16-07-2025
Over 21,000 people with disabilities in Coimbatore receive welfare assistance worth ₹8.48 crore
Over 21,000 people with disabilities in Coimbatore have benefited from a range of welfare measures—from mobility aids to mobile phones—under schemes rolled out over the past four years, with the total assistance crossing ₹8 crore, according to the district administration.
A total of 21,963 people received support worth ₹8.48 crore through schemes implemented by the Department for the Welfare of the Differently Abled.
Assistive devices such as walkers, wheelchairs, petrol scooters with side wheels, motorised sewing machines, walking sticks, hearing aids, braille watches, and braille readers were distributed. National identity cards were issued to 6,764 persons, and Unique Disability ID (UDID) cards to 12,559.
Under the self-employment loan subsidy scheme, ₹30.08 lakh was disbursed to 126 beneficiaries. Marriage assistance totalling ₹30.50 lakh was extended to 74 persons. Nine individuals received ₹4.5 lakh to establish milk product sales centres under Aavin. Battery-operated wheelchairs worth ₹61.62 lakh were distributed to 52 persons, while modified scooters worth ₹5.42 crore were provided to 533 beneficiaries. Mobile phones worth ₹1.10 crore were given to 684 persons, and assistive devices worth ₹39.65 lakh to 1,162 individuals.
The Department for the Welfare of the Differently Abled has also invited applications for educational assistance for the 2025–26 academic year. Students with disabilities from Class I to higher education, including diploma, ITI, postgraduate, and research programmes, are eligible. A separate reader assistance grant is available for students with visual impairments in Class IX and above.
Applications must be submitted online through e-Sevai centres by July 20, 2025, with relevant documents including disability and medical certificates, Aadhaar, UDID card, ration card, mark sheet, bonafide certificate, and a copy of the bank passbook.
Applications for reader assistance must be submitted directly to the District Welfare Office.
