THEY MAKE
IT HAPPEN
Dr. Pramod Sawant
Hon’ble Chief Minister
of Goa
Shri. Subhash Phal Dessai
Hon’ble Minister of Social Welfare
Shri. Guruprasad Pawaskar
State Commissioner for
Persons with Disabilities
THEY MAKE
IT HAPPEN
Dr. Pramod Sawant
Hon’ble Chief Minister
of Goa
Shri. Subhash Phal Dessai
Hon’ble Minister of Social Welfare
Shri. Guruprasad Pawaskar
State Commissioner for
Persons with Disabilities
To empower persons with disabilities through effective implementation of relevant laws, policies, and schemes, and to create an enabling environment that ensures equal opportunities, protection of rights, accessibility, and full participation in all spheres of life.
- To safeguard and promote the rights of persons with disabilities under the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act, 2016.
- To monitor implementation of disability-related policies and programmes. To build an inclusive and accessible society where persons with disabilitiesare provided equal opportunities forgrowth and development, enabling them to lead productive, safe, anddignified lives.
- Scheme for Persons with Benchmark Disability requiring High Support
- Divya Niwas Yojana
- Divyang Bandhan Yojana
- Divyang Kaushal Yojana
- Divyang Rath
- Scheme for setting up of Accessible Library for Visually challenged persons
- Scheme to provide financial assistance to Spinal Cord Rehabilitation center
- Scheme to provided grants for setting up of Physiotherapy Centre
- Scheme to provided grants for setting up of Physiotherapy Centre
- Stipend to Children with Disabilities
- Stipend to Children with Disabilities
- Schemes for Persons with Disabilities
ABOUT US
We’re here to make sure the rights of
persons with disabilities are
protected and upheld across Goa.
The State Commissionerate for
Persons with Disabilities is a
statutory body that oversees the
implementation of the Rights of
Persons with Disabilities Act, 2016,
helping create a more accessible,
inclusive and equitable state.


