About National Divyangjan Finance And Development Corporation NDFDC’s
Which Skill Development scheme implemented by NDFDC ?
- "National Action Plan (NAP) for Skill Development of Persons with Disabilities (PwDs)" under SIPDA (Scheme for Implementing of Persons with Disabilities Act) sponsored by DEPwD.
- Corporate social responsibility sponsored by various CPSEs
What is the Objective of the Scheme for Implementing of Persons with Disabilities Act, 1995 (SIPDA) for Skill Development of Persons with Disabilities (PwDs).
- To provide Skill training to PwDs for enabling them to become self-reliant and productive members of the society in order to achieve gainful wage/self-employment and to integrate them with the mainstream of the society.
What are the basic features of the scheme guidelines? Some of the basic features of scheme guidelines are
- It is a Central Sector Scheme (CSS) implemented as one of the components of “Scheme for Implementation of Rights of the Persons with Disabilities Act, 2016 (SIPDA).
- It is implemented as per Common Norms and relevant guidelines issued by the M/o Skill Development & Entrepreneurship (MSDE).
- Skill Training is imparted through various Government and Non-government organizations empanelled with the Department as training partners.
Who is eligible for skill training?
- Any citizen of India with not less than 40 % disability and having a certificate of disability to this effect issued by the competent authority.
- Age of the applicant should be not less than 15 years and not more than 59 years on the last date of receipt of application for the course.
- Applicant should not have undergone any other skill training course sponsored by Govt. of India during the period of two years to the last day of receipt of application for the course applied for.