Scholarship
Scholarship To Son And Daughter Of Differently Abled Persons(SSDDAP)
Overview
About SSDDAP
The Scholarship to Son and Daughter of Differently Abled Persons is a state-funded education scheme run by the Government of Tamil Nadu through its Department for the Welfare of Differently Abled Persons. It provides cash assistance, paid as a scholarship, to students whose father or mother is a differently abled person registered with the state's welfare board for the differently abled.
The purpose is to keep these students in education when a parent's disability limits what a family can spend on schooling and college. Support extends from the higher secondary stage up to postgraduate study, and the grant is an individual benefit: each eligible child applies in their own right, on the strength of the parent's registration with the welfare board. The amount is credited to the student rather than paid to an institution.
Tamil Nadu created a dedicated directorate for the welfare of differently abled persons in the early 1990s, and the office was raised to a state commissionerate later that decade. The department administers rehabilitation and welfare schemes across the state, and this scholarship is one of the education-focused programmes it delivers to families in which a parent is differently abled.
Sources: myScheme - Scholarship To Son And Daughter Of Differently Abled Persons · Department of Welfare of Differently Abled Persons (Tamil Nadu) - Wikipedia
Who runs it
Provider
Tamil Nadu State Government
State / UT Government
Welfare of Differently Abled Persons Department
At a glance
Key details
| Level | State |
| Scheme type | — |
| Category | Social welfare & Empowerment |
| Beneficiaries | Individual |
| Benefit type | Cash |
| Application mode | Offline |
Calendar
Important dates
Across all open application cycles.
| Cycle | Stage | Date |
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Who can apply
Eligibility criteria
| Children of any Differently Abled persons holding the identity card issued by the welfare board for the Differently Abled. | |
| This scholarship is applicable for students studying from Standard 11th to the Postgraduate level, which includes ITI/Polytechnic diploma courses and other higher education programs. |
What you get
Award & benefits
- The scheme provides financial assistance in the form of scholarships to eligible students. The exact amount and duration of the scholarship may vary based on the level of education and the government's guidelines.
- Scholarships given to the Son/Daughter of persons with disabilities are as follows: The daughter studying/Passing in 10th Standard will get Rs.1,000.
- The Son who has passed in 10th Standard will get Rs.1,000.
- The daughter studying 11th Standard will get Rs.1,000.
- The daughter studying/Passed 12th Standard will get Rs.1,500.
- The Son who has passed in 12th Standard will get Rs.1,500.
- The Son/daughter doing the undergraduate course will get Rs.1,500 son/daughter doing the undergraduate course with the hostel facility will get Rs.1,750.
- The Son/daughter doing the postgraduate course will get Rs.2,000 son/daughter doing the postgraduate course with hostel facility will get Rs.3,000.
- The Son/daughter doing a professional degree course will get Rs.2,000 son/daughter doing a professional degree course with a hostel facility will get Rs.4,000.
- The Son/daughter doing a professional Postgraduate course will get Rs.4,000 son/daughter doing professional
- The postgraduate course with a hostel facility will get Rs.6,000.
- I.T.I or Polytechnic will get Rs.1,000 and I.T.I or Polytechnic with hostel facility will get Rs.1,200.
What to prepare
Documents required
Step by step
How to apply
- 1Apply offline
See the official links below for the application portal.
Source
Official links
Questions
SSDDAP – FAQ
Disclaimer
Scheme details are compiled from myScheme, the Government of India’s official scheme-discovery platform, and are reproduced without alteration. Amounts, deadlines and eligibility change between cycles — always confirm on the official links above before applying. Expertie does not process applications or charge fees.