Lok Sabha Question No. 4483 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-03-23
Subject: Education for Physically Challenged Persons
Ministry: SOCIAL JUSTICE AND EMPOWERMENT
Asked by: Ashok Kumar Rawat

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

## LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.4483 TO BE ANSWERED ON 23.03.2021

## Education for Physically Challenged Persons

## 4483. SHRI ASHOK KUMAR RAWAT:

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

(a) whether any projects have been implemented to provide education to physically challenged persons in the States during the last three years and till date; special

- (6) if so, the details thereof;

the details of the institutes set up for the deaf and the blind particularly, in the backward areas;

- the names of the agencies operating institutes for the deaf ineluding the Government agencies;

e) the details of the project proposals for setting up Non-Governmental Organizations for the welfare of the deaf, State-wise; and f) the present status thereof?

## ANSWER

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

(a) & (b) No, Sir: Relief to persons with disabilities is a State subject by virtue of Entry 9 of the State list of the Constitution of India: However; the Central  government  supplements the efforts of the State governments for the welfare of persons with disabilities The Department of Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities (DEPwD) is implementing various schemes for imparting education and rehabilitation of persons with disabilities,  including for physically   challenged persons and to create an enabling environment; that provides them with equal opportunities, ensures protection of their rights and enables them to participate as independent and productive members of society. A brief description of the main schemes of the Department are given at Annexure-[.

(c) (d) The Department of Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities is implementing a Central Sector Scheme, namely; Deendayal Disabled Rehabilitation Scheme   (DDRS) under which   grant-in-aid is provided to Non-Governmental  Organizations (NGOs) for their projects relating to rehabilitation of persons with disabilities aimed at enabling them to reach and maintain their optimal physical, sensory, intellectual, psychiatric Or socio-functional levels.

statement indicating State/UTs-wise details of Specials Schools for Deaf and Blind under DDRS are at Annexure-Il and III, respectively. In addition, the Department runs 9 National Institutes for persons with disabilities, of which those specifically dealing with the deaf and the blind are as follows:

National Institute for the Empowerment Of PersOns with Visual Disabilitics (NIEPVD) Dehradun, Uttarakhand is working in the field of visual disability.

(ii) Ali Yavar  Jung National Mumbai is working in the field of hearing disability.

(iii) Indian   Sign   Language Research & Training Centre (ISLRTC) New Delhi has been set up specializing in hearing and speech disabilities:

Main objectives of these Institutes are as under:

- i. To conduct various courses and undertake training for capacity building:
- ii. To provide rehabilitation care/services in the relevant field.
- iii. To conduct research into various dimensions of the education and rehabilitation in the respective field:

(e) & For the Financial  Year 2020-21, the Department received three project proposals of special school for deaf of Non-Government Organizations under DDRS, one each from the States of Gujarat; Telangana and Uttar Pradesh: Two project proposals from States of Telangana and Uttar Pradesh were recommended by the Screening Committee.

Statement referred to in reply to Part (a) & (b) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 4483 for 23.03.2021 raised by Sh: Ashok Kumar Rawat-MP, regarding "Education for Physically Challenged Persons

## Deendayal Disabled Rehabilitation Scheme (DDRS):

Under DDRS, grant-in-aid is provided to Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs) for their projects relating to rehabilitation of persons with disabilities aimed at enabling them to reach and maintain their

## 2. Scholarships for Students with Disabilities:

The main objective of the umbrella scholarship scheme is to empower students with disabilities to study further in order to earn   their livelihood and t0 find a dignified place in society, as face several barriers physical, financial and psychological in pursuing studies and with dignity. they living

The umbrella scholarship scheme comprises of six components:

- Pre-matric for classes IX & X)
- (ii) Post-matric (for Class XI to Post-graduate degreeldiploma) ,
- (iii) excellence in education), Top
- (iv) National Fellowship for Persons with Disabilities (PwDs) (for M.PhilPhD in Indian Universities),
- (v) National Overseas Scholarship for Master' $ degree/Doctorate in universities abroad) and

(vi) Free  Coaching for students   appearing in competitive   examinations for Government  jobs and admission to technical and professional courses).

3. National  Handicapped Finance and  Development Corporation   (NHFDC)-  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 PwD in their overall process of empowerment including higher education, through implementing agencies throughout the country.

Annexure referred to in reply to part (c) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 4483 for answer 23.03.2021 raised by Sh. Ashok Kumar Rawat-MP, regarding "Education for Physically Challenged Persons

State/UT-wise details of Special Schools for Deaf students under DDRS

| SNo.   | Name of the State   | Name of District   | Name of the Organisation                                                   |
|--------|---------------------|--------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|        | ANDHRA PRADESH      | Chittoor           | Nehru Yuvajan Seva Sangham                                                 |
| 2      | ANDHRA PRADESH      | Cuddapah           | Helen Keller's School for the Deaf                                         |
|        | ANDHRA PRADESH      | Kakinada           | Maharishi Sambamurty Institute of Social Development Studies               |
|        | ANDHRA PRADESH      | Guntur             | Centre for Disabled Children                                               |
| 5      | ANDHRA PRADESH      | Guntur             | Leema Deaf and Mentally Handicapped Welfare Association                    |
|        | ANDHRA PRADESH      | Guntur             | Sarojini Devi Memorial Society                                             |
|        | ANDHRA PRADESH      | Krishna            | Annamma School for the Hearing & Physically Handicapped & Baby Care Centre |
| 8      | ANDHRA PRADESH      | Krishna            | Immaeulate Heart of Mary Society                                           |
| 9      | ANDHRA PRADESH      | Krishna            | Vani Educational Academy                                                   |
| 10     | ANDHRA PRADESH      | Kurnool            | Kranti Education Society                                                   |
|        | ANDHRA PRADESH      | Kurnool            | Voluntary Organisation of Rural Development Society                        |
| 12     | ANDHRA PRADESH      | Nellore            | Pragathi Charities                                                         |
| 13     | ANDHRA PRADESH      | Ongole             | Spurthy Welfare Soceity                                                    |
| 14     | ANDHRA PRADESH      | Prakasam           | Chaitanya Mahila Mandali                                                   |
| 15     | ANDHRA PRADESH      | Prakasam           |                                                                            |
| 16     | ANDHRA PRADESH      | Visakhapatnam      | Pavani Institute for Multiple Handicapped & Spastics                       |
| 17     | ANDHRA PRADESH      | Visakhapatnam      | Priyadarsini Service Organisation                                          |
| 18     | ANDHRA PRADESH      | Vizianagaram       | Chaitanya Institute for the Learning Disabled                              |
| 19     | ANDHRA PRADESH      | Vizianagaram       | Society for Education of the Deaf & Blind                                  |
| 20     | ANDHRA PRADESH      | West Godavari      | Parivarthan                                                                |
| 21     | ASSAM               | Guwahati           | North East Voluntary Association of Rural Development (NEVARD)             |

|   22 | ASSAM          | Lakimpur       | Kachajuli Physically Handicapped School and Training Centre                                   |
|------|----------------|----------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|   23 | BIHAR          | Munger         | Baba Baidyanath Balika Mook Badhir Vidyalaya                                                  |
|   24 | BIHAR          | Muzaffarpur    | SHUBHAM                                                                                       |
|   25 | BIHAR          | Muzaffarpur    | Baba Garib Nath Viklang Sahjan Sewa Sansthan                                                  |
|   26 | CHHATISGARH    | Durg           | Lions Charitable Trust                                                                        |
|   27 | CHHATISGARH    | Janjgir-Champa | Nishakt Jan Kalyan Seva Samiti                                                                |
|   28 | CHHATISGARH    | Surguja        | Gyanodaya Association                                                                         |
|   29 | DELHI          | East Delhi     | Chandrabhushan Singh Memorial Mahila, Bal Evam Shravan Viklang Shiksha Evam Punarvas Sansthan |
|   30 | GUJARAT        | Vadodara       | Akshar Trust                                                                                  |
|   31 | HARYANA        | Ambala         | Rotary Welfare Society for the Deaf                                                           |
|   32 | HARYANA        | Faridabad      | Educational cum Vocational Association for the Disabled                                       |
|   33 | HARYANA        | Faridabad      | Association for the Welfare of Handicapped                                                    |
|   34 | HARYANA        | Rewari         | Suryodya Education Society                                                                    |
|   35 | MADHYA PRADESH | Bhind          | Famous Mahila Kalyan Samiti                                                                   |
|   36 | MADHYA PRADESH | Indore         | Mook Badhir Sansthan (Deaf Dumb Association)                                                  |
|   37 | MAHARASHTRA    | Latur          | Ahilyadevi Holkar Shikashan Prasark Mandal                                                    |
|   38 | MAHARASHTRA    | Nanded         | Samaj Prabodhan Shikshan Mandal Saknoor                                                       |
|   39 | MAHARASHTRA    | Nandurbar      | Manudevi Shikshan Prasarak Mandal                                                             |
|   40 | MAHARASHTRA    | Parbhani       | Shri Jagdamba Vidya Prasarak Mandal                                                           |
|   41 | MAHARASHTRA    | Washim         | Vidarbha Apang Vikas Sanstha                                                                  |
|   42 | MANIPUR        | Churachandpur  | Social Human Action for Rural Empowerment                                                     |
|   43 | MANIPUR        | Imphal West    | Institute of Social Development for Weaker Sections                                           |
|   44 | MIZORAM        | Aizawl         | Spastic Society of Mizoram                                                                    |
|   45 | ORISSA         | Bhadrak        | Mahabir Training & Research Centre for Rural Development                                      |
|   46 | ORISSA         | Khurda         | Vijaya                                                                                        |
|   47 | ORISSA         | Khurda         | Sisu Sakha Sangha                                                                             |
|   48 | ORISSA         | Boudh          | Association for Soeial Work and Social Research in                                            |

|    |            |               | Orissa                                                                                     |
|----|------------|---------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| 49 | ORISSA     | Gajapati      | Maharaja Krushna chandra Gajapati School for the Blind and Deaf                            |
| 50 | ORISSA     | Ganjam        | Kabi Narasingha Matha Blind & Deaf School, Bakilikana                                      |
| 51 | ORISSA     | Jharsuguda    | Utkal Kalyan Seva Sangh                                                                    |
| 52 | ORISSA     | Keonjhar      | Voluntary Organisation for Rural Improvement                                               |
| 53 | ORISSA     | Khurda        | Saheed Yuba Sangha                                                                         |
| 54 |            | Puri          | Association for Voluntary Action (AVA)                                                     |
| 55 | ORISSA     | Puri          | Nilachal Seva Prathisthan                                                                  |
| 56 | ORISSA     | Puri          | Saraswati Charitable Foundation                                                            |
| 57 | PONDICHERY | Pondicherry   | Shri Patcheappane Society for Education, Research & Rehabilitation of the Hearing Impaired |
| 58 | PUNJAB     | Jalandhar     | Redcross School for the Deaf                                                               |
| 59 | PUNJAB     | Patiala       | Society for Welfare of the Handicapped                                                     |
| 60 | RAJASTHAN  | Bhilwara      | Badhir Bal Kalyan Vikas Samiti                                                             |
| 61 | RAJASTHAN  | Kota          | Badhit Bal Vikas Kendra                                                                    |
| 62 | RAJASTHAN  | Sriganganagar | Jagdamba Andh Vidyalaya Samiti                                                             |
| 63 | TAMIL NADU | Chennai       | The School for Young Deaf Children( Bala Vidyalaya                                         |
| 64 | TAMIL NADU | Tiruchirapali | Arivalayam                                                                                 |
| 65 | TAMIL NADU | Tirunelveli   | Florence Swainson Higher Secondary School for the Deaf                                     |
| 66 | TAMIL NADU | Tiruvallur    | Life Aid Centre for the Disabled                                                           |
| 67 | TAMIL NADU | Villupuram    | Vela Institution for Social Action and Development                                         |
| 68 | TELANGANA  | Hyderabad     | Akruti Ashray                                                                              |
| 69 | TELANGANA  | Ranga Reddy   | Sweekaar Academy of Rehabilitation Sciences                                                |
| 70 | TELANGANA  | Nizamabad     | Gracy Organisation for Development Services                                                |
| 71 | TELANGANA  | Hyderabad     | Durgabai Deshmukh Vocational Training & Rehab. Centre (Andhra Mahila Sabha), Hyderabad     |
| 72 | TELANGANA  | Hyderabad     | Helen Kellers' School for Deaf & Mentally Retarded Children                                |

|   73 | TRIPURA       | North Tripura   | North Tripura Deaf and Dumb School                 |
|------|---------------|-----------------|----------------------------------------------------|
|   74 | UTTAR PRADESH | Aligarh         | Narain Mook Badhir Vidyalaya Samiti Prag           |
|   75 | UTTAR PRADESH | Allahabad       | Uttar Pradesh Mook Badhir Vidyalaya                |
|   76 | UTTAR PRADESH | Azamgarh        | Badhit Bal Vikas Samiti                            |
|   77 | UTTAR PRADESH | Fathepur        | Shri Krishan Adarsh Vidya Mandir                   |
|   78 | UTTAR PRADESH | Ghazipur        | Pawahari Smriti Parishad                           |
|   79 | UTTAR PRADESH | Ghazipur        | Samarpan Sansthan                                  |
|   80 | UTTAR PRADESH | Lakhimpur Khiri | Adarsh Mook Badhir Vidyalaya                       |
|   81 | UTTAR PRADESH | Lucknow         | CHETNA                                             |
|   82 | UTTAR PRADESH | Lucknow         | St. Francis School for Hearing Impaired            |
|   83 | UTTAR PRADESH | Meerut          | Deaf and Dumb School                               |
|   84 | UTTAR PRADESH | Meerut          | Friends of Handicapped-India                       |
|   85 | UTTAR PRADESH | Mirzapur        | Sarvhara Utthan Samiti                             |
|   86 | UTTAR PRADESH | Moradabad       | Saraswati Educational Society                      |
|   87 | UTTAR PRADESH | Unnao           | Jonson Academic Institute                          |
|   88 | UTTAR PRADESH | Varanasi        | The Society of Khrist Jyoti                        |
|   89 | WEST BENGAL   | Burdwan         | Dr. Sailendra Nath Mukherjee Muka Badhir Vidyalaya |
|   90 | WEST BENGAL   | Siliguri        | North Bengal Handicapped Rehabilitation Society    |
|   91 | WEST BENGAL   | Howrah          | Ananda Bhawan                                      |
|   92 | WEST BENGAL   | Jalpaiguri      | Jalpaiguri Welfare Organisation                    |
|   93 | WEST BENGAL   | Kolkata         | Parents Own Clinic for Deaf Children               |
|   94 | WEST BENGAL   | Kolkata         | Dum Dum Deep Deaf & Dumb School Creche             |
|   95 | WEST BENGAL   | Purba Medinipur | Moyona Ramakrishnayan Association                  |
|   96 | WEST BENGAL   | Purba Medinipur | Nimtouri Tamluk Unnayan Samity                     |
|   97 | WEST BENGAL   | Midnapore       | Sevayatan Kalyan Kendra                            |

Annexure referred to in reply to part (c) of' Lok Sabha  Unstarred Question No: 4483 for answer On 23.03.2021 raised by Sh. Ashok Kumar Rawat-MP regarding;"Education for Physically Challenged Persons"

State/UT-wise details of Special Schools for Blind under DDRS

| S.No.   | Name of the State   | Name of District   | Name of the Organisation                                  |
|---------|---------------------|--------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------|
|         | ANDHRA PRADESH      | Visakhapatnam      | Hellen Keller Memorial Association for the Blind          |
| 2       | ANDHRA PRADESH      | Krishna            |                                                           |
| 3       | ANDHRA PRADESH      | Guntur             | Kala Social Welfare Society                               |
|         | ANDHRA PRADESH      | Kurnool            | Louis Braille Blind Welfare Association                   |
| 5       | ANDHRA PRADESH      | Prakasam           | Mother Theresa School for the Blind                       |
|         | ANDHRA PRADESH      | East Godavari      | Zion Educational Society                                  |
|         | ASSAM               | Hailakandi         | WODWICHEE                                                 |
| 8       | BIHAR               | Muzaffarpur        | SHUBHAM                                                   |
|         | CHHATISGARH         | Janjgir- Champa    | Nishakt Jan Kalyan Seva Samiti                            |
| 10      | DELHI               | South Delhi        | Institution for the Blind                                 |
|         | DELHI               | North East         | Institution for the Blind                                 |
| 12      | DELHI               | South Delhi        | Janata Adarsh Andh Vidyalaya                              |
| 13      | DELHI               | South West Delhi   | National Association for the Blind(Delhi)                 |
| 14      | GUJARAT             | Ahmedabad          | Blind People's Association                                |
| 15      | HARYANA             | Gurugram           | AII India Confederation Of the Blind(Gurgaon)             |
| 16      | HARYANA             | Faridabad          | Educational cum Vocational Association for the Disabled   |
| 17      | HARYANA             | Hissar             | Indian Red Cross Society(Hissar)                          |
| 18      | HIMACHAL PRADESH    | Kullu              | National Association for the Blind(Kullu)                 |
| 19      | KARNATAKA           | Bangalore          | Shree Ramana Maharishi Academy for the Blind              |
| 20      | KERALA              | Thrissur           | Kerala Institution for the Blind                          |
| 21      | MADHYA PRADESH      | Shajapur           | Ankur Pragatisheel Mahila Kendra                          |
| 22      | MAHARASHTRA         | Washim             |                                                           |
| 23      | MIZORAM             | Aizawl             | Samaritan Association for the Blind                       |
| 24      | ORISSA              | Boudh              | Association for Social Work and Social Research in Orissa |

| 25   | ORISSA        | Puri          | Association for Voluntary Action (AVA)                          |
|------|---------------|---------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
| 26   | ORISSA        | Bhadrak       | Centre for Rehabilitation Services & Research(CRSR)             |
| 27   | ORISSA        | Ganjam        | Kabi Narasingha Matha Blind & Deaf School, Bakilikana           |
| 28   | ORISSA        | Gajapati      | Maharaja Krushna chandra Gajapati School for the Blind and Deaf |
|      | ORISSA        | Puri          | Nilachal Seva Prathisthan                                       |
| 30   | ORISSA        | Puri          | Saraswati Charitable Foundation                                 |
| 31   | ORISSA        | Khurda        | Vijaya                                                          |
| 32   | ORISSA        | Keonjhar      | Voluntary Organisation for Rural Improvement                    |
| 33   | PUNJAB        | Patiala       | Society for Welfare Of the Handicapped                          |
| 34   | PUNJAB        | Ludhiana      | Vocational Rehabilitation Training Centre                       |
| 35   | RAJASTHAN     | Sriganganagar | LK C Sri Jagdamba Andh Vidyalaya Samiti                         |
| 36   | TAMIL NADU    | Chennai       | Christian Foundation for the Blind-India                        |
| 37   | TAMIL NADU    | Madurai       | Indian Association for the Blind                                |
| 38   | TELANGANA     | Nalgonda      | Development and Welfare Association of the Blind                |
| 39   | TELANGANA     | Hyderabad     | Devnar Foundation for the Blind                                 |
| 40   | TELANGANA     | Hyderabad     | Jeeyar Educational Trust                                        |
| 41   | TELANGANA     | Mahboobnagar  | Residential School For the Blind                                |
| 42   | TELANGANA     | Nizamabad     | Sneha Society for Rural Reconstruction                          |
| 43   | UTTAR PRADESH | Ghazipur      | Pawahari Smriti Parishad                                        |
| 44   | UTTAR PRADESH | Mathura       | Shri Vrindaban Andh Mahavidyalaya                               |
| 45   | UTTAR PRADESH | Varanasi      | Sri Hanuman Prasad Poddar Andh Vidyalaya                        |
| 46   | WEST BENGAL   | Howrah        | Ananda Bhawan                                                   |
| 47   | WEST BENGAL   | Nadia         | Blind Persons' Association; Kolkata                             |