Lok Sabha Question No. 442 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-02-05
Subject: Welfare and Rehabilitation of Differently Abled
Ministry: SOCIAL JUSTICE AND EMPOWERMENT
Asked by: M. B. RAJESH

## GOVERNEMTN OF INDIA DMPOWERMENT OF PERSONS WITH DEPARTMENT OF (DIVYANGJAN)

LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION No 442 TO BE ANSWERED ON 05.02.2019

Welfare and Rehabilitation of Differently Abled

## 442. SHRI MB. RAJESH:

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

- of the Schemes/projects being implemented for the welfare and rehabilitation (a) the present status in the country, StatelUTof persons with disabilities /physically and mentally challenged persons wise;
- the funds sanctioned/released and utilized for the purpose during each of the last three years (b) and the current year; Statel UT-wise;
- (c) whether the Government proposes to review the National policy for persons with disabilities to make it in  consonance with the United Nations   Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities;
- (d) if so, the details and the outcome thereof; and
- (e) the   steps   taken by the Government to provide special assistance in order to reduce the problems being faced by this section of the society?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE FOR SOCIAL JUSTICE AND EMPOWERMENT

## (SHRI KRISHAN PAL GURJAR)

(a) to (b): Department runs schemes/projects through its eight National Institutes, National Trust; National   Handicapped   Finance and  Development  Corporation (NHFDC) and Artificial Limbs Manufacturing Corporation of India   (ALIMCO) as well as through State Governments autonomous bodieslorganizations/institutes and Non-Government   Organizations (NGOs) for welfare and rehabilitation of Divyangjans including mentally retarded persons  throughout the country: Details of the major schemes implemented by the Government for Divyangjans are as 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 persons with disabilities in procuring durable, sophisticated and scientifically manufactured, modern;
- their social  and psychological that can enhance their economic physical, promote appliances potential.
- Scheme for implementation of Right (ii) for various activities relating to this scheme; assistance is for creation of barrier free environment of Persons with Disabilities Act; 2016, particularly, with disabilities. provided
- standard   aids   and schabilitation by reducing the effects of disabilities and Act; 2016 (SIPDA): Under
- for (DDRS): Under this scheme; financial assistance (iii) Deendayal Disabled Rehabilitation Scheme of PwDs which is aimed at is to NGOs for projects relating to  rehabilitation intellectual, and maintain   their sensory, enabling them to psychological and social function levels persons provided physical, optimal reach
- this scheme, financial assistance is (iv) Scholarship schemes for students with disabilities: Under] Class   Education; students with   disabilities  for Pre-matric, Post-metric; provided to National Fellowship, National Overseas Scholarship: Top

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

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

three ADIP Scheme during the last

## Annexure-I

Question  No.422 to be (b) of Lok Sabha Admitted Unstarred Annexure  referred to in  reply to Rehabilitation of Differently Abled. on 05.02.2019 regarding Welfare and and current part answered years year

State-wise details of funds released under \_

| S.No.   | State UTs            | 2015-16         | 2016-17         | 2017-18         | 2018-19 (as on 31.12.2018)   |
|---------|----------------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------------------|
|         | Andhra Pradesh       | 795.56          | 642.12          | 420.16          | 379.58                       |
|         | Bihar                | 105.80          | 205.62          | 496.31          | 549.62                       |
| 2       |                      | 425.03          | 297.76          | 49.25           | 9.62                         |
| 3       | Chhattisgarh         |                 | 3.76            | 53.55           | 34.99                        |
| 4       | Goa                  | 8.96            | 1731.26         |                 | 592.57                       |
| 5       | Gujarat              | 113.49          |                 | 453.31          | 492.54                       |
| 6       | Haryana              | 473.02          | 848.49 81.01    | 52.71           | 59.01                        |
|         | Himachal Pradesh     | 59.61           |                 |                 | 203.60                       |
| 8       | Jammu and Kashmir    | 126.54          | 222.59          | 117.81          |                              |
| 9       | 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          | 354.51          | 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          |                 | 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            |                              |
| 22      | Chandigarh           | 0               | 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                       |
| 26      | Lakshadweep          |                 | 0               | 11.22           | 1.88                         |
| 27      | Puducherry           |                 | 20.11           | 7.12            | 31.86                        |
| 28      | Arunachal Pradesh    | 12.92           | 8.45            | 28.48           | 31.79                        |
| 29      | Assam                | 599.27          | 542.96          | 829.97          | 200.42                       |
| 30      | Manipur              | 92.31           | 563.14          | 162.47          | 140.34                       |
| 31      | Meghalaya            | 26.26           | 98.28           | 8.19            |                              |
| 32      | Mizoram              | 2.84            | 38.55           | 11.00           | 11.92                        |
| 33      | Nagaland             | 17.44           | 16.49           |                 | 0.85                         |
| 34      | Sikkim               | 23.11           |                 | 0.53            | 18.24                        |
| 35      | Tripura              | 61.37           | 235.34          | 98.82           | 165.62                       |
| 36      | Telangna Total       | 377.85 15477.46 | 335.56 18058.20 | 443.79 14134.18 | 337.74 10297.92              |

Rs.in Lakh)

Annexure referred t0 in reply to Part (6) of Lok Sabha Admitted Unstarred Annexure-II be answered On 05.02.2019 Question No.422 to

## Persons with Disabilities Act, 2016 (SIPDA) during the last three years and current-year

| S No:   | StatelUT                    | 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    |                        |
| 6       | Goa                         |           |           |           | 444.63                 |
| 7       | Gujarat                     | 15.00     |           |           |                        |
| 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      | Pradesh Madhya              | 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 Haveli Nagar      |           |           |           |                        |
| 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 to in reply to part (6) of Lok Sabha Admitted Unstarred answered Question No.422 to be on 05.02.2019 regarding Welfare and Rehabilitation of Differently Abled

## 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      | 1.8       |                              |
| 3       | Assam                | 88.92     | 94.01     | 88.98     | 24.3                         |
| 4       | Bihar                | 62.03     | 25.16     | 80.58     | 35.88                        |
| 5       | Chhattisgarh         | 47.49     | 17.51     | 24.30     | 38.8                         |
| 6       | Delhi                | 197.81    | 82.16     | 196.37    | 27.69                        |
| 7       | Goa                  | 8.87      | 4.89      | 0.00      | 0                            |
| 8       | Gujarat              | 47.24     | 32.2      | 58.85     | 45.91                        |
| 9       | Haryana              | 117.94    | 116.24    | 11950     | 75.85                        |
| 10      | Himachal Pradesh     | 20.53     | 24.16     |           | 46.79                        |
| 11      | Jammu & Kashmir      | 9.58      | 3.25      | 0.68      | 4.86                         |
| 12      | Jharkhand            | 2.45      | 0.94      | 0.00      | 0                            |
| 13      | Karnataka            | 77.52     | 96.73     | 83.86     | 50.53                        |
| 14      | Kerala               | 362.25    | 446.16    | 574.32    | 370.5                        |
| 15      | Pradesh Madhya       | 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            |           | 65.16     | 23.21     | 35.08                        |
| 19      | Mizoram              | 11.25     |           | 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     |                              |
| 23      | Rajasthan            | 139.18    | 136.12    | 188.63    | 107.77                       |
| 24      | Sikkim               | 0         |           | 0.00      | 0                            |
| 25      | Tamil Nadu           |           | 98.77     | 216.42    | 202.83                       |
| 26      | Tripura              |           | 12.09     | 2.84      | 0.27                         |
| 27      | Uttar Pradesh        | 550.16    | 376.19    | 557.57    | 355.19                       |
| 28      | Uttrakhand           | 41.47     | 28.01     | 26.52     | 18.06                        |
| 29      | West Bengal          | 304.34    | 361.66    | 384.90    | 183.31                       |
| 30      | Telangana            | 750.13    | 700.88    | 685.37    | 588.36                       |
| 31      | Andaman and Nicobar  | 0         | 0         | 0.00      |                              |
| 32      | Chandigarh           | 0         | 0         | 0.00      |                              |
| 33      | Dadra & Nagar Haveli | 0         | 0         | 0.00      |                              |
| 34      | Daman & Diu          | 0         | 0         | 0.00      |                              |
| 35      | Lakshadweep          | 0         |           | 0.00      | 8                            |

Annexure referred to in reply to part (b) of Lok Sabha Admitted Unstarred Question Ne4zze-IV No.422 to be answered on 05.02.2019 regarding Welfare and Rehabilitation of Differently Abled.

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

| S.No.   | State/Uts            | 2015-16          | 2016-17           | 2017-18           | 2018-19 (as on 31.12.2018)   |
|---------|----------------------|------------------|-------------------|-------------------|------------------------------|
| 1       | 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 & Haveli Nagar | 5340             | 31930             | 18520             |                              |
| 9       | Daman & Diu          | 0                |                   | 42830             |                              |
| 10      | Delhi                | 7514322          | 8456984           | 18478648          |                              |
| 11      | Goa                  | 0                |                   |                   | 14152830                     |
| 12      | Gujarat              | 5504023          | 4720663           | 74320 17965436    | 4141710                      |
| 13      |                      | 6141470          |                   |                   |                              |
| 14      | Haryana              |                  | 7039148           | 9426788           | 6220692                      |
| 15      | Himachal Pradesh     | 1139274 2317050  | 1956937           | 3171831           | 623833 10370829              |
|         | Jammu And Kashmir    |                  | 4484667           | 11146486          |                              |
| 16 17   | Jharkhand            | 2480063          | 5586493           | 4735146           | 12770025                     |
| 18      | Karnataka Kerala     | 12205947         | 13467189          | 27658602 26392860 | 34496121 5153222             |
| 19      | Lakshadweep          | 0                |                   | 0                 |                              |
| 20      | Pradesh Madhya       | 7950546          |                   |                   | 40918332                     |
| 21      | Maharashtra          | 13583357         | 62570217 19140032 | 64201872          | 20229508                     |
| 22      | Manipur              | 1543538          | 43196             | 26075567 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                      |
|         |                      | 4227885          | 3448420           | 7967725           | 4848331                      |
| 28      | Punjab               | 5142812          | 7036343           | 20295332          | 14997479                     |
| 29      | Rajasthan            |                  |                   |                   |                              |
| 30      | Sikkim               | 106440           | 385900            | 423610            | 20240                        |
| 31      | Tamil Nadu           | 19450935 4301902 | 6432387           | 20861213          | 20477729                     |
| 32      | Telangana            |                  | 11304393          | 20667326          | 10646711                     |
| 33 34   | Tripura Uttarakhand  | 1171418 493075   | 2844017 30640     | 3759502 519000    | 513767 337500                |
| 35      | Uttar Pradesh        | 47473456         |                   | 112469826         |                              |
| 36      | West Bengal          | 14064414         | 56311850 21269598 | 34173420          | 133881072 65955610           |
|         | Total                | 250192849        | 358339673         | 564724293         | 498589641                    |