Lok Sabha Question No. 1461 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-09-20
Subject: Welfare of Physically and Mentally Challenged Persons
Ministry: SOCIAL JUSTICE AND EMPOWERMENT
Asked by: Ashok Mahadeorao Nete

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

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1461

## Welfare of Physically and Mentally Challenged Persons

1461. SHRI ASHOK MAHADEORAO NETE:

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

(a) the details of the assistance provided and works done in the direction of education, training and rehabilitation of physically and mentally challenged people in the country, State-wise particularly in Maharashtra as on date;

(b) the details of the beneficiaries during the said period, State-wise particularly in Maharashtra; and

(c) the other schemes launched/to be launched by the Government for the welfare of physically and mentally challenged people with the details thereof? along

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE FOR SOCIAL JUSTICE AND EMPOWERMENT

## (SHRI KRISHANPAL GURJAR)

(a) to (c) The Department of Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities is   providing   financial assistance to several schemes projects through its National Institutes, National Trust, National Handicapped Finance and Development Corporation (NHFDC) and Artificial Limbs Manufacturing Corporation of India (ALIMCO) as well as through Autonomous Bodies/ Organizations Institutes and Non-Government Organizations (NGOs) for education, training and rehabilitation of physically and mentally challenged people in the country, including the State of Maharashtra: Details of assistance provided, works done and the details of the beneficiaries under the major schemes implemented by the Government for Divyangjans are at Annexure.

Annexure referred to in reply to part (a) to (c) of Lok Sabha Admitted Unstarred Question. No. 1461 to be answered on 20.09.2020 regarding "Welfare of Physically and Mentally Challenged Persons"

- Assistance to Disabled Persons for Purchase Fitting of Aids and Appliances (ADIP): Under the Scheme of Assistance to Disabled Persons for Purchase/Fitting of Aids/appliances (ADIP Scheme), the funds are released to various Implementing Agencies Artificial Limbs Manufacturing Corporation (ALIMCO) National Institutes/Composite Regional Centres(CRCs) District Disability Rehabilitation Centres/Indian Red Cross Societies/ Non Government Organizations etc: to assist the eligible persons with disabilities including physically and mentally challenged people throughout the country including Maharashtra for procuring durable, sophisticated and scientifically manufactured, modern, standard aids and appliances that can promote their physical, social and psychological rehabilitation by reducing the effects of disabilities and enhance their economic potential:

| [State-wise details of funds utilized and number of beneficaries covered under various activities by implementing agencies during the three years and current year under ADIP Scheme (31.08.2020)   | [State-wise details of funds utilized and number of beneficaries covered under various activities by implementing agencies during the three years and current year under ADIP Scheme (31.08.2020)   | [State-wise details of funds utilized and number of beneficaries covered under various activities by implementing agencies during the three years and current year under ADIP Scheme (31.08.2020)   | [State-wise details of funds utilized and number of beneficaries covered under various activities by implementing agencies during the three years and current year under ADIP Scheme (31.08.2020)   | [State-wise details of funds utilized and number of beneficaries covered under various activities by implementing agencies during the three years and current year under ADIP Scheme (31.08.2020)   | [State-wise details of funds utilized and number of beneficaries covered under various activities by implementing agencies during the three years and current year under ADIP Scheme (31.08.2020)   | [State-wise details of funds utilized and number of beneficaries covered under various activities by implementing agencies during the three years and current year under ADIP Scheme (31.08.2020)   | [State-wise details of funds utilized and number of beneficaries covered under various activities by implementing agencies during the three years and current year under ADIP Scheme (31.08.2020)   | [State-wise details of funds utilized and number of beneficaries covered under various activities by implementing agencies during the three years and current year under ADIP Scheme (31.08.2020)   | [State-wise details of funds utilized and number of beneficaries covered under various activities by implementing agencies during the three years and current year under ADIP Scheme (31.08.2020)   |
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| S No.                                                                                                                                                                                               | e / Uts                                                                                                                                                                                             | 2017-18                                                                                                                                                                                             | 2017-18                                                                                                                                                                                             | 2018-19                                                                                                                                                                                             | 2018-19                                                                                                                                                                                             | 2019-20                                                                                                                                                                                             | 2019-20                                                                                                                                                                                             | 2020-21                                                                                                                                                                                             | 2020-21                                                                                                                                                                                             |
| S No.                                                                                                                                                                                               | e / Uts                                                                                                                                                                                             | Funds Utiliz INumber of Rs.in Lakhs)                                                                                                                                                                | Beneficiari es Covered                                                                                                                                                                              | Funds Utilize INumber s.in Lakhs)                                                                                                                                                                   | (Rlof Benefi ciaries Co                                                                                                                                                                             | Rs.in Lakhs)                                                                                                                                                                                        | Funds Utiliz |Number of IFunds Utiliz Number of IBeneficiari les Covered                                                                                                                       | (Rs.in Lakh s)                                                                                                                                                                                      | Beneficiari es Covered                                                                                                                                                                              |
|                                                                                                                                                                                                     | Andhra Pradesh                                                                                                                                                                                      | 420.16                                                                                                                                                                                              | 5812                                                                                                                                                                                                | 1030.66                                                                                                                                                                                             | 11195                                                                                                                                                                                               | 511.89                                                                                                                                                                                              | 4536                                                                                                                                                                                                | 115.18                                                                                                                                                                                              | 823                                                                                                                                                                                                 |
|                                                                                                                                                                                                     | Bihar                                                                                                                                                                                               | 444.58                                                                                                                                                                                              | 9049                                                                                                                                                                                                | 829.93                                                                                                                                                                                              | 13554                                                                                                                                                                                               | 263.75                                                                                                                                                                                              | 3836                                                                                                                                                                                                | 71.97                                                                                                                                                                                               | 793                                                                                                                                                                                                 |
| 3                                                                                                                                                                                                   | Chhattisgarh                                                                                                                                                                                        | 45.87                                                                                                                                                                                               | 1588                                                                                                                                                                                                | 18.76                                                                                                                                                                                               | 324                                                                                                                                                                                                 | 264.10                                                                                                                                                                                              | 3887                                                                                                                                                                                                | 177.95                                                                                                                                                                                              | 1605                                                                                                                                                                                                |
|                                                                                                                                                                                                     | Goa                                                                                                                                                                                                 | 54.68                                                                                                                                                                                               | 989                                                                                                                                                                                                 | 51.05                                                                                                                                                                                               | 838                                                                                                                                                                                                 | 1.80                                                                                                                                                                                                | 40                                                                                                                                                                                                  | 4.60                                                                                                                                                                                                |                                                                                                                                                                                                     |
|                                                                                                                                                                                                     | Gujarat                                                                                                                                                                                             | 2167.83                                                                                                                                                                                             | 50687                                                                                                                                                                                               | 1074.74                                                                                                                                                                                             | 16835                                                                                                                                                                                               | 632.45                                                                                                                                                                                              | 21418                                                                                                                                                                                               | 4.60                                                                                                                                                                                                |                                                                                                                                                                                                     |
|                                                                                                                                                                                                     | Haryana                                                                                                                                                                                             | 452.96                                                                                                                                                                                              | 7944                                                                                                                                                                                                | 671.05                                                                                                                                                                                              | 12519                                                                                                                                                                                               | 1050.05                                                                                                                                                                                             | 13018                                                                                                                                                                                               | 36.85                                                                                                                                                                                               | 352                                                                                                                                                                                                 |
|                                                                                                                                                                                                     | Himachal Prades                                                                                                                                                                                     | 52.71                                                                                                                                                                                               | 1372                                                                                                                                                                                                | 78.57                                                                                                                                                                                               | 2186                                                                                                                                                                                                | 19.51                                                                                                                                                                                               | 194                                                                                                                                                                                                 |                                                                                                                                                                                                     |                                                                                                                                                                                                     |
|                                                                                                                                                                                                     | Jammu and Kash mir                                                                                                                                                                                  | 167.81                                                                                                                                                                                              | 3296                                                                                                                                                                                                | 247.35                                                                                                                                                                                              | 4456                                                                                                                                                                                                | 108.27                                                                                                                                                                                              | 1902                                                                                                                                                                                                | 47.23                                                                                                                                                                                               | 1569                                                                                                                                                                                                |
|                                                                                                                                                                                                     | Jharkhand                                                                                                                                                                                           | 106.97                                                                                                                                                                                              | 1604                                                                                                                                                                                                | 259.41                                                                                                                                                                                              | 4882                                                                                                                                                                                                | 46.27                                                                                                                                                                                               | 195                                                                                                                                                                                                 |                                                                                                                                                                                                     | 76                                                                                                                                                                                                  |
| 10                                                                                                                                                                                                  | Karnataka                                                                                                                                                                                           | 353.56                                                                                                                                                                                              | 5713                                                                                                                                                                                                | 687.48                                                                                                                                                                                              | 9640                                                                                                                                                                                                | 479.34                                                                                                                                                                                              | 4022                                                                                                                                                                                                | 35.48                                                                                                                                                                                               | 296                                                                                                                                                                                                 |
| 11                                                                                                                                                                                                  | Kerala                                                                                                                                                                                              | 349.4                                                                                                                                                                                               | 7788                                                                                                                                                                                                | 410.40                                                                                                                                                                                              | 5733                                                                                                                                                                                                | 174.52                                                                                                                                                                                              | 3018                                                                                                                                                                                                | 29.04                                                                                                                                                                                               | 374                                                                                                                                                                                                 |
| 12                                                                                                                                                                                                  | Madhya Pradesh                                                                                                                                                                                      | 979.23                                                                                                                                                                                              | 14652                                                                                                                                                                                               | 1241.07                                                                                                                                                                                             | 15317                                                                                                                                                                                               | 593.70                                                                                                                                                                                              | 10792                                                                                                                                                                                               | 284.19                                                                                                                                                                                              | 1892                                                                                                                                                                                                |
| 13                                                                                                                                                                                                  | Maharashtra                                                                                                                                                                                         | 1319.71                                                                                                                                                                                             | 21337                                                                                                                                                                                               | 2317.7                                                                                                                                                                                              | 42305                                                                                                                                                                                               | 2010.65                                                                                                                                                                                             | 40516                                                                                                                                                                                               | 63.55                                                                                                                                                                                               | 112                                                                                                                                                                                                 |
| 14                                                                                                                                                                                                  | Odisha                                                                                                                                                                                              | 702.20                                                                                                                                                                                              | 11864                                                                                                                                                                                               | 341.25                                                                                                                                                                                              | 6374                                                                                                                                                                                                | 706.20                                                                                                                                                                                              | 9107                                                                                                                                                                                                | 55.64                                                                                                                                                                                               | 668                                                                                                                                                                                                 |
| 15                                                                                                                                                                                                  | Punjab                                                                                                                                                                                              | 276.62                                                                                                                                                                                              | 7788                                                                                                                                                                                                | 1835.35                                                                                                                                                                                             | 11685                                                                                                                                                                                               | 623.76                                                                                                                                                                                              | 15860                                                                                                                                                                                               | 144.67                                                                                                                                                                                              | 1194                                                                                                                                                                                                |
| 16                                                                                                                                                                                                  | Rajasthan                                                                                                                                                                                           | 856.93                                                                                                                                                                                              | 9904                                                                                                                                                                                                | 1456.15                                                                                                                                                                                             | 16874                                                                                                                                                                                               | 1015.68                                                                                                                                                                                             | 13310                                                                                                                                                                                               | 15.66                                                                                                                                                                                               | 188                                                                                                                                                                                                 |
| 17                                                                                                                                                                                                  | Tamil Nadu                                                                                                                                                                                          | 589.83                                                                                                                                                                                              | 11377                                                                                                                                                                                               | 708.02                                                                                                                                                                                              | 16319                                                                                                                                                                                               | 326.35                                                                                                                                                                                              | 12382                                                                                                                                                                                               | 50.82                                                                                                                                                                                               | 536                                                                                                                                                                                                 |
| 18                                                                                                                                                                                                  | Uttar Pradesh                                                                                                                                                                                       | 1906.03                                                                                                                                                                                             | 38749                                                                                                                                                                                               | 3540.71                                                                                                                                                                                             | 55460                                                                                                                                                                                               | 4162.84                                                                                                                                                                                             | 61179                                                                                                                                                                                               | 156.8                                                                                                                                                                                               | 796                                                                                                                                                                                                 |
| 19                                                                                                                                                                                                  | Uttrakhand                                                                                                                                                                                          | 290.25                                                                                                                                                                                              | 6101                                                                                                                                                                                                | 150.32                                                                                                                                                                                              | 4222                                                                                                                                                                                                | 138.83                                                                                                                                                                                              | 3955                                                                                                                                                                                                | 6.97                                                                                                                                                                                                | 237                                                                                                                                                                                                 |
| 20                                                                                                                                                                                                  | West Bengal                                                                                                                                                                                         | 732.64                                                                                                                                                                                              | 17602                                                                                                                                                                                               | 1321.46                                                                                                                                                                                             | 21384                                                                                                                                                                                               | 535.72                                                                                                                                                                                              | 14854                                                                                                                                                                                               | 58.09                                                                                                                                                                                               | 945                                                                                                                                                                                                 |
| 21                                                                                                                                                                                                  | Andaman & Nico bar                                                                                                                                                                                  | 20.41                                                                                                                                                                                               | 570                                                                                                                                                                                                 | 33.61                                                                                                                                                                                               | 948                                                                                                                                                                                                 | 6.21                                                                                                                                                                                                | 114                                                                                                                                                                                                 |                                                                                                                                                                                                     |                                                                                                                                                                                                     |
| 22                                                                                                                                                                                                  | Chandigarh                                                                                                                                                                                          | 0.75                                                                                                                                                                                                | 14                                                                                                                                                                                                  | 3.88                                                                                                                                                                                                | 88                                                                                                                                                                                                  | 8.45                                                                                                                                                                                                | 147                                                                                                                                                                                                 |                                                                                                                                                                                                     |                                                                                                                                                                                                     |
| 23                                                                                                                                                                                                  | Dadra & Nagar H aveli                                                                                                                                                                               | 1.63                                                                                                                                                                                                | 85                                                                                                                                                                                                  |                                                                                                                                                                                                     |                                                                                                                                                                                                     | 16.02                                                                                                                                                                                               | 306                                                                                                                                                                                                 |                                                                                                                                                                                                     |                                                                                                                                                                                                     |
| 24                                                                                                                                                                                                  | Daman & Diu                                                                                                                                                                                         | 6.94                                                                                                                                                                                                | 64                                                                                                                                                                                                  | 4.26                                                                                                                                                                                                | 74                                                                                                                                                                                                  |                                                                                                                                                                                                     |                                                                                                                                                                                                     | 11.86                                                                                                                                                                                               | 115                                                                                                                                                                                                 |
| 25                                                                                                                                                                                                  | Delhi                                                                                                                                                                                               | 355.86                                                                                                                                                                                              | 3366                                                                                                                                                                                                | 607.66                                                                                                                                                                                              | 6410                                                                                                                                                                                                | 176.76                                                                                                                                                                                              | 2424                                                                                                                                                                                                | 60.94                                                                                                                                                                                               | 623                                                                                                                                                                                                 |

| 26    | Lakshadweep      | 11.22    | 266    | 4.89     | 101    |          |        |         |       |
|-------|------------------|----------|--------|----------|--------|----------|--------|---------|-------|
| 27    | Puducherry       | 7.12     | 298    | 40.90    | 681    | 32.80    | 513    |         |       |
| 28    | Arunachal Prades | 28.48    | 439    | 46.76    | 881    | 17.28    | 256    |         |       |
| 29    | Assam            | 884.02   | 21092  | 84.20    | 1051   | 576.78   | 11098  | 0.85    | 14    |
| 30    | Manipur          | 162.47   | 2464   | 32.20    |        | 38.80    | 144    |         |       |
| 31    | Meghalaya        | 8.19     | 164    | 146.58   | 3192   | 4.32     | 46     |         |       |
| 32    | Mizoram          | 23.82    | 282    | 35.90    | 178    |          |        |         |       |
| 33    | Nagaland         | 15.26    | 387    | 58.75    | 1258   | 20.24    | 255    |         |       |
| 34    | Sikkim           | 22.99    | 523    | 19.09    | 377    | 15.09    | 248    |         |       |
| 35    | Tripura          | 138.61   | 2326   | 202.07   | 5134   | 54.71    | 350    |         |       |
| 36    | Telangna         | 444.17   | 5175   | 650.86   | 8383   | 533.73   | 2294   | 116.51  | 414   |
| 37    | Ladakh           |          |        |          |        |          |        |         |       |
| Total | Total            | 14401.91 | 272731 | 20243.04 | 300865 | 15166.87 | 256216 | 1555.35 | 13624 |

- ii\_ Deendayal Disabled Rehabilitation Scheme (DDRS): The Department of Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities (Divyangjan) is implementing Central Sector schemes namely, Deendayal Disabled Rehabilitation Scheme (DDRS) under which financial assistance is provided to Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs) running projects for the welfare of Persons with Disabilities (PwDs) including school for mentally challenged people, aimed at enabling them to maintain their optimal, physical, sensory, intellectual, psychiatric or social functional levels for the welfare of Person with Disabilities (PwDs) and District Disability Rehabilitation Centres (DDRCs) under which financial assistance is provided to set up and operate DDRCs at District level. special

State/UTs-wise (including Maharashtra) Grant-in-aid released and number of beneficiaries under DDRS including special school for mentally challenged people during the

| S. No.   | Name of th e State   |         |         | 2018-19   | 2018-19   | 2019-20   | 2019-20         | 2020-21   | 2020-21        |
|----------|----------------------|---------|---------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------------|-----------|----------------|
| S. No.   | Name of th e State   | Amount  | ciaries | Amount    | ies       | Amount    | Beneficial ries | Amount    | Benefici aries |
| 1        | Andhra Pra desh      | 1101.15 | 5635    | 1452.75   | 7268      | 2663.05   | 6187            | 605.32    | 2811           |
|          | IArunachal P         | 1.58    | 30      | 0         | 0         | 0         |                 |           |                |
| 3        | Assam                | 88.98   | 249     | 90.86     | 469       | 124.72    | 603             | 44.61     | 119            |
| 4        | Bihar                | 80.58   | 406     | 43.87     | 323       | 23.67     | 53              | 0         | 0              |
| 5        | Ichattisgarh         | 24.30   | 258     | 40.64     | 229       |           | 187             | 0         | 0              |
| 6        | Delhi                | 196.37  | 1329    | 29.62     | 369       | 32.65     | 501             | 65.97     | 254            |
| 7        | Goa                  | 0.00    |         | 0.59      | 70        | 0         |                 | 0         | 0              |
| 8        | Gujarat              | 54.75   | 680     | 97.44     | 762       | 131.96    | 864             | 5.96      | 21             |
| 9        | HHaryana             | 119.50  | 945     | 130.74    | 935       | 154.81    | 512             | 93.54     | 290            |
| 10       | Himachal Prl ladesh  | 24.84   | 105     | 55.72     | 100       | 71.77     | 302             |           |                |
| 11       | JJammu & K lshmir    | 0.68    | 28      | 5.79      | 43        | 4.53      | 81              |           |                |
| 12       | Jharkhand            | 0.00    |         | 1.59      | 0         | 10.39     | 64              |           | 0              |
| 13       | Karnataka            | 83.86   | 866     | 86.05     | 675       | 41.31     | 339             |           | 0              |

| 14    | IKerala          |   574.32 | 3170   | 584.86   | 3780                | 611.82   |   2112 | 321.68   | 1079   |
|-------|------------------|----------|--------|----------|---------------------|----------|--------|----------|--------|
| 15    | Madhya Pral desh |   148.04 | 1320   | 162.96   | 1389                | 155.5    |    639 | 60.01    | 246    |
| 16    | Maharashtrl      |   321.64 | 1085   | 202.21   | 836                 | 342.21   |   3036 | 149.1    | 1998   |
| 17    | Manipur          |   448.3  | 1992   | 525.16   | 3209                | 974.01   |   2597 | 189.67   | 609    |
| 18    | Meghalaya        |    23.21 | 485    | 54.32    | 645                 | 32.59    |    443 | 26.88    | 155    |
|       | Mizoram          |     9.44 | 42     | 19.88    | 153                 | 33.9     |    168 | 0        | 0      |
|       | 20 INagaland     |     0    | 0      | 2.49     | 30                  |          |     30 | 0        | 0      |
| 21    |                  |   526.93 | 2822   | 732.76   | 3143                | 1001.05  |   3239 | 400.71   | 1861   |
| 22    | [Punjab          |    86.58 | 830    | 45.54    | 595                 | 133.65   |    588 | 0        | 0      |
|       | 23 IRajasthan    |   188.63 | 1353   | 152.21   | 1780                | 261.6    |   1096 | 36.28    | 86     |
| 24    | Tamil Nadu       |   216.42 | 1087   |          | 1368                | 191.9    |    786 | 182.52   | 686    |
|       | 25 [Tripura_     |     2.84 |        | 0.27     | 70                  | 0        |      0 | 0        | 0      |
| 26    | Uttar Prade sh   |   557.57 | 3874   | 760.28   | 4623                | 1018.59  |   4105 | 460.58   |        |
| 27    | Uttrakhand       |    26.52 | 248    | 28.65    | 320                 | 84.07    |    197 | 14.06    | 66     |
| 28    | West Bengal      |   384.9  | 1840   | 365.88   | 2417                | 335.46   |   3621 | 72.25    | 442    |
|       | 29 Telangana     |   685.37 | 4874   | 1014.16  | 5968                | 1646.76  |   5513 | 692.51   | 2306   |
| 30    | Pudducherr       |    18.36 | 106    | 40.42    | 234                 | 32.61    |    141 | 17.3     | 60     |
| Total | Total            |  5995.66 | 35729  | 6999.90  | 41803.00 [10166.84] |          |  38004 |          | 14762  |

- iii. Scholarship schemes students with   disabilities: To support Students with Disabilities including physically and mentally challenged in the field of education, the Department is implementing umbrella scheme 'Scholarships for Students with Disabilities' which comprises of six components. following are the components of umbrella scheme:for The
2. a Pre-matric Scholarship for SwDs (For Class IX & X);
3. b Post-matric Scholarships for SwDs (For Class Xl to Post-graduate Degree/Diploma);
- C. Scholarship for Class Education for Graduate and Post-Graduate Degree/Diploma in notified institutes of excellence in education); Top
5. d National Overseas Scholarship (For Master' s Degree/Ph: D. in Universities abroad);
- e. National Fellowship for PwDs (For M.Phil and Ph.D in Indian Universities) , and
7. f\_ Free Coaching for SwDs (For recruitment examinations for Group A & B and entrence examinations admission in technical and professional courses) for

## State-wise details of scholarship amount released and number of beneficiaries covered (including Maharashtra) during the last three years and current year

|    | State/Uts             | 2017-18           | 2017-18           | 2018-19           | 2018-19           | 2019-20           | 2019-20           | 2020-21 (as on 15.09.202 0)   | 2020-21 (as on 15.09.202 0)   |
|----|-----------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
|    |                       | (AmtRs. in Lakhs) | (AmtRs. in Lakhs) | (AmtRs. in Lakhs) | (AmtRs. in Lakhs) | (AmtRs. in Lakhs) | (AmtRs. in Lakhs) | (AmtRs. in Lakhs)             | (AmtRs. in Lakhs)             |
|    |                       | no.               | amount            | no.               | amount            | no.               | amount            | no_                           | amount                        |
| 1  | JAndaman an d Nicobar |                   | 0.31              |                   |                   |                   | 0.00              | 0.001                         |                               |
| 2  | IAndhra Prad lesh     | 233               | 611.63            | 217               |                   | 6281              | 523.99            | 4.00                          | 1.24                          |
| 3  | IArunachal Pr         | 2                 | 0.251             | 81                | 2.18              | 0                 |                   |                               |                               |

|    | ladesh                |            |               |            |                |      |                |                |         |
|----|-----------------------|------------|---------------|------------|----------------|------|----------------|----------------|---------|
| 4  | Assam                 | 8          | 27.00         | 150        | 81.02|    | 1089 | 214.67         | 0.00           |         |
| 5  | Bihar                 |            | 228.41        |            | 384.27         | 1771 | 655.74         |                | 11.21   |
| 6  | Chandigarh            | 11         | 1.43          | 4          |                | 171  | 39.61          | 1.001          | 0.71    |
| 7  | Chhattisgarh          | 275        |               | 417        | 71.04          | 344  | 68.06          | 4.00           | 1.251   |
| 8  | Dadra & ar Haveli Nag | 2          | 0.19          |            |                | 8    | 0.861          |                |         |
| 9  | Daman & Diu           |            | 0.43          |            | 0.00           |      | 0.001          |                |         |
| 10 | Delhi                 | 3951       |               |            | 223.701        | 4761 |                | 1.00           | 5.13    |
| 11 | Goa                   | 3          | 0.74          |            | 0.001          | 11   | 1.62/          | 6.00           | 3.58    |
| 12 | Gujarat               | 674        | 179.65/       | 310        | 112.28         |      | 127.44         | 532.00         |         |
| 13 | Haryana               | 143        | 94.271        | 252        | 91.561         |      | 89.561         | 2.00           | 0.73    |
| 14 | Himachal Pra desh     | 144        | 31.72|   | 94         | 35.861         |      | 38.261         | 2.001          | 16.91   |
| 15 | Kashmir               | 4001       | 111.46        | 229        | 130.05         | 2061 | 100.561        | 226.00         | 48.07   |
| 16 | Jharkhand             | 53         | 47.351        |            | 170.58         | 2861 | 119.87         | 1.00           | 0.13    |
| 17 | Karnataka             | 1009       | 276.59        | 16861      | 481.13         | 1100 |                | 505.41/1200.00 | 340.64  |
| 18 | Kerala                | 2415       | 263.931       | 2873       | 375.901        | 3669 |                | 35.00          | 5.65    |
| 19 |                       |            | 0.00          | 0          | 0.00           |      | o.00           | 0.00           | 0.00    |
| 20 | IMadhya Prad esh      | 6422| |               | 5090       | 759.31         | 5429 | 904.05         | 69.00          | 16.90   |
| 21 | Maharashtra           | 93         | 260.76        |            | 298.451        | 1082 | 404.43|   | 6.00           | 2.76    |
| 22 |                       | 30         | 8.01          | 0          | 0.00           | 12   | 3.17           | 7.00           | 1.50    |
| 23 | Meghalaya             | 271        | 4.88          | 9          |                | 0    | 0.00           | 0.00           |         |
| 24 | Mizoram               |            | 7.60          | 2          | 0.41           | 26   |                |                |         |
| 25 | Nagaland              | 5          | 0.72          | 0          |                |      |                | 11.00          | 1.46    |
| 26 | Odisha                | 2307       | 380.291       | 20761      | 488.281        | 3341 | 744.91         | 9.00           | 2.161   |
| 27 | IPuducherry           | 22         | 22.67         | 33         |                |      |                | 1.00           | 0.531   |
| 28 | Punjab                | 1061       | 79.681        | 531        | 92.97          | 444  | 122.73         | 2.00           | 0.33    |
| 29 | Rajasthan             | 7251       | 202.951       | 1222       | 274.69         | 1567 | 395.50         | 47.001         | 9.16    |
| 30 | ISikkim               | 13         | 4.24          | 3          | 0.37           |      | 5.37           |                |         |
| 31 |                       | 1260       | 208.61        | 15061      | 359.32         | 1181 |                |                | 400.961 |
| 32 | [Telangana            | 1351       | 206.67        | 1381       | 164.10         | 3281 | 184.23         | 13.00          | 11.63   |
| 33 | [Tripura              | 192|  | 37.60         | 81         | 23.02          |      | 35.70          | 4.00           | 2.74    |
| 34 | Uttarakhand           |            |               | 37         | 17.31          | 391  | 147.76         | 135.00         | 20.17   |
| 35 | Uttar Prades hh       | 27561      | 1124.70       |            |                |      | 4572.74        | 100.00         | 43.47   |
| 36 | West Bengal           | 892        | 341.73        | 4722| | 971.07         | 4851 | 218.21         | 227.00         | 75.86   |
|    | Total                 |            | 2120615647.24 |            | 303691 8626.74 |      | 42972/11456.71 | 46551          | 1145.80 |

- iv National Action Plan or Skill Development Persons with Disabilities: The Department of Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities  (DEPwD) launched the National Action Plan (NAP) for Skill Development of Persons with Disabilities (PwDs) including physically and mentally challenged persons in March, 20/5 under the umbrella scheme of SIPDA which is implemented across the country (including in the states of Maharashtra) through which of PwDs is conducted via a network of empanelled training partners(ETPs) comprising Government organizations (National Institutes/National Handicapped   Finance and Development   Corporation/Composite skilling

## State Wise (including Maharashtra) details of financial assistance provided under NAP under SIPDA:

|      |                              | 2017-18                                   | 2017-18                          | 2018-19    | 2018-19                                    | 2019-20   | 2019-20                                                                  | 2020-21         | 2020-21                                   |
|------|------------------------------|-------------------------------------------|----------------------------------|------------|--------------------------------------------|-----------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------|-------------------------------------------|
| S.No | (State/UT                    | Funds relea It in 2017-1 Funds relea Ised | No. of Pw Ds who re Installmen 8 | Ised       | No. of Pw Ds who re ceived Ist Iinstallmen | ased      | No. of PwDs who receiv ed 1st Instal t in 2018-1 Funds rele Ilment in 20 | Funds rele ased | No. of Pw Ds who re Iceived 1st in 2020-2 |
|      | Andhra Pr ladesh             | 1935086                                   | 120                              | 1889372    | 165                                        |           |                                                                          |                 |                                           |
|      | IArunachal Pradesh           | 474596                                    |                                  |            |                                            |           |                                                                          |                 |                                           |
| 3    | Assam                        |                                           |                                  | 713174     | 120                                        |           |                                                                          |                 |                                           |
| 4    | Bihar                        |                                           |                                  |            |                                            |           |                                                                          |                 |                                           |
|      | Ichandigar h                 |                                           |                                  |            |                                            |           |                                                                          |                 |                                           |
| 6    | Chhattisgal rh               | 36077801                                  | 3690                             |            |                                            | 1147621   |                                                                          |                 |                                           |
|      | Goa                          |                                           | 0                                |            |                                            |           |                                                                          |                 |                                           |
| 8    | Gujarat                      | 1505807                                   | 500                              | 7357484    |                                            |           |                                                                          |                 |                                           |
| 9    | HHaryana                     | /5344060                                  | 390                              | 603678     |                                            | 2252953   |                                                                          | 1840625         |                                           |
| 10   | Himachal Pradesh             |                                           |                                  |            |                                            | 697006    |                                                                          |                 |                                           |
| 11   | JJammu an d Kashmir 14308498 |                                           |                                  |            |                                            |           |                                                                          |                 |                                           |
| 13   | Karnataka                    |                                           |                                  | 2999945    |                                            |           |                                                                          |                 |                                           |
| 14   | Kerala                       | 199478                                    | 20                               | 0          |                                            |           |                                                                          |                 |                                           |
| 15   | radesh                       | 11782333                                  | 580                              | 12195968   |                                            |           |                                                                          |                 |                                           |
| 16   | Maharash tra                 | 7682008                                   | 3000                             | 23368006   | 30                                         |           |                                                                          |                 |                                           |
| 17   | Manipur                      | 4303421                                   | 400                              |            |                                            |           |                                                                          |                 |                                           |
| 18   | Meghalay                     |                                           |                                  |            |                                            |           |                                                                          |                 |                                           |
| 19   | Mizoram                      |                                           |                                  |            |                                            |           |                                                                          |                 |                                           |
| 20   | Nagaland                     |                                           |                                  |            |                                            |           |                                                                          |                 |                                           |
| 21   | New Delhi                    | [38124673                                 | 32050                            | 32760247 6 | 44380                                      | 174447    | 60                                                                       |                 |                                           |
| 22   | Odisha                       | 3834799 0                                 | 1000                             |            |                                            | 1958880   | 210                                                                      | 64915           |                                           |
| 23   | Punjab                       | 11113464                                  |                                  |            |                                            |           |                                                                          |                 |                                           |
| 124  | Rajasthan                    | 11139360                                  | 500                              |            |                                            |           |                                                                          |                 |                                           |
| 25   | Sikkim                       |                                           |                                  | 5047015    |                                            |           |                                                                          |                 |                                           |
| 26   | Tamil Nad                    | 40691071 /3430                            |                                  |            | 140                                        | [3024923  | 385                                                                      |                 |                                           |
| 127  | [Telangana 2401464           |                                           | 300                              | 17387308   | 1585                                       |           |                                                                          |                 |                                           |
| 28   | ITripura                     |                                           |                                  |            |                                            |           |                                                                          |                 |                                           |
| 29   | Uttarakha Id                 |                                           |                                  |            |                                            |           |                                                                          |                 |                                           |
| 30   | Uttar Prad lesh              | 35881417                                  | 3270                             | 5929663    | 1386                                       |           |                                                                          |                 |                                           |

| 31     |                                |          | 8960   | 13449751   | 480   | 3193896   | 578   |         |    |
|--------|--------------------------------|----------|--------|------------|-------|-----------|-------|---------|----|
|        | IAndaman and Nicob par Islands |          |        |            |       |           |       |         |    |
| 33     | Dadar and Nagar Ha             |          |        |            |       |           |       |         |    |
| 34     | Daman an d Diu                 |          |        |            |       |           |       |         |    |
| 35     | Lakshwad leep                  |          |        |            |       |           |       |         |    |
| 36     | Puducherr                      |          |        |            |       |           |       |         |    |
| ITotal | ITotal                         | 66140408 | [58210 | 42032699 8 | 47286 | 1244972 6 | 1434  | 1905540 | 0  |

- Accessible India   Campaign: The Department of Empowerment of Persons of Disabilities launched the Accessible India Campaign in December 2015 with the vision of creation of barrier free environment for independent and safe of Persons with Disabilities. is implemented under 3 components namely the Accessible Built-Up Environment; Accessible Transportation System and Accessible ICT Eco-System: While education, training and rehabilitation do not directly fall under the domain of the Accessible India Campaign, however, under AIC, following initiatives have been taken for schools as well as educational services accessible for Children with Special Needs: living being making
- a. As reported by Department of School Education and Literacy (DoSEL) in December 2019, approximately 61% schools had been  provided and 22% with accessible toilets. Content on accessibility has been integrated by NCERT in classes 1 to 12 and B.Ed. svllabus as well as State Board. Under its Samagra Siksha Abhiyan, provisions have been made for in-service   training of teachers, training of  special educators, stipend for girl students, among others:
- b UGC has also taken efforts in getting accessibility in colleges and universities

## vi Central Sector Scheme of "Support for Establishmentl Modernization Capacity Augmentation of Braille Presses:

The Department is implementing a Central Sector Scheme of "support for establishment, modernization, capacity augmentation of Braille Presses' with following objectives:

- To establish18 new Braille Presses in the state where strong organization are already present;
- To establish 03 small scaled Braille printing presses in UTs;
- To modernize 12 old Braille presses using traditional and low speed printing; and
- To augment Braille printing capacity of 03 modern Braille printing presses by adding printing infrastructure.
- Under Braille Press Scheme during the last three years (2017-18 to 2019-20) Rs.14.64 crore has been released to Braille Presses and 4.27 crore pages have been printed. In the State of Maharashtra, Rs. 2.61 crores have been released during last three years and 58.90 lakh pages have been printed.
- vii National Handicapped Finance & Development Corporation Loan Scheme:National Handicapped Finance and Development  Corporation (NHFDC); Public   Sector

Enterprise under the administrative control of Department of Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities (DEPwD) Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment provides financial assistance in terms of loan to Persons with Disabilities for starting any activity contributing directly or indirectly in the income generation or helping Persons with Disabilities (PwDs) in their overall process of empowerment and higher education through implementing agencies throughout the country including Maharashtra

## The details of funds released and number of PwDs benefitted under the NHFDC loan scheme, State wise:

(As on 16.09.2020)

| Is. No:   | State/ UT        | Amount Released Rs. in lakh   | Beneficiaries Covered   |
|-----------|------------------|-------------------------------|-------------------------|
| 1         | Andhra Pradesh   | 4185.91|                 | 10924                   |
| 2         | Assam            | 362.061                       | 478                     |
| 3         | Bihar            | 548.681                       | 559                     |
|           | Ichandigarh      | 114.33                        | 472                     |
| 5         | Chattisgarh      | 8557.01                       | 7451                    |
| 6         | Delhi            | 433.83                        | 952                     |
|           | Goa              | 60.021                        | 42                      |
| 8         | IGujarat         | 4231.79                       | 7398                    |
| 9         | Haryana          | 10253.98                      | 150051                  |
| 10        | Himachal Pradesh | 4337.14                       | 4483                    |
| 11        | Jammu & Kashmir  | 3850.38                       | 3870                    |
| 12        | Jharkhand        |                               | 1068                    |
| 13        | Karnataka        | 1068.08                       | 33661                   |
| 14        | Kerala           | 6183.11                       | 7034                    |
| 15        | llakshadweep     | 114.561                       |                         |
| 16        | IMadhya Pradesh  |                               | 3903                    |
| 17        | IManipur         | 38.01                         | 501                     |
| 18        | Maharashtra      | 14008.751                     |                         |
| 19        | Meghalaya        | 677.50                        | 8651                    |
| 20        | Mizoram          | 54.251                        | 179                     |
| 21        | INagaland        |                               | 501                     |
| 22        | Orissa           | 1245.82                       | 26421                   |
| 23        | IPuducherry      | 3004.20                       | 4690                    |
| 24        | Punjab           | 1349.351                      | 1825                    |

| 25   | Rajasthan     | 6855.02/   |        |
|------|---------------|------------|--------|
| 26   | ISikkim       | 601.301    | 597    |
| 27   | Tamil Nadu    | 22525.52/  | 67684  |
| 28   | {Telangana    | 6.50       |        |
| 29   | Tripura       | 797.36     |        |
| 30   | Uttar Pradesh | 11769.931  | 144671 |
| 31   | IWest Bengal  | 733.10     | 1720   |
| 32   | Uttarakhand   | 1256.351   | 2258   |
|      |               | 113077.97  | 187917 |

- viii. National Handicapped Finance & Development Corporation provides grant support for skill   training of PwDs throughout the  country with an objective to facilitate self employmentlwage employment of successful PwD trainees.

## The details of number of PwDs benefitted under the NHFDC skill training schemes state wise:

| S.No   | State-wise         | Amount Sanctioned   | No. of Trainees   | Number of EDP Sanctioned   | Total Amount Disbursed   | Total  Trainees  Number of   | EDPs   |
|--------|--------------------|---------------------|-------------------|----------------------------|--------------------------|------------------------------|--------|
| 1      | IAssam             | 268.78              | 2261              | 87                         | 193                      | 14861                        |        |
| 2      | JAndhra Pradesh    | 249.30              | 2107              |                            | 163.44                   | 1582                         | 461    |
| 3      | JArunachal Pradesh | 10.80               | 901               | 3                          | 9.721                    | 601                          |        |
|        | Bihar              | 208.87              | 1900              | 691                        | 139.81                   | 1530                         | 41     |
| 5      | Ichattisgarh       | 343.671             | 2780              | 951                        |                          | 1810                         | 29     |
| 6      | Delhi              | 341.361             | 2757              | 100                        | 171.561                  | 1484                         | 31     |
|        | Gujarat            | 259.10              | 2117              | 981                        | 182.661                  | 1453                         | 62     |
| 8      | Goa                | 31.95               | 210               |                            | 31.951                   | 150                          | 5      |
| 9      | IHaryana           |                     | 5524              |                            | 553.72                   | 4828                         | 82     |
| 10     | Himachal Pradesh   | 227.92|        | 1680              | 70                         | 168.11                   | 1243                         |        |
| 11     | Jammu & Kashmir    | 214.07              | 1801              | 67                         | 163.69                   | 1390                         | 29     |
| 12     | Iharkhand          | 131.13              | 9401              | 39                         | 95.90                    |                              | 22     |
| 13     | IKarnataka         | 96.74               | 10051             | 44                         |                          | 723                          |        |
| 14     |                    | 44.74               | 4451              | 261                        | 21.10                    | 317                          |        |
| 15     | Madhya Pradesh     | 652.851             | 54461             | 187                        | 406.581                  | 3881                         | 63     |
| 16     | Maharashtra        | 402.05              |                   |                            | 314.40                   | 2539                         | 67     |
| 17     | IManipur           |                     | 4751              | 20                         | 32.461                   | 3351                         |        |

| 18   | Imeghalava    |           |       |          |         |            | 9        |
|------|---------------|-----------|-------|----------|---------|------------|----------|
| 19   | Mizoram       | 28.41     | 2601  |          | 23.481  | 2601       | 2        |
| 20   | Nagaland      |           | 3451  | 12| | 24.581  | 3051       | 2        |
| 21   | Orissa        | 235.77    | 1884  | 82       | 137.52  | 1372       | 37       |
| 22   | IPuducherry   | 73.82     |       | 201      | 28.77   |            | 8        |
| 23   | IPunjab       | 552.651   | 4409  | 182      | 355.261 | 3041       | 59       |
| 24   | Rajasthan     | 912.57    | 7322  | 253      | 529.18  | 47751      | 74       |
| 25   | Tamil Nadu    | 210.951   | 1691  | 69       | 102.89  | 959        | 34       |
| 26   | ITelangana    | 230.99    |       | 64       | 128.37  |            | 15| |
| 27   |               |           | 5561  | 361      | 37.61   | 377        | 12| |
| 28   | Uttar Pradesh | 1812.50   | 14818 | 5451     | 1282.63 | 10383      | 183      |
| 29   | Uttarakhand   | 233.53    | 1795  | 661      | 161.761 | 1175| | 20       |
| 30   | West Bengal   | 403.74    | 3567  | 120      | 231.54  | 2608       | 58       |
| 31   | (Sikkim       | 59.33     |       | 21       |         | 4551       | 5        |
|      | TOTAL         | 10706.661 | 75022 | 2130     | 6047.74 | 53214      |          |