Subsidies and Concessions for Disabled Persons
• Scheme of Subsidy for Purchase of Petrol
Physically handicapped owners of motorized vehicles granted exemption from the payment of
road tax by State Government / Union Territory Administration, are eligible to claim refund
upto 50% of the expenditure incurred by them on purchase of petrol / diesel from recognized
dealers subject to a ceiling as indicated below;
o Vehicle upto 2HP – 15ltr per month
o Vehicle more than 2 HP – 25 its per month
Only physically handicapped persons having an income upto Rs. 2,500/- from all sources
would be eligible for the grant of subsidy on purchase of petrol / diesel. The scheme is
operative through District Welfare Officers or Tehsildar / Equivalent officer.
• Telecommunication (Preference In Allotment of STD booths / PCO)
Educated unemployed disabled persons are eligible for allotment of STD booths / PCOs. The
educational qualification required for the applicants is VIII or Middle School pass from rural
areas and at least Matriculation or High School from urban areas.
• Hotel discounts
India Tourism Development Corporation (ITDC) has decided that in all its hotels across the
country, it will offer the following two discounts to people with disabilities:
o 50% on room rent, accompanying person / attendant shall not be charged extra i.e. ITDC
shall charge 50% on single room tariff for double room.
o 30% discount on food on the a-la-carte menu.
They are also taking steps to ensure that all the existing hotels are made accessible and
disabled friendly. Infact, many have already made ramps, like Hotel Kanishka and Ashok
Yatri Niwas in Delhi and the Ashoka Hotel in Bhopal. To be sure, many more hotels may
have already got the ramps made and others too will soon follow.
A decision has also been taken that at least one room in every fifty rooms should be made
accessible and disabled – friendly.
• Scheme of Subsidy for Purchase of Petrol
Physically handicapped owners of motorized vehicles granted exemption from the payment of
road tax by State Government / Union Territory Administration, are eligible to claim refund
upto 50% of the expenditure incurred by them on purchase of petrol / diesel from recognized
dealers subject to a ceiling as indicated below;
o Vehicle upto 2HP – 15ltr per month
o Vehicle more than 2 HP – 25 its per month
Only physically handicapped persons having an income upto Rs. 2,500/- from all sources
would be eligible for the grant of subsidy on purchase of petrol / diesel. The scheme is
operative through District Welfare Officers or Tehsildar / Equivalent officer.
• Telecommunication (Preference In Allotment of STD booths / PCO)
Educated unemployed disabled persons are eligible for allotment of STD booths / PCOs. The
educational qualification required for the applicants is VIII or Middle School pass from rural
areas and at least Matriculation or High School from urban areas.
• Hotel discounts
India Tourism Development Corporation (ITDC) has decided that in all its hotels across the
country, it will offer the following two discounts to people with disabilities:
o 50% on room rent, accompanying person / attendant shall not be charged extra i.e. ITDC
shall charge 50% on single room tariff for double room.
o 30% discount on food on the a-la-carte menu.
They are also taking steps to ensure that all the existing hotels are made accessible and
disabled friendly. Infact, many have already made ramps, like Hotel Kanishka and Ashok
Yatri Niwas in Delhi and the Ashoka Hotel in Bhopal. To be sure, many more hotels may
have already got the ramps made and others too will soon follow.
A decision has also been taken that at least one room in every fifty rooms should be made
accessible and disabled – friendly.
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