Support for the Differently-Abled: Subsidy Loans, Job Mela, and Assistive Device Verification Announced in Gadwal
Gadwal: In a press release, District Welfare Officer Ms. Sunanda announced that online applications are being accepted from differently-abled individuals in the district under the 2025–2026 Economic Rehabilitation Scheme. This scheme aims to support self-employment, traditional occupations, and cottage industries. Under the non-bank linkage scheme, one unit per Mandal and Municipality will receive a subsidy of ₹50,000. Additionally, one bank linkage unit will be sanctioned at the district level.
Applications can be submitted online from July 14 to July 31, 2025, through the website https://tgobmms.cgg.gov.in. Interested candidates must upload the following documents along with the application:
Disability certificate
Age proof
Aadhaar card
Educational certificates
Income and caste certificates
Bank passbook
White ration card
Applicants are required to submit the printed application with all supporting documents to the respective MPDO office.
Eligibility Criteria:
1. Minimum 40% disability
2. Age between 21 and 55 years
3. Income limit: ₹1.5 lakh in rural areas and ₹2 lakh in urban areas
Note: Individuals who applied in the past for subsidy or loan but have not received sanction yet must reapply through the website mentioned above. For more details, applicants may contact the District Welfare Officer, Women, Child, Disabled, and Senior Citizens Welfare Department, Room G-33, Collectorate, Jogulamba Gadwal, during office working hours.
Job Mela to be Held for Unemployed Youth – July 16
District Employment Officer Ms. Priyanka announced that a Job Mela (job fair) will be conducted to provide training and employment opportunities to unemployed youth in companies located in Gadwal, Ieeja, Kurnool, and Mahbubnagar.
Eligible youth between 18 and 35 years of age with qualifications such as SSC, Intermediate, any Degree, or MBA are invited to attend the Job Mela scheduled for July 16, 2025, from 11:00 AM to 2:00 PM at the District Employment Office, IDOC Complex, F 30/1.
The companies participating include:
Kasam Fashion
Puskal Agrotech
PMKK
Ms. Priyanka urged job seekers to make the best use of this opportunity.
Document Verification for Assistive Devices for Differently-Abled – July 15 & 16
District Women and Child Welfare Officer Ms. Sunanda announced that candidates who applied for assistive devices must attend document verification at the meeting hall in the IDOC building on July 15 and 16, 2025.
Applicants must bring:
Original certificates
Online application form
Disability certificate
Aadhaar card
Ration card
Income and caste certificates
Educational certificates
Bonafide certificate
Unemployment affidavit
One set of Xerox copies of all documents
July 15: Verification for Retro-Fitted Motorized Vehicles
July 16: Verification for Battery Mini Trading Auto Vehicles, Mobile Business Battery Tricycles, and other assistive devices
Candidates who fail to attend the verification will be considered ineligible, as stated by District Welfare Officer Ms. Sunanda.