Lok Sabha Question No. 374 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-07-20
Subject: Right of Persons with Disabilities
Ministry: SOCIAL JUSTICE AND EMPOWERMENT
Asked by: Pratima Mondal

## 374.

## SHRIMATI PRATIMA MONDAL :

Will the Minister of SOCIAL JUSTICE AND EMPOWERMENT pleased t0 state:

the steps taken by the Government with to United Convention on Right of Persons with the disabilities ratified by the country on the welfare and the right of differently abled persons in the country? regard

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE FOR SOCIAL JUSTICE AND EMPOWERMENT

## (SUSHRI PRATIMA BHOUMIK)

signatory to the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities

India is a (UNCRPD) and ratified the same on Ist October; 2007.

The Central Government has enacted the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act; 2016 in line with the spirit of' UNCRPD which inter-alia   envisages   non-diserimination on the grounds of access t0 justice  creating barrier free environment to enable  easy access to   persons with  disabilities,  promoting health; social   security; recreation, sporting activities etc for persons with disabilities The Act mandates the Government to take steps to ensure that the persons with disabilities enjoy their rights equally with others. The Act has come into force on 19.04.2017. of the Act has been circulated to all the Central Ministries/Departments as well as t0 the States/UTs for implementation. The Rights of Persons with Disabilities Rules, 2017 were notified on 15.06.2017. Copy

The Government submitted the First Country Report on the Status of Disability in India to the

UN Committee on the above Convention in 2015.

Further; the Central   Government   supplements the   efforts of the State   Governments/UTs Some of the major schemes through various schemes & programmes for empowerment of PwDs are as follows:

Accessible India Campaign was launched by the Central Government for the purpose of creating barrier  free environment for   persons with disabilities in physical   environment,  transportation system and ICT eco-system:

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

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 374 TO BE ANSWERED ON 20.07.2021

Deendayal  Disabled  Rehabilitation  Scheme (DDRS) under which grant-in-aid is provided to NGOs voluntary organisations for projects relating to rehabilitation %f persons with disabilities; aimed at enabling them to reach their optimal. physical . sensory, intellectual, psychiatric Or social functional level.

Assistance to Disabled Persons for Purchase/Fitting of Aids and Appliances (ADIP) under which assistance is provided t0 persons with disabilities in procuring durable. sophisticated and social and psychological rehabilitation by reducing the effects of disabilities and enhancing their economic potential. The  scheme also has a provision to provide cochlear implant to hearing impaired children upto 5 years of age at a cost upto Rs.6.00 lakh per child:

Scholarship schemes under which the Government provides   scholarships for students with disabilities aS Pre-matric (for classes IX & X) Post-matrie (from class XI up to Post Graduate degreeldiploma level). Class Education (Post graduate degreeldiploma in notified Institutes) , National  Fellowship (MPhil and PhD courses). National  Overseas Scholarship (for Overseas education at P.G /Doetorate level). such Top

Skill Development: The National Action Plan for Skill Training of persons with disabilities aims at imparting skills to persons with disabilities for enhaneing their employability