Sunday 25 December 2011

the aims of DDRC

DO YOU KNOW ABOUT DDRC?

The government of india has opened  District Disability Rehabilitation Centres for the welfare of disabled people.
 The basic works of DDRCs are-
To provide comprehensive rehabilitation services  to PWDs to enable them to become self-sufficient and productive.
-To act as disseminator of information relating to prevention of disabilities and strengthen society in controlling and preventing them.
-To facilitate convergence of schemes and programmes of various departments and  mobilise/utilise local resources and expertise for development of PWDs.
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DDRCs will be a collaborative effort of State/District administration, implementing agency (National Institutes/ALMICO/DRC) and local NGOs/autonomous agency and facilitating agency.

in short, a DDRC can provide following services-
 1. Artificial aids and appliances
 2. Clinical services
 3. Issuance of disability certificates
 4. identification and awareness camps for disabled persons
 5. Issuance of Railway concession certificates, Unable to Earn certificates
 6. Issuance of disability allowance
 7. Vocational councelling to the disabled persons.
 8. Various training projects for teachers, doctors and social workers

The indian govt. allows every disabled citizen to take the full  benefits of DDRC services.
In Aurangabad,the DDRC is situated in the campus of sadar hospital. It is hardly 5 minutes walking distance from Ramesh Chowk, the central point of Aurangabad.

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