On 21-9-2015, a Memorandum of Understanding was signed to provide a comprehensive and affordable Health Insurance Scheme – “Swavlamban Health Insurance Scheme” – for the Persons with Disabilities (PwDs). The MoU was signed between Trust Fund for Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities, under the Department of Empowerment of People with Disabilities, Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment and the New India Assurance Company Limited. The objective of the “Swavlamban Health Insurance Scheme” is to provide affordable Health Insurance to persons with blindness, low vision, leprosy-cured, hearing impairment, loco-motor Disability, mental Retardation and mental Illness. The Scheme also aims to improve the general Health condition & quality of life of persons with disabilities.