The Department of Administrative Reforms & Public Grievances, Government of India, organized the 2nd 'District Collectors Conference', which took place on the 6th & 7th of September in New Delhi. Over 30 district collectors participated, making presentations on best practices to overcome challenges faced in the sectors of rural development, education, urban development, law & order, and disaster management. 
 
The Planning Commission is providing these presentations for the public to see examples of the good work being done by young IAS officers in the field, and to promote cross-learning and innovation.

1. PRIME MINISTER’S AWARDSPRIME MINISTER’S AWARDS
FORFOR
EXCELLENCE IN PUBLICEXCELLENCE IN PUBLIC
ADMINISTRATIONADMINISTRATION
FROMFROM
J. G. HingrajiaJ. G. Hingrajia IASIAS
Collector PATANCollector PATAN &&
presently, Collector Banaskanthapresently, Collector Banaskantha

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State of Gujarat
Patan District

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Title of the Project isTitle of the Project is
“Unique Empowerment Project for“Unique Empowerment Project for
Persons with Disabilities(PwDs)”Persons with Disabilities(PwDs)”
Date 17/11/2010 to 31/11/2010Date 17/11/2010 to 31/11/2010
 It was implemented in Patan District of Gujarat
State by Collector & District Magistrate & Team in
collaboration with NGOs, Donors and people of
Patan District.
 This is the largest ever effort of any district to have
Empowered PwDs in Gujarat

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 A new methodology was adopted to reach and help
the most vulnerable– the “Persons with Disabilities”
 Different Schemes provided by the State/Central
Governments were made available to them through
this method with out any hurdles.
 There is no platform for the Persons with
Disabilities of Patan District, which has large
remote rural areas, socially and economically
backward persons to provide help through those
schemes. Even NGOs struggle to reach them.

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 The Collector of Patan felt the need to work in this
direction and formed 7 clusters at different parts
of the district where the Persons with Disabilities
would receive primary information.
 At the camps, diagnosis of disabilities was
arranged.
 Arrangement was made to analyse the data
collected at the camps.
 This had resulted in bringing NGOs & Government
Departments to work together for the welfare of
Persons with Disabilities .
 All beneficiaries eligible under the Government
schemes received assistance under the same.
 Those not eligible also received aids and

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 The whole idea and the project was explained to
all stakeholders and decided to find out and
identify the Persons with Disabilities from every
corner of district.
 Collector analyzed and it was decided to organize
seven (7) different camps for the convenience of
physically handicapped persons.
 Officials like Sarpanch,
Elected
Representative,
Anganwadi workers,
Health Workers, Gram
Sevak, Patwaris up to
village level collected
the information and
segregated

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 Transportation and meal was arranged for PwDs
with help of Sarpanch, village level officials and
NGOs.
 Computerized registration system was used with
multiple counters to minimize the stay of the
PwDs at the camp site.
 Faster turn around
of massive crowd
and real time
performance
evaluation.

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 Prosthetics specialist and audiologist
specialist helped and tested the persons on
site.

9.  Total 21,513 persons attended the camp from
the following Talukas.
Camp Location /Talukas Total
PATAN 10043
SIDDHPUR 1657
RADHANPUR /SANTALPUR 4902
HARIJ 2711
SHANKHESHWAR /SAMI 2200
TOTAL 21513

10.  They were given
equipments like
(1) Callipers Unilateral
(2) Callipers Bilateral
(3) Tricycle
(4) Folding Wheelchairs
(5) Crutches
(6)Hearing Aids.
 Hearing aids play an
important role for school
children who could then
peruse the school
programmes.

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 Because of the Database that created for the
PwDs the below mentioned benefits were easily
extended in subsequent years.
 732 physically challenged persons were provided
life support devices worth Rs.16.24 lacs.
 Assistance of Rs. 74.09 lacs given to 1915
beneficiaries under Sant Sur Das Yojna.
 Scholarship worth Rs.14.34 lacs paid to 1135
PwDs students.
 Housing assistance of Rs. 1.30 lacs paid to 6
PwD- widows.

12.  1023 physically
challenged persons
attended Medical
camp.
 424 State Transport
services passes
issued.
 Medical assistance
given to 20 persons &
Medical Certificated

13.  Prize worth Rs.5.57 lacs
to 169 PwDs people in
Khel Mahakumbh.
 Tricycles distributed to
the needy persons by
public private
partnership with the
cooperation of Punjab
National Bank.
 Necessary materials/
helps approved for 434
physically challenged
children under 'Sarv
Siksha Abhiyan'

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 Collector, Patan has shown his successful
leadership by conceiving this project suo-moto and
he motivated representatives of people and whole
district administrative officials to work together for
good cause along with NGO. It is all those who
worked under his leadership made this project
successful.
 This project is intuitive and also sustainable.
 This type of noble effort always attracts the real
social NGOs to come forward to help the disabled.
 This project was also replicated in Jamnagar
District of Gujarat.
 Because of an available data base for PwDs, all
government's schemes are easily extended to them
in minimal time limit.
 This data base was shared with other NGOs/Govt.
Department also to extend the benefit to these

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THE DETAILS OF THE GOVERNMENT SCHEME EXTENDED TO PwDs BEFORE
THE DATA BASE IS AVAILABLE
Sr
No
Year
Scholarship to Handicap Sant Surdas Scheme
Housing help to
Handicapped widows
Benefici-
aries
Expenditure
Benefici-
aries
Expenditure
Benefic-
iaries
Expenditure
1 2005-06 574 3,86,600 203 10,76,460 - -
2 2006-07 680 27,900 416 21,98,198 - -
3 2007-08 841 10,80,500 718 37,92,285 - -
4 2008-09 896 13,87,500 1118 59,06,535 1 3000
Total 2991 28,82,500 2455 129,73,478 1 3000
THE DETAILS OF THE GOVERNMENT SCHEME EXTENDED TO PwDs AFTER
THE DATA BASE IS AVAILABLE
Sr
No
Year
Scholarship to Handicap Sant Surdas Scheme
Housing help to Handicapped
widows
Benefici-
aries
Expenditure
Benefici-
aries
Expenditure
Benefic-
iaries
Expenditure
1 2009-10 1183 12,67,000 1,310 69,21,600 1 20,000
2 2010-11 938 12,51,000 1,643 71,08,500 3 50,000
3 2011-12 906 12,02,500 1,651 11,91,540 - -
4 2012-13 1,119 14,34,500 1,915 7,90,650 2 60,000

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17. BEFORE & AFTERBEFORE & AFTER
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18. MEDICAL TREATMENT
PROVIDED THROUGH CAMPS
MEDICAL TREATMENT &
PREVENTION OF
DISABILITY
MEDICAL CERTIFICATE-

19. Crutches
Calipers
Tricycles
Hearing Aids

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