Lok Sabha Question No. 34 (STARRED), answered on 2019-11-19
Subject: National Institutes for Differently Abled Children
Ministry: SOCIAL JUSTICE AND EMPOWERMENT
Asked by: Sumedhanand Saraswati, Sudhakar Tukaram Shrangre

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA DEPARTMENT OF EMPOWRERMENT OF PERSONS WITH DISABILTIES (DIVYANGJAN)

## MINISTR Y OF SOCIAL JUSTICE & EMPOWERMENT

## LOK SABHA

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

STARRED QUESTION NO. *34 TO BE ANSWERED ON 19.11.2019

## National Institutes for Differently Abled Children

## *34. SHRI SUMEDHANAND SARSWATI; SHRI SUDHAKAR TUKARAM SHRANGARE:

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

- (a) the details of the National Institutes imparting education to the visually impaired, hearing impaired, speech impaired and mentally challenged children in the country: special
- b) the details of the facilities being provided by the said institutes along with the number of such children receiving education at present;
- the amount of funds provided to these institutes during each of the last three years, institute-wise with the total amount utilized; along
- whether special education is provided to all such children, if so, the details thereof and if not; the reasons therefor; and being
- (e) the details of the plan/scheme for   providing   employment to all these  children after imparting education to them?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF SOCIAL JUSTICE AND EMPOWERMENT

(SHRI THAAWAR CHAND GEHLOT)

Statement referred t0 in reply to part (a) to (e) of the Lok Sabha Starred Question No.34 raised bs Shri Sumedhanand Sarswati and Shri Sudhakar Tukaram Shrangare regarding "Natiosed Institutes for Differently Abled Children" .

(a) & (b) There are nine National Institutes (NIs) working under the Department of Tbe main objectives of these Institutes are to train rehabilitation personnel in the field of disabilities, to provide rehabilitation services to Persons with Disabilities and to undertake Research and Development:

Out of these nine NIs, three namely National Institute for the Empowerment of Persons with Visual  Disabilities (NIEPVD) with Multiple Disabilities (NIEPMD), Chennai are also running the following schools/centres for children with disabilities: NIs;

| Name of the National Institute                                                                | Name of School/Centre                                                                                                   |   Number of students |
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------|
| National Institute for the Empowerment of Persons with Visual Disabilities (NIEPVD), Dehradun | (i) Model  School for the Impaired,Dehradun Visually                                                                    |                  241 |
| National Institute for the Empowerment of Persons with Visual Disabilities (NIEPVD), Dehradun | (ii) Hill Model of Inclusive Education Centre at Uttarkashi (Uttarakhand) Shillong (Meghalaya) and Dharmatul            |                  196 |
| National Institute for the Empowerment of Persons with Visual Disabilities (NIEPVD), Dehradun | (iii) The Institute S Regional Chapter at Kolkata runs a school programme for children in the age group of 3 to 5 years |                   22 |
| National Institute for the Empowerment of Persons with Visual Disabilities (NIEPVD), Dehradun | (iv) Home based functional education in the slum areas Hooghly district of West Bengal                                  |                   48 |
| National Institute for the Empowerment of Persons with Intellectual Disabilities Secunderabad | (i) A Special  Education   Centre at its Headquarters,Secunderabad                                                      |                  189 |
| National Institute for the Empowerment of Persons with Intellectual Disabilities Secunderabad | (ii) A Model Special Education Centre at New Delhi                                                                      |                   80 |
| National Institute for the Empowerment of Persons with Intellectual Disabilities Secunderabad | (iii) A Model   Special Education Centre at NOIDA for mentally retarded children:                                       |                   85 |
| National Institute for Empowerment of Persons with Multiple Disabilities (NIEPMD), Chennai    | (i)NIEPMD Special Model School                                                                                          |                  107 |
| National Institute for Empowerment of Persons with Multiple Disabilities (NIEPMD), Chennai    | (ii) Inclusive (Preparatory School) Play                                                                                |                   22 |

are providing facilities   like; transportation,  accommodation,  food, uniform, books, stationery, medical and therapeutic services.

- (c\_ The details of funds released and utilized by National Institutes the last three as under: years are during

Rs. in crore

| S. No   | Name of NIs                                                                                               | 2016-17   | 2016-17   | 2017-18   | 2017-18   | 2018-19   | 2018-19   |
|---------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|
|         |                                                                                                           | Release d | Utilized  | Release d | Utilized  | Release d | Utilized  |
|         | National Institute for the Empowerment with Visual Disabilities (NIEPVD) Dehradun:                        | 26.38     | 27.16     | 47.95     | 51.76     | 44.41     | 43.45     |
| 2_      | National Institute for the Empowerment of  Persons with Intellectual Disabilities (NIEPID), Secunderabad. | 13.65     | 21.66     | 23.85     | 22.73     | 31.45     | 26.75     |
| 3_      | Deendayal   Upadhyaya National Institute for Persons with Physical Disabilities (PDUNIPPD), New Delhi:    | 8.30      | 8.03      | 26.10     | 28.50     | 28.60     | 26.77     |
| 4       | National Institute for Empowerment of   Persons with   Multiple Disabilities (NIEPMD) Chennai.            | 24.14     | 25.13     | 30.26     | 29.87     | 43.86     | 26.02     |
| 5       | Ali Yavar National Institute of Speech and Hearing Disabilities (AYJNISHD) Mumbai Jung                    | 20.39     |           | 33.07     | 33.12     | 38.30     | 36.53     |
| 6_      | Swami Vivekanand National Institute of Rehabilitation Training and Research (SVNIRTAR),                   | 22.50     | 22.66     | 32.28     | 32.95     | 37.68     | 36.52     |
| 7_      | National Institute for Locomotor Disabilities (NILD) Kolkata.                                             | 17.51     | 18.21     | 28.09     | 28.82     | 31.64     | 31.67     |
| 8_      | Indian Sign Language Research and Training Centre (ISLRTC) New Delhi.                                     | 3.00      | 2.75      | 4.50      | 3.98      |           | 4.71      |
| 9_      | National Institute of Mental Health Rehabilitation (NIMHR), Sehore_Madhya Pradesh*                        |           |           |           |           |           |           |
|         | Total                                                                                                     | 135.87    | 145.81    | 226.10    | 231.73    | 260.87    | 232.22    |