Lok Sabha Question No. 3429 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-08-07
Subject: Rehabilitation Council of India
Ministry: SOCIAL JUSTICE AND EMPOWERMENT
Asked by: RAJEEV SHANKARRAO SATAV, HEENA VIJAYKUMAR GAVIT, SUPRIYA SADANAND SULE, DHANANJAY BHIMRAO MAHADIK, JAYAKUMAR JAYAVARDHAN, P.R. SUNDARAM, VIJAYSINH MOHITE PATIL

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

## LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.3429 TO BE ANSWERED ON 07.08.2018

## REHABILITATION COUNCIL OF INDIA

3429. SHRI SATAV RAJEEV: DR. HEENA VIJAYKUMAR GAVIT: SHRIMATI SUPRIYA SULE: SHRI DHANANJAY MAHADIK: DR J. JAYAVARDHAN: SHRI PR SUNDARAM: SHRI MOHITE PATIL VIJAYSINH SHANKARAO:

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

- (a) the aims and objectives of Rehabilitation Council of India (RCD:
- (b) the details of the activities/programmes undertaken by the RCI including steps for creation of the differently abled persons of the various schemes for their welfare during the last awareness among three years and the current year;
- (c) the nature of training provided and the number of training centres for such persons in various States, State/UT-wise;
- (d) the funds sanctioned utilized for the said purpose along with the targets fixed and achieved so far in of training to the differently abled during the current Five Year Plan; and respect provided
- (e) whether the Goverment has any proposal t0 set up new training centres introduce new training courses and if s0, the details thereof; State/UT-wise:

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE FOR SOCIAL JUSTICE AND EMPOWERMENT

## (SHRI KRISHANPAL GURJAR)

- The objectives of the Rehabilitation Council of India (RCI) under Rehabilitation Council of India (a) Act; 1992 are as under: -
- To and monitor the training programmes in the field of rehabilitation of disabled persons. regulate
- To professionals dealing with persons with disabilities
2. prescribe minimum standards of education and training for various categories of
3. To these   standards in all  training   institutions to  bring   about   uniformity regulate
- throughout the country.
- 4\_ To make   recommendations to the Ministry regarding  recognition  of qualifications granted by Universities, etc\_ in India for rehabilitation professionals
- 5\_ To make recommendations to the Ministry regarding recognition of qualification by institutions outside India:
- 6\_ To maintain Central  Rehabilitation Register of persons possessing the recognized rehabilitation qualification.
- 8 To promote research in rehabilitation and education: special
- 7\_ To encourage Continuing Rehabilitation Education in collaboration with organizations working in the field of disability, and
- (b) RCI has informed that the following activities were undertaken:
- Development/  Standardization of Training Progammes in  different  areas of disability rehabilitation and special education.
- iii. Maintenance of Central Rehabilitation Register for registration of qualified professionals/personnel:
- ii. Approval/Recognition of Institutions/Universities for running RCI approved Courses:
- iv. Continuing Rehabilitation Education Programmes/ Seminars/ Workshops/Conferences:
- Conducting examination of Certificate/Diploma level Courses in rehabilitation.
- V Distance Education Programmes through State Universities Open
- vii. Setting up of Zonal Coordination Committees for monitoring of RCI programmes/schemes in the States/UTs
- viii. Central Sector Scheme of ~In-Service Training and Sensitization of Functionaries of Central and State Governments; Local Bodies and Other Service Providers"\_ Key

Awareness about the activities and programmes of the Rehabilitation Council of India is done through advertisements released in newspapers all over India from time to time.

(c) to (e) The RCI does not provide training to Persons with Disabilities Instead , the Council is mandated to  approve Institutions/ Universities/ Organizations, etc to conduct RCI approved Courses/ programmes at the Certificate, Diploma, Degree, Master $ Degree, PG Diploma, M.Phil and PhD levels in the field of disability rehabilitation and education. special

Besides   this, Government of India implement "Central Scheme for In-Service   Training and Sensitization of functionaries of Central & State Governments; Local Bodies & State Governments, Local Bodies & Other Service Providers" through RCI, which envisages to train 30,000 functionaries (10,000 each for 3 years) of certain Central, State Govts, Local Bodies and other service providers connected with the disability sector from 2016-17. key key

This is an ongoing scheme: From 2016-17, till 2018-19 (upto 30.06.2018) an amount of Rs. 346.62 lakhs has been released to RCI and 6240 persons have been trained.