Lok Sabha Question No. 1414 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-09-20
Subject: Welfare and Rehabilitation of Differently Abled Persons
Ministry: SOCIAL JUSTICE AND EMPOWERMENT
Asked by: Rebati Tripura, C.N. Annadurai, Gajanan Chandrakant Kirtikar, Gautham Sigamani Pon, Dhanush M Kumar, Ganesan Selvam

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

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1414 TO BE ANSWERED ON 20.09.2020

## Welfare and Rehabilitation of Differently Abled Persons

1414. SHRI REBATI TRIPURA: SHRI CN. ANNADURAI: SHRI GAJANAN KIRTIKAR: SHRI GAUTHAM SIGAMANI PON: SHRI DHANUSH M: KUMAR: SHRI SELVAM G::

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

(a) the details of the Schemes/Projects being implemented for the welfare and rehabilitation of persons with disabilities/physically and mentally challenged persons in the country especially in Tripura  Tamil Nadu and Maharashtra;

(b) whether the Government has been successful in implementing schemes for the welfare of persons with disabilities/physically and mentally challenged persons;

(c) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor;

(d) whether the Government has constituted a Committee t0 review the existing National Policy for Persons with Disabilities to it in consonance with the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities and if so, the details of the recommendation of the committee; bring

(e) the action taken by the Government on the said recommendations; and the other steps taken by the Government to provide assistance in order t0 reduce the problems being faced by this section of the society? special

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE FOR SOCIAL JUSTICE AND EMPOWERMENT

## (SHRI KRISHANPAL GURJAR)

(a) to (c) The Department has taken various steps for making the persons with disabilities/physically and projects through its National Institutes, National Trust, National Handicapped Finance and Development Corporation (NHFDC) and Artificial LimbsManufacturing Corporation of India (ALIMCO) as well as through State Governments Autonomous Bodies/ Organizations Institutes and Non-Government Organizations (NGOs) for welfare and rehabilitation  of persons with disabilities including physically and mentally challenged throughout the country, including Tripura; Tamil Nadu and Maharashtra: Details of the beneficiaries and funds released under the major schemes   implemented by the Government for Divyangjans are at Annexure. persons

(d) and (e) The Government has constituted a committee to review the National Policy for Persons with Disabilities. Report of the Committee is awaited.

The Government has enacted the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (RPwDs) Act, 2016 which provides various rights and entitlements of Persons  with Disabilities (PwDs). The Act mandates the appropriated Government and local authorities to take measures to ensure that PwDs may enjoy their rights equally with others. Relief to the PwDs is a State subject by virtue of entry 9 of the State list of the Constitution of India: However; the Ministry supplements the efforts of the States/UTs for the welfare and rehabilitation of persons with disabilities/physically and mentally challenged persons through various schemes/programs mentioned in reply of part (a) t0 (c) above

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Annexure referred to in reply to part (a) to (c) of Lok Sabha Admitted Unstarred Question. No\_ 1414 to be answered on 20.09.2020 regarding "Welfare and Rehabilitation of Differently Abled Persons

- Assistance to Disabled Persons for Purchase Fitting of Aids and Appliances (ADIP): Under the Scheme of Assistance to Disabled Persons for Purchase/Fitting of Aids/appliances (ADIP Scheme); the funds are released to various Implementing Agencies viz , Artificial Limbs Manufacturing Corporation (ALIMCO) National Institutes/Composite Regional Centres(CRCs)/District Disabilitv Rehabilitation Centres/Indian Red Cross Societies/ Non Government Organizations etc: to assist the eligible persons with disabilities including physically and mentally challenged people throughout the country including Tripura, Tamil Nadu and Maharashtra for procuring durable, sophisticated and  scientifically manufactured, modern, standard aids and appliances that can promote their physical, social and psychological rehabilitation by reducing the effects of disabilities and enhance their economic potential:
- Deendayal  Disabled Rehabilitation The Department of Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities (Divyangjan) is implementing Central Sector schemes namely, Deendayal Disabled Rehabilitation Scheme (DDRS) under which financial assistance is provided to Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs) running projects for the welfare of Persons with Disabilities (PwDs) including special school for mentally challenged people, aimed at enabling them to maintain their optimal, physical, sensory, intellectual, psychiatric or social functional levels for the welfare of Person with Disabilities (PwDs) and District Disability Rehabilitation Centres (DDRCs) under which financial assistance is provided to set up and operate DDRCs at District level:

| Istate-wise details of funds utilized and number of beneficaries covered under various activities by implementing agencies Iduring the three years and current year under ADIP Scheme:   | Istate-wise details of funds utilized and number of beneficaries covered under various activities by implementing agencies Iduring the three years and current year under ADIP Scheme:   | Istate-wise details of funds utilized and number of beneficaries covered under various activities by implementing agencies Iduring the three years and current year under ADIP Scheme:   | Istate-wise details of funds utilized and number of beneficaries covered under various activities by implementing agencies Iduring the three years and current year under ADIP Scheme:   | Istate-wise details of funds utilized and number of beneficaries covered under various activities by implementing agencies Iduring the three years and current year under ADIP Scheme:   | Istate-wise details of funds utilized and number of beneficaries covered under various activities by implementing agencies Iduring the three years and current year under ADIP Scheme:   | Istate-wise details of funds utilized and number of beneficaries covered under various activities by implementing agencies Iduring the three years and current year under ADIP Scheme:   | Istate-wise details of funds utilized and number of beneficaries covered under various activities by implementing agencies Iduring the three years and current year under ADIP Scheme:   | Istate-wise details of funds utilized and number of beneficaries covered under various activities by implementing agencies Iduring the three years and current year under ADIP Scheme:   | Istate-wise details of funds utilized and number of beneficaries covered under various activities by implementing agencies Iduring the three years and current year under ADIP Scheme:   |
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| No.                                                                                                                                                                                      | Name of the Stat e / UTs                                                                                                                                                                 | 2017-18                                                                                                                                                                                  | 2017-18                                                                                                                                                                                  | 2018-19                                                                                                                                                                                  | 2018-19                                                                                                                                                                                  | 2019-20                                                                                                                                                                                  | 2019-20                                                                                                                                                                                  | 2020-21 l(as on 31.08.2020)                                                                                                                                                              | 2020-21 l(as on 31.08.2020)                                                                                                                                                              |
| No.                                                                                                                                                                                      | Name of the Stat e / UTs                                                                                                                                                                 | Rs.in Lakhs)                                                                                                                                                                             | Funds Utiliz  Number of IBeneficiari les Covered                                                                                                                                         | s.in Lakhs)                                                                                                                                                                              | laries Cov ered                                                                                                                                                                          | d Rs.in Lakhs)                                                                                                                                                                           | IBeneficiari les Covered                                                                                                                                                                 | (Rs.in Lakh                                                                                                                                                                              | IBeneficiari les Covered                                                                                                                                                                 |
|                                                                                                                                                                                          | Andhra Pradesh                                                                                                                                                                           | 420.16                                                                                                                                                                                   | 5812                                                                                                                                                                                     | 1030.66                                                                                                                                                                                  | 11195                                                                                                                                                                                    | 511.89                                                                                                                                                                                   | 4536                                                                                                                                                                                     | 115.18                                                                                                                                                                                   | 823                                                                                                                                                                                      |
|                                                                                                                                                                                          | Bihar                                                                                                                                                                                    | 444.58                                                                                                                                                                                   | 9049                                                                                                                                                                                     | 829.93                                                                                                                                                                                   | 13554                                                                                                                                                                                    | 263.75                                                                                                                                                                                   | 3836                                                                                                                                                                                     | 71.97                                                                                                                                                                                    | 793                                                                                                                                                                                      |
|                                                                                                                                                                                          | Chhattisgarh                                                                                                                                                                             | 45.87                                                                                                                                                                                    | 1588                                                                                                                                                                                     | 18.76                                                                                                                                                                                    | 324                                                                                                                                                                                      | 264.10                                                                                                                                                                                   | 3887                                                                                                                                                                                     | 177.95                                                                                                                                                                                   | 1605                                                                                                                                                                                     |
|                                                                                                                                                                                          | Goa                                                                                                                                                                                      | 54.68                                                                                                                                                                                    | 989                                                                                                                                                                                      | 51.05                                                                                                                                                                                    | 838                                                                                                                                                                                      | 1.80                                                                                                                                                                                     | 40                                                                                                                                                                                       | 4.60                                                                                                                                                                                     |                                                                                                                                                                                          |
| 5                                                                                                                                                                                        | Gujarat                                                                                                                                                                                  | 2167.83                                                                                                                                                                                  | 50687                                                                                                                                                                                    | 1074.74                                                                                                                                                                                  | 16835                                                                                                                                                                                    | 632.45                                                                                                                                                                                   | 21418                                                                                                                                                                                    | 4.60                                                                                                                                                                                     |                                                                                                                                                                                          |
| 6                                                                                                                                                                                        | Haryana                                                                                                                                                                                  | 452.96                                                                                                                                                                                   | 7944                                                                                                                                                                                     | 671.05                                                                                                                                                                                   | 12519                                                                                                                                                                                    | 1050.05                                                                                                                                                                                  | 13018                                                                                                                                                                                    | 36.85                                                                                                                                                                                    | 352                                                                                                                                                                                      |
|                                                                                                                                                                                          | Himachal Prades                                                                                                                                                                          | 52.71                                                                                                                                                                                    | 1372                                                                                                                                                                                     | 78.57                                                                                                                                                                                    | 2186                                                                                                                                                                                     | 19.51                                                                                                                                                                                    | 194                                                                                                                                                                                      |                                                                                                                                                                                          |                                                                                                                                                                                          |
| 8                                                                                                                                                                                        | Jammu and Kash mir                                                                                                                                                                       | 167.81                                                                                                                                                                                   | 3296                                                                                                                                                                                     | 247.35                                                                                                                                                                                   | 4456                                                                                                                                                                                     | 108.27                                                                                                                                                                                   | 1902                                                                                                                                                                                     | 47.23                                                                                                                                                                                    | 1569                                                                                                                                                                                     |
|                                                                                                                                                                                          |                                                                                                                                                                                          | 106.97                                                                                                                                                                                   | 1604                                                                                                                                                                                     | 259.41                                                                                                                                                                                   | 4882                                                                                                                                                                                     | 46.27                                                                                                                                                                                    | 195                                                                                                                                                                                      | 5.90                                                                                                                                                                                     | 76                                                                                                                                                                                       |
| 10                                                                                                                                                                                       | Karnataka                                                                                                                                                                                | 353.56                                                                                                                                                                                   | 5713                                                                                                                                                                                     | 687.48                                                                                                                                                                                   | 9640                                                                                                                                                                                     | 479.34                                                                                                                                                                                   | 4022                                                                                                                                                                                     | 35.48                                                                                                                                                                                    | 296                                                                                                                                                                                      |
| 11                                                                                                                                                                                       | Kerala                                                                                                                                                                                   | 349.4                                                                                                                                                                                    | 7788                                                                                                                                                                                     | 410.40                                                                                                                                                                                   | 5733                                                                                                                                                                                     | 174.52                                                                                                                                                                                   | 3018                                                                                                                                                                                     | 29.04                                                                                                                                                                                    | 374                                                                                                                                                                                      |
| 12                                                                                                                                                                                       | Madhya Pradesh                                                                                                                                                                           | 979.23                                                                                                                                                                                   | 14652                                                                                                                                                                                    | 1241.07                                                                                                                                                                                  | 15317                                                                                                                                                                                    | 593.70                                                                                                                                                                                   | 10792                                                                                                                                                                                    | 284.19                                                                                                                                                                                   | 1892                                                                                                                                                                                     |
| 13                                                                                                                                                                                       | Maharashtra                                                                                                                                                                              | 1319.71                                                                                                                                                                                  | 21337                                                                                                                                                                                    | 2317.7                                                                                                                                                                                   | 42305                                                                                                                                                                                    | 2010.65                                                                                                                                                                                  | 40516                                                                                                                                                                                    | 63.55                                                                                                                                                                                    | 112                                                                                                                                                                                      |
| 14                                                                                                                                                                                       | Odisha                                                                                                                                                                                   | 702.20                                                                                                                                                                                   | 11864                                                                                                                                                                                    | 341.25                                                                                                                                                                                   | 6374                                                                                                                                                                                     | 706.20                                                                                                                                                                                   | 9107                                                                                                                                                                                     | 55.64                                                                                                                                                                                    | 668                                                                                                                                                                                      |
| 15                                                                                                                                                                                       | Punjab                                                                                                                                                                                   | 276.62                                                                                                                                                                                   | 7788                                                                                                                                                                                     | 1835.35                                                                                                                                                                                  | 11685                                                                                                                                                                                    | 623.76                                                                                                                                                                                   | 15860                                                                                                                                                                                    | 144.67                                                                                                                                                                                   | 1194                                                                                                                                                                                     |
| 16                                                                                                                                                                                       | Rajasthan                                                                                                                                                                                | 856.93                                                                                                                                                                                   | 9904                                                                                                                                                                                     | 1456.15                                                                                                                                                                                  | 16874                                                                                                                                                                                    | 1015.68                                                                                                                                                                                  | 13310                                                                                                                                                                                    | 15.66                                                                                                                                                                                    | 188                                                                                                                                                                                      |
| 17                                                                                                                                                                                       | Tamil Nadu                                                                                                                                                                               | 589.83                                                                                                                                                                                   | 11377                                                                                                                                                                                    | 708.02                                                                                                                                                                                   | 16319                                                                                                                                                                                    | 326.35                                                                                                                                                                                   | 12382                                                                                                                                                                                    | 50.82                                                                                                                                                                                    | 536                                                                                                                                                                                      |
| 18                                                                                                                                                                                       | Uttar Pradesh                                                                                                                                                                            | 1906.03                                                                                                                                                                                  | 38749                                                                                                                                                                                    | 3540.71                                                                                                                                                                                  | 55460                                                                                                                                                                                    | 4162.84                                                                                                                                                                                  | 61179                                                                                                                                                                                    | 156.8                                                                                                                                                                                    | 796                                                                                                                                                                                      |
| 19                                                                                                                                                                                       | Uttrakhand                                                                                                                                                                               | 290.25                                                                                                                                                                                   | 6101                                                                                                                                                                                     | 150.32                                                                                                                                                                                   | 4222                                                                                                                                                                                     | 138.83                                                                                                                                                                                   | 3955                                                                                                                                                                                     |                                                                                                                                                                                          | 237                                                                                                                                                                                      |
| 20                                                                                                                                                                                       | West Bengal                                                                                                                                                                              | 732.64                                                                                                                                                                                   | 17602                                                                                                                                                                                    | 1321.46                                                                                                                                                                                  | 21384                                                                                                                                                                                    | 535.72                                                                                                                                                                                   | 14854                                                                                                                                                                                    | 58.09                                                                                                                                                                                    | 945                                                                                                                                                                                      |
| 21                                                                                                                                                                                       | Andaman & Nico bar                                                                                                                                                                       | 20.41                                                                                                                                                                                    | 570                                                                                                                                                                                      | 33.61                                                                                                                                                                                    | 948                                                                                                                                                                                      | 6.21                                                                                                                                                                                     | 114                                                                                                                                                                                      |                                                                                                                                                                                          |                                                                                                                                                                                          |
| 22                                                                                                                                                                                       | Chandigarh                                                                                                                                                                               | 0.75                                                                                                                                                                                     | 14                                                                                                                                                                                       | 3.88                                                                                                                                                                                     | 88                                                                                                                                                                                       | 8.45                                                                                                                                                                                     | 147                                                                                                                                                                                      |                                                                                                                                                                                          |                                                                                                                                                                                          |

| 23    | Dadra & Nagar H aveli   | 1.63     | 85     |          |        | 16.02    | 306    |         |       |
|-------|-------------------------|----------|--------|----------|--------|----------|--------|---------|-------|
| 24    | Daman & Diu             | 6.94     | 64     | 4.26     | 74     | 0        |        | 11.86   | 115   |
| 25    | Delhi                   | 355.86   | 3366   | 607.66   | 6410   | 176.76   | 2424   | 60.94   | 623   |
| 26    | Lakshadweep             | 11.22    | 266    | 4.89     | 101    |          | 0      |         |       |
| 27    | Puducherry              | 7.12     | 298    | 40.90    | 681    | 32.80    | 513    |         |       |
| 28    | Arunachal Prades        | 28.48    | 439    | 46.76    | 881    | 17.28    | 256    |         |       |
| 29    | Assam                   | 884.02   | 21092  | 84.20    | 1051   | 576.78   | 11098  | 0.85    | 14    |
| 30    | Manipur                 | 162.47   | 2464   | 32.20    |        | 38.80    | 144    |         |       |
| 31    | Meghalaya               | 8.19     | 164    | 146.58   | 3192   | 4.32     | 46     |         |       |
| 32    | Mizoram                 | 23.82    | 282    | 35.90    | 178    | 0        | 0      |         |       |
| 33    | Nagaland                | 15.26    | 387    | 58.75    | 1258   | 20.24    | 255    |         |       |
| 34    | Sikkim                  | 22.99    | 523    | 19.09    | 377    | 15.09    | 248    |         |       |
| 35    | Tripura                 | 138.61   | 2326   | 202.07   | 5134   | 54.71    | 350    |         |       |
| 36    | Telangna                | 444.17   | 5175   | 650.86   | 8383   | 533.73   | 2294   | 116.51  | 414   |
| 37    | Ladakh                  |          |        |          |        |          |        |         |       |
| Total | Total                   | 14401.91 | 272731 | 20243.04 | 300865 | 15166.87 | 256216 | 1555.35 | 13624 |

State/UTs-wise Grant-in-aid released and number of beneficiaries covered including Tripura, Tamil Nadu and Maharashtra under DDRS including special  school for mentally challenged people during the last three vears and current year (Rs.in lakhl:

| S_ No.   | State              | 2017-18   | 2017-18                      |         |               | 2019-20   | 2019-20   | 2020-21 (As on 15.09.2020)   | 2020-21 (As on 15.09.2020)           |
|----------|--------------------|-----------|------------------------------|---------|---------------|-----------|-----------|------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
|          |                    |           | Amount IBeneficiaries Amount |         | Beneficiaries | Amount    |           |                              | Beneficiaries Amount IBeneficiariesl |
|          | Andhra Pradesh     | 1101.15   | 5635                         | 1452.75 | 7268          | 2663.05   | 6187      | 605.32                       | 2811                                 |
|          | JArunachal Pradesh | 1.58      | 30                           |         |               |           |           |                              |                                      |
| 3        | IAssam             | 88.98     | 249                          | 90.86   | 469           | 124.72    | 603       | 44.61                        | 119                                  |
| 4        | Bihar              | 80.58     | 406                          |         | 323           | 23.67     | 53        |                              |                                      |
| 5        | Ichattisgarh       | 24.30     | 258                          | 40.64   | 229           | 49.78     | 187       |                              |                                      |
| 6        | Delhi              | 196.37    | 1329                         | 29.62   | 369           | 32.65     | 501       | 65.97                        | 254                                  |
| 7        | Goa                | 0.00      |                              | 0.59    | 70            |           |           |                              | 0                                    |
| 8        | lGujarat           | 54.75     | 680                          | 97.44   | 762           | 131.96    | 864       | 5.96                         | 21                                   |
| 9        | IHaryana           | 119.50    | 945                          | 130.74  | 935           | 154.81    | 512       | 93.54                        | 290                                  |
| 10       | HHimachal Pradesh  | 24.84     | 105                          | 55.72   | 100           | 71.77     | 302       |                              |                                      |
|          | IJammu & IKashmir  | 0.68      | 28                           | 5.79    | 43            |           | 81        |                              |                                      |

|       |                    | 0.00    | 0     |    1.59 | 0        | 10.39    | 64    | 0       | 0     |
|-------|--------------------|---------|-------|---------|----------|----------|-------|---------|-------|
| 13    | Karnataka          | 83.86   | 866   |   86.05 | 675      | 41.31    | 339   | 0       |       |
| 14    | Kerala             | 574.32  | 3170  |  584.86 | 3780     | 611.82   | 2112  | 321.68  | 1079  |
| 15    | Madhya Pradesh     | 148.04  | 1320  |  162.96 | 1389     | 155.5    | 639   | 60.01   | 246   |
| 16    | Maharashtra        | 321.64  | 1085  |  202.21 | 836      | 342.21   | 3036  | 149.1   | 1998  |
| 17    | IManipur           | 448.30  | 1992  |  525.16 | 3209     | 974.01   | 2597  | 189.67  | 609   |
|       | 18 |Meghalaya | 23.21   | 485   |   54.32 | 645      | 32.59    | 443   | 26.88   | 155   |
| 19    | Mizoram            | 9.44    | 42    |   19.88 | 153      | 33.9     | 168   | 0       |       |
|       |                    | 0.00    |       |    2.49 | 30       | 2.48     | 30    | 0       | 0     |
|       |                    | 526.93  | 2822  |  732.76 | 3143     |          | 3239  | 400.71  | 1861  |
|       | 22 IPunjab         | 86.58   | 830   |   45.54 | 595      | 133.65   | 588   | 0       |       |
|       | 23 IRajasthan      | 188.63  | 1353  |  152.21 | 1780     | 261.6    | 1096  | 36.28   | 86    |
| 24    | TTamil Nadu        | 216.42  | 1087  |  272.19 |          | 191.9    | 786   | 182.52  | 686   |
|       |                    | 2.84    | 70    |    0.27 | 70       |          |       |         |       |
| 26    | UUttar Pradesh     | 557.57  | 3874  |  760.28 | 4623     | 1018.59  | 4105  | 460.58  | 1673  |
| 27    | UUttrakhand        | 26.52   | 248   |   28.65 | 320      | 84.07    | 197   | 14.06   | 66    |
| 28    | West Bengal        | 384.90  | 1840  |  365.88 | 2417     | 335.46   | 3621  | 72.25   | 442   |
|       |                    | 685.37  | 4874  | 1014.16 | 5968     | 1646.76  | 5513  | 692.51  | 2306  |
|       | 30 IPudducherry    |         | 106   |   40.42 | 234      | 32.61    | 141   | 17.     | 60    |
| Total | Total              | 5995.66 | 35729 | 6999.9  | 41803.00 | 10166.84 | 38004 | 3438.95 | 14762 |

- Scholarship schemes for students with disabilities: To support Students with Disabilities including   physically and mentally challenged in the field of education, the Department is implementing umbrella scheme 'Scholarships for Students with Disabilities' which comprises of six components. The following are the components of umbrella scheme:-
- a Pre-matric Scholarship for SwDs (For Class IX & X);
- b Post-matric Scholarships for SwDs (For Class Xl to Post-graduate Degree/Diploma);
- Scholarship for Class Education for SwDs (For Graduate and PostGraduate Degree/Diploma in notified institutes of excellence in education); Top
- d\_ National Overseas Scholarship (For Master's Degree/Ph: D. in Universities abroad);
- e. National Fellowship for PwDs (For M.Phil and Ph.D in Indian Universities) , and
- f Free Coaching for SwD (For recruitment examinations for  Group A & B and entrence examinations for admission in technical and professional courses).

State-wise details of scholarship amount released and number of beneficiaries covered including Tripura, Tamil Nadu and Maharashtra during the last three years and current year

|    |                       | 2017-18   | 2017-18   | 2018-19   | 2018-19   | 2019-20   | 2019-20   | 2020-21 (as on 15.09.202 0) (AmtRs. in Lakhs)   | 2020-21 (as on 15.09.202 0) (AmtRs. in Lakhs)   |
|----|-----------------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
|    | State/Uts             |           |           |           |           |           | Amount    | Number Amount                                   |                                                 |
| 1  | JAndaman an d Nicobar |           | 0.31      |           |           |           |           | 0.00                                            | 0.00                                            |
| 2  | IAndhra Prad lesh     | 233       |           | 2171      | 391.33    | 6281      | 523.99    | 4.00                                            | 1.24                                            |
| 3  | JArunachal Pr         | 21        | 0.251     | 81        | 2.18      |           |           | 0.001                                           |                                                 |

|    | ladesh                |       |               |       |               |          |                |                     |             |
|----|-----------------------|-------|---------------|-------|---------------|----------|----------------|---------------------|-------------|
| 4  | JAssam                | 8     | 27.00         | 150   | 81.02         | 1089     | 214.67         | 0.00                |             |
| 5  | IBihar                |       | 228.41        | 1248  | 384.27        | 1771     | 655.74         |                     | 11.21| |
| 6  | Ichandigarh           | 11    | 1.43          |       | 45.05         | 171      | 39.61          |                     | 0.71        |
| 7  | IChhattisgarh         |       | 48.78         | 417   | 71.04         | 344      | 68.061         | 4.001               |             |
| 8  | Dadra & ar Haveli Nag | 2     | 0.19          |       | 0.001         | 8        | 0.86           | 0.00                | 0.00        |
| 9  | Daman & Diu           |       | 0.43          |       |               | 0        | 0.00           |                     |             |
| 10 | Delhi                 | 3951  | 184.79        | 338   | 223.70        | 4761     | 199.45         | 1.00                | 5.13        |
| 11 | Goa                   | 3     | 0.74          |       | 0.00          |          |                | 6.00                | 3.581       |
| 12 | Gujarat               | 674   | 179.65        | 310   | 112.28        | 2501     | 127.44         | 532.00              | 120.92      |
| 13 | HHaryana              | 143   | 94.27         |       | 91.561        | 239      | 89.561         | 2.00                | 0.73        |
| 14 | Himachal Pra Idesh    | 144   | 31.72         | 94    | 35.861        | 142      | 38.261         | 2.00                | 16.91       |
| 15 | Kashmir               | 400   |               | 2291  |               | 2061     | 100.561        | 226.00              | 48.07       |
| 16 | Jharkhand             | 53    |               | 6651  | 170.58        | 2861     | 119.87         | 1.00                | 0.13        |
| 17 | IKarnataka            | 1009  | 276.59        | 16861 | 481.13        | 1100     |                | 505.41/1200.00      | 340.641     |
| 18 | IKerala               | 2415  | 263.93        | 2873  | 375.90        | 3669     | 548.25         | 35.00               | 5.651       |
| 19 | lLakshadweepl         |       | 0.00          |       | 0.00          | 0        | o.00           | 0.00                |             |
| 20 | Madhya Prad esh       | 6422  |               | 50901 | 759.31        | 5429     |                | 69.00               | 16.90       |
| 21 | IMaharashtra          | 93    | 260.761       | 863   |               |          | 404.431        | 6.001               | 2.761       |
| 22 | IManipur              | 30    | 8.01          |       | 0.00          | 12| | 3.17           | 7.00                | 1.50        |
| 23 | Meghalaya             | 27    | 4.881         | 9     | 1.75          | 0        | 0.00           | 0.00                | 0.00        |
| 24 | Mizoram               | 35    | 7.60          | 2     | 0.41          | 261      | 3.59           | 0.00                |             |
| 25 | Nagaland              | 5     | 0.721         | 0     |               |          | 0.00           | 11.00               | 1.46        |
| 26 | lOdisha               | 2307  | 380.291       | 2076  | 488.28        | 3341     | 744.91         | 9.00                | 2.16        |
| 27 | Puducherry            | 22    | 22.67         | 33    | 20.301        | 79       | 38.881         | 1.00                | 0.531       |
| 28 | Punjab                | 106   |               | 531   | 92.97         | 444      | 122.73         |                     | 0.331       |
| 29 | Rajasthan             | 7251  | 202.951       | 1222  | 274.69        | 1567     | 395.50         | 47.00               | 9.161       |
| 30 | ISikkim               | 13    | 4.24          | 3     | 0.37          |          | 5.37           | 0.00                |             |
| 31 | ITamil Nadu           |       | 208.61        | 15061 | 359.32/       | 1181     |                | 442.09|1969.00 | 400.961     |
| 32 | [elangana             | 1351  | 206.67        | 1381  | 164.10        | 3281     |                |                     | 11.63| |
| 33 | [Tripura              | 192   | 37.60         | 81    | 23.02         | 159      | 35.70          | 4.00                | 2.74        |
| 34 | Uttarakhand           |       | 5.19          | 37    | 17.31         | 391      | 147.76         | 135.00              | 20.17       |
| 35 | Uttar Prades h        | 27561 | 1124.70       | 55651 | 2559.43       | 182051   | 4572.74        | 100.00              | 43.47       |
| 36 | West Bengal           | 892   | 341.73        | 4722  | 971.07        | 4851     | 218.21         | 227.00              | 75.86       |
|    | Total                 |       | 21206/5647.24 |       | 30369/8626.74 |          | 42972/11456.71 | 4655                | 1145.80     |

- iv\_ National Action Plan or Skill Development Persons with Disabilities: The Department of Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities (DEPwD) launched the National Action Plan (NAP) for Skill Development of Persons with Disabilities (PwDs) including physically and mentally challenged persons in March, 2015 under the umbrella scheme of SIPDA which is implemented across the country (including in the states of Tripura, Tamil Nadu

and Maharashtra) through which   skilling of PwDs  is conducted via a network of empanelled training partners (ETPs) comprising Government organizations (National Institutes/National Handicapped Finance and Development Corporation/Composite Regional Centre/Other Government Organisation) and NonGovernmental Organisations(NGOs).

## State Wise details of financial assistance provided in the country including Tripura, Tamil Nadu and Maharashtra under NAP under SIPDA:

|     |                     | 2017-18         | 2017-18                                                 | 2018-19          | 2018-19                                              | 2019-20   | 2019-20                                                            | 2020-21          | 2020-21   |
|-----|---------------------|-----------------|---------------------------------------------------------|------------------|------------------------------------------------------|-----------|--------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------|-----------|
| SNo | State/UT            | Funds rele ased | No. of Pw Ds who rece eived 1st Installment in 2017-1 8 | Funds relea Ised | No. of Pw Ds who rec leived 1st nstallment in 2018-1 | ased      | No. of PwDs who receiv ed Ist Instal Funds rele Ilment in 20 19-20 | Funds rele lased |           |
|     | IAndhra Pra desh    | 1935086         | 120                                                     | 1889372          | 165                                                  |           |                                                                    |                  |           |
|     | Arunachal P Iradesh | 474596          |                                                         |                  |                                                      |           |                                                                    |                  |           |
| 3   | Assam               |                 |                                                         | 713174           | 120                                                  |           |                                                                    |                  |           |
| 14  | Bihar               |                 |                                                         |                  |                                                      |           |                                                                    |                  |           |
| 5   | Chandigarh [346040  |                 |                                                         |                  |                                                      |           |                                                                    |                  |           |
| 6   | Chhattisgar h       | [36077801/3690  |                                                         |                  |                                                      | 1147621   | 201                                                                |                  |           |
| 7   | Goa                 |                 |                                                         |                  |                                                      |           |                                                                    |                  |           |
| 8   |                     | 1505807         | 500                                                     | 7357484          |                                                      |           |                                                                    |                  |           |
| 9   | HHaryana            | 5344060         |                                                         | 603678           |                                                      | 12252953  |                                                                    | 1840625          |           |
| 10  | Himachal Pri ladesh |                 |                                                         |                  |                                                      | 697006    |                                                                    |                  |           |
| 11  | Kashmir             | 4308498         |                                                         |                  |                                                      |           |                                                                    |                  |           |
| 12  | Jharkhand           |                 |                                                         |                  |                                                      |           |                                                                    |                  |           |
| 13  | Karnataka           |                 |                                                         | 12999945         |                                                      |           |                                                                    |                  |           |
| 14  | Kerala              | 199478          | 20                                                      | 0                |                                                      |           |                                                                    |                  |           |
| 15  | MMadhya Pra Idesh   | 11782333/580    |                                                         | 12195968         |                                                      |           |                                                                    |                  |           |
| 16  | Maharashtr]         | 7682008         | 3000                                                    | 23368006         | 30                                                   |           |                                                                    |                  |           |
| 17  | Manipur             | 4303421         | 400                                                     |                  |                                                      |           |                                                                    |                  |           |
| 18  | Meghalaya           |                 |                                                         |                  |                                                      |           |                                                                    |                  |           |
| 19  | Mizoram             |                 |                                                         |                  |                                                      |           |                                                                    |                  |           |
| 20  | Nagaland            |                 |                                                         |                  |                                                      |           |                                                                    |                  |           |
| 21  | New Delhi           |                 | 32050                                                   | 3327602476/44380 |                                                      | 174447    | 60                                                                 |                  |           |
| 22  | IOdisha             | 3834799         | 0                                                       |                  |                                                      | 1958880   | 210                                                                |                  |           |
| 23  | Punjab              | 11113464/1000   |                                                         |                  |                                                      |           |                                                                    | 64915            |           |
|     | Rajasthan           | 11139360/500    |                                                         |                  |                                                      |           |                                                                    |                  |           |
| 125 | ISikkim             |                 |                                                         | 5047015          |                                                      |           |                                                                    |                  |           |
| 26  |                     |                 |                                                         | 1783158          |                                                      | [3024923  | 385                                                                |                  |           |
| 27  | [Telangana          | 2401464         | 1300                                                    | 17387308         |                                                      |           |                                                                    |                  |           |
| 28  | [ripura             | 0               |                                                         |                  |                                                      | 0         |                                                                    |                  |           |

| 29    | luttarakhan                    |               |       |          |                  |               |               |         |
|-------|--------------------------------|---------------|-------|----------|------------------|---------------|---------------|---------|
| 30    | Uttar Prade Ish                | 35881417/3270 |       | /5929663 | 1386             |               |               |         |
| 31    | West Benga/10113665|      |               | 8960  |          | 480              | 3193896       | 578           |         |
| 32    | IAndaman a Ind Nicobar Islands |               |       |          |                  |               |               |         |
| 33    | Dadar and INagar Have          |               |       |          |                  |               |               |         |
| 34    | Daman and Diu                  |               |       |          |                  |               |               |         |
| 35    | ILakshwade lep                 |               |       |          |                  |               |               |         |
| 36    | IPuducherry                    |               |       |          |                  |               |               |         |
| Total | Total                          |               | 58210 |          | 1420326998/47286 | 12449726/1434 | 12449726/1434 | 1905540 |

- Accessible India Campaign: The Department of Empowerment of Persons of Disabilities launched the Accessible India Campaign in December 2015 with the vision of creation of barrier free environment for independent and safe living of Persons with Disabilities. The Campaign is being implemented under 3 components namely the Accessible BuiltUp Environment, Accessible Transportation System and Accessible ICT Eco-System

## Fund released to the States/UTs   (including the States of  Tripura, Tamil Nadu and Maharashtra) under Accessible India Campaign:

|   S.No: | State                       |   No. of Buildings Identified] | Total Amount Released (Rs. In Lakhs)   |
|---------|-----------------------------|--------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
|       1 | Andaman and Nicobar Islands |                             25 | 632.32                                 |
|       2 | Andhra Pradesh              |                             41 | 1436.33                                |
|       3 | Arunachal Pradesh           |                             24 | 789.281                                |
|       4 | Assam                       |                             25 | 697.84                                 |
|       5 | Bihar                       |                             28 | 925.15                                 |
|       6 | Chattisgarh                 |                             58 | 2768.58                                |
|       7 | Chandigarh                  |                             44 | 415.38                                 |
|       8 | Delhi                       |                             23 | 1393.78                                |
|       9 | Goa                         |                             31 | 444.63                                 |
|      10 |                             |                             52 | 114.37                                 |
|      11 |                             |                             89 | 1394.79                                |
|      12 | Himachal Pradesh            |                             22 | 439.47                                 |
|      13 | JJammu and Kashmir          |                             41 | 1995.30                                |
|      14 | Iharkhand                   |                             49 | 1166.85|                          |
|      15 | Karnataka                   |                             50 | 2708.651                               |
|      16 | Kerala                      |                             51 |                                        |

| 17    | lLakshadweep   |   58 |         |
|-------|----------------|------|---------|
| 18    | Madhya Pradesh |  100 | 973.51  |
| 19    | Maharashtra    |  180 | 2490.77 |
| 20    | MManipur       |   47 | 0.00    |
| 21    | Meghalaya      |   24 | 2046.71 |
| 22    | Mizoram        |   33 | 715.72  |
| 23    | Nagaland       |   29 | 510.601 |
| 24    | Odisha         |   50 | 1975.47 |
| 25    | IPuducherry    |   30 | 273.161 |
| 26    | Punjab         |   20 |         |
| 27    | IRajasthan     |   88 | 3813.00 |
| 28    | Sikkim         |   36 | 578.14  |
| 29    | Tamil Nadu     |   49 | 1103.88 |
| 30    | [elangana      |   19 | 919.24  |
| 31    | Tripura        |   14 |         |
| 32    | Uttrakhand     |   26 | 538.50  |
| 33    | Uttar Pradesh  |  140 | 4670.49 |
| 34    | West Bengal    |   37 | 1394.73 |
| Total | Total          | 1662 |         |

- vi\_ National Handicapped Finance & Development Corporation Loan Scheme:National Handicapped Finance and Development Corporation (NHFDC), a Public Sector Enterprise under the administrative control of Department of  Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities (DEPwD), Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment provides financial assistance in terms of loan to Persons with Disabilities for starting any activity contributing directly or indirectly in the income generation or helping Persons with Disabilities (PwDs) in their  overall process of empowerment and higher education through implementing agencies throughout the country including Maharashtra.

The details of funds released and number of PwDs benefitted under the NHFDC Ioan scheme, State wise (including the States of Tripura, Tamil Nadu and Maharashtra):

(As 16.09.2020) on

| S.No.   | State/ UT      | JAmount Released Rs. in lakh   | Beneficiaries Covered   |
|---------|----------------|--------------------------------|-------------------------|
| 1       | Andhra Pradesh | 4185.91                        | 10924                   |
| 2       | Assam          | 362.061                        | 478                     |
| 3       | Bihar          |                                | 5591                    |
|         | IChandigarh    | 114.33                         |                         |
| 5       | IChattisgarh   | 8557.01                        | 7451                    |
| 6       | Delhi          | 433.83                         | 952                     |
| 7       | Goa            |                                | 42                      |
| 8       | Gujarat        | 4231.79                        | 7398                    |

| 9   | HHaryana         |          |        |
|-----|------------------|----------|--------|
| 10  | Himachal Pradesh | 4337.14  | 4483   |
| 11  | Jammu & Kashmir  | 3850.381 | 3870   |
| 12  | Iharkhand        |          | 1068   |
| 13  | Karnataka        |          | 33661  |
| 14  | Kerala           | 6183.11  |        |
| 15  |                  | 114.561  | 142    |
| 16  | Madhya Pradesh   | 2475.281 | 3903   |
| 17  | Manipur          | 38.01/   | 50     |
| 18  | Maharashtra      | 14008.75 | 154161 |
| 19  | Meghalaya        | 677.501  | 8651   |
| 20  | Mizoram          | 54.251   | 179    |
| 21  | Nagaland         | 243.62   | 501    |
| 22  | Orissa           | 1245.82  | 2642   |
| 23  | [Puducherry      | 3004.20  | 4690   |
| 24  | IPunjab          |          | 1825   |
| 25  | Rajasthan        | 6855.021 |        |
| 26  | Sikkim           | 601.30   | 597    |
| 27  | Tamil Nadu       | 22525.52 | 67684  |
| 28  | ITelangana       | 6.50     |        |
| 29  | Tripura          | 797.361  | 712/   |
| 30  | Uttar Pradesh    | 11769.93 | 14467  |
| 31  | West Bengal      | 733.10   | 1720   |
| 32  | UUttarakhand     | 1256.351 | 22581  |
|     |                  |          | 187917 |

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