Home for Mentally Challenged Children

• Free boarding and lodging for all the inmates.
• Free supply of 4 uniform sets to the inmates per year.
• Free supply of all daily living needs for the inmates.
• Free medical check-ups, including paediatric and psychiatric services, for all the inmates.
• Annual tours and local picnic trips to places of interest for the inmates.
• Annual Day for prize distribution to winners in sports events and cultural programmes.
• Non-formal education to assist and develop inmates in their day-to-day activities.
• Training in habits of discipline, cleanliness, good health, drawing, painting, yoga, and other extracurricular activities.

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NOTE: Contact the authorities below in case of delay in disbursal of benefits:

• Puducherry: The Director, Directorate of Social Welfare, Saradhambal Nagar, Ellaipillaichavadhy, Puducherry. - Karaikal: The Collector, Karaikal.- Mahe/Yanam: The Regional Administrator, Mahe/Yanam.

The applicant should qualify as ANY ONE of the following:

• Boys in the age group of 7 to 17 years.
• Mild Mental Retardedness with an IQ level between 50-70.
• Moderate Mental Retardedness with an IQ level between 35-49.
• Severe Mental Retardedness with an IQ level between 20-34.
• Profound Mental Retardedness with an IQ level under 20.
• Unspecified Mental Retardedness with mental efficiency and sub-normality.

Step 1: The interested applicant should visit (during office hours) the Office/ Sub-Office of the Department of Social Welfare, and request the hard copy of the prescribed format of the application form from the staff exclusively entrusted to issue and collect filled-in applications.

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The interested applicant should take print of the prescribed format of the application form.

Step 2: In the application form, fill in all the mandatory fields, paste the passport-sized photograph (signed across, if required), and attach copies of all the mandatory documents (self-attest, if required).

Step 3: Submit the duly filled and signed application form along with the documents to the authority given below -

• Puducherry: The Deputy Director, Differently Abled Section, Directorate of Social Welfare. - Karaikal: The Assistant Director, Social Welfare Department (Sub Office).- Mahe / Yanam: The Welfare Officer (i\c), Social Welfare Department (Sub Office).

Step 4: Request a receipt or acknowledgement from the concerned authority to whom the application has been submitted. Ensure that the receipt contains essential details such as the date and time of submission, and a unique identification number (if applicable).