Lok Sabha Question No. 460 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-09-15
Subject: Inclusion of Disabled Persons under NFSA
Ministry: CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD AND PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION
Asked by: Pritam Gopinath Munde, Chandra Sekhar Sahu

## MINISTRY  OF CONSUMER  AFFAIRS, FOOD &  pUBLtC  DISTRTBUTTON

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA DEPARTMENT OF FOOD AND PUBLIC DISTRTBUTTON

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED OUESTION NO.46O

## TO BE AI{SWERED Oil {srh SEPTEMBER, 2O2O

## INCLUSION  OF DISABLED PERSONS UNDER NFSA

## DR. PTTITAM GOPINATHRAO MUNDE: SHRI I}HANDRA SEKHAR SAHU: 460.

Will the DISTRIBUTION state: lMinister of 3qgfq'dr rrf,il, CONSUMER  AFFAIRS, FOOD AND PUBLIC glr-q  3il't Trd-dft+ futrrur  d+ be pteased  to

- whether the Central Government  have requested the States to ensure inclusion of all eligible  disabled persons under the National Food Security
- (a) Act 2Ol3;
- (b) if so, the details in this regard;
- (c) whether the Gentral Government have any data to find out the number
- of eligible disabled  persons in various States as on 3lst December,  2Olg;
- (d) if so, the details in this regardl and
- (e)  the number of eligible disabled persons so far covered under the
- National  Food Security Act, 2O{3 in various States?

ANSWER Mll{tsTER  OF STATE FOR MtNtSTRy  OF CONSUMER  AFFAIRS,  FOOD & PUBLIG DISTRIBUTION (sHRr DANVE RAOSAHEB DADARAO)

(a) & (b): Yes Sir. AII States/UTs  have been directed under Section 38 of the ilational Food Security Act (NFSA) that disability as separate criteria within the eligibility  criteria may be identified by al! States/UTs for inclusion of persons with disability, subiect to exclusion  criteria,  for coverage under National Food Security Act, 2O{3. States need to ensure that al! the disabled persons,  who are eligible as per identification criteria of beneficiaries under NFSA, are covered  under the National Food Security Act, 20{3. Those who are not already covered should be covered with fresh ration cards to be issued as per the existing/revised  eligibility criteria that include  disability as separate  criteria. lf a disabled  candidate  is at par with another general candidate, preference  should be given to disabled  person.

(c) & (d): The latest available  data of the number of disabled  persons  in the country is of the 2o'l'l census  covering 2.68 crore persons  and may be seen at Annexure. The number of Disability Gertificates  issued by State Governments/Union Territories  upto May 2O2O is 1.66 crore.

(e): Benefits under NFSA are being made available to all eligible disabled persons under NFSA. Persons with disabilaty  are covered both under the eligibility criteria  of Antyodaya Anna Yoiana (AAY) households and under priority  households.

## ANNEXURE  REFERRED  TO IN REPLY TO PART (C) & (d) OF THE UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.46O FOR ANSWER  ON I5.O9.2O2O  IN THE LOK SABHA

## STATETUT.WTSE  DATA OF PERSONS WITH DISABILITY

| S. No,   | State/UT name              | Total number of persons w:th disabilities as per Census 2Ol I   | No. of Disablllty Gertaficates issued by State Govt./UTs   |
|----------|----------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------|
| 1        | ANDAMAN ,& NICOBAR ISLANDS | 6660                                                            | 4,840                                                      |
| 2.       | ANDHRA PTTADESH            | 1219745                                                         | 938,220                                                    |
| 3.       | ARUNACHN'L PRADESH         | 26734                                                           | 2r9O7                                                      |
| 4.       | ASSAM                      | 480065                                                          | 33O,495                                                    |
| 5        | B!HAR                      | 233r009                                                         | 114341134                                                  |
| 6.       | GHANDIG'IIRH               | 14796                                                           | 25,899                                                     |
| 7        | GHHATTISGARH               | 624937                                                          | 343p27                                                     |
| 8.       | DADRA & NAGAR HAVELI       | 3294                                                            | 3,406                                                      |
| 9.       | DAMAN & I]IIU              | 2196                                                            | 2,3E4                                                      |
| {0.      | DELHI                      | 234E42                                                          | 173,655                                                    |
| 11.      | GOA                        | 33012                                                           | 19,2O2                                                     |
| 12.      | GUJARAT                    | 1(J92302                                                        | 551,658                                                    |
| {3.      | HARYANA                    | s46374                                                          | 339,{90                                                    |
| 14.      | HIMACHAI. PRADESH          | t 55316                                                         | 89,404                                                     |
| ,t 5.    | JAMMU & ](ASHMIR           | 36{ { 53                                                        | 79,385                                                     |
| 16.      | JHARKHAhID                 | 769980                                                          | 458,O24                                                    |
| 17.      | KARNATAKA                  | 1324205                                                         | {,o98,500                                                  |
| 18.      | KERAL/A                    | 761443                                                          | 314,?77                                                    |
| 19.      | LAKSHADVI'EEP              | t615                                                            | 1,/.22                                                     |
| 20,      | MADHYA PIIADESH            | { 551931                                                        | 660,3{3                                                    |
| 21.      | MAHARASHTRA                | 2963392                                                         | { 16{ { ,628                                               |
| 22.      | MANIPUR                    | 58547                                                           | 27.,519                                                    |
| 23       | MEGHALAYA                  | 443'17                                                          | 3E,157                                                     |
| 24.      | MIZORAM                    | rs{60                                                           | 12,236                                                     |
| 25       | NAGALAND                   | 2963t                                                           | 11752                                                      |
| 26.      | ODISHA                     | 1244402                                                         | 1rO761707                                                  |
| 27.      | PUDUCHERRY                 | 30{89                                                           | 29,343                                                     |
| 28       | PUNJAB                     | 6s4063                                                          | 390,8{9                                                    |
| 29       | RAJASTHAI{                 | {563694                                                         | 541,792                                                    |
| 30       | SIKKIM                     | 14147                                                           | 9,O39                                                      |
| 31.      | TAMIL NADU                 | { 179963                                                        | {,{ 89,6{ {                                                |
| 32.      | TELANGAN,A                 | 1046422                                                         | 702,157                                                    |
| 33.      | TRIPURA                    | 64346                                                           | E4,O4                                                      |
| 34,      | UTTAR PR.A,DESH            | 4157514                                                         | 21232rBgB                                                  |
| 35       | UTTARAKI{AND               | 1As272                                                          | 11E,714                                                    |
| 36.      | UYEST BEN(;AL              | 2017406                                                         | {,688,207                                                  |
| TOTAL    |                            | 26,8{4,994                                                      | {6,632,365                                                 |