Module 20: Specialized Care Institutions - CHAMAN, DRISHTI, KOSHISH & Buniyad Centres

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The Government of Bihar, in partnership with civil society and the World Bank, operates specialized residential and rehabilitative institutions:

CHAMAN: Day-care special schools for mentally challenged children aged 5–18 years, operational at Patna and Gaya.
DRISHTI: Special residential schools for blind girls established across 7 districts: Darbhanga, Banka, West Champaran, Supaul, Gaya, Kishanganj, and Patna.
KOSHISH: Special residential school for deaf and dumb girls established at Motihari (East Champaran).
SAHARA: Old age homes managed through voluntary organizations located in Patna, Gaya, Muzaffarpur, Purnea, and Bhagalpur.
Buniyad Centres (Social Care Service Centres): Established across sub-divisions with World Bank assistance to provide social care, physical rehabilitation, assistive devices, and legal counseling for persons with disabilities, widows, and elderly individuals.
SAMBAL: An integrated umbrella scheme initiated in 2011-12 for educational, social, and economic rehabilitation of persons with disabilities.
Mukhyamantri Nihshaktjan Vivah Protsahan Anudan Yojana: Financial grant of Rs. 50,000 given when a normal or disabled individual marries a person with disability.

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CHAMAN: Day-care special schools for mentally challenged children aged 5–18 years, operational at Patna and Gaya.
DRISHTI: Special residential schools for blind girls established across 7 districts: Darbhanga, Banka, West Champaran, Supaul, Gaya, Kishanganj, and Patna.
KOSHISH: Special residential school for deaf and dumb girls established at Motihari (East Champaran).
SAHARA: Old age homes managed through voluntary organizations located in Patna, Gaya, Muzaffarpur, Purnea, and Bhagalpur.
Buniyad Centres (Social Care Service Centres): Established across sub-divisions with World Bank assistance to provide social care, physical rehabilitation, assistive devices, and legal counseling for persons with disabilities, widows, and elderly individuals.
SAMBAL: An integrated umbrella scheme initiated in 2011-12 for educational, social, and economic rehabilitation of persons with disabilities.
Mukhyamantri Nihshaktjan Vivah Protsahan Anudan Yojana: Financial grant of Rs. 50,000 given when a normal or disabled individual marries a person with disability.

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CHAMAN: Day-care special schools for mentally challenged children aged 5–18 years, operational at Patna and Gaya.
DRISHTI: Special residential schools for blind girls established across 7 districts: Darbhanga, Banka, West Champaran, Supaul, Gaya, Kishanganj, and Patna.
KOSHISH: Special residential school for deaf and dumb girls established at Motihari (East Champaran).
SAHARA: Old age homes managed through voluntary organizations located in Patna, Gaya, Muzaffarpur, Purnea, and Bhagalpur.
Buniyad Centres (Social Care Service Centres): Established across sub-divisions with World Bank assistance to provide social care, physical rehabilitation, assistive devices, and legal counseling for persons with disabilities, widows, and elderly individuals.
SAMBAL: An integrated umbrella scheme initiated in 2011-12 for educational, social, and economic rehabilitation of persons with disabilities.
Mukhyamantri Nihshaktjan Vivah Protsahan Anudan Yojana: Financial grant of Rs. 50,000 given when a normal or disabled individual marries a person with disability.

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At which place in Bihar is the special school 'KOSHISH' for deaf and dumb girls established?

KOSHISH, a special school for deaf and dumb girls, is established at Motihari in East Champaran.

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CHAMAN: Day-care special schools for mentally challenged children aged 5–18 years, operational at ______.

Patna and Gaya

DRISHTI: Special residential schools for blind girls established across ______: Darbhanga, Banka, West Champaran, Supaul, Gaya, Kishanganj, and Patna.

7 districts

KOSHISH: Special residential school for deaf and dumb girls established at ______.

Motihari (East Champaran)

SAHARA: Old age homes managed through voluntary organizations located in ______.

Patna, Gaya, Muzaffarpur, Purnea, and Bhagalpur

Buniyad Centres (Social Care Service Centres): Established across sub-divisions with ______ to provide social care, physical rehabilitation, assistive devices, and legal counseling for persons with disabilities, widows, and elderly individuals.

World Bank assistance

SAMBAL: An integrated umbrella scheme initiated in 2011-12 for educational, social, and economic rehabilitation of persons with disabilities.

An integrated umbrella scheme initiated in 2011-12 for educational, social, and economic rehabilitation of persons with disabilities.

Mukhyamantri Nihshaktjan Vivah Protsahan Anudan Yojana: Financial grant of ______ given when a normal or disabled individual marries a person with disability.

Rs. 50,000