Leprosy Patients Assistance
Question	Answer
How To Apply	Application in Form I under the Rules in duplicate to the Village office where the applicant has been residing continuously for not less than one year on the date of application accompanied by a Medical certificate in form X under the rule from Medical Officer concerned
Who can apply	Destitute leprosy patients who are residing within the Kerala State for a continuous period of not less than two years immediately preceding the date of application                                                                      A destitue Leprosy Patient  - • A person whose monthly income from all sources is below Rs. 200/- per mensem and who has no relatives viz. husband, wife, son, father, mother and above 21 years of age • Provided a person is deemed to be a  destitute of none of the relatives has a monthly income of above Rs. 200/- per mensems •  Provided the relatives of the categories of the categories mentioned above are continuously missing for more than seven years, the applicant shall be deemed to be one having no relative • A son adopted under proper authority will be deemed to be a son and a stepson will not be deemed to be son under the rules • Both husband and wife are leprosy patents, they are eligible for separate assistance as if they have no other relative earning over Rs. 200 per mensem
Whom to apply	Village Officer
Where To Apply	Village Office
Documents required	Nil
Fees	Nil
Mode of payment-Whom to pay	Nil
Mode of payment-Where to Pay	Nil
Time Limit-For Submission	The application can be submitted at any time during the year immediately on detection of the disease and commencement of treatment at SET centre or hospital concerned
Time Limit-For Issue	The verification and sanction in respect of all applications shall be completed within two months of receipt of the application by Village Officer.  In case of delay the sanction shall have effect from the first of the third month of receipt of application and in such cases, arrears will be paid in lump
Approval Authority	The Tahsildar. The District Collector will be competent to relax the rules relating to prohibited categories of relatives after personally satisfying himself of the merits of the case
Enquiry	Nil
Approval Procedure	i. The Tahsildar will sanction assistance for the record on production of certificate, if the patient appear before the government doctor not below the rank of an Assistant Surgeon in charge of P>H. Centers, Government Rural Dispensaries, Government dispensaries or Hospitals having jurisdiction over the place of residence of the patient within one month after expiry of the original assistance and who on medical examination certify that his state of health in such that further assistance has to be given and that he has not secured admission to any leprosy hospital or sanatorium and that he is regularly undergoing treatment in the SET Centre according to the prescription from time to time. ii. The assistance shall not be continued beyond two years in any case. iii. The application for assistance received after three years from the date of expiry of the original assistance will be treated as fresh under the scheme. The verification and sanction in respect of all applications shall be completed within two months of receipt of the application by Village Officer.  In case of delay the sanction shall have effect from the first of the third month of receipt of application and in such cases, arrears will be paid in lump
Exclusions
Special Conditions	1. He/She resorts to habitual begging 2. He/She is convicted of any offence involving moral turpitude 3. He/She is convicted of any serious crime exceeding a period of one year of imprisonment 4. He/She has not registered at the nearer SET centers/hospitals and is not undergoing treatment according to the prescription from time to time 5. He/She secured admission as an impatient to any of the government hospitals or recoganised institutions specialized in the treatment of leprosy where free accommodation and treatment facilities are available
Special Conditions	The assistance is Rs. 200/- per mensem The assistance will be sanctioned for a period of one year in the first instance, which may be extended for a further period of one year The assistance will be sent by the Tahasildar by money order without deductig the money order commission.  If the grantee happens to be insanr or minor, assistance shall be sent to the guardian provided the guardian executes an agreement in Form IV
Appellate Authority	The appeal shall be filed before the Revenue Divisional Offcer within 30 days of recipt of the orders of the Tahasildar
Grievance Redressal