Staff Reporter
WCD prepares detailed scheme, Finance Department nod awaited
CDMO has to certify the person must live with 40 p.c. disability
The scheme will help physically challenged girls
BHUBANESWAR: The Orissa government is contemplating paying a cash incentive of
Rs. 50,000 to bride or groom who would come forward to marry a physically
challenged person.
A detailed scheme for incentive to start a family life was prepared by Women
and Child Development (WCD) Department. The WCD has moved the file to Finance
Department seeking latter's consent.
Sources in WCD Department said in any case if a physically challenged person
was getting married, he or she would be entitled to get Rs. 50,000. A budgetary
allocation could be made for the purpose soon, a highly placed source said.
For identification of beneficiary, Chief District Medical Officers would have
to certify that person must live with 40 per cent of disability for qualifying
the eligibility.
A committee comprising of secretaries of health, panchayati raj, higher
education and WCD would give a nod to final list of eligible couples.
As per 2001 census reports, the total population of Orissa is 36804660, of
which 1021335 are persons with disability.
There are many other surveys by National Sample Survey Organisation, office of
Chief Commissioner Disability and WHO, which report higher percentage of
the persons with disability in general population.
Reacting to the development, Sruti Mohapatra, a prominent activist for
physically challenged population in the State, said disability was a curse for
many.
"We have a patriarchal society. Generally girls with disability are left behind
while their counterparts manage to get married.
The scheme will help the physically challenged girls," Ms. Mohapatra said.
Good gesture
She said it would be a good gesture on behalf of the State government to extend
incentive to start a family life by a physically challenged person.
Earlier, the State government announced cash incentive of Rs. 50,000 to
encourage inter-caste marriage.
It was decided that higher caste youths would get a one-time cash incentive of
Rs. 50,000 if they marry SC and ST girls.
The money would be kept in fixed deposits in any nationalised bank in the name
of concerned girl.
Whatever the number, the harsh reality is despite State Government's commitment
to providing support services to enhance the quality of life of persons
with disability in Orissa, low literacy, few jobs and widespread social stigma
make disabled people among the most excluded.
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