By TCN News,
Mumbai: The Mumbai-based All India Council of Muslim Economic Upliftment Ltd. Trust (AICMEU) distributed financial aids worth Rs 3 lakh among handicaps in Mumbai. In total 13 people were given aid for self help employment or education at a function organized at AICMEU’s J. R. Career Centre, Dharamshala Road, Mumbai.
The program organized by AICMEU’s Dept. of Handicap had Suhas Kale, the Managing Director of Maharashtra State Handicapped Finance and Development Corporation, as the chief guest and Dr. Rahmatullah (Founder Trustee of AICMEU), Dr. M. A. Patankar (Community leader), Iqbal Hamid Memon (Officer Fashion Crafts) and Dr. Fatema Jetpurwala (specialist neurodevelopment disorder) as guests of honor. Chairman of AICMEU Mr. Sayed Anwarali presided the function while Dr. M. I. Bagsiraj (Hon. Secretary General of AICMEU) convened the function.
Mr. Suhas Kale briefed about the various loan and training schemes managed by Maharashtra State Handicapped Finance and Development Corporation. He informed the participants that his office can approve loan application up to Rs. 1,50,000 and applications exceeding that amount are being sent to Central Office at Delhi. He also informed that NGOs can be allotted loan of Rs. 25,000 each for grant to 20 applicants at a time. He invited participation of NGO like AICMEU to coordinate in schemes managed by his office.
“With support from Help Handicap Foundation USA, AICMEU has been financing for self employment schemes to rehabilitate the handicaps. So far 96 handicaps have been benefited through AICMEU’s HHF rehabilitation scheme. AICMEU had been financing equipments and small business enterprises for the applicants. It amounts to total grant of Rs. 18 lakhs, fully aided by HHF, USA. During the function some 13 applicants received aid worth over Rs. 3 lakhs,” said Syed Zahid Ahmad, Asstt. Secretary General, AICMEU.
After distribution of financial aid to handicaps, applications were also distributed to new applicants with announcement that those who miss the function may avail the form from AICMEU’s office in next ten days.
List of Handicaps benefited under AICMEU’s HHF Scheme (as on 31.5.2010)
| Sr. No. | Name & Address of the Applicant | Sex Age | Disability Type& % | Description of Assistance | Amount
(in Rs.) |
| 1 | Noor Moh .Imam Shaikh.
Room No. 4606, Khuntowali Shiving Nagar, Ambarnath, Dist – Thane- 421 505 Cel: 9322105654 |
M
50 |
Mobility
40% |
Ready Made Garments Business
(Ladies Suits) |
30,000 |
| 2 | Hanif Yunus Thakur.
Room No 836/ Suleman Compund, Antophill, Near Decent Restaurant, Mumbai – 400 037. Ph: 24169577 Cel: 9321352561 |
M
42 |
Mobility
40% |
Mobile Refilling Business | 25,000 |
| 3 | Tanveer Akhtar Shaikh. Room No. 106/ Ibrahim Gai Wala Bldg., Quresh Nagar, Kurla (E) Mumbai – 400 070.
Cel: 9969537403 |
M
16 |
Hearing
98% |
Educational | 7,000 |
| 4 | Arman Badruddin Khan.
Room No. 210, 2nd Floor, Aman Manzil, Shanti Nagar Auto Stand, Bhiwandi – 421 302. Cel:9860879598/9323984042 |
M
25 |
Mobility
60% |
Ready Made Garments | 49,245 |
| 5 | Ganesh Govind Swami.
Sangam Nagar, R.No-B -25, Chikal Wadi, Nr. S.M.Road, Antop Hill, Mumbai – 400 037. Cel: 9224519323 |
M
67 |
Mobility
60% |
Repairing of Juice Centre | 17,420 |
| 6 | Nafeesa Haneef Zariwala.
Room No. 302, Dattuwadi, Maharashtra Petrol Pump, Mumbra, Thane – 400 612. |
F
42 |
Hearing
93% |
Sewing Machine | 6,000 |
| 7 | Naseem Shabbir Qureshi. Room No. 917, S.M.D Road, Antop Hill, Near Shaikh Nisri Darga, Casba Cammittee,
Mumbai – 400037. Cel:9821006875 |
F
38 |
Mobility
32% |
Ready Made Garment Business | 29,500 |
| 8 | Sayed Farooque Akbar.
Room No. 499/ Hajuri Dargah, Gautam Nagar, Wagle State, Thane – 400 604. Cel: 9967074167 |
M
23 |
Mobility
60% |
Tricycle | 4,250 |
| 9 | Mohammed Israil Ansari.
Apna Jhopar Patti, Megraj City Marg, Bomkhana Khatao Mill, Jhopada No. 04, Byculla, Mumbai – 400 011. Cel: 9320955651 |
M
50 |
Mobility
45% |
Pan Bidi Shop | 29,726 |
| 10 | Shakeel Usman Dawanewale.
Room No. 02, Charni Pada, Waman Saith Chawk, Kausa Mumbra – 612. |
M
35 |
Mobility
50% |
Try Cycle | 4,250 |
| 11 | Sameer Nazir Khan.
Room No. 1-4, B-Sector, D-line, Trombay, Mumbai – 400 088. Cel: 9833361415 |
M
27 |
Mobility
65% |
Tailoring Shop | 25,000 |
| 12 | Sayeeda Imtiyaz Mulla.
Room No. 297, Ramteerath Nagar,Near Udoshi Hospital, Belgaum,Karnataka – 590076. Cel: 9731880304 |
F
41 |
Mobility
71% |
Garment Sales | 50,000 |
| 13 | Ravindra Bajirao Patil.
House No, 12, Satrasta, 172/ Bus Stop, B.J. Marg, Sant Maharaj Chowk, Mumbai – 400011. |
F
40 |
Mobility
80% |
Repairing Telephone Booth | 25,000 |
Total financial aid worth Rs. 3,02,391/- were distributed to above 13 handicaps.
Link:
http://www.aicmeu.org/