Lok Sabha Question No. 552 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-02-06
Subject: Welfare of Differently Abled
Ministry: SOCIAL JUSTICE AND EMPOWERMENT
Asked by: JAYSHREEBEN  PATEL

## DEPARTMENT OF GOVERNMENT OF INDIA VISPOWERMENT OL PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES MINISTRY OF SOCIAL JUSTICE & EMPOWERMENS (Divyangjan)

## LOK SABHA

## Welfare of Differently Abled

## 552 . SHRIMATI JAYSHREEBEN PATEL:

## Will the Minister of SOCIAL JUSTICE AND EMPOWERMENT be pleased to state:

- (b) the types/categories of disabilities recognized by the Government;
- (a) the number of persons with disabilities in the State-= country, wise;
- (c) whether there is any policy for the protection of the interests of such persons; and
- (d) the medical facilities and employment opportunities provided/ provided to the disabled? being

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE FOR SOCIAL JUSTICE AND EMPOWERMENT

(SHRI KRISHANPAL GURJAR)

- (a) As per Census 2011, there are 2.68 crore persons with disabilities is at Annexure. disabilities  State-wise population of persons with
- (b) In the   Rights of' Persons 19/04/2017,the following disabilities Act; 2016 which came   into  force with   effect   from are recognized as specified disabilities;
- 1\_ Physical disability:
- (a). Leprosy Cured persons
- A. Locomotor Disability, including:
- (6). Cerebral Palsy
- (d) Muscular Dystrophy
- (c) Dwarfism
- (e) Acid Attack victim
- B. Visual impairment:
- (6). Low vision
- (a). Blindness
- C. Impairment: Hearing
- (b): hard of hearing
- (a). Deaf
- D. Speech and language disability

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.552 TO BE ANSWERED ON 06.02.2018

- 2, Intellectual disability, including:
- (b). Autism Spectrum Disorder
- (a). Specific Disabilities Learning
3. Mental Illness
- 4\_ Disability caused due to
- (i) Multiple Sclerosis
- (a). Chronic Neurological conditions, such a8
- (i)Parkinsons disease
- (i) Hemophilia
- (a). Blood Disorder
- (ii) Thalassemia
- (iii) Sickle Cell disease
5. Multiple Disabilities including deaf blindness

(c) The Government has enacted the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act; 2016 which came into force On appropriate Governments to take measure itlements for persons with disabilities and mandatese tbe per the said Act the Chief to ensure that enjoy their rights equally with others Further;, with Disabilities as are responsible to monitor implementation of the for Persons of persons with disabilities provisions of the Act to protect the interests they

(d) Section 25 of the RPwD Act; 2016 mandates measures and make schemes or appropriate Government and the local authorities to take persons with disabilities.

dateegods oerployment opportunities , section 34() of the Rights of mandates four per cent reservation in vacancies in with Disabilities 2016 disabilities  The Government also implements government establishments for persons with benchmark their scope of employability. National Action Plan for persons with disabilities to rehance Persons Act;

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## Annexure referred to in reply to part () of the Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 552 for answer on 06/02/2018 regarding "Welfare of Differently Abled

| State/UT wise population _Of persons with disabilities as per Census 2011   | State/UT wise population _Of persons with disabilities as per Census 2011   | State/UT wise population _Of persons with disabilities as per Census 2011   |
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| S.No.                                                                       | StateUT                                                                     | Total  population of persons with disabilties as per Census 2011            |
|                                                                             | Andhra Pradesh                                                              | 1219785                                                                     |
| 2                                                                           | Arunachal Pradesh                                                           | 26734                                                                       |
| 3                                                                           | Assam                                                                       | 480065                                                                      |
|                                                                             | Bihar                                                                       | 2331009                                                                     |
|                                                                             | Chhattisgarh                                                                | 624937                                                                      |
|                                                                             |                                                                             | 2301                                                                        |
|                                                                             | Gujarat                                                                     | 1092302                                                                     |
|                                                                             | Haryana                                                                     | 546374                                                                      |
| 10                                                                          | Himachal Pradesh                                                            | 155316                                                                      |
| 11                                                                          | JeK                                                                         |                                                                             |
| 12                                                                          | Jharkhand                                                                   | 769980                                                                      |
| 13                                                                          | Karnataka                                                                   | 1324205                                                                     |
| 14                                                                          | Kerala                                                                      | 761843                                                                      |
| 15                                                                          | Madhya Pradesh                                                              | 1551931                                                                     |
| 16                                                                          | Maharashtra                                                                 | 2963392                                                                     |
| 17                                                                          | Manipur                                                                     | 58547                                                                       |
| 18                                                                          | Mizoram                                                                     | 15160                                                                       |
| 19                                                                          | Meghalaya                                                                   | 44317                                                                       |
| 20                                                                          | Nagaland                                                                    | 29631                                                                       |
| 21                                                                          | Odisha                                                                      | 1244402                                                                     |
| 22                                                                          | Punjab                                                                      | 654063                                                                      |
| 23                                                                          | Rajasthan                                                                   | 1563694                                                                     |
| 24                                                                          | Sikkim                                                                      | 18187                                                                       |
| 25                                                                          | Tamil Nadu                                                                  | 1179963                                                                     |
| 26                                                                          | Telangana_                                                                  | 1046822                                                                     |
| 27                                                                          | Tripura                                                                     | 64346                                                                       |
| 28                                                                          | Uttar Pradesh                                                               | 4157514                                                                     |
| 29                                                                          | Uttarakhand                                                                 | 185272                                                                      |
| 30                                                                          | West Bengal                                                                 | 2017406                                                                     |
| 31                                                                          | A&N Islands                                                                 | 6660                                                                        |
| 32                                                                          | Chandigarh                                                                  | 14796                                                                       |
| 33                                                                          | Daman & Diu                                                                 | 2196                                                                        |
| 34                                                                          | D& N Haveli                                                                 | 3294                                                                        |
| 35                                                                          | Lakshadweep                                                                 | 1615                                                                        |
| 36                                                                          | Puducherry                                                                  | 30189                                                                       |
|                                                                             | Total                                                                       | 26814994                                                                    |