Definitions

In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires,— (a) "Destitute person" means a person who has no source of income or who, for some physical or mental disability, is unable to maintain himself or his family and is otherwise in a state of destitution; (b) "Poor person" means a person whose income is below the limit prescribed by the State Government by rules; (c) "Prescribed" means prescribed by rules made under this Act; (d) "State Government" means the Government of Chhattisgarh. In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires: "Principal Act" means the Chhattisgarh Nirashriton Avam Nirdhan Vyaktiyon Ki Sahayata Adhiniyam, 1970 (No. 12 of 1970). In the Chhattisgarh Nirashriton Avam Nirdhan Vyaktiyon Ki Sahayata Adhiniyam, 1970 (No. 12 of 1970), (hereinafter referred to as the Principal Act), in Section 2, in clause (a),- (a) In sub-clause (iv), for punctuation full stop(.), the punctuation semi-colon (;) shall be substituted; (b) after sub-clause (iv), the following shall be added, namely:-(v) Person suffering from HIV Aids; (vi) Person suffering from leprosy and recovered from leprosy; (vii) Person suffering from mental illness and recovered from mental illness; (viii) Third Gender person; (ix) Dwarf.