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Samarth-Respite Care Scheme

NationwideIndividualCentralCentral Sector SchemeMinistry Of Social Justice and EmpowermentNo start date

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What this is

Samarth (Respite Care) scheme, launched by the Department of Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities, aims at setting up Samarth Centres for providing respite and residential care for the specified categories of Persons with Disability (PwD).

In detail

Samarth (Respite Care) scheme was launched by the Department of Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities, Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment. Govt. of India.The objective of the scheme is to provide respite home for orphans or abandoned PwDs, families in crisis and also for Persons with Disabilities (PwD) from BPL & LIG families including destitutes with at least one of the four disabilities covered under the National Trust Act. It also aims at creating opportunities for family members to get respite time in order to fulfil other responsibilities.

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Who qualifies

Applicant should have one of the disabilities under the National Trust Act, 1999, which are Autism, Cerebral Palsy, Mental Retardation and Multiple Disabilities.

What you get

Group Home: Registered Orgaisations(RO) should provide group home facilities for all age groups with adequate and quality care service with acceptable living standards including provision of basic medical care from professional doctors.1. Vocational Activities: Samarth Centre should provide age specific vocational activities, pre-vocational activities and assistance for training or schooling as applicable on case to case basis.1. Staffing: There should be a provision of at least two Special Educators (+Vocational Trainers), one Physiotherapist or Occupational Therapist, three Caregivers, two Ayas and a Cook in the Samarth centre.1. Infrastructure facilities: Samarth Centre should provide therapeutic aids and appliances, hygienic lodging and other facilities for the PwDs.1. Assessment and Evaluation: PwD should be assessed and evaluated by experts in the related field on a regular basis to understand their individual needs and also to monitor the progress of the PwD. The Samarth centre should maintain a record in the growth and development charts of the PwD on a regular basis (with the help of experts).1. Linkage with Gharaunda Scheme: The Samarth Centre should facilitate shifting the PwD who is above 18 years of age and has spent more than 5 years in the Samarth Centre to Gharaunda centre.

Who is excluded

PwD should not be enrolled under Disha, Vikaas or Gharaunda Scheme simultaneously.

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schemeName	Samarth-Respite Care Scheme	myScheme · 2026-09-02
schemeOpenDate	...	not published at source
schemeCloseDate	...	not published at source
nodalMinistryName	Ministry Of Social Justice and Empowerment	myScheme · 2026-09-02
dbtScheme	False	myScheme · 2026-09-02
achievement data	...	no source publishes this for any central scheme