IJSR - International Journal of Scientific Research

MATHANRAJ DAVID MONICKARAJ; SOLOMON RAJU MOTURU

Volume : VII, Issue : XII, December - 2018

ACCESS TO SCHEMES AND ENTITLEMENTS FOR PERSON WITH DISABILITIES IN INDIA

Mathanraj David Monickaraj, Solomon Raju Moturu

Abstract :

Objective: Person with Disabilities sustainability largely depends on access to schemes and entitlements. Hence, this study assesses the level of access to general and specific entitlements for persons with disabilities in four states of India.

Methods: This is a Cross sectional descriptive study carried on a total sample size of 379 includes from Uttar Pradesh (UP) 100, Chhattisgarh(CG) 100, Andhra Pradesh(AP) 102 and Tamil Nadu(TN) 77 from Person with disabilities. This study is part of baseline survey carried out during 2016 to 2017 for the CREATE Project on Schemes and entitlements using an interview schedule.

Results: The findings shows that the access to General schemes was maximum in States of CG for 5 Schemes, for 4 schemes in TN and 2 schemes in AP. Whereas, for the specific schemes was found maximum in the state of UP for 4 schemes and 2 schemes for AP.

Conclusions: The study concludes that varied differences among the four states from maximum to minimum determines the influence of local demographic and culture on the accessibility process which needs for state specific approaches.