Lok Sabha Question No. 894 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-02-07
Subject: Implementation ADIP Scheme
Ministry: SOCIAL JUSTICE AND EMPOWERMENT
Asked by: Kaushalendra Kumar

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

## LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.894

## TO BE ANSWERED ON 07.02.2023

## IMPLEMENTATION ADIP SCHEME

## 894. SHRI KAUSHALENDRA KUMAR:

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

- (a) the total funds spent by the Government and the number of beneficiaries under the Assistance to Disabled Persons for Purchase/Fitting of Aids and Appliances (ADIP) scheme for the persons with disability during the last five years;
- ( b) whether the Government propose to reduce the disability limit to 80 per cent to provide complete assistance to persons with disability through ADIP scheme in order to provide maximum benefits to the persons with disability, if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether it is a fact that most of the persons with disability are struggling due to  apathy  of  Government  and  their  families,  if  so,  the  details  thereof; and
- (d)  Whether  the  Government  is  contemplating  to  give  uniform  monthly pension  to  the  persons  with  disability  whose  disability  is  50  per  cent  or more, and if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF STATE FOR SOCIAL JUSTICE AND EMPOWERMENT

(SHRI A. NARAYANASWAMY)

- (a) Details of funds released  and number of beneficiaries covered under the Scheme of Assistance to Disabled Persons for Purchase/Fitting of Aids/Appliances (ADIP) during the last five years are as under:-

| Year    |   Funds released (Rs.in crore) |   Number of beneficiaries covered |
|---------|--------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
| 2017-18 |                         200.01 |                            272731 |
| 2018-19 |                         216.19 |                            300865 |
| 2019-20 |                         213.83 |                            351629 |
| 2020-21 |                         189.13 |                            258749 |
| 2021-22 |                         198.69 |                            243387 |

(b)        Under  the  provisions  of  the  ADIP  Scheme,  various  types  of  aids  & assistive  devices  are  provided  to  Persons  with  Disabilities  (PwDs)  having 40%  and  above  disability.  Also,  in  the  case  of  high-end  devices  viz., Motorized  Tricycles,  Motorized  Wheelchairs,  and  high-end-prosthesis  80% disability is required.

(c) and (d)   Relief to persons with disabilities is primarily a State subject by virtue of Entry 9 in the State list of the Constitution of India. However, the Central Government supplements the efforts of the States for the welfare of persons  with  disabilities  through  various  schemes  and  programmes.  The important schemes of the Department are:

- (i) Deendayal  Disabled Rehabilitation Scheme (DDRS);
- (ii) Scholarships for Students with Disabilities;
- (iii)Assistance to Disabled Persons for Purchase/Fitting of Aids and Appliances (ADIP); and
- (iv) Scheme for implementation of Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act, 2016 (SIPDA)

No plan is under consideration in this Department for bringing uniformity in the amount of pension given to persons with disability across all States.

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