Writeup AP 2011-12 - Punjab State Planning Board

SWD (S)-3 Information and Technology for Braille literacy in Indian languages
477
Outlay - Rs. 0.00 lac
11.11.6 The Ministry of Information Technology has conceived the project to set up
five resource centres and 25 training centres throughout the country. The objectives of the
project are as under:
(1) To develop an educational infrastructure for the blind with the application of
information technology.
(2) To develop technology for dissemination of educational material and
information in Indian languages;
(3) To develop electronic library;
(4) To establish source centre, training centre and net working;
11.11.7 The Government Institute for Blind, Jamalpur, Ludhiana is one of the training
centre selected for this purpose. This centre will be helpful for the modernization of the
Braille education and will give the institution attached to it a distinct advantage as regards
availability of Braille matter and training of students as well as teachers. Under this project,
equipment will be supplied to the school by the Ministry of Information Technology. They
will be responsible for the installation, commissioning and operation for the first three years
and the department will designate two persons from the school who will be trained to use the
equipments being installed by the Ministry of Information Technology for the entire project.
To provide support to the Ministry of Information Technology, the department shall have to
pay electricity bill, telephone connection, furniture and some monetary benefits to two
persons in this project. An outlay of Rs. 2.50 lac was provided for the 10 th Five Year Plan
against which no expenditure was incurred. An amount of Rs. 3.50 lac is provided for 11 th
Five Year Plan. No outlay was provided under this scheme in the Annual Plan 2008-09 as no
outlay was demanded by the Department. An outlay of Rs. 4.00 lac each was provided in the
Annual Plan 2009-10 and 2010-11 but no expenditure could be incurred. No outlay has been
demanded by the administrative department for Annual Plan 2011-12.
SWD(S)-5 Celebration of World Disabled Day
Outlay -Rs. 2.00 lac
11.11.8 State government has issued instructions to celebrate 3rd December as a
World Disabled Day every year for the welfare of disabled persons and it should be honoured
as a state level function. On this day, sports meets shall also be organized. An outlay of Rs.