Lok Sabha Question No. 5855 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-04-03
Subject: Welfare and Rehabilitation of Differently Abled Persons
Ministry: SOCIAL JUSTICE AND EMPOWERMENT
Asked by: UDAY PRATAP SINGH, VINCENT H PALA, M. B. RAJESH

## GOVERNEMTN OF INDIA MINISTRY OF SOCIAL JUSTICE AND EMPOWERMENT DEPARTMENT OF EMPOWERMENT OF PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES

## (DIVYANGJAN)

## LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 5855 TO BE ANSWERED ON 03.04.2018

## WELFARE AND REHABILITATION OF DIFFERENTLY ABLED PERSONS

+5855. SHRI UDAY PRATAP SINGH: SHRI VINCENT H. PALA: SHRI MB RAJESH:

## Will the Minister of SOCIAL JUSTICE AND EMPOWERMENT be please to State:

- (a) the funds sanctioned/ released and utilized for the welfare and rehabilitation of persons with disabilities/hysically and mentally challenged persons in the country each of the last three years and the current year; scheme and State/UT-wise; during
- (c) if the details thereof and the action taken thereon; State-wise; SO,
- (6) whether the Government proposes to evolve any plan/mechanism or has received proposals from various States for the empowerment of differently abled/disabled;
- (d) whether the Government has taken to create a comprehensive database of physically disabled persons of the country, if $0, the details thereof and if not; the reasons therefor; steps
- the steps taken by the Government to provide special assistance in order to reduce the problems faced by this-section of the society; and being
- (e) whether the Government proposes to review the National for Persons with Disabilities to it in consonance with the United Nations Convention o the Rights of Persons with Disabilities; if s0, the details and the outcome thereof; Policy bring
- the benefits that have accrued to the differently abled persons owing to the steps taken by the Government?

## MINISTER OF STATE FOR SOCIAL JUSTICE AND EMPOWERMENT (SHRI KRISHANPAL GURJAR)

- (a):   State/UT-wise funds released utilized under   flagship   Schemes, Disabled Rehabilitation Scheme and Assistance for to Disabled namely, Deendayal Persons for Purchase/Fitting of Aids and Appliances (ADIP) Scheme the last 3 years and current year are at Annexure-I and Annexure-II respectively. during
- (6) to (0): Under Scheme for Implementation of Person with Disabilities Act; 1995 (STPDA) assistance is   provided to State Govts. and to autonomous organization/Institutes under eenter/States -Governments for various activities relating to empowerment of with persons disabilities ,  under Right of Persons with Disabilities Act, 2016, particularly for creation of wise funds utilized Scheme the   last 3 years and current   year is at Annexure-III(A) and Annexure-III() during

d): With a view to create a National Database and to Identification(UDID) Card to issue Unique . Disability an application   software has been developed and hosted on NIC Cloud for implementation of UDID project in (he lakh e-UDID cards have been generated in 17 States/UTs under country: 5.68 the project,

(e): Policy formulation is an ongoing process There is no such concrete existing National for proposal to review the Persons with Disabilities, 2006. Policy

() to (g): The Government enacted the Right of Persons with Disabilities into force firom 19.04.2017. The Act 2016 which came provides   various rights, entitlements to persons with disabilities and also mandates   the   appropriate government to take measures to  ensure that persons with disabilities  enjoy their rights equally with others. The Act also mandates States/UTs and local   authorities to take   steps   to the social security,  skill development;   employment sports   activities, recreation and health care   for with disabilities. persons Act;

## 5855\_for\_answer on 03.04.201& No:

| S.No.   | State/UT Andman & Nicobar   | 2014-15 Funds Released (Rs In Lakh) 0.00   | 2015-16 Funds Released (Rs In Lakh)   | 2016-17 Funds Released (Rs. In Lakh)   | 2017-18 Funds Released (Rs. In Lakh)   |
|---------|-----------------------------|--------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
| 2       | Andhra Pradesh              | 937.24                                     | 0.00 826.83                           | 0.00 763.14                            | 2017-18 Funds Released (Rs. In Lakh)   |
| 3       | Arunachal Pradesh           | 0.00                                       | 6.74                                  | 9.64                                   | 1097                                   |
| 4       | Assam                       | 156.81                                     | 88,92                                 | 94.01                                  |                                        |
| 5       | Bihar                       | 55.20                                      | 62.03                                 |                                        | 88.98                                  |
| 6       | Chandigarh                  | 0.00                                       | 0.00                                  | 25.16 0.00                             | 80.58                                  |
|         | Chattisgarh                 | 32,88                                      | 47.49                                 | 17.51                                  |                                        |
| 8       | Dadra & Nagar Haveli        | 0.00                                       | 0,00                                  | 0.00                                   | 24.3                                   |
| 9       | Daman & Diu                 | 0.00                                       | 0.00                                  |                                        |                                        |
| 10      | Delhi                       | 77.62                                      | 197.81                                | 0.00                                   |                                        |
| 11      | Goa                         | 10.09                                      | 8.87                                  | 82.16                                  | 174.69                                 |
| 12      | Gujarat                     | 63.45                                      | 47.24                                 | 4.89                                   |                                        |
| 13      | Haryana                     | 121.77                                     |                                       | 32.20                                  | 57.18                                  |
| 14      |                             |                                            |                                       | 116.24                                 | 127.,9                                 |
| 15      | Himachal Pradesh            | 8.79                                       | 20.53                                 | 24.16                                  | 24.84                                  |
| 16      | Jammu & Kashmir Jharkhand   | 19.46 7.30                                 | 9.58                                  | 3.25 0.94                              | 0.68                                   |
| 17      | Karnataka                   | 102.82                                     | 2.45 77.52                            |                                        |                                        |
| 18      | Kerala                      | 567.05                                     |                                       | 96.73                                  | 83.86                                  |
| 19      | Lakshdweep                  | 0.00                                       | 362.25                                | 446.16                                 | 573,39                                 |
| 20      | Pradesh Madhya              | 135.14                                     | 0.00                                  | 0.00                                   |                                        |
| 21      | Maharashtra                 | 250.45                                     | 141,47                                | 99.75                                  | 134.56                                 |
| 22      | Manipur                     |                                            |                                       | 270.91                                 | 295.1                                  |
| 23      | Meghalaya                   | 36.61                                      | 45.86                                 | 65,16                                  | 444,04                                 |
|         | Mizoram                     | 23.93                                      | 11,25                                 | 7.38                                   | 23.21                                  |
| 25      | Nagaland                    | 0.00                                       | 0.41                                  | 0,00                                   | 9.44                                   |
| 26      | Odisha                      | 363.29                                     | 445.10                                | 329.31                                 |                                        |
| 27      | Puducherry                  | 7.18                                       |                                       | 7.16                                   | 526,55                                 |
| 28      | Punjab                      | 119.00                                     | 14.83                                 |                                        | 18.36                                  |
| 29      | Rajasthan                   | 101.66                                     | 46.23 139.18                          | 68.95                                  | 92.08                                  |
| 30      | Sikkim                      | 0.00                                       |                                       | 136.12                                 | 183.68                                 |
| 31      |                             |                                            | 0.00                                  | 0.00                                   |                                        |
|         | Tamil Nadu                  | 68.89                                      | 234.29                                | 98.77                                  | 225.5                                  |
| 32      | Telangana                   | 850.13                                     | 750.13                                | 700.88                                 |                                        |
| 33      | Tripura                     | 8.44                                       | 1,00                                  | 12.09                                  |                                        |
| 34      | Uttar Pradesh               | 463,42                                     | 550.16                                | 376.19                                 | 1.42 55567                             |
| 35      | ~ttrakhand                  | 50.88                                      | 41.47                                 | 28.01                                  | 26.52                                  |
| 36      | West Bengal                 | 143.43                                     | 304.34                                | 361.66                                 | 341,62                                 |
| 36      | TOTAL                       | 5008.04                                    | 5018.99                               | 4500.00                                | 5947.55                                |

## Annexure\_referred to part (a

| S.No.   | Name of the StateS UTs   | under ADIP Scheme (as on 25.03.2018) 2014-15 Funds utilised   | 2015-16 Funds utilised Rs.in Lakhs)   | 2016-17 Funds utilized (Rs.in Lakh)   | 2017-18 Funds utilized (Rs.in Lakh)   |
|---------|--------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
| 1       | Andhra Pradesh           | 958,17                                                        | 2015-16 Funds utilised Rs.in Lakhs)   | 2016-17 Funds utilized (Rs.in Lakh)   | 2017-18 Funds utilized (Rs.in Lakh)   |
| 2       | Bihar                    | 257.96                                                        | 105.80                                | 205.62                                | 399,84                                |
| 3       | Chhattisgarh             | 449.16                                                        | 425.03                                | 297.76                                | 476.18                                |
| 4       | Goa                      | 13,01                                                         | 8.96                                  | 3.76                                  | 50.05                                 |
| 5       | Gujarat                  | 197.32                                                        | 113.49                                | 1731,.26                              | 65.02                                 |
| 6       | Haryana                  | 443.06                                                        | 473.02                                | 848.49                                | 1836,76                               |
| 7       | Himachal Pradesh         | 129.06                                                        | 59.6]                                 | 81.01                                 |                                       |
| 8       | Jammu and Kashmir        | 80.09                                                         | 126.54                                | 222.59                                | 54.96                                 |
| 9       | Jharkhand                | 372.07                                                        | 22.79                                 | 77.04                                 | 118,61                                |
| 10      | Karnataka                | 273.79                                                        | 676.98                                | 453.6                                 | 106.45                                |
| 11      | Kerala                   | 207.68                                                        | 239.35                                | 228.68                                | 286.75                                |
| 12      | Madhya Pradesh           | 816.94                                                        | 2251.79                               | 1663.46                               | 314.37                                |
| 13      | Maharashtra              | 1015.75                                                       | 1846.86                               | 1244.36                               | 769.61                                |
| 14      | Odisha                   | 317.89                                                        | 557.79                                | 897.64                                | 1404.28                               |
| 15      | Punjab                   | 228.92                                                        |                                       | 565.25                                | 479                                   |
| 16      | Rajasthan                | 684.16                                                        | 624,94                                | 539.81                                | 276.64                                |
| 17      | Tamil Nadu               | 424.4]                                                        |                                       | 353.32                                | 731.99                                |
| 18      | Pradesh Uttar            | 3033.76                                                       | 2869.4                                | 4072.05                               | 383.17 1664,62                        |
| 19      | Uttrakhand               | 456.71                                                        | 301,52                                |                                       | 291,93                                |
| 20      | West Bengal              | 500.25                                                        |                                       | 1149,95                               |                                       |
| 21      | Andaman & Nicobar        | 27.                                                           |                                       | 10.64                                 | 766.98                                |
| 22      | Chandigarh               | 2.89                                                          |                                       | 22.61                                 | 4338 0.75                             |
| 23      | Dadra & Nagar Haveli     | 12.,57                                                        | 0.95                                  | 2.13                                  |                                       |
| 24      | Daman Diu                | 4,00                                                          | 2.46                                  | 3.08                                  | 1.84                                  |
| 25      | Delhi                    | 171,04                                                        | 361.09                                | 571.89                                | 6.25                                  |
| 26      | Lakshadweep              |                                                               |                                       |                                       | 275,73                                |
| 27      | Puducherry               |                                                               |                                       | 20.11                                 | 11,22 7.09                            |
| 28      | Arunachal Pradesh        | 5.22                                                          | 12.,92                                | 845                                   |                                       |
| 29      | Assam                    | 519.31                                                        | 599,27                                | 542.,96                               | 1.02                                  |
| 30      | Manipur                  |                                                               | 92.31                                 | 563.14                                | 7813                                  |
| 31      | Meghalaya                | 36.67                                                         | 26,.26                                | 98,28                                 | 145.65                                |
| 32      | Mizoram                  | 27,92                                                         | 2.84                                  | 38,55                                 | 7,44                                  |
| 33      | Nagaland                 | 41.41                                                         | 17,44                                 | 16,49                                 | 0.08                                  |
|         | Sikkim                   |                                                               |                                       |                                       |                                       |
| 35      |                          | 14.66                                                         |                                       |                                       |                                       |
| 36      | Tripura Telangna         | 7.77 97.61                                                    | 61,37 377.85                          | 235.34 335.56                         | 97.52 342.08                          |
|         | Total                    | 11939.86                                                      | 15477.46                              | 18058.20                              | 12527.32                              |

## Annexure-II

## Implementation\_of Persons free

| S. No.   | State/UT                    | 2014-15   | 2015-16 (Rs, in lakh)   | 2016-17 (Rs. in lakh)   | 2017-18 (Rs. in lakh)   |
|----------|-----------------------------|-----------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|          | Andhra Pradesh              |           | 73.94                   |                         |                         |
| 2        | Arunachal Pradesh           |           |                         |                         |                         |
| 3        | Assan                       | 10.00     |                         |                         |                         |
|          | Bihar                       |           |                         |                         | 925,14                  |
|          | Chhattisgarh                |           | 15.00                   |                         | 688.59                  |
| 6        | Goa                         |           |                         |                         |                         |
| 7        | Gujarat                     |           | 15.00                   |                         | 114.37                  |
| 8 9      | Haryana                     |           |                         | 50.09                   | 300.1 1                 |
| 10       | Himachal Pradesh            |           | 3.15                    |                         |                         |
| 11       | Jammu & Kashmir Jharkhand   | 6,40      |                         | 57,74                   |                         |
| 12       | Karnataka                   | 5,48      |                         |                         |                         |
| 13       | Kerala                      |           |                         |                         |                         |
| 14       |                             |           | 14.,46                  |                         |                         |
| 15       | Madhya Pradesh Maharashtra  | 760.63    | 18.00                   |                         | 683.02                  |
| 16       | Manipur                     |           | 14.99                   | 1863.34                 |                         |
| 17       | Meghalaya                   | 15.00     |                         |                         |                         |
| 18       | Mizoram                     |           | 5,80                    | 107.38                  | 726.72                  |
| 19       | Nagaland                    | 4.92      |                         | 877.16                  |                         |
| 20       |                             |           | 249.56                  | 861,.27                 | 78,48                   |
| 21       | Odisha Punjab               | 99.006    |                         | 607.14                  | 60.62                   |
| 22       | Rajasthan                   |           | 16.00                   | 5.60                    |                         |
|          |                             | 150.48    |                         |                         | 3813.00                 |
| 23       | Sikkim                      | 11444     |                         | 578.14                  |                         |
| 24 25    | Tamil Nadu                  |           |                         | 796.38                  | 307.50                  |
| 26       | Telangana Tripura           |           |                         |                         |                         |
| 27       | Uttarakhand                 |           |                         |                         |                         |
| 28       | Uttar Pradesh               | 32.71     |                         | 50.06                   |                         |
| 29       |                             |           | 79.16                   | 419.58                  | 3142.14                 |
| 30       | West Bengal                 |           | 33.00                   | 157,92                  | 100.1 8                 |
| 31       | Andaman and Nicobar Islands |           |                         |                         |                         |
| 32       | Chandigarh Dadar and        |           |                         |                         |                         |
| 33       | Haveli Nagar                |           |                         |                         |                         |
|          | Daman and Diu               |           |                         |                         |                         |
| 34       | Delhi                       |           |                         | -1348.43                | 4535                    |
| 35       | Lakshadweep                 |           |                         |                         |                         |
| 36       | Puducherry                  | 14.97     | 54,17                   |                         | 273.16                  |
|          | TOTAL                       | 1111.03   |                         |                         |                         |
|          |                             |           | 592.23                  | 8214.98                 | 11258.38                |

## State-wise\_funds\_released\_in\_respect\_of Skill\_Trainiug\_Programme\_for\_PwDs\_under\_the years\_

| SNo.   | States/UTs                  | 2014-15 (In lakhs)   | 2015-16 (In Takhs)   | 2016-17 (In lakhs)   | 2017-18 (In lakhs)   |
|--------|-----------------------------|----------------------|----------------------|----------------------|----------------------|
|        | Andhra Pradesh              | 34.80                | 108.06               | 26.07                | 1935                 |
| 2      | Arunachal Pradesh           | 49.80                | 6.24                 |                      | 5,7                  |
| 3      | Assam                       | 9.72                 | 160.68               |                      |                      |
| 4      | Bihar                       | 7,92                 | 178.47               | 31,37                |                      |
| 5      | Chhattisgarh                | 56.70                | 103.95               |                      | 360.77               |
| 6      | Goa                         | 60.58                | 24.75                | 0.86                 |                      |
|        | Gujarat                     | 35,34                | 103.65               | 16.82                |                      |
| 8      | Haryana                     |                      | 256.73               | 101,4                | 15.05                |
| 9      | Himachal Pradesh            | 135.56               | 94.05                | 34.25                | 53.44                |
| 10     | Jammu and Kashmir           | 17.38                | 94.05                | 35,1                 | 46.07                |
| 11     | Jharkhand                   | 17.38                | 110.74               | 20,49                |                      |
| 12     | Karnataka                   | 18.60                |                      | 8.63                 |                      |
| 13     | Kerala                      | 32.40                | 39.31                | 1,71                 |                      |
| 14     | Madhya Pradesh              |                      | 197.67               | 92.,31               | 122.62               |
| 15     | Maharashtra                 |                      | 108.68               | 29,06                | 31.59                |
| 16     | Manipur                     | 79,76                | 9,9                  | 15.15                | 44.03                |
| 17     | Meghalaya Mizoram           | 91,37                | 17.6                 | 13.58                |                      |
| 18     |                             | 3.24                 | 9.9                  | 13,58                |                      |
| 19     | Nagaland                    | 6.48                 | 9.9                  | 13.58                |                      |
| 20     | Orissa                      |                      | 92.34                | 19.07                |                      |
| 21     | Punjab                      |                      | 176                  | 106,11               | 40.34 111.13         |
| 22     | Rajasthan                   | 16,50                | 220.89               | 142.4                | 61.38                |
| 23     | Sikkim                      |                      | 17.71                | 14.52                |                      |
| 24     | Tamil Nadu                  | 21.94                |                      | 8.63                 | 86.42                |
| 25     | Telangana                   | 95.28                | 181.81               | 40.08                | 24.01                |
| 26     | Tripura                     | 12.96                | 60.63                |                      |                      |
| 27     | Uttarakhand                 | 1.89                 | 309.24               | 108.32               |                      |
| 28     | Uttar Pradesh               | 10.08                | 724.88               | 482,41               | 341,88               |
| 29     | West Bengal                 | 5.88                 | 214.88               | 64,45                | 891.82               |
| 30     | Andaman and Nicobar Islands | 160.03               |                      |                      |                      |
| 31     | Chandigarh:                 | 7,92                 |                      |                      | 4.37                 |
| 32     | Dadar and Haveli Nagar      | 28.96                |                      |                      |                      |
| 33     | Daman and Diu               |                      |                      |                      |                      |
| 34     | Delhi                       |                      | 123.72               | 69,23                | 3877.89              |
| 35     | Lakshadweep                 |                      |                      |                      |                      |
| 36     | Pondicherry                 |                      | 14.85                | 11.28                |                      |
|        | TOTAL                       |                      |                      |                      |                      |
|        |                             | 1025.67              | 3937.48              | 159652               | 6137.86              |