RIGHTS: Inclusion, Accessibility and Opportunities for Persons with Disabilities in Tamil Nadu

The development objective of the Rights : Inclusion, Accessibility and Opportunities for Persons with Disabilities in Tamil Nadu Project for India is to strengthen the social protection systems and capability of the State of Tamil Nadu to promote inclusion, accessibility, and opportunities for persons with disabilities. The project comprises of four components. The first component, strengthen state capability and establish an integrated social protection system will focus on building and strengthening the State’s capabilities towards streamlining mechanisms for better delivery of benefits and services, as well as inclusion of persons with disabilities, following a life cycle approach. The second component, strengthen last mile delivery of social care services and benefits will focus on improving access and quality of care and rehabilitation services for persons with disabilities by setting up a comprehensive ecosystem for social care services. The third component, pilots to enhance resilience and productivity of persons with disabilities will largely focus on piloting models for enhancing resilience and productive inclusion of persons with disabilities, especially youth with disabilities in Tamil Nadu. The fourth component, contingent emergency response component (CERC) will support an immediate response to an eligible crisis or emergency, as needed.