अंडमान और निकोबार द्वीप समूह विकलांगता अनुदान योजना
इस योजना का उद्देश्य अंडमान और निकोबार द्वीप समूह में 40% विकलांगता या उससे अधिक विकलांग व्यक्तियों को रोजगार के अभाव में वित्तीय सहायता प्रदान करना है।
The quantum of Disability Allowance shall be ₹2500/- per month subject to eligibility.
The financial assistance sanction shall be payable to a disabled person till his/her death subject to the conditions.
Disability allowance shall become payable from the month following the one in which it is sanctioned.
**Note:** Assistance shall be stopped on the death of the disabled person, if the disabled person dies, before receiving assistance for a particular period, the same shall lapse.
> **Mode of Payment:**
Payment of allowance shall be made through Bank Account on a monthly basis.
पात्रता (कौन ले सकता है)
Persons who are permanent residents of the Union Territory of Andaman and Nicobar Islands or have resided in the Union Territory of Andaman and Nicobar Islands for more than 10 years at the time of making the application.
A person of age 01 month or more and having 40% & above disability is eligible under the scheme.
There is no income ceiling to avail this allowance.
The applicant is neither in receipt of any other financial assistance/allowances nor employed anywhere.
> **Cancellation of Assistance:**
The sanctioning authority i.e. Director (Social Welfare) shall have the right cancel to the sanction of assistance at any stage if it is found that it was sanctioned on a mistaken ground or false information tendered or the conditions under which the assistance was granted no longer exist.
The assistance shall be stopped if the beneficiary gets employment.
आवेदन कैसे करें
**Offline**
> **Application Process:**
**Step 01:** The application form shall be available free of cost at the Directorate of Social Welfare, Port Blair, and the sub-divisional offices of CDPOs.
The [application form](http://andssw1.and.nic.in/socialwelfare/pdf/allowances_form.pdf) can also be downloaded from the [official website](http://andssw1.and.nic.in/socialwelfare/).
**Step 02:** Application for "Financial Assistance" shall be submitted in the prescribed format in the offices of the concerned Child Development Project Officers located at Port Blair, Ferrargunj, Rangat, Diglipur, and Car Nicobar.
> **Verification:**
The Application for sanction of allowance under the scheme shall be verified by the Mukhya Sevikas with a counter signature or the CDPO concerned and forwarded to the Director (Social Welfare) for sanction.