Lok Sabha Question No. 1624 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-03-06
Subject: Centrally Sponsored Schemes for Differently Abled Children
Ministry: SOCIAL JUSTICE AND EMPOWERMENT
Asked by: P.K.SREEMATHI TEACHER

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF SOCIAL JUSTICE & EMPOWERMENT DEPARTMENT OF EMPOWERMENT OF PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES

## RAJYA SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1624 TO BE ANSWERED ON 06.03.2018

## Centrally Sponsored Scheme for Differently Abled Children

## No. 1624 SHRIMATI P.K. SREEMATHI TEACHER

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

- (a) the details of Centrally  sponsored schemes to empower   differently abled children in the schools; and
- (b) the details of allotment made to the States including Kerala for distribution of scholarships to the differently abled students during the last three years;

## ANSWER

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

- (a) At present, there is no Centrally  Sponsored  Scheme administered  by this Department for empowerment of differently abled children in the schools:
- (b) The details of allotment made to the States including the state of Kerala for distribution of scholarships to the differently abled students during the last three years are given at Annexure.

## NO. OF ALLOTMENTS MADE TO STATES FOR DISTRIBUTION OF SCHOLARSHIPS TO THE DIFFERENTLY ABLED STUDENTS

| S.No.   | State/UT             | No; of allotments made for distribution of scholarships*   |   No; of allotments made for distribution of scholarships* |
|---------|----------------------|------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------|
| 1       | ANDAMAN AND NICOBAR  |                                                            |                                                         17 |
| 2       | ANDHRA PRADESH       |                                                            |                                                       2857 |
| 3       | ARUNACHAL PRADESH    |                                                            |                                                         63 |
| 4       | ASSAM                |                                                            |                                                       1125 |
| 5       | BIHAR                |                                                            |                                                       5460 |
| 6       | CHANDIGARH           |                                                            |                                                         36 |
| 7       | CHHATTISGARH         |                                                            |                                                       1463 |
| 8       | DADRA & NAGAR HAVELI |                                                            |                                                          9 |
| 9       | DAMAN & DIU          |                                                            |                                                          6 |
| 10      | DELHI                |                                                            |                                                        550 |
| 11      | GOA                  |                                                            |                                                         78 |
| 12      | GUJARAT              |                                                            |                                                       2558 |
| 13      | HARYANA              |                                                            |                                                       1280 |
| 14      | HIMACHAL PRADESH     |                                                            |                                                        364 |
| 15      | JAMMU AND KASHMIR    |                                                            |                                                        846 |
| 16      | JHARKHAND            |                                                            |                                                       1803 |
|         | KARNATAKA            |                                                            |                                                       3101 |
| 18      | KERALA               |                                                            |                                                       1784 |
| 19      | LAKSHADWEEP          |                                                            |                                                          5 |
| 20      | MADHYA PRADESH       |                                                            |                                                       3638 |
| 21      | MAHARASHTRA          |                                                            |                                                       6941 |
| 22      | MANIPUR              |                                                            |                                                        127 |
| 23      | MEGHALAYA            |                                                            |                                                        105 |
| 24      | MIZORAM              |                                                            |                                                         36 |
| 25      | NAGALAND             |                                                            |                                                         70 |
| 26      | ODISHA               |                                                            |                                                       2915 |
| 27      | PUDUCHERRY           |                                                            |                                                         72 |
| 28      | PUNJAB               |                                                            |                                                       1532 |
| 29      | RAJASTHAN            |                                                            |                                                       3663 |
| 30      | Sikkim               |                                                            |                                                         43 |
| 31      | TAMIL NADU           |                                                            |                                                       2763 |
| 32      | TELANGANA            |                                                            |                                                       2452 |
| 33      | TRIPURA              |                                                            |                                                        151 |
| 34      | UTTARAKHAND          |                                                            |                                                        434 |
| 35      | UTTAR PRADESH        |                                                            |                                                       9738 |
| 36      | WEST BENGAL          |                                                            |                                                       4725 |
| TOTAL   | TOTAL                |                                                            |                                                      62810 |