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In 1993, the Government of Tamil Nadu established a separate directorate for the rehabilitation of the differently abled persons from the social department and enacted a policy in 1994. In 1995, it was upgraded as the office of the state commissioner for the differently abled with a state commissioner appointed since 1999.
The Persons With Disabilities (Equal Opportunities, Protection of Rights and Full Participation) Act, 1995 is an Act to give effect to the Proclamation on the Full Participation and Equality of the People with Disabilities in the Asian and Pacific Region.
The 5th Population and Housing Census conducted in 1998 identified the population of Persons with Disabilities in Pakistan to be 2.38% of the entire population. However, as per the 6th Population and Housing Census of 2017, the percentage has gone down to less than 0.48%. [2]
National Database and Registration Authority (NADRA) was established on 10 March 2000, by merging Directorate General of Registration Pakistan, a department created under the 1973 Constitution, with the National Database Organisation (NDO), [7] [4] an attached department under the Ministry of Interior, Government of Pakistan created for the ...
Name of NGO Cause PWA: PWA (Patients' Welfare Association) is a non-profit, non-governmental, largest student-run organization of Pakistan. It has Pakistan's largest single-outlet blood bank in Civil Hospital Karachi and a Thalassemia Daycare Centre with around 250 registered patients receiving blood transfusions and management of thalassemia, all free of cost.
After that age, people can’t apply for disability online. Instead they can call to make an appointment at their local Social Security office to apply. The number to call is 800-772-1213.
Similarly, the Indira Gandhi National Disability Pension Scheme (IGNDPS) only covers individuals with more than 80% disability. To address this gap in coverage, states like Bihar [14] and Rajasthan [15] have launched State Disability Pension schemes that cover individuals with more than 40% disability.
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