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

The efforts towards Social Benefit Schemes in the district has been initiated through DAPCU, in co-ordination with DIC, DLN, ICTC, ART & NGO. The same has been reviewed in the DAPCC & DCC meeting  to get the support from other Govt Departments.

Role of DAPCUs

• The available schemes are discussed in the ICTC, ART , Support group meeting & NGO-CLHA meetings.
• In ICTC the details of the schemes were informed
• In ART & DIC  the details were collected
• For those who are willing to access the scheme, consent has been taken  & then referred to DIC for further action.
• In DIC  they will collect the relevant documents & they will submit it to the concerned Department & NGO
• In co ordination with DAPCU &  NGO (ODP)- the concerned department staff  were invited for  the meeting(Nutrition programme )of Children & parents and explained the details of the scheme & to provide the necessary documents. 

Challenges 

1. Clients unwilling to access the service, in spite of the need,  as the status of the client will be known to the concerned staff in the process
2. Clients are not willing to disclose their status to access the service
3. Relevant documents are not available with the clients
4. Delayed process in the Department

Achievement

SL NO	NAME  OF THE SCHEME	NAME OF THE DEPT	WILLING/ISSUED	UNDER PROCESS	BENEFITED
1	Anna Anthyodaya	Food & Civil supplies	55	55	-
2	Special OVC   scheme for HIV exposed children	Women & Child Development	42	42	-
3	Yashashwini scheme for pregnant women	Yashashwini   Network	24	04	17
4	Travelling allowance	DIC	24	-	24
5	Nutrition support	ODP-NGO	23	-	23
6	Education support	ODP-NGO	18	-	18
7	VHSC-Travel to ART, investigation charges etc	Health & Family welfare through PHC	10	-	10
8	Widow pension	Disability & senior citizens  welfare Dept	14	-	-
9	Old age pension	Disability & senior citizens  welfare Dept	04
10	Disability pension	Disability & senior citizens  welfare Dept	02	02	-
11	Free investigation in lab	Govt Hospital	47	-	47
12	Star Health	Private Insurance company	04	04	-
13	Nutrition support for schedule Tribe	Integrated Tribal Development Programme	26	-	-