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Home for Mentally Challenged Children
PuducherryIndividualState/ UTNo start date
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What this is

The scheme "Home for Mentally Challenged Children" by the Department of Social Welfare, Government of Puducherry, aims to provide care for children facing mental challenges, i.e. low Intelligence Quotient (IQ). The scheme offers free boarding and lodging, uniform sets, daily living needs, etc.

In detail

The scheme "Home for Mentally Challenged Children" by the Department of Social Welfare, Government of Puducherry, aims to provide care for children facing mental challenges, i.e. low Intelligence Quotient (IQ). The scheme offers free boarding and lodging, uniform sets, daily living needs, and medical check-ups for the inmates. Additionally, it includes educational and recreational activities to enhance their overall well-being.

Who qualifies

The applicant should qualify as ANY ONE of the following:

  • Boys in the age group of 7 to 17 years.
  • Mild Mental Retardedness with an IQ level between 50-70.
  • Moderate Mental Retardedness with an IQ level between 35-49.
  • Severe Mental Retardedness with an IQ level between 20-34.
  • Profound Mental Retardedness with an IQ level under 20.
  • Unspecified Mental Retardedness with mental efficiency and sub-normality.

What you get

  • Free boarding and lodging for all the inmates.
  • Free supply of 4 uniform sets to the inmates per year.
  • Free supply of all daily living needs for the inmates.
  • Free medical check-ups, including paediatric and psychiatric services, for all the inmates.
  • Annual tours and local picnic trips to places of interest for the inmates.
  • Annual Day for prize distribution to winners in sports events and cultural programmes.
  • Non-formal education to assist and develop inmates in their day-to-day activities.
  • Training in habits of discipline, cleanliness, good health, drawing, painting, yoga, and other extracurricular activities.

NOTE: Contact the authorities below in case of delay in disbursal of benefits:

  • Puducherry: The Director, Directorate of Social Welfare, Saradhambal Nagar, Ellaipillaichavadhy, Puducherry. - Karaikal: The Collector, Karaikal.- Mahe/Yanam: The Regional Administrator, Mahe/Yanam.
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schemeNameHome for Mentally Challenged ChildrenmyScheme · 2026-09-02
schemeOpenDate...not published at source
schemeCloseDate...not published at source
nodalMinistryName...myScheme · 2026-09-02
dbtSchemeFalsemyScheme · 2026-09-02
achievement data...no source publishes this for any central scheme