Rajkot DAPCU's Response - June 2012 Theme - Social Benefit Schemes for PLHIV and HRG

Various Schemes implemented by Government of Gujarat for people living with HIV/AIDS (PLHA) & Children Living with HIV/AIDS (CLHA) Support.
Sr. No.	Scheme Description
1	Project Jatan, for travel assistance to PLHA , in case of children it is also for accompanying adult and his/ her loss of wage.
2	All Below Poverty Line (BPL) - PLHIV family eligible to Antyodaya Anna Yojana (Food and Civil Supply Department)
3	Rs. 500/- month for AIDS patients (SEBC & EBC) as Nutritional Support under Medical Aid help scheme (SJ & E Department).
4	Widow Pension- All BPL widow eligible for Rs. 500/- Month and Rs. 80/- Month per child up to 18 years of age (up to 2 children) (SJ & E Department). Agencies working with GSACS help in identifying such women.
5	Education scholarship to infected and orphan or semi orphan children of HIV +ve parents is implemented (S. J. & E. Department)
6	Office order to all Govt. Schools to sanction special leave to CLHA for Anti-Retroviral Therapy (ART) and to ensure no discrimination (Education Dept.).
7	Two orphanage homes at Gandhinagar and Surat for HIV infected/ affected (SJ & E Department - run by positive network).
8	Allocate time to representative of GSNP+ for sensitization toward HIV in Boards/Corporations/HOD meetings.
9	Palak Mata Pita Scheme (Rs. 1000 /month) for people who adopt orphans. The scope of this scheme has been extended to entire state.
10	Govt. of Gujarat provide cash incentive of Rs. 1000/- for institutional delivery of those HIV positive pregnant women.

The support from the District Administration DIC, DLN, ART, ICTC , LAC is strong is our district and our strategies are similar to those of Navsari Dist.

• DPO meets regularly with line dept. staff.
• Follow up by ORW, DIC STAFF, TI NGO STAFF, LAC & ART STAFF & ICTC COUNSELOR.
• Monthly presentation of Dist. Dash Board to District Collector.
• Block wise regular meeting at the District and DIC with TI-NGO, ICTC STAFF, ART staff to discuss schemes. 

CHALLENGES

In migrant PLHA do not have residence proof & ration cards etc and this becomes a hindrance in getting schemes.

ACHIEVEMENTS

This month in the DMR – May2012, we have sent 1 TI’s (Vasundhara Trust) report on Social Benefit Schemes availed by FSW. We are working on collating similar information from other TIs and ARTC.

• Ration Card - 884 HRGs were found eligible and 775 have received it
• Bank account - 733 HRGs were found eligible and 367 have received it
• Voter's Id- 879 HRGs were found eligible and 745 have received it
• Insurance -419 HRGs were found eligible and 104 have received it