This is a Central Plan Scheme funded entirely by the Government of India. Under this Scheme, comprehensive rehabilitation services are to be provided right from the Gram Panchayat level to the State Headquarters in a four-tier structure. This is to ensure decentralized availability of services through local capacity building. The Scheme is being implemented initially in 3 districts, namely, Sambalpur, Kalahandi and Khurda in which a District Rehabilitation Centre (DRC) has been established where composite rehabilitation services will be made available such as assessment, fitment, follow-up and repair of assistive devices for persons with different types of disability. These Centres will also promote early detection and prevention of disabilities and provide vocational training to the disabled which would enable them to find gainful employment. 

At the State Level, a State Institute of Disability Rehabilitation (SIDR) has been established by upgrading the existing DRC in order to provide, effective rehabilitation services to persons with disabilities. This would be the apex institution for providing a complete package of welfare services for the disabled population and specialized rehabilitation services at the State level and shall also be responsible for training of rehabilitation professionals both at the State level and the district level.

54 ICDS Supervisors have been in the 3 districts to work as Multipurpose Rehabilitation Workers (MRWs) at the Block level and 1010 Anganwadi workers are working Community Based Rehabilitation Worker (CBRWs) at the G.P. level. They have been trained to take up the job under the programme. 23 professionals of different facilities have been engaged in the DDRCs at Khurda, Kalahandi & Sambalpur.

The Government of India have sanctioned an amount of Rs.379.40 lakhs to implement the scheme at the State Level and in the 3 Districts.