2010-2011 - Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly
2010-2011 - Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly
2010-2011 - Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly
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assistance such as motorised tricycles for the first time in India.<br />
As a result of extending the scheme for providing monthly<br />
assistance to the unemployed visually impaired persons to all the<br />
differently abled persons, 60,000 persons have been benefited<br />
under this scheme. With a view to providing assistance to the<br />
persons affected with Muscular Dystrophy, for the first time in<br />
India, monthly assistance of Rs.500 is being provided to around<br />
1,000 persons from the year 2008-2009.<br />
92. A scheme for providing treatment to the persons<br />
affected with elephantiasis is under implementation through<br />
Health and Family Welfare Department. Nevertheless, the<br />
severely affected patients coming under Grade IV category of<br />
this disease, who are not able to use their limbs, will be<br />
provided with monthly assistance of Rs.400 starting from the<br />
coming financial year.<br />
93. With a view to bringing light to the lives of differently<br />
abled persons, this Government is implementing various welfare<br />
schemes by allocating funds unmatched before. Besides<br />
increasing the expenditure on the welfare of differently abled<br />
persons form Rs.49 crores in the year 2005-2006 to Rs.176<br />
crores in the coming financial year, I am glad to announce that<br />
a separate department for differently abled persons<br />
will function under the direct supervision of the Hon’ble<br />
Chief Minister.
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