Lok Sabha Question No. 4388 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-03-23
Subject: Employment for Specially Abled
Ministry: SOCIAL JUSTICE AND EMPOWERMENT
Asked by: Dr. T. Sumathy (a) Thamizhachi Thangapandian

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF SOCIAL JUSTICE & EMPOWERMENT

## DEPARTMENT OF EMPOWRERMENT OF PERSONS WITH DISABILTIES

## LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4388 TO BE ANSWERED ON 23.03.2021

## Employment for Specially Abled

## 4388. DR: T: SUMATHY (a) THAMIZHACHI THANGAPANDIAN:

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

(a) Government is aware that   nearly 65% of the specially-abled have been out of employment, of which only one percent are from the organised sector during the lockdown and if the details thereof, State-wise;

(b) if not; the number of specially-abled who have been out of employment since the lockdown and the unemployment rate; State-wise;

c) the steps taken by the Government to mitigate this problem;

(d) whether it is true that most of those *employed' are engaged in the unorganised sector Or doing odd

(e) if not; the details of the jobs in which are employed, State-wise? they

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE FOR SOCIAL JUSTICE AND EMPOWERMENT

## (SHRI KRISHANPAL GURJAR)

(a) and (b) As per Census 2011, 36% of the total persons with disabilities (PwDs) are workers. wise number of PwD workers as per Census 2011 is at Annexure. The Ministry has not separately conducted any survey regarding loss of employment of PwDs lockdown due to COVID-19 pandemic during

(c) to (e) The Government has enacted the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (RPwD) Act, 2016 which came into force on 19.04.2017. Section 34(1) of said Act mandates reservation of not less than four per disabilities (disability of 40% Or more). In order to broaden the scope for employment for persons with benchmark disabilities in Government establishments, the Ministry 0n 04.01.2021 notified the list of 3566 posts (1046 in Group A, 515 in Group B, 1724 in Group C and 281 in Group D) suitable for various categories of persons with benchmark disabilities.

Further, the Government implements the National Action Plan for Skill Development of Persons with Disabilities so as to enhance their scope of employability in both Government and private sectors.

The Ministry also implements incentive scheme for   providing   employment to persons with disabilities (PwDs) in the private sector.

The Ministry has issued comprehensive disability inclusive guidelines to all States/UTs on 26.03.2020 for protection and safety of persons with disabilities (Divyangjan) during COVID 19.

The Ministry of Rural Development has informed that due to spread of pandemic coronavirus disease (COVID-19), Rs. 80 crore has been released to the States/UTs under Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Yojna (PMGK YP) for payment of ex-gratia of Rs. 1000/- in two instalments 500 each) to 8 lakh existing benefieiaries of Indira Gandhi National Disability Pension Scheme (IGNDPS) (Rs.

State-wise details of PwD employees are not maintained in the Ministry:

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by DR: T. SUMATHY (a) THAMIZHACHI THANGAPANDIAN regarding "Employment for Specially Abled"

| State-wise number of persons with disabilities workers as per Census, 2011   | State-wise number of persons with disabilities workers as per Census, 2011   | State-wise number of persons with disabilities workers as per Census, 2011   | State-wise number of persons with disabilities workers as per Census, 2011   |
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| Sl No.                                                                       | State Name                                                                   | Total Disabled                                                               | Total Workers                                                                |
|                                                                              | JAMMU & KASHMIR                                                              | 361153                                                                       | 121532                                                                       |
| 2                                                                            | HIMACHAL PRADESH                                                             | 155316                                                                       | 68917                                                                        |
| 3                                                                            | PUNJAB                                                                       | 654063                                                                       | 216320                                                                       |
| 4                                                                            | CHANDIGARH                                                                   | 14796                                                                        | 4641                                                                         |
| 5                                                                            | UTTARAKHAND                                                                  | 185272                                                                       | 64888                                                                        |
| 6                                                                            | HARYANA                                                                      | 546374                                                                       | 170600                                                                       |
| 7                                                                            | NCT OF DELHI                                                                 | 234882                                                                       | 65573                                                                        |
| 8                                                                            | RAJASTHAN                                                                    | 1563694                                                                      | 541842                                                                       |
| 9                                                                            | UTTAR PRADESH                                                                |                                                                              | 1446393                                                                      |
| 10                                                                           | BIHAR                                                                        | 2331009                                                                      | 865347                                                                       |
| 11                                                                           | SIKKIM                                                                       | 18187                                                                        | 8918                                                                         |
| 12                                                                           | ARUNACHAL PRADESH                                                            | 26734                                                                        | 11948                                                                        |
| 13                                                                           | NAGALAND                                                                     | 29631                                                                        | 15384                                                                        |
| 14                                                                           | MANIPUR                                                                      | 58547                                                                        | 25582                                                                        |
| 15                                                                           | MIZORAM                                                                      | 15160                                                                        | 5499                                                                         |
| 16                                                                           | TRIPURA                                                                      | 64346                                                                        | 21627                                                                        |
| 17                                                                           | MEGHALAYA                                                                    | 44317                                                                        | 16724                                                                        |
| 18                                                                           | ASSAM                                                                        | 480065                                                                       | 162785                                                                       |
| 19                                                                           | WEST BENGAL                                                                  | 2017406                                                                      | 685516                                                                       |
| 20                                                                           | JHARKHAND                                                                    | 769980                                                                       | 290133                                                                       |
| 21                                                                           | ODISHA                                                                       | 1244402                                                                      | 427020                                                                       |
| 22                                                                           | CHHATTISGARH                                                                 | 624937                                                                       | 240846                                                                       |
| 23                                                                           | MADHYA PRADESH                                                               | 1551931                                                                      | 613921                                                                       |
| 24                                                                           | GUJARAT                                                                      | 1092302                                                                      | 380064                                                                       |
| 25                                                                           | DAMAN & DIU                                                                  | 2196                                                                         | 774                                                                          |
| 26                                                                           | DADRA & NAGAR HAVELI                                                         | 3294                                                                         | 1159                                                                         |
| 27                                                                           | MAHARASHTRA                                                                  | 2963392                                                                      | 1248337                                                                      |
| 28                                                                           | ANDHRA PRADESH                                                               | 2266607                                                                      | 875187                                                                       |
| 29                                                                           | KARNATAKA                                                                    | 1324205                                                                      | 503902                                                                       |
| 30                                                                           | GOA                                                                          | 33012                                                                        | 9505                                                                         |
| 31                                                                           | LAKSHADWEEP                                                                  | 1615                                                                         | 321                                                                          |
| 32                                                                           | KERALA                                                                       | 761843                                                                       | 179694                                                                       |
| 33                                                                           | TAMIL NADU                                                                   | 1179963                                                                      | 442032                                                                       |
| 34                                                                           | PUDUCHERRY                                                                   | 30189                                                                        | 9358                                                                         |
| 35                                                                           | ANDAMAN & NICOBAR ISLANDS                                                    | 6660                                                                         | 2097                                                                         |
|                                                                              | Total                                                                        | 26814994                                                                     | 9744386                                                                      |