided to Orthopedically Handicapped (OH) students as an aids and
appliances once in life time upto estimated cost of Rs.40,000/-(Rupees Forty
Thousand only). Till now, this facility was available to Hearing Handicapped
and Visually Handicapped students only.
It was also decided in the meeting
that the advance funds for the year will be made available to NHFDC in the
beginning of financial year for award of scholarships to students with
disabilities without any delay.
The Scholarship Scheme for the
Students with the Disabilities is being implemented by NHFDC, Department of
Disability Affairs, Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment, Government of
India.
The Secretary, Law & Justice and
Secretary, Ministry of Finance are other members of the Trust. The Joint
Secretary, Department of Disability Affairs is the Member Secretary.
CMD, National Handicapped Finance
& Development Corporation (NHFDC) along with senior officials were also
present in the meeting.
Source : PIB
