| 1. |
Department of Social Justice : To co-ordinate
all State Govt. departments in extending available benefits
to leprosy afflicted persons in the state, to disburse available
grants for various social welfare schemes. |
| 2. |
Department of Education : To incorporate lessons
on leprosy in the curriculum of school children. |
| 3. |
Food and Civil Supplies : To provide benefits
under schemes like Antyoday Anna Yojana to deserving leprosy
patients. |
| 4. |
Department of Urban Development : To provide necessary
facilities under schemes like Valmiki Ambedkar Awas Yojana,
Slum Improvement Act. Priority employments to leprosy affected
persons and their dependants etc. |
| 5. |
State Transport Corporation : To co-ordinate efforts
of health department in health education viz. allowing various
advertisements on leprosy to be displayed in ST stands, Buses.
Provide travel concessions to leprosy affected persons. |
| 6. |
Information and Publicity : To provide wide publicity
to health educational programmes in leprosy |
| 7. |
Prasar Bharati : To broadcast various programmes
on health education in leprosy |
| 8. |
Railways : To provide travel concessions to eligible
leprosy affected persons. To help in generating awareness by
assisting in various programmes of IEC. |
