Research & Development

Research on Disability related Technology, Products and Issues under SPIDA Scheme

The Department of Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities had launched a new Central sector scheme on “Research on disability related technology, products and issues‟ in January, 2015. The main objectives of this scheme are to promote research in prevention and prevalence of disability and the application of science & technology for the development of indigenous, appropriate aids and appliances. Until 2017-18 the scheme was implemented as a standalone scheme of the Department. From the year 2019-20, it has become a part of the “Scheme for Implementation of Rights of Persons’ with Disabilities Act (SIPDA)”.

2. Under the R&D Scheme, the revised Guidelines and the prescribed format for submitting the proposal are given below . PIAs/NGOs/Govt. Organizations may submit their proposal directly to the Department.

Research & Development
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Guidelines for the implementation of the component of “Research on disability related technology, products and issues” under SIPDA (2023)	Accessible Version : View(1 MB)

3. Details of GIA released to PIAs/NGOs/Govt. Organizations during the last five years.


Sl.No.	Title
1	Grant released during the year 2023-24
2	Grant released during the year 2022-23
3	Grant released during the year 2021-22

Archive

List Of Completed Reports
Sl.No.	Name of Organization	Title of the Research	Year	Weblink
1.	ShishuSirothi, Guwahati	Study on Socio Economic and Demographic profile to explore the employment needs of PwDs in Assam	2018	Accessible Version :View ( 1004kb)
2.	VIT University, Kelambakkam Road, Chennai	Understanding the effects of Comorbidity factors in relation to Dyslexia – Holistic cognitive behavior intervention	2018	Accessible Version :View ( 551kb)
3.	Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh	Major Research on study on Somatotype, physical efforts &perception of physical activity in PwDs.	2018	Accessible Version :View ( 4.4MB)
4.	NIEPID, Secunderabad	Development of Tool kit for assessing work competencies among secondary and pre-vocational students	2018	Accessible Version :View (1095kb)
5.	Amal Jyothi Engineering College, Kanjirappalli, Kottyam, Kerala	Development of R4obotic Mobilizer for people with lower limb paralysis	2019	Accessible Version :View (3.2MB)
6.	TAMANA, New Delhi	Role of Virtual training and skill development programme for the intellectually challenged and autistic individuals in strengthening the strengths and weakening the weakness	2021	Accessible Version :View (3.6 MB)
7.	NIMHANS, Bangalore	Feasibility testing of employment programme on work performance of persons with mental illness who are under regular treatment.	2021	Accessible Version :View ( 3.1MB)
8.	Ramkrishna Vivekananda University, Coimbatore	Development of adapted science experiments for improving skill in learning science and students with visual impairment at secondary level.	2023	Accessible Version :View ( 3.1MB)
9.	Tata Institute of Social Sciences, Mumbai	Information & one click( an online information portal for disability)	2023	Accessible Version :View ( 3.1MB)