Utilization of the State Fund.- (1) The State Fund — The rights of persons with disabilities act, 2016.

35. Utilization of the State Fund.- (1) The State Fund shall be utilized for the following purposes. namely: = @ financial assistance received i in the form of donations ~ from various corporaté organizations as part of their - corporate social responsibility. (CSR). practices or in B collaboration “with - institutional’ donors towards special skills in the form of rehabilitation and welfare “+ of the persons with disabilities’ and utilize such funds : as contingency fund; or (b) providing financial assistance for the specially "7 trained/trained ‘persons in the mental hospitals and “f+ special schools run in the state;- 9. ~~ (c)* “towards creating social awareness on the rights amd duties of the persons with disabilities among general public by organizing various workshops; BT (d) "to work towards welfare, training, education; rehabilitation, direction, * counseling’ and: social: ~~, upliftment of the persons with disabilities; (e) to work towards providing equal, opportunities, self- dependence, self- respect and to empower “the. dignified Life; "+ po - (0). , -for the welfare of ‘the’ persons with disabilities, to ". inculcate . social ‘responsibility and” equal participation among the general public; * Co 123022); NTR RST, SAR) 24, 2019 HT 4 (m) (g)s to formulate:various policies and. schemes for-the . : + betterment and empowerment of the. persons with. ; -disabilitiesys © = 770 7 (h) to provide protection. and empowerment to the - women and children: with disabilities against, their exploitation and abuse; (i) to work towards rehabilitation of the persons with’ ~~ disabilities :in. private, public-public partnership das st programs; (i) in achieving the objectives. and, § implementing the ..: provisions of Act; (k) financial assistance in the areas, which are not specifically covered under any scheme and - -+ . programme of the State Government; wo (I) administrative and other expenses of the Fund, "as, may be required to be incurred by or under ‘the Act; ao ands mi .(m) such. other purposes. : as may “be. required for ~achieving the abjectives.. of the Act and as may be . decided bd the: governing body. (2). Every. proposal. of expenditure shall be placed before the governing body fc for its approval. a 3) The. ‘governing body may. appoint, secretarial, staff including - accountants with such terms and conditions as. it may think appropriate to look after the management and . utilization of the State-Fund: based on need based requirement. (4) The State Fund shall be invested. dn: such. ‘manner as may be

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