Lok Sabha Question No. 4570 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-03-23
Subject: Functioning of RCI
Ministry: SOCIAL JUSTICE AND EMPOWERMENT
Asked by: Vinod Kumar Sonkar, Rajveer (Raju Bhaiya) Singh, Sangeeta Kumari Singh Deo, Jayanta Kumar Roy, Sukanta Majumdar, Bhola Singh, Nisith Pramanik, Raja Amareshwara Naik

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF SOCIAL JUSTICE & EMPOWERMENT DEPARTMENT OF EMPOWERMENT OF PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES

## LOK SABHA

## Functioning of RCL

4570. SHRI VINOD KUMAR SONKAR: SHRI RAJVEER SINGH (RAJU BAAIYA): SHRIMATI SANGEETA KUMARI SINGH DEO: DR JAYANTA KUMAR ROY: DR SUKANTA MAJUMDAR: SHRI BHOLA SINGH: SHRI NISITH PRAMANIK:

SHRI RAJA AMARESHWARA NAIK:

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

- (a) whether the Government has set up the Rehabilitation Council of India (RCI) and if the details thereof including the functions performed by RCI;
- (b) the details of projects/schemes implemented, funds sanetioned during the last three years and the current year and the physical achievements/progress made So far under RCI, State-wise; being
- (c) whether the RCI has failed to check the mushrooming illegal/unapproved training centres in the field of rehabilitation and special education in the country;
- (d) if the details thereof and the action taken thereon; State-wise;
- (e) whether the Government has reviewed the funetioning of RCI to make it more effective; and
- (f) if so, the details thereof and the other steps taken by the Government in this regard? being

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE FOR SOCIAL JUSTICE AND EMPOWERMENT

## (SHRI KRISHANPAL GURJAR)

- (a) The Rehabilitation Council of India (RCI) has been set up by an Act of Parliament namely the The main functions of RCI are
- To regulate and monitor the training programmes in the field of rehabilitation of persons with
- ii. To prescribe minimum standards of education and training for various   categories of' professionals dealing with persons with disabilities.
- disabilities:

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4570 TO BE ANSWERED ON 23.03.2021

- iii. To maintain Central Rehabilitation Register of persons possessing the recognized rehabilitation qualification, and
- iv. To promote research in rehabilitation and education. special

b Rehabilitation Council of India (RCI) is the implementing agency for the Central  Sector Plan Scheme In-Service Training and Sensitization Functionaries of Central and State Governments; Local Bodies and Other Service Providers The main objective of the scheme is to impart short-term training to functionaries   dealing with  disability sector in the Departments of Social Welfare. Education, Health, Women and Child Development, besides doctors, teachers, and officers officials at Panchayat District Block level through workshops on basis. No State-wise fund has been released by the Department under the said scheme: However; the delails of funds released to RCT under the scheme is as under: Key key regular

(inRs.)

| Year    | Budget Estimate   | Revised Estimate   | Fund released   |
|---------|-------------------|--------------------|-----------------|
| 2016-17 | 2.00 cr           | 2.00 cr            | 2.00 cr         |
| 2017-18 | 2.00 cr           | 2.00 cr            |                 |
| 2018-19 | 2.OOcr            | 2.00 cr            | 1.67 cr         |

year 2017-18 and 2018-19 is at Annexure:

(c) and (d) Necessary preventive measures have been taken by the Rehabilitation Council of India from time to time by publishing statutory provisions of the RCI Act, 1992 stating that the permission of the Council is   mandatory before   conducting the course in the   field of rehabilitation and education. Further; it is also stated that the candidates who passed out from the unapproved Institutions Universities are not considered eligible for registration under Sec 19 of the RCI Act of 1992 in the Central Rehabilitation Register (CRR) maintained by the Council: prior special

(e) and The Parliamentary Standing Committee on the Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment; Department of Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities (Divyangjan) has reviewed the functioning of the Rehabilitation Council of   India on Dec   2018. The Government issues appropriate instructions to RCI for improving its function, as and when warranted:

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Annexure to part (b) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question 4570 to be answered on 26.03.2021 raised by SHRI VINOD KUMAR SONKAR: SHRI RAJVEER SINGH (RAJU BAAIYA): SHRIMATI SANGEETA KUMARI SINGH DEO: DR: JAYANTA KUMAR ROY: DR SUKANTA MAJUMDAR; SHRI BHOLA SINGH: SHRI NISITH PRAMANIK: SHRI RAJA AMARESHWARA NAIK regarding "Functioning of RCI"

The State-wise details of number of implementing agencies and number of beneficiaries trained

|       | State            | No. of Implementing Agencies   | No. of Implementing Agencies   | Total no. of beneficiaries trained   | Total no. of beneficiaries trained   |
|-------|------------------|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|--------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
|       |                  | 2017-18                        | 2018-19                        | 2017-18                              | 2018-19                              |
| 1     | Pradesh Madhya   | 2                              |                                | 114                                  |                                      |
| 2_    | Manipur          |                                |                                | 137                                  | 201                                  |
| 3_    | Mizoram          |                                |                                | 450                                  | 403                                  |
| 4_    | Tripura          |                                |                                |                                      | 80                                   |
| 5_    | Delhi            |                                | 2                              | 221                                  | 179                                  |
| 6.    | Punjab           |                                |                                | 197                                  | 624                                  |
| 7 .   | Tamil Nadu       |                                | 2                              | 110                                  | 408                                  |
| 8_    | Uttarakhand      |                                |                                | 114                                  | 106                                  |
| 9     | UttarPradesh     | 3                              |                                | 168                                  |                                      |
| 10_   | Himachal Pradesh |                                |                                | 634                                  | 457                                  |
|       | Kerala           |                                | 1                              | 311                                  |                                      |
| 12_   | West Bengal      |                                | 3                              | 240                                  | 704                                  |
| Total | Total            | 16                             | 17                             | 2696                                 | 3162                                 |