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Chapter 8 - Social Security
Disability Pension :

Department of Women Development & Social Welfare provides Disability Pension to 40,276 PwDs. who are unable to earn livelihood and below poverty line @ Rs. 750/- pm.

National Indira Gandhi Disability Pension Scheme implemented through the Department of Panchayat and Rural Development 42,798 Persons with severe Disability receive Pension @ Rs. 600/- pm (Rs. 300/- Central share and Rs. 300/- State share).

In total 83,074 Persons with Disabilities are covered under Disability Pension Scheme of State & Central Govt

Poverty Alleviation Schemes :

3919 persons with disabilities are allotted houses under Indira Awaas Yojana during 2014-15
79,350 persons with disabilities are provided employment under MNREGA