Lok Sabha Question No. 2362 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-12-03
Subject: Employment for Differently Abled Persons
Ministry: SOCIAL JUSTICE AND EMPOWERMENT
Asked by: Harish Dwivedi, Jagdambika Pal

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF SOCIAL JUSTICE & EMPOWERMENT

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2362

## DEPARTMENT OF EMPOWERMENT OF PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES (Divyangjan) LOK SABHA

TO BE ANSWERED ON 03.12.2019

## Employment for Differently Abled Persons

## 2362. SHRI HARISH DWIVEDI: SHRI JAGDAMBIKA PAL:

Will the Minister of SOCIAL JUSTICE be pleased to state:

- (b) the total number of differently abled people engaged in gainful employment;
- (a) the total number of differently abled people and children in the country, State-wise;
- (c) the total number of differently abled graduates in the country;
- (e) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor?
- (d) whether the Government is taking steps for the welfare of differently abled citizens including generation of employment opportunities for them; and

## ANSWER

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

(a) As per Census 2011, the number of Persons with Disabilities (PwDs) and Children with Disabilities (age group of 0-19 years). State-wise is at Annexure.

(c) As per Census 2011, about 5% of the total population of person with disabilities are graduates and above.

(b) As per Census 2011, there are 98 lakh workers with disabilities

(d) and (e) The Government enacted Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act, 2016 which provides various rights and entitlements for PwDs: It also provides for not less than 4% reservation in Govt; vacancies for  persons with benchmark  disabilities (i.e. disability of 40% or more). The Central Government supplements the efforts of the State Govt:  through various schemes & programmes for empowerment of PwDs such as:

Assistance to Disabled Persons for Purchase/Fitting of Aids and Appliances (ADIP) under which assistance is   provided to poor   persons with disabilities in   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 enhancing their economic potential The scheme also has & provision to cochlear implant to eligible children upto 5 of age at a cost of up to Rs.6.00 lakh per child. years provide

Deen   Dayal Disabled Rehabilitation Scheme   (DDRS) under which   grant-in-aid is   provided to NGOs voluntary organisations for projects relating to rehabilitation of persons with disabilities ; aimed at enabling persons with disabilities t0 reach their optimal , physical, sensory. intellectual; psychiatric or social functional level:

Scholarship schemes under which the Government provides scholarships for students with disabilities (under 18) as Pre-matric (for classes IX & X), Post-matric (from class XI up to Post Graduate degreeldiploma  level), Class   Education Post  graduate  degreeldiploma in   notified Institutes) National Fellowship (MPhil and PhD courses). National Overseas Scholarship (for Overseas education at P.G /Doctorate level). such Top

Skill Development: In March, 2015, Government launched the National Action Plan for Skill Training of persons with disabilities to enhance their scope of employment:

Annexure as referred in reply of part (a) of the Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 2362 raised by Shri Harish Dwivedi: Shri Jagdambika Pal for answer on 03.12.2019 regarding "Employment for Differently Abled Persons"

| S.No:                         | State/UT Name                 | Number of Persons with Disabilities   | Number of Children with disabilities (age group of 0-9 years)   |
|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|---------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
| 1 JAMMU & KASHMIR             | 1 JAMMU & KASHMIR             | 361153                                | 101428                                                          |
| 2 HIMACHAL PRADESH            | 2 HIMACHAL PRADESH            | 155316                                | 31204                                                           |
| 3 PUNJAB                      | 3 PUNJAB                      | 654063                                | 173265                                                          |
| 4 CHANDIGARH                  | 4 CHANDIGARH                  | 14796                                 | 4071                                                            |
| SUTTARAKHAND                  | SUTTARAKHAND                  | 185272                                | 51872                                                           |
| 6IHARYANA                     | 6IHARYANA                     |                                       | 146942                                                          |
| 7INCT OF DELHI                | 7INCT OF DELHI                | 234882                                | 60663                                                           |
| 8IRAJASTHAN                   | 8IRAJASTHAN                   | 1563694                               | 362498                                                          |
| 9 UTTAR PRADESH               | 9 UTTAR PRADESH               | 4157514                               | 1551148                                                         |
| 1O BIHAR                      | 1O BIHAR                      | 2331009                               | 933023                                                          |
|                               |                               | 18187                                 | 3098                                                            |
| 12 ARUNACHAL PRADESH          | 12 ARUNACHAL PRADESH          | 26734                                 | 8438                                                            |
|                               |                               | 29631                                 | 77401                                                           |
| 14/MANIPUR                    | 14/MANIPUR                    | 58547                                 |                                                                 |
| 15 MIZORAM                    | 15 MIZORAM                    | 15160                                 |                                                                 |
| 16 TRIPURA                    | 16 TRIPURA                    | 64346                                 | 16509                                                           |
| 17/MEGHALAYA                  | 17/MEGHALAYA                  | 44317                                 | 17413                                                           |
| 18/ASSAM                      | 18/ASSAM                      | 480065                                | 134479                                                          |
| 19 WEST BENGAL                | 19 WEST BENGAL                | 2017406                               | 548542                                                          |
| 20 JHARKHAND                  | 20 JHARKHAND                  | 769980                                | 258652                                                          |
| 21/ODISHA                     | 21/ODISHA                     | 1244402                               | 3213491                                                         |
| 22/CHHATTISGARH               | 22/CHHATTISGARH               | 624937                                | 152311                                                          |
| 23 MADHYA PRADESH             | 23 MADHYA PRADESH             | 1551931                               | 463361                                                          |
| 24IGUJARAT                    | 24IGUJARAT                    | 1092302                               | 313874                                                          |
| 25 DAMAN & DIU                | 25 DAMAN & DIU                | 2196                                  | 502                                                             |
| 26 DADRA & NAGAR HAVELI       | 26 DADRA & NAGAR HAVELI       | 3294                                  | 1144                                                            |
| 27IMAHARASHTRA                | 27IMAHARASHTRA                | 2963392                               | 826254                                                          |
| 28IANDHRA PRADESH (Undivided) | 28IANDHRA PRADESH (Undivided) | 2266607                               | 551630                                                          |
|                               |                               | 1324205                               | 389383                                                          |
| 30 GOA                        | 30 GOA                        | 33012                                 | 6031                                                            |
| 31/LAKSHADWEEP                | 31/LAKSHADWEEP                | 16151                                 | 382                                                             |
| 32 KERALA                     | 32 KERALA                     | 761843                                | 120457                                                          |
|                               |                               | 1179963                               | 278294                                                          |
| 34PUDUCHERRY                  | 34PUDUCHERRY                  | 30189                                 | 5491                                                            |
| 3SIANDAMAN & NICOBAR ISLANDS  | 3SIANDAMAN & NICOBAR ISLANDS  | 6660                                  | 1544                                                            |
| Total                         | Total                         | 26814994                              | 7864636                                                         |