Lok Sabha Question No. 4206 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-03-29
Subject: Assistance under ADIP Scheme
Ministry: SOCIAL JUSTICE AND EMPOWERMENT
Asked by: Vinod Kumar Sonkar, Raja Amareshwara Naik, Sangeeta Kumari Singh Deo, Jayanta Kumar Roy

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

## LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.4206 TO BE ANSWERED ON 29.03.2022

## ASSISTANCE UNDER ADIP SCHEME

4206.  SHRI VINOD KUMAR SONKAR:

SHRI RAJA AMARESHWARA NAIK: SHRIMATI SANGEETA KUMARI SINGH DEO: DR. JAYANTA KUMAR ROY

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

(a)  whether  the  Government  proposes  to  empower  the  persons  with  atleast  fifty  percent disabilities  by  providing  them  full  assistance  through  Assistance  to  Disabled  persons  for Purchasing and fitting of aids and appliances (ADIP) scheme and if so, the details thereof;

(b) whether the Persons with Disabilities (PwDs) are facing various difficulties now-a-days and neither the Government nor their families are able to help them; and

- (c) if so, the action taken by the Government in this regard?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE FOR SOCIAL JUSTICE AND EMPOWERMENT (SUSHRI  PRATIMA BHOUMIK)

(a) Under the provision of the Scheme 'Assistance to Disabled Persons for Purchase/Fitting of Aids and Appliances (ADIP), persons having at least 40%  disability and  having monthly income  from  all  sources  not  exceeding  Rs.20,000/-  per  month   are  eligible  for  getting assistance under the scheme.  The amount of assistance is as under:

| Total Income                            | Amount of Assistance             |
|-----------------------------------------|----------------------------------|
| Upto Rs.15,000/- per month              | Full cost of aid/appliance       |
| Upto Rs.15,001 to Rs.20,000/- per month | 50% of the cost of aid/appliance |

Under the Scheme, there is  provision for Motorized  tricycles and wheelchairs  for severely disabled and for Quadriplegic, persons suffering from Muscular Dystrophy, Stroke, Cerebral Palsy,  Hemipeligia  and  any  other  person  with  similar  conditions,  where  either  three/four limbs  or  one  half  of  the  body  are  severely  impaired.  For  being  eligible  to  get  motorized tricycles or wheelchairs, disability should be at least 80%. The extent of subsidy provided is Rs.25,000/-.

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

1. Deendayal  Disabled Rehabilitation Scheme (DDRS)
2. District Disability Rehabilitation Centres (DDRCs)
3. Scholarships for Students with Disabilities
5. Scheme for implementation of Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act, 2016 (SIPDA)
4. Assistance to Disabled Persons for Purchase/Fitting of Aids and Appliances (ADIP)
6. Accessible India Campaign
8. Scheme of Support for  Establishment/Modernization/  Capacity Augmentation of Braille Presses
7. The National Action Plan (NAP) for Skill Development of Persons with Disabilities under SIPDA Scheme
9. Scheme for incentives to private employers to hire Persons with Disabilities
11. National Institutes (NIs)
10. Unique  Disability Identity (UDID) Card project
12. Composite Regional Centres (CRCs)
14. National Handicapped Finance and Development Corporation (NHFDC)
13. The National Trust for the Welfare of Persons with Autism, Cerebral Palsy, Mental Retardation and Multiple Disabilities (National Trust)

Further, the Central Government has notified Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act, 2016 which provides for more entitlements for persons with disabilities.

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