Composite Regional Center Jammu

About Us

Composite Regional Centre for Skill Development, Rehabilitation and Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities (CRC), Jammu (Samba) was established under the Department of Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities (Divyangjan), Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment, Government of India. This Centre at Jammu became functional in the year 2023. It is under the administrative control of Pandit Deendayal Upadhyaya National Institute for Persons with Physical Disabilities (D), New Delhi. It aims to provide comprehensive rehabilitation services to the persons with disabilities in northern Indian region. The basic aim of setting up this Centre is to create the resources and infrastructure required for developing services for persons with disabilities, including human resource development in the field of disability rehabilitation.

Objectives

CRC Jammu, at its inception itself had projected multifarious activities to enhance the quality of life of persons with disabilities. Accordingly, the main objective of CRC has been identified as follows:

• To serve as Resource Centre for rehabilitation and special education of persons with disabilities.
• To undertake human resource development by training rehabilitation professionals, village level workers, multi -rehabilitation workers and other functionaries in Govt. and non-Govt. sector, required for providing services to persons with disabilities.
• To undertake public education programmes for creation of awareness in the parents and the community.
• To undertake designing, fabrication and fitment of aids and appliances.
• To undertake services of education and skill development leading to enhancement of opportunities for employment, rehabilitation, mobility communication recreation and integration in society.
• To undertake research and development with specific reference to needs of diverse groups of people with disability, keeping in view the nature and severity of disability in the region.
• To develop strategies for delivery of rehabilitation services suitable to the socio-cultural background of the region.
• To stimulate growth of services by encouraging and supporting voluntary organization, parent groups and self-help groups.
• To establish linkages with existing medical, educational and employment services, following the principles of community-based rehabilitation and offer extension services in the rural areas.

Type of Disability

• Leprosy Cured Persons
• Autism Spectrum Disorder
• Specific Learning Disability
• Speech and Language Disability
• Chronic Neurological Conditions
• Hearing Impairment (Deaf and Hard of Hearing)
• Multiple Disabilities Including Deaf Blindness
• Multiple Sclerosis
• Sickle Cell Disease
• Parkinson’s Disease
• Intellectual Disability
• Muscular Dystrophy
• Acid Attack Victims
• Locomotor Disability
• Blindness
• Dwarfism
• Low Vision
• Thalassemia
• Haemophilia
• Mental illness
• Cerebral Palsy

Activities of Centre

Outpatient Department (OPD) timings:-

Moring 9.00 A.M. to Evening 4.30 P.M.

Saturday and Sunday Closed.

CRC conducts the following courses/training programme for the man power development-

2. Manpower Development:-
3. a) Short term training Programme.
4. b) Long term training Programme.
5. Clinical Services:-

Provided at OPD from Monday to Friday:-

4. Outreach & Extension Services:-Conducts Outreach & Extension programmes to provide rehabilitation services at the door step of the PWDs. The programme includes assessment,    diagnosis, fitment, counseling, creating awareness and distribution of aids & appliances.
5. On-going Scheme for PWDs ADIP:-

Under the scheme assessment and distribution of aids and appliances are done.

Eligibility:-

A person with disabilities fulfilling following conditions would be eligible for assistance under ADIP Scheme.

1. An Indian citizen of any age.
2. Holds a 40% Disablement Certificate

iii. Has monthly income from all sources not exceeding Rs.15,000/- per month.

1. In case of dependents, the income of parents/guardians should not exceed Rs.15,000/- per month.
2. Who have not received assistance during the last 3 years for the same purpose from any source. However, for children below 12 years of age, this limit would be one year.
3. Documents required (Originals of all enlisted document to be shown for verification)

-Two copies of photograph (showing disability)

-Photocopies of residential proof, contact and telephone number

-Photocopy of Disability Certificate

-Income Certificate form Competent Authority

(MP/MLA/DM/ADM/SDO/BDO/Counsellor/Gram Pradhan/ Employer/ MGNREGA         card/BPL card/Disability Pension Card)

Quantum of Assistance

For aids and appliances costing up to Rs. 10,000/-

Aids/appliances which do not cost more than Rs. 10,000/- are covered under the Scheme for single disability. However, in the case of student with disabilities, students beyond IX class, the limit would be raised to Rs.12, 000/. In the case of multiple disabilities, the    limit will apply to individual items separately in case more than one aid/appliance is required.

For providing modern assistive devices for all categories of PwDs The extent of financial support would be limited to Rs. 10,000 for each disability and Rs. 12,000 for students with disabilities in respect of devices costing up to Rs. 20,000.

Amount of Assistance

Who is who

Department of Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities (Divyangjan), Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment of India.

5^th Floor, Deenadayal Antyodaya Bhawan, CGO Complex, Lodhi Road, New Delhi- 110003.

New Delhi & East Block 1 Sector 1, RK Puram, New Delhi.

Composite Regional Centre for Skill Development, Rehabilitation & Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities, 11 A/D, 2^nd Extension, Gandhi Nagar, Green Belt Road, Near Valmiki Chowk, Jammu – 180001.

Contact Us

Dr. Jitendra Sharma
Director
Pandit Deendayal Upadhyaya National Institute for Persons with Physical Disabilities (D),

4 Vishnu Digamber Marg New Delhi 110002.

Dr. K. Ramprabhu
Nodal Officer, CRC, Jammu (Samba)
Pandit Deendayal Upadhyaya National Institute for Persons with Physical Disabilities (D), 4 Vishnu Digamber Marg New Delhi 110002.

Dr. Rohnika Sharma
Director, CRC Jammu (Samba)
Composite Regional Centre for Skill Development,
Rehabilitation & Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities
(Under the Administrative Control of PDUNIPPD, New Delhi),
11 A/D, 2nd Extension, Gandhi Nagar, Green Belt Road,

Near Valmiki Chowk, Jammu – 180001.

Phone: –
Email : crcjmupdunippd@gmail.com

 Staff Details