Lok Sabha Question No. 393 (STARRED), answered on 2019-01-08
Subject: Welfare and Rehabilitation of Divyangs
Ministry: SOCIAL JUSTICE AND EMPOWERMENT
Asked by: RAJU ALIAS DEVAPPA ANNA SHETTI

## DEPARTMENT OF EMPOWERMENT OF PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES

## GOVERNEMTN OF INDIA MINISTRY OF SOCIAL JUSTICE AND EMPOWERMENT (DIVYANGJAN)

## LOK SABHA

STARRED QUESTION NO. +*393

TO BE ANSWERED ON 08.01.2019

## WERFARE AND REHABILIATION OF DIVYANGS

## +*393: SHRI RAJU SHETTY

Minister of SOCIAL JUSTICE AND EMPOWERMENT be please to state Will the

- details of the current status of the ongoing schemes/ projects for the welfare and (a) the and mentally retarded persons in the country, StatelUTrehabilitation of Divyangs wise;
- Government has reviewed/ proposes t0 review the National policy for whether the with the United with disabilities to make it in consonance Conference on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities; persons
- and utilized for this purpose during each of the last three (b) the funds allocated/released years and the current Statel UT-wise; year;
- (d) if so, the details and the outcome thereof; and
- the effective steps taken by the Government to provide assistance to mitigate (e) the problems being faced by this section of the society? special

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF SOCIAL JUSTICE AND EMPOWERMENT

(DR: THAAWARCHAND GEHLOT)

(a) to (e) A statement is laid on the Table of the House.

referred in reply to (a) to (e) of Lok Sabha Starred Question No. 393 for Statement as raised by Shri answer on 08/01/2019 regarding "welfare and rehabilitation of Divyangs Raju Shetty. part

- runs schemes/projects through its eight National Institutes; National Trust: (a) to (b): Department (NHFDC) and Artificial Limbs Manufacturing Corporation of   India   (ALIMCO) as well as through State Governments bodieslorganizationslinstitutes and Non-Government   Organizations   (NGOs) for autonomous Details of the major schemes implemented by the Government for Divyangjans are as country: under:
- Assistance to Disabled Persons for Purchase/Fitting of Aids and Appliances (ADIP): Under this scheme, funds are released to various implementing agencies to assist the needy standard aids and appliances   that can promote their physical, social schabilitation by reducing the effects of disabilities and enhance their cconomic potential] persons
- (ii) asgistance is provided for various activities relating to implementation of Right this scheme, 2016, particularly, for creation of barrier free environment of Persons with Disabilities Act; for persons with disabilities:
- financial assistance is Scholarship schemes for students with disabilities: Under this scheme;\_ (iv) students with   disabilities for Pre-matric, Post-metric, Class   Education; provided to National Fellowship, National Overseas Scholarship: Top
- (DDRS): Under this scheme, financial assistance (iii) Deendayal Disabled Rehabilitation Scheme rehabilitation of PwDs   which is  aimed at is   provided to NGOs   for projects   relating to intellectual, enabling them to reach and maintain their physical, sensory, psychological and social function levels: optimal

under ADIP, SIPDA, DDRS and Scholarship Schemes during last three State-wise funds released

- has already adopted National Policy in the year 2006. The National (c) to (d): The Government resource for the country Policy recognizes that the persons with disabilities are valuable human environment that them equal opportunities, protection of rights and and seeks to create an rehabilitation, full  participation in  society. on prevention of disabilities, social protection, and recreation etc for persons with disabilities: education, employment; Committee to review the existing National Policy and Further; the Government has constituted a United National Policy for persons with disabilities in synergy with to suggest a comprehensive Disabilities and Rights of Persons with Disabilities Nations Convention on Rights of Persons with Act; 2016. provide sports
- the problems faced by with disabilities, the Government implements (e): To mitigate the efforts of States/UTs towards empowerment various schemes and programmes to utilization of funds, release of grants to of Persons with Disabilities. In addition; to ensure full of during & year is made only on receipt of utilization certificates in respect implementing Other measures include monitoring by respective State Governments/UTs previous year' $ time through independent evaluation agencies; Administrations, evaluation studies from time to utilization of funds inspections the State Governments concerned, inter alia, to check proper National Institutes and officers of the Ministry. persons supplement agencies grants. by

## Annexure-I

Annexure referred to in reply to part (b) of Lok Sabha Admitted Starred Question No.393 to be answered on 08.01.2019 regarding welfare and rehabilitation of Divyangs

## State-wise details of funds released under ADIP Scheme during the last three years and current year

(Rs.in Lakh)

| S.No.   | State UTs            | 2015-16   | 2016-17   | 2017-18      | 2018-19 (as on 03.01.2019)   |
|---------|----------------------|-----------|-----------|--------------|------------------------------|
|         | Andhra Pradesh       | 795.56    | 642.12    | 420.16       | 379.58                       |
| 2       | Bihar                | 105.80    | 205.62    | 496.31       | 549.62                       |
| 3       | Chhattisgarh         | 425.03    | 297.76    |              | 9.62                         |
| 4       | Goa                  | 8.96      | 3.76      | 53.55        | 34.99                        |
| 5       | Gujarat              |           | 1731.26   | 2399.37      | 592.57                       |
| 6       | Haryana              | 473.02    | 848.49    | 453.31       | 492.54                       |
| 7       | Himachal Pradesh     | 59.61     | 81.01     | 52.71        | 59.01                        |
| 8       | Jammu and Kashmir    | 126.54    | 222.59    | 117.81       | 203.60                       |
|         | Jharkhand            | 22.79     | 77.04     | 106.97       | 34.75                        |
| 10      | Karnataka            | 676.98    | 453.60    | 353.50       | 423.99                       |
| 11      | Kerala               | 239.35    | 228.68    |              | 190.45                       |
| 12      | Madhya Pradesh       | 2251.79   | 1663.46   | 979.93       | 581.66                       |
| 13      | Maharashtra          | 1846.86   | 1244.36   | 1043.78      | 1231.49                      |
| 14      | Odisha               | 557.79    | 897.64    | 702.20       | 214.62                       |
| 15      | Punjab               | 842.46    | 565.25    | 276.62       | 238.83                       |
| 16      | Rajasthan            | 624.94    | 539.81    | 856.93       | 977.47                       |
| 17      | Tamil Nadu           | 394.68    | 353.32    | 514.95       | 461.8                        |
| 18      | Uttar Pradesh        | 2869.4    | 4072.05   | 1908.81      | 1820.97                      |
| 19      | Uttrakhand           | 301.52    | 311.20    | 281.93       | 56.88                        |
| 20      | West Bengal          | 1163.02   | 1149.95   | 734.64       | 444.06                       |
| 21      | Andaman & Nicobar    | 0         | 10.64     | 7.13         | 0                            |
| 22      | Chandigarh           |           | 22.61     | 0.75         | 2.43                         |
| 23      | Dadra & Nagar Haveli | 0.95      | 2.13      | 2.70         |                              |
| 24      | Daman & Diu          | 2.46      | 3.08      | 6.76         |                              |
| 25      | Delhi                | 361.09    | 571.89    | 355.64       | 220.95 1.88                  |
| 26      | Lakshadweep          |           | 0         | 11.22        | 31.86                        |
|         | Puducherry           |           | 20.11     | 7.12         | 31.79                        |
| 28      | Arunachal Pradesh    | 12.92     | 8.45      | 28.48        | 200.42                       |
| 29      | Assam                | 599.27    |           | 829.97       | 140.34                       |
| 30      | Manipur              | 92.31     | 563.14    | 162.47       | 135.38                       |
| 31      | Meghalaya            | 26.26     | 98.28     | 8.19         | 11.92                        |
| 32      | Mizoram              | 2.84      | 38.55     | 11.00        | 0.85                         |
| 33      | Nagaland             | 17.44     | 16.49     | 2.37         | 18.24                        |
| 34      | Sikkim               | 23.11     |           | 0.53         | 165.62                       |
| 35      | Tripura              |           | 235.34    | 98.82 443.79 | 337.74                       |

377 &5

335.56

Annexure   referred of Lok Sabha Starred   Question No. 393 for answer on 08.01.2019 regarding Welfare and Rehabilitation Divyangs

## Grant-in-aid released to States/UTs under the Scheme for Implementation of the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act; 2016 (SIPDA) during the last three years and current year (Rsin lakb)

| No:   | State/UT                    | 2015-16   | 2016-17   | 2017-18   | 2018-19 (31.12.2018   |
|-------|-----------------------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------------------|
|       | Andhra Pradesh              | 73.94     |           | 795.54    | 718.17                |
| 2     | Arunachal Pradesh           |           |           |           |                       |
| 3     | Assam                       |           |           |           |                       |
| 4     | Bihar                       |           |           | 925.14    |                       |
| 5     | Chhattisgarh                | 15.00     |           | 688.59    |                       |
|       | Goa                         |           |           |           | 444.63                |
| 6     | Gujarat                     | 15.00     |           | 114.37    |                       |
| 8     | Haryana                     |           | 50.09     | 464.68    | 880.02                |
| 9     | Himachal Pradesh            | 3.15      |           |           | 48.49                 |
| 10    | Jammu & Kashmir             |           | 57.74     |           |                       |
| 11    | Jharkhand                   |           |           | 583.43    | 583.43                |
| 12    | Karnataka                   |           |           |           | 1021.21               |
| 13    | Kerala                      | 14.46     |           |           | 429.98                |
| 14    | Madhya Pradesh              | 18.00     | 19.37     | 951.16    | 141.94                |
| 15    | Maharashtra                 | 14.99     | 1863.34   |           |                       |
| 16    | Manipur                     |           |           |           |                       |
| 17    | Meghalaya                   | 5.80      | 107.38    | 1689.67   | 325.16                |
| 18    | Mizoram                     |           | 877.16    |           |                       |
| 19    | Nagaland                    | 249.56    | 861.27    | 78.48     |                       |
| 20    | Odisha                      |           | 607.14    | 118.11    |                       |
| 21    | Punjab                      | 16.00     | 5.60      | 64.59     | 919.74                |
| 22    | Rajasthan                   |           |           | 3813.00   | 6.03                  |
| 23    | Sikkim                      |           | 578.14    |           |                       |
| 24    | Tamil Nadu                  |           | 796.38    | 307.50    |                       |
| 25    | Telangana                   |           |           | 459.62    | 459.62                |
| 26    | Tripura                     |           |           |           |                       |
| 27    | Uttarakhand                 |           | 50.06     |           |                       |
| 28    | Uttar Pradesh               | 79.16     | 419.58    | 3142.15   | 218.03                |
| 29    | West Bengal                 | 33.00     | 157.92    | 289.52    | 1105.22               |
| 30    | Andaman and Nicobar Islands |           |           |           | 570.59                |
| 31    | Chandigarh                  |           | 415.38    |           |                       |
| 32    | Dadar and Nagar Haveli      |           |           |           |                       |
| 33    | Daman and Diu               |           |           |           |                       |
| 34    | Delhi                       |           | 1348.43   | 45.35     |                       |
| 35    | Lakshadweep                 |           |           |           |                       |
| 36    | Puducherry                  | 54.17     |           | 273.16    |                       |
|       | TOTAL                       | 592.23    | 8214.98   | 14804.06  | 7872.26               |

Annexure referred in (b) of Lok Sabha Starred Question No. 393 for answer on 08.01.2019 regarding Welfare and Rehabilitation Divyangs part

## States- wise funds utilised under Deendayal Disabled Rehabilitation Scheme (DDRS) during last three years and current year:

(Amount in Rs. lakh)

| S.No:   | StatelUTs            | 2015-16       | 2016-17   | 2017-18       | 2018-19 (As on 03.01.2019)   |
|---------|----------------------|---------------|-----------|---------------|------------------------------|
|         | Andhra Pradesh       | 826.83        | 763.14    | 1101.15       | 652.23                       |
| 2       | Arunachal Pradesh    | 6.74          | 9.64      | 1.58          |                              |
| 3       | Assam                | 88.92         | 94.01     | 88.98         | 24.3                         |
| 4       | Bihar                | 62.03         | 25.16     | 80.58         | 35.88                        |
| 5       | Chattisgarh_         | 47.49         | 17.51     | 24.30         | 38.8                         |
| 6       | Delhi                | 197.81        | 82.16     | 196.37        | 27.69                        |
|         | Goa                  | 8.87          | 4.89      | 0.00          |                              |
| 8       | Gujarat              | 47.24         | 32.2      | 58.85         | 45.91                        |
| 9       | Haryana              | 117.94        | 116.24    | 119.50        | 75.85                        |
| 10      | Himachal Pradesh     | 20.53         | 24.16     | 24.84         | 46.79                        |
| 11      | Jammu & Kashmir      | 9.58          | 3.25      | 0.68          | 4.86                         |
| 12      | Jharkhand            |               | 0.94      | 0.00          | 0                            |
| 13      | Karnataka            | 77.2          | 96.73     | 83.86         | 50.53                        |
| 14      | Kerala               | 362.25        | 446.16    | 574.32        | 370.5                        |
| 15      | Madhya Pradesh       | 132.69        | 99.75     | 148.04        | 92.76                        |
| 16      | Maharashtra          | 141.47        | 221.47    | 321.64        | 73.08                        |
| 17      | Manipur              | 284.38        | 270.91    | 448.30        | 371.09                       |
| 18      | Meghalaya            | 45.86         | 65.16     | 23.21         | 35.08                        |
| 19      | Mizoram              | 11.25         | 7.38      | 9.44          | 9.54                         |
| 20      | Nagaland             | 0.41          |           | 0.00          |                              |
| 21      | Odisha               | 445.1         | 329.31    | 526.93        | 254.07                       |
| 22      | Punjab               | 46.23         | 68.95     | 86.58         | 20.95                        |
| 23      | Rajasthan            | 139.18        | 136.12    | 188.63        | 107.77                       |
| 24      | Sikkim               |               |           | 0.00          |                              |
| 25      | Tamil Nadu           | 234.29        | 98.77     | 216.42        | 202.83                       |
| 26      | Tripura              | 1             | 12.09     | 2.84          | 0.27                         |
| 27      | Uttar Pradesh        | 550.16        | 376.19    | 557.57        | 355.19 18.06                 |
| 28      | Uttrakhand           | 41.47         | 28.01     | 26.52         |                              |
| 29      | West Bengal          | 304.34        | 361.66    | 384.90        | 183.31                       |
| 30      | Telangana_           | 750.13        | 700.88    | 685.37        | 588.36                       |
| 31      | Andman and Nicobar   | 0             | 0         | 0.00          | 0                            |
| 32      | Chandigarh           | 0             | 0         | 0.00          | 0                            |
| 33      | Dadra & Nagar Haveli | 0             | 0         | 0.00          | 0                            |
| 34      | & Diu Daman          | 0             | 0         | 0.00          | 0                            |
| 35      | Lakshadweep          | 0             | 0         | 0.00          |                              |
| 36      | Pudducherry Tatal    | 14.83 5018.99 | 7.16      | 18.36 5999.77 | 18.31 3704.01                |

Annexure referred in part (b) of Lok Sabha Starred Question No. 393 for answer o 08.01.2019 regarding Welfare and Rehabilitation Divyangs.

## State-wise funds released under the Scholarship Schemes for Students with Disabilities during last three years and current year:

| S.No:   | StatelUts            | 2015-16    | 2016-17   |   2017-18 | 2018-19 (as on 31.12.2018)   |
|---------|----------------------|------------|-----------|-----------|------------------------------|
|         | Andaman and Nicobar  |            | 23105     |     31320 |                              |
| 2       | Andhra Pradesh       | 45452446   | 38634545  |  61163020 | 25053867                     |
| 3       | Arunachal Pradesh    | 0          | 454832    |     24820 |                              |
| 4       | Assam                | 2084395    | 5175195   |   2699724 | 4509723                      |
| 5       | Bihar                | 9425619    | 17190687  |  22840525 | 25849375                     |
| 6       | Chandigarh           | 168773     | 25000     |    142565 | 2622588                      |
| 7       | Chhattisgarh         | 1425065    | 1686408   |   4878311 | 4811235                      |
| 8       | Dadra & Nagar Haveli | 5340       | 31930     |     18520 |                              |
| 9       | Daman & Diu          | 0          |           |     42830 |                              |
| 10      | Delhi                | 7514322    | 8456984   |  18478648 | 14152830                     |
| 11      | Goa                  | 0          | 0         |     74320 |                              |
| 12      | Gujarat              | 5504023    | 4720663   |  17965436 | 4141710                      |
| 13      | Haryana              | 6141470    | 7039148   |   9426788 | 6220692                      |
| 14      | Himachal Pradesh     | 1139274    | 1956937   |   3171831 | 623833                       |
| 15      | Jammu And Kashmir    | 2317050    | 4484667   |  11146486 | 10370829                     |
| 16      | Jharkhand            | 2480063    | 5586493   |   4735146 | 12770025                     |
| 17      | Karnataka            | 12205947   | 44204354  |  27658602 | 34496121                     |
| 18      | Kerala               | 12923434   | 13467189  |  26392860 | 5153222                      |
| 19      | Lakshadweep_         | 0          | 0         |         0 | 0                            |
| 20      | Pradesh Madhya       | 7950546    | 62570217  |  64201872 | 40918332                     |
| 21      | Maharashtra          | 13583357   | 19140032  |  26075567 | 20229508                     |
| 22      | Manipur              | 1543538    | 43196     |    801441 |                              |
| 23      | Meghalaya            | 35470      | 748470    |    487985 |                              |
| 24      | Mizoram              | 0          | 382490    |    760490 |                              |
| 25      | Nagaland             | 0          | 214868    |     72230 |                              |
| 26      | Odisha               | 19280156   | 11646315  |  38029005 | 33886069                     |
| 27      | Puducherry           | 2580224    | 1392400   |   2266997 | 1101243                      |
| 28      | Punjab_              | 4227885    | 3448420   |   7967725 | 4848331                      |
| 29      | Rajasthan            | 5142812    | 7036343   |  20295332 | 14997479                     |
| 30      | Sikkim               | 106440     | 385900    |    423610 | 20240                        |
| 31      | Tamil Nadu           | 19450935   | 6432387   |  20861213 | 20477729                     |
| 32      | Telangana            | 4301902    | 11304393  |  20667326 | 10646711                     |
| 33      | Tripura              | 1171418    | 2844017   |   3759502 | 513767                       |
| 34      | Uttarakhand          | 493075     | 30640     |    519000 | 337500                       |
| 35      | Uttar Pradesh        | 47473456   | 56311850  | 112469826 | 133881072                    |
| 36      | West Bengal          | 14064414   | 21269598  |  34173420 | 65955610                     |
| Total   | Total                | 250192849_ | 358339673 | 564724293 | 498589641                    |

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