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Disabled rights group demands Andhra-style tiered monthly aid
Members of the Tamil Nadu Association for the Rights of All Types of Differently-Abled and Caregivers (Taratdac) staged a drawing agitation in Pudukkottai on Tuesday, demanding tiered monthly financial assistance for persons…
Members of the Tamil Nadu Association for the Rights of All Types of Differently-Abled and Caregivers (Taratdac) staged a drawing agitation in Pudukkottai on Tuesday, demanding tiered monthly financial assistance for persons with disabilities. Led by town secretary V Ramesh, the group wants Rs 6,000, Rs 10,000 and Rs 15,000 per month based on disability level, similar to the system in Andhra Pradesh.
Taratdac vice-president V Maheswari said the government should fix Rs 6,000 as the minimum monthly assistance and sanction it to those who have already applied for their monthly pension. Taratdac coordinator K Shanmugam, district secretary M Ganesh, vice presidents M C Loganathan, G Girija and others participated in the protest.
Tamil Nadu currently provides Rs 1,000 per month to disabled persons under its pension scheme.
Indian Opinion Analysis
Tamil Nadu has not carried out a fresh disability census since the 2011 national census, which counted roughly 15 lakh disabled persons in the state. Without updated district-level data by type and severity of disability, the state government cannot easily design a tiered assistance scheme like Andhra Pradesh's. The demand for Rs 6,000 minimum monthly aid comes after the state's current pension of Rs 1,000 per month under the Differently Abled Pension scheme, last revised in 2013. The next step depends on whether the state government initiates a disability survey or announces a budget allocation for revised assistance in the upcoming state budget.
Source: deccanchronicle.com
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