Ali Yavar Jung
Ali Yavar Jung
National Institute For The Hearing Handicapped
(Under the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment, Government of india, New Delhi)
K.C. Marg, Bandra Reclamation, Bandra (West), Mumbai – 400 050.

Activities and Services

Eligibility of the ADIP Beneficiaries

Eligibility of the Beneficiaries

A person with disabilities fulfilling following conditions would be eligible for assistance under ADIP Scheme through authorized agencies:

  1. He/she should be an Indian citizen of any age.
  2. Should be certified by a Registered Medical Practitioner that he/she is disabled and fit to use prescribed aid/appliance.
  3. Person who is employed/self–employed or getting pension and whose monthly income from all sources does not exceed Rs. 10,000/- per month.
  4. In case of dependents, the income of parents/guardians should not exceed Rs. 10,000/- per month.
  5. Persons who have not received assistance from the Government, local bodies and Non–Official Organisations during the last 3 years for the same purpose. However, for children below 12 years of age this limit would be 1 year.

Quantum of Assistance to Disabled

Only those aids/appliances which do not cost more than Rs. 6,000/- are covered under the Scheme. However, for visually, mentally, speech & hearing or multiple disabled, the limit should be Rs. 8,000/- during their study period after IX standard. The limits will apply to individual items of aid and where more than one aid is required, the ceiling will apply separately. The amount of assistance will be as follows:

Information about the amount of assistance given as per the total income
Total Income Amount of Assistance
Upto Rs. 6,500/- per month Full cost of aid/appliance
Rs. 6,501/- to Rs. 10,000/- per month 50% of the cost of aid/appliance

Further, traveling cost would be admissible limited to bus fare in ordinary class or railway by second class sleeper subject to a limit of Rs. 250/- for beneficiary irrespective of number of visits to the center and a Certificate from Doctor or Rehabiliation Professional, travel expenses subject to the same limit would be admissible to an attendant/escort accompanying the beneficiary. The beneficiary should attend the Rehabilitation Centre nearest to his/her place of residence, except in the North–Eastern Region where he may be allowed travel cost for traveling outside the Region till such facilities become available within that Region.

Boarding and Lodging Expenses at the rate of Rs. 30/- per day for maximum duration of 15 days would be admissible, only for those patients whose total income is upto Rs. 6,500/- per month.

Type of Aids/Appliances to be Provided

  1. Various types of hearing aids
  2. Educational kits like tape recorders/CD player etc.
  3. Assistive and alarming devices including devices for hearing of telephone, TV, doorbell, time alarm etc.
  4. Communication aids, like, portable speech synthesizer etc.