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

• In the DAPCC meeting the issue of social benefit for PLHA is raised by DAPCU and the Hon’ble Chairperson issued a letter to all the SDO and Tahsildar regarding the benefit schemes and the collection of the form at ICTC and DIC level. The press release was issued immediately.
• Inter linkages of the all the facilities like ICTC, ART, DIC, CCC, LWS, TI (Migrant and FSW) and PPTCT are very good and the DAPCU takes advantage of it for linking all PLHIV to different social benefit schemes.
• We also organized a programme which is a part of mainstreaming as well as the support to PLHIV at DIC. 50-60 persons from different fields like, govt. officials, businessman, social worker, politicians and the media attended this programme. During the event all of them made donations for PLHIV support which would include Sewing machines and Bicycles. In this event the all the participants also demonstrated their solidarity by eating food prepared by PLHIV. This sent out a strong message against stigma and discrimination.

Challenges

• Collection of required document from PLHIV
• Migration of PLHIV
• PLHIV need the Bhumihin (landless) certificate to be eligible for various social benefit schemes. However, the local authorities are not providing this to wives (married women) if they are not divorced.
• Willingness to access Social Benefit Schemes is not strong for some PLHIV even though DAPCU is ready to help by collecting their forms for social benefit schemes in ICTC level 

Sr.no.	Name of scheme	By DIC		By network (excluding DIC)		Remarks
		Total no. Of PLHA referred	No. Of PLHA beneficiary	Total no. Of PLHA referred	No. Of PLHA beneficiary
1	Sanajy Gandhi Yojna	176	84	426	143	After the DAPCC meeting of March the Forms collected at ICTC and DIC level and put into collector office collectively in next month (Approximately 200 forms collected)
2	Bal Sangopan Yojana	2	NA	48	1
3	Antodaya Yojana	30	17	42	20	Advocacy with collector in DAPCC meeting regarding the all BPL PLHIV are included in this schemes.
4	Shrawanbal Yojana	1	NA	NA	NA	Advocacy with collector in DAPCC meeting regarding the all affected   are included in this schemes.
5	Kesari Ration Card	NA	NA	37	567
6	BPL Ration Card	NA	18	196	71
7	Insurance	NA	2	NA	NA
8	Income Generation	36	NA	36	13
9	Nutrition Support	8	8	223	177
10	If any Other than listed above please mentioned ( Education support)	42	22	NA	NA
11	Rajiv Gandhi Aarogya Vima Yojana	NA	NA	56	1	This Scheme is recently started.
12	Gharkul Yojana	NA	NA	13	1
13	Widow Fund Rs. 10,000	NA	NA	7	1
TOTAL		253	151	1084	995