Lok Sabha Question No. 2397 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-12-03
Subject: Empowerment of Differently Abled
Ministry: SOCIAL JUSTICE AND EMPOWERMENT
Asked by: Vincent H Pala

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## DISABILITIES (Divyangjan)

## DEPARTMENT OF EMPOWERMENT OF PERSONS WITH MINISTRY OF SOCIAL JUSTICE & EMPOWERMENT LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2397 TO BE ANSWERED ON 03.12.2019

## Empowerment of Differently Abled

## 2397. SHRI VINCENT H. PALA:

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

- (a) the steps taken by the Government to create disabled citizens of the country, and the a comprehensive database of physically with details of any such steps that have been taken $0 far achievements; being along
- (6) whether there exists a database on the number of disabled details thereof; State-wise; people across the country and if so, the with the details of measure takne to create such disabilities; awareness about along being
- (c) the details %f the funds allocated and spent under the with physical disabilities and schemes for the empowerment 0f persons the achievements there under so far; and
- d) the   details of the overall   benefits that have schemes/steps taken by the accrued to such people, overall, to Government for their empowerment? owing

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE FOR SOCIAL JUSTICE AND EMPOWERMENT (SHRI KRISHANPAL GURJAR)

(a) and (b) The relies on census data As per the last Census of 2011, regarding number of Persons with Disabilities (PwDs). there are 2.68 Crore PwDs in the country. State/UT-wise PwDs is at Annexure-L The Central Government number of developing a national database launched the Unique Disability ID project in 2016 for database of PwDs and also unique identity card to each PwD The is dynamic and envisages capturing of data in respect of all physical, intellectual and categories of disabilities i.e. State/UT-wise developmental   disabilities. Details cards generated SO is at   Annexure-I The Government publicity activities for supports the State   Governments to carry out implementation of the project so as to cover all PwDs in the database. Ministry issuing far;

- (c) and (d) Details of the funds allocated, schemes of this amount spent and the number of beneficiaries under major Department for last 3 years and current year (e. 2019-20) are at Annexure-III:

Annexure I as referred in reply of Question No. 2397 Pirt (a) and (b) of the Lok Sabha Unstarred raised by Shri Vincent Pala for regarding "Empowerment of Differentlycabled answer on 03.12.2019

| S.No_   | State/ UT Name             | as_per Census 2011 Total number of persons with disabilities   |
|---------|----------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|
| 1       | JAMMU & KASHMIR            | 361153                                                         |
|         | HIMACHAL PRADESH           |                                                                |
| 3       | PUNJAB                     | 155316                                                         |
| 4       | CHANDIGARH                 | 654063                                                         |
| 5       | UTTARAKHAND                | 14796                                                          |
| 6       | HARYANA                    | 185272                                                         |
| 7       | NCT OF DELHI               | 546374                                                         |
| 8       | RAJASTHAN                  | 234882                                                         |
| 9       | UTTAR PRADESH              | 1563694                                                        |
| 10      | BIHAR                      | 4157514                                                        |
|         |                            | 2331009                                                        |
| 11      | SIKKIM                     | 18187                                                          |
| 12      | ARUNACHAL PRADESH          | 26734                                                          |
| 13      | NAGALAND                   |                                                                |
| 14      | MANIPUR                    | 29631                                                          |
| 15      | MIZORAM                    | 58547 15160                                                    |
| 16      | TRIPURA                    | 64346                                                          |
| 17      | MEGHALAYA                  | 44317                                                          |
| 18      | ASSAM                      | 480065                                                         |
| 19      | WEST BENGAL                | 2017406                                                        |
| 20      | JHARKHAND                  | 769980                                                         |
| 21      | ODISHA                     | 1244402                                                        |
| 22      | CHHATTISGARH               | 624937                                                         |
| 23      | MADHYA PRADESH             | 1551931                                                        |
| 24      | GUJARAT                    | 1092302                                                        |
| 25      | DAMAN & DIU                | 2196                                                           |
| 26      | DADRA & NAGAR HAVELI       | 3294                                                           |
| 27      | MAHARASHTRA                | 2963392                                                        |
| 28      | ANDHRA PRADESH (undivided) | 2266607                                                        |
| 29 30   | KARNATAKA GOA              | 1324205                                                        |
|         |                            | 33012                                                          |
| 31      | LAKSHADWEEP                | 1615                                                           |
| 32      | KERALA                     | 761843                                                         |
| 33      | TAMIL NADU                 | 1179963                                                        |
| 34      | PUDUCHERRY                 | 30189                                                          |
|         | ANDAMAN & NICOBAR ISLANDS  | 6660                                                           |
|         | Total                      | 26,814,994                                                     |

Aunexure Ias referred in reply of part (a) and (b) of the Lok Unstarred Question No. 2397 raised by Shri Vincent &. Sabha answer on 03.12.2019 Pala for regarding "Empowerment of Differently Abled

| UDID Card Status as on 27-11-2019   | UDID Card Status as on 27-11-2019   | UDID Card Status as on 27-11-2019   |
|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
| S. No.                              | States /UTs                         | No. Of e- UDID Cards Generated      |
|                                     | ANDAMAN AND NICOBAR ISLANDS         |                                     |
|                                     | ANDHRA PRADESH                      | 2,959                               |
|                                     | ARUNACHAL PRADESH                   | 104,679                             |
|                                     | ASSAM                               | 430                                 |
|                                     | BIHAR                               |                                     |
|                                     | CHANDIGARH                          |                                     |
|                                     | CHHATTISGARH                        | 3,667                               |
|                                     | DADRA AND NAGAR HAVELI              | 139,299                             |
| 9                                   | DAMAN AND DIU                       | 25                                  |
| 10                                  | DELHI                               | 610                                 |
| 11                                  | GOA                                 | 362                                 |
| 12                                  | GUJARAT                             | 32                                  |
| 13                                  | HARYANA                             | 173,880                             |
| 14                                  | HIMACHAL PRADESH                    | 32,928                              |
| 15                                  | JAMMU_AND KASHMIR                   | 10,393                              |
| 16                                  | JHARKHAND                           |                                     |
| 17                                  | KARNATAKA                           |                                     |
| 18                                  | KERALA                              | 64,290                              |
| 19                                  | LAKSHADWEEP                         | 12,223                              |
| 20                                  | MADHYA PRADESH                      |                                     |
| 21                                  | MAHARASHTRA                         | 336,291                             |
| 22                                  | MANIPUR                             | 189,715                             |
| 23                                  | MEGHALAYA                           | 384                                 |
| 24                                  | MIZORAM                             | 8,245                               |
| 25                                  | NAGALAND                            | 1,762                               |
| 26                                  | ODISHA                              | 91                                  |
| 27                                  | PUDUCHERRY                          | 280,809                             |
| 28                                  | PUNJAB                              | 816                                 |
| 29                                  | RAJASTHAN                           | 91,218                              |
| 30                                  | SIKKIM                              | 309,536                             |
| 31                                  |                                     | 340                                 |
| 32                                  | TELANGANA                           |                                     |
| 33                                  | TRIPURA                             | 302,345                             |
| 34                                  | UTTAR PRADESH                       | 2,257                               |
| 35                                  | UTTARAKHAND                         | 284,757                             |
| 36                                  | WEST BENGAL                         | 907                                 |
| Total                               | Total                               | 2,467,168                           |

Annexure III as referred in reply of part (c) and (d) of the Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No: 2397 raised by Shri Vincent H Pala for answer on 03.12.2019 regarding "Empowerment of Differently Abled"

## 14 Assistance to Disabled Persons\_ for Purchase[Fitting 0f Aids and Appliances (ADIP schemel

| Financial year             | Budget Allocation (Rs. in crore)   |   Funds Released (Rs. in crore) |   Number of Beneficiaries covered |
|----------------------------|------------------------------------|---------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
| 2016-17                    | 170.00                             |                          170    |                            290295 |
| 2017-18)                   | 200.01                             |                          200.01 |                            272731 |
| 2018-19                    |                                    |                          216.19 |                            292825 |
| 2019-20 (as on 25.11.2019) | 230.00                             |                          140.71 |                             69814 |

## 2. Deendayal Disabled Rehabilitation Scheme (DDRSE

| Year                       |   Budget Allocation (Rs. in crore) |   Funds Released (Rs: in crore) |   Number of Beneficiaries covered |
|----------------------------|------------------------------------|---------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
| 2016-17                    |                                 45 |                           45    |                             34431 |
| 2017-18                    |                                 60 |                           60    |                             35729 |
| 2018-19                    |                                 70 |                           70    |                             41803 |
| 2019-20 (as on 25-11.2019) |                                 75 |                           47.89 |                             22249 |

## 3. Scholarship Scheme:

| Year                       | Budget Allocation (Rs. in crore)   | Budget Allocation (Rs. in crore)   | Funds Released (Rs. in crore)   | Number of Beneficiaries covered   |
|----------------------------|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|---------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
|                            | BE                                 | RE                                 | Funds Released (Rs. in crore)   | Number of Beneficiaries covered   |
| 2016-17                    | 33.50                              | 42.27                              | 35.86                           | 14841                             |
| 2017-18                    | 50.40                              | 67.46                              | 56.47                           | 21206                             |
| 2018-19                    | 75.66                              | 125.43                             | 109.11                          | 30619                             |
| 2019-20 (as on 28-11.2019) | 125.00                             | 125.00                             | 26.57                           | 13108                             |

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## 4. Skill Development:

| Year                       | Budget Allocation (Rs. in crore)   |   Funds Released (Rs. in crore) | Number of Beneficiaries covered   |
|----------------------------|------------------------------------|---------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
| 2016-17                    | NA*                                |                            5.85 | 17430                             |
| 2017-18                    | NA*                                |                           67.19 | 58210                             |
| 2018-19                    | NA*                                |                           43.74 | 47286                             |
| 2019-20 (as on 28-11.2019) | NA*                                |                            2.03 | 17422 **                          |