Lok Sabha Question No. 466 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-02-06
Subject: New Category of Disabilities
Ministry: SOCIAL JUSTICE AND EMPOWERMENT
Asked by: P.R. SUNDARAM, DHANANJAY BHIMRAO MAHADIK, JAYAKUMAR JAYAVARDHAN, SUPRIYA SADANAND SULE, VIJAYSINH MOHITE PATIL, RAJEEV SHANKARRAO SATAV, HEENA VIJAYKUMAR GAVIT

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

## LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 466 TO BE ANSWERED ON 06.02.2018

## New Category of Disabilities

466, SHRI SHRIMATI SUPRIYA SULE: SHRI MOHITE J. JAYAVARDHAN: SATAV RAJEEV: DR HEENA PATIL VIJA YSINH SHANKARRAO: SHRI VIJAYKUMAR GAVIT:

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

- (a) whether the Government has framed guidelines for the added to the Rights of Persons with Disabilities assessment of the 14 new disabilities that were Act; 2016 and if the details thereof;
- (6)whether patients of newly added disabilities were denied disability certificate and if the details thereof;? due to lack of guidelines SO,
- Coulahether the Government has taken steps to frame guidelines s0 that patients of could disability certificate from designated Government newly added disability Hospitals and if so, the details thereof; get
- so, the details thereofand the reasons therefor; and certificates to the applicants, if
- (e) whether the Government has any plan to implement any awareness so, the details thereof and the action taken by the Government programmes regarding this issue, if thereon?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE FOR SOCIAL JUSTICE AND EMPOWERMENT

(SHRI KRISHANPAL GURJAR)

- (a) to (c) Sir; The Government has notified the guidelines for the disability in the following categories on 04/01/018: purpose of assessing the extent of Yes;
- muscular dystrophy; and

II, blindness and low-vision;

III, deaf and hard of and speech and language hearing disability;

IV. intellectual disability and specific learning disabilities;

V. mental illness;

VI chronic neurological conditions;

VII; haemophilia, thalassemia and sickle cell disease; and

VIII. multiple disabilities idehere as regards assessment and certification of autism, thpe States/UTs have been advised follow guidelines notified by the Ministry on 25/04/2016. to

Asiper the repealed Persons with Disabilities (Equal Opportunities; Protection of Participation) Act, 1995, disability certificates were issued Rights and Full more, whereas the Census does only to those who have disability 40% or not necessarily cover persons with disabilities 40% disability or more, in issuance of disability certificate by States/UTs can be attributed to lack 0f medical experts at the district level, lack of awareness among with adequate persons disabilities etc. having Delay

(e) The State; Governments and UTs have been advised by the Ministry to take disability certificates to the persons with disabilities On up issuance of also reviewed the campaign mode from time to time. The matter is annual meetings with State Ministers/Secretaries Further;, the Goveramentehas identification and certification of every person with disability: The project envisages at the district/block level for its effective implementation of the adequate publicity project. during