Lok Sabha Question No. 109 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-02-02
Subject: CRCs for Differently Abled
Ministry: SOCIAL JUSTICE AND EMPOWERMENT
Asked by: M. K. Raghavan

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

## LOK SABHA

## 109. SHRI M.K RAGHAVAN:

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

- (a) the details and the objective of Composite Regional Centres (CRCs) for differently abled;

(b) the current position of CRC at Kozhikode in respect of academics, infrastructure; and rehabilitation, administration and

(c) the future plans for growth of CRC at Kozhikode?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE FOR SOCIAL JUSTICE AND EMPOWERMENT

## (SHRI KRISHANPAL GURJAR)

(a) The Government has approved 21 Composite Centreslextended arms of the National  Institutes Regional Centres (CRCs) as outreach with Disabilities   (DEPwD) under the Department of Empowerment of Persons as per list annexed. The main objectives CRCs rehabilitation  services to all   categories with are to   provide professionals, workers and functionaries, Disabilities   (PwDs), train   rehabilitation and create awareness amongst parents and the community regarding needs and rights of PwDs:

(b) & (c) CRC, Kozhikode has been operational since 2012 It is courses in Special Education and two short presently conducting three term infrastructure for term It is well equipped with   necessary Droeiding various  Tehabilitation services t0, PwDs like Physiotecapy, based Rehabilitation, Speech & Community and Clinical and Rehabilitation Psychology It has a full Special Education administration and functioning of CRC. regular Director to look after the overall As per need and availability of resources, it will conduct other courses and further enrich its services. long Therapy. Audiology Pathology.

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.109 TO BE ANSWERED ON 02.02.2021

## CRCs for Differently Abled

## Annexure referred t0 in reply to part (a) of Unstarred Question No.1O9 for answer on 02.02.2021

## Details of CRCs

| IS.No.   | [Composite regional Centres (CRCs)   | State/UTs         |
|----------|--------------------------------------|-------------------|
|          | CRC, Srinagar                        |                   |
| 22       | ICRC Bhopal                          | Jammu & Kashmir   |
| 13       | ICRC, Lucknow                        | Pradesh Madhya    |
| 14_      | ICRC, Guwahati                       | Uttar Pradesh     |
| 5_       | ICRCSundernagar                      | Assam             |
| 6_       | CRC, Patna                           | Himachal Pradesh  |
| 7        | ICRC; Ahmedabad                      | Bihar             |
| 8        | ICRC, Kozhikode                      | Gujarat           |
|          | CRC, Rajnandgaon                     | Kerala            |
| 10.      | ICRC, Nellore                        | Chattisgarh       |
|          |                                      | Andhra Pradesh    |
| 12       | FCRC Nagpur                          | Karnataka         |
| 113.     | ICRC Agartala                        | Maharashtra       |
| 14.      | CRC Naharlaghun                      | Tripura           |
| 15.      | CRC, Ranchi                          | Arunachal Pradesh |
| 16.      |                                      | Jharkhand         |
| 17.      | KCRC Gorakhpur                       | Uttar Pradesh     |
|          | ICRC Balangir                        | Odisha            |
| 18.      | KCRC Gangtok                         | Sikkim            |
| 19.      | ICRC, Portblair                      | Andaman & Nicobar |
|          | ICRC Shillong                        |                   |
| p21.     | ICRCImphal                           | Meghalaya Manipur |