Lok Sabha Question No. 3475 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-12-10
Subject: Financial Assistance to Mentally Challenged
Ministry: SOCIAL JUSTICE AND EMPOWERMENT
Asked by: Darshana Vikram Jardosh

3475:

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

UNSTARRED QUESTION N0.3475 TO BE ANSWERED ON 10.12.2019

## Financial Assistance to Mentally Challenged

SHRIMATI DARSHANA VIKRAM JARDOSH:

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

to monthly financial assistance to a large number of (a) the steps being taken by the Government mentally challenged poOr people in the country: provide whether it is a fact that there are very few Government/private institutes in the country for providing (b) challenged people and there is shortage of teachers in these institutes; training to mentally 'special

- (c) if so, the steps taken to solve the said issues;

to free railway passes to the mentally challenged poor (d) whether the Government proposes people; and provide

(e) ifso, the details thereof and ifnot, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

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

Ministry of Rural Development provides Disability Pension under Indira Gandhi National Disability (a) belonging to Below Poverty Line BPL) households who are Pension Scheme (IGNDPS) to the persons disability  with  80%  disability level. suffering from multiple or severe month is provided to persons 18-79 years and the amount is assistance Rs. 300/- per enhanced to Rs. 500/- per month on attaining the age of 80 years pension aged

As Census 2011,.5.45.847 school going children with Mental Retardation (Intellectual Disability) (b) per education and training: Therefore, there is a need of between the age group of 5-19 need 70000 teachers as per the ration 1:8 for such children; however: as per the records approximately Rehabilitation Council of India (RCI): 50513 educators are registered in available   with the Rehabilitation Register of RCI and are qualified to teach children Mental   Retardation Central (Intellectual Disability). special years special special

Trust of the Department has 654 Registered Organizations in the country: Out of these; (ii) The National Organisations are implementing schemes for providing various facilities to mentally over 200 Registered challenged poor people

(iii) Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojana (2016 2020), the flagship outcome-based  Skill Training Scheme of the Ministry of Skill Development & Entrepreneurship (MSDE) is implemented across 37 including Person with Disability sector: Under PMKVY 2016-2020, to facilitate and encourage sectors; training of candidate especially women; and Persons with Disabilities those and from backward areas: the scheme provisions payout in the form of post placement support; conveyance allowance; assistive Out of a total 34,000 persons aid, disabilities  candidates   trained under PMKVY (2016-2020), 74 candidates   belong to Mental with behavior- Mental Illness /Mental Retardation category:

of of Persons   with Disabilities has launched National Action Plan   in (iv) Department Empowerment with disabilities including for the mentally challenged which is March; 2015 for skill training to persons ineluding implemented through   government/   private  organizations   empanelled as training   partners, National Handicapped Finance and  Development Corporation (NHFDC) So 275 organizations have been empanelled across India: far,

RCI promotes teacher training centers to conduct courses in education. special

(d) No, Sir:

(e) Extent policy of Ministry of Railways and the statutory provisions contained in Railway Servants (Pass) Rules, 1986 (Second Edition-1993) do not provide for extending free railway pass facility to mentally challenged poor people.

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