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Distress Relief Fund For The Differently Abled (Medical Treatment)
KeralaIndividualStateNo start date
myScheme’s own wording, reproduced in full. Where it is thin, that is the finding, and the completeness checks are below.

What this is

The scheme “Distress Relief Fund for the Differently Abled (Medical Treatment)” was launched by the Department of Social Justice, Government of Kerala.

In detail

The scheme “Distress Relief Fund for the Differently Abled (Medical Treatment)” was launched by the Department of Social Justice, Government of Kerala. As per G.O.(MS) 4/95 SWD dated 24-01-1995, the Government of Kerala sanctioned the Distress Relief Fund for disabled persons. An amount of Rupees One crore has been deposited in Treasury as a corpus fund. The interest accrued from the fund is being utilized for giving financial assistance to disabled persons for the following purposes:

  • For medical treatment, including surgery.
  • To persons who become handicapped due to accidents.
  • For any other purpose which is not covered by the existing schemes for the handicapped.

Who qualifies

  • The applicant should be a native and resident of Kerala State.
  • The disabled person or who has become handicapped due to an accident is eligible to apply under the scheme for their medical treatment, including surgery.
  • Those differently-abled persons whose annual income does not exceed (₹20,000/- in Rural areas and ₹22,375/- in Urban areas) shall be eligible for financial assistance.
  • Physically handicapped persons shall include the following disabilities/categories:

a. Blind

b. Deaf and Dumb

c. Orthopedically Handicapped

d. Mentally Challenged

e. Persons in the Below Poverty Line (BPL) category having 40 % disability or more.

What you get

  • Under the scheme, financial assistance of ₹5,000/- per person in a year will be given to the disabled person or who has become handicapped for their medical treatment, including surgery.
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Documentation completeness
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Eligibility published here677 characters
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Benefit amount published hereamount or quantity stated
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Description more than a name152 characters
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Implementing agency published herenamed
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How to apply published here1 URL(s) published
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Start date published herenot published
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End date published hereno end date recorded, so indefinite by omission
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Stored links well-formed1 of 6: empty
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Not expired while still listedno end date
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application field: empty
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Provenance

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schemeNameDistress Relief Fund For The Differently Abled (Medical Treatment)myScheme · 2026-09-02
schemeOpenDate...not published at source
schemeCloseDate...not published at source
nodalMinistryName...myScheme · 2026-09-02
dbtScheme...myScheme · 2026-09-02
achievement data...no source publishes this for any central scheme