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State Award for the Welfare of the Handicapped
PuducherryIndividualUniversity / InstitutionBusiness EntityGovernment OrganisationState/ UTNo start date
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What this is

“State Award for the Welfare of the Handicapped” was launched by the Dept of Social Welfare, Govt of Puducherry. The individuals and institutions are conferred awards on 3rd December every year to encourage them to become economically productive to serve the cause of the Persons with Disability.

In detail

The scheme “State Award for the Welfare of the Handicapped” was launched by the Department of Social Welfare, Government of Puducherry. In this scheme, the individuals and institutions are conferred awards on 3rd December every year (International Day for Differently Abled) to encourage them to become economically productive to serve the cause of differently abled Persons.

Who qualifies

  • The applicant should be a Native/Resident of the Union Territory of Puducherry for at least 5 years.
  • The applicant should have a disability of 40% or above.

What you get

  • Outstanding Differently Abled Government / Private Employee: ₹ 10,000/-.
  • Outstanding Differently Abled Self-employed Persons: ₹ 10,000/-.
  • Individual Serving for the Cause of the Differently Abled: ₹ 15,000/-.
  • Institutions Serving the Cause of the Differently Abled: ₹ 25,000/- (Subject to Financial Selection by the State-level Committee).
  • Government Employer: Citation With Shield.
  • Private Employer: Citation With Shield.

*The awards are conferred on 3rd December every year (International Day for Differently Abled).

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Eligibility published here163 characters
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Benefit amount published hereamount or quantity stated
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Description more than a name296 characters
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Implementing agency published herefield absent from the record
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How to apply published hereoffline mode declared, no URL needed
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Start date published herenot published
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schemeNameState Award for the Welfare of the HandicappedmyScheme · 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