Details
The Scheme has been formulated to help visually challenged permanent teachers to pursue teaching and research with the help of a Reader and by using teaching and learning aids by way of providing Reader’s Allowance and funds for the purchase of Braille books, recorded materials, etc.

OBJECTIVE
To provide a facility to help visually challenged permanent teachers to achieve self-dependence by using various aids for teaching, learning, and research.

Benefits
Allowance to visually challenged permanent teachers will be Rs.36000/- p.a. The amount is to be utilized for the following purposes:
1. Payment to Reader
2. Purchase of Braille Books/ Material
3. Purchase of recorded materials
4. Any other related/ required material/equipment for research, teaching, and learning.
5. The amount payable to Reader shall not exceed Rs.50/- per hour. The College shall reimburse the amount to visually challenged teachers on receipt of the actual amount received by the Reader and actual expenditure incurred by the visually challenged teacher subject to a maximum of Rs.36000/- per annum. Bills, in original, will be required to be submitted by the teacher to the college. However, these are not required to be submitted to the UGC. The scheme will end with the Plan period.

Eligibility
All the visually challenged teachers who are working in colleges in India, which are included under Sections 2(f) and 12B of the UGC Act, are covered under the scheme.

Application Process

Offline

PROCEDURE FOR APPLYING
Step 1: Go to the Prescribed Format (Page 09) For Getting Financial Assistance Towards Visually Handicapped Teachers Of College.
Step 2: Fill out all the details.
Step 3:The proposal may be sent directly to the respective Regional Offices of the UGC along with the proposal for the Twelfth Plan showing a consolidated list of all the visually challenged teachers in the Institute including self-financing colleges covered under 12(B) of the UGC Act, 1956 are eligible to receive the grant.

PROCEDURE FOR APPROVAL BY THE UGC
The UGC would analyze and approve the proposal at its own level. Once the proposal is approved, the first installment of the admissible grant will be released by the UGC.

RELEASE OF GRANT BY THE UGC
The first installment will be released with the letter of approval. However, subsequent installments would be paid on receipt of the Utilization Certificate of the previous grant together with the Statement of Expenditure incurred in the previous year. Details pertaining to visually challenged teachers be appended with it.

PROFORMA FOR SUBMITTING THE PROPOSAL
The Colleges are requested to submit their proposal in the prescribed format only.

Documents Required
1. Adhar Card
2. Visually Disability Certificate issued by a Government Hospital as per norms
3. Qualification Certificates
4. Bank Details.