Lok Sabha Question No. 2138 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-03-14
Subject: Schemes for Self Reliance of PwDs
Ministry: SOCIAL JUSTICE AND EMPOWERMENT
Asked by: Vivek Narayan Shejwalkar

## Government of India Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment Department of Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities

## LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 2138

TO BE ANSWERED ON 14.03.2023

## SCHEMES FOR SELF RELIANCE OF PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES

2138 : Shri Vivek Narayan Shejwalkar:

Will the Minister of Social Justice & Empowerment be pleased to state

- (a) The details of the concessions given by the Government to the Persons with Disabilities (PwDs) in recruitment process of Government services;
- (b) whether  any  scheme  is  being  implemented  to  make  the  PwDs  self-reliant  and  if  so,  the  details thereof;
- (c) whether any survey has been conducted regarding the number of PwDs; and
- (d) if so, the details of disabilities, category and district-wise in Madhya Pradesh?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE FOR SOCIAL JUSTICE & EMPOWERMENT

(SUSHRI PRATIMA BHOUMIK)

- (a) The Government enacted the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (RPwD) Act, 2016, which came into force  on  19.04.2017.  As  far  as  the  concessions  given  to  the  persons  with  disabilities  in  recruitment process of Government services are concerned, under Section 34(1) of the aforesaid Act, the benefit of reservation in Government jobs is  applicable to the following categories of persons with benchmark disabilities:
- (b)  Yes, Sir.    Department of Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities    (DEPwD) implements 'National Action  Plan  (NAP)'  for  Skill  Development  of  Persons  with  Disabilities  (PwDs)'  which  was  launched  in March, 2015. The objective of the scheme is to provide skill training to PwDs for enabling them to become self-reliant and productive members of the society and to integrate them with the mainstream of the society. NAP is implemented under the umbrella scheme - 'Scheme for Implementation of Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act 2016 (SIPDA)'.
- (c) No. For disability data, this Department refer Census Survey.
- (d)  As  per  Census  2011,  the  district  wise  and  category  wise  details  of  disability  in  the  State  of  Madhya Pradesh is give below:-

| (i)   | blindness and low vision;                                                                                           | 1%   |
|-------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------|
| (ii)  | deaf and hard of hearing;                                                                                           | 1%   |
| (iii) | locomotor disability including cerebral palsy, leprosy cured, dwarfism, acid attack victims and muscular dystrophy; | 1%   |
| (iv)  | autism, intellectual disability, specific learning disability &mental illness; and                                  | 1%   |
| (v)   | multiple disabilities from amongst persons under clauses (i) to (iv) including deaf- blindness                      |      |

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| S. No                                                              | District                                                           | Total                                                              | In seeing                                                          | In Hearing                                                         | In Speech                                                          | In Move ment                                                       | Mental Retard ation                                                | Mental Illness                                                     | Any Other                                                          | Multiple Disabilit y                                               |
| 1                                                                  | Sheopur                                                            | 13435                                                              | 2653                                                               | 1748                                                               | 490                                                                | 4284                                                               | 646                                                                | 406                                                                | 1883                                                               | 1325                                                               |
| 2                                                                  | Morena                                                             | 33524                                                              | 5610                                                               | 5868                                                               | 1311                                                               | 10263                                                              | 1348                                                               | 590                                                                | 5751                                                               | 2783                                                               |
| 3                                                                  | Bhind                                                              | 34458                                                              | 5660                                                               | 7337                                                               | 1545                                                               | 7545                                                               | 1189                                                               | 515                                                                | 8558                                                               | 2109                                                               |
| 4                                                                  | Gwalior                                                            | 35263                                                              | 4401                                                               | 7619                                                               | 1625                                                               | 8713                                                               | 1688                                                               | 930                                                                | 8116                                                               | 2171                                                               |
| 5                                                                  | Datia                                                              | 12379                                                              | 1843                                                               | 2319                                                               | 517                                                                | 3941                                                               | 530                                                                | 262                                                                | 1918                                                               | 1049                                                               |
| 6                                                                  | Shivpuri                                                           | 32943                                                              | 6229                                                               | 5958                                                               | 1424                                                               | 8508                                                               | 1108                                                               | 604                                                                | 6781                                                               | 2331                                                               |
| 7                                                                  | Tikamgarh                                                          | 24997                                                              | 4395                                                               | 4100                                                               | 1139                                                               | 7278                                                               | 911                                                                | 506                                                                | 5031                                                               | 1637                                                               |
| 8                                                                  | Chhatarpu r                                                        | 39853                                                              | 6767                                                               | 5769                                                               | 1825                                                               | 11178                                                              | 1713                                                               | 995                                                                | 8045                                                               | 3561                                                               |
| 9                                                                  | Panna                                                              | 18889                                                              | 3630                                                               | 2725                                                               | 839                                                                | 5202                                                               | 887                                                                | 456                                                                | 3416                                                               | 1734                                                               |
| 10                                                                 | Sagar                                                              | 52576                                                              | 9342                                                               | 8610                                                               | 2400                                                               | 13676                                                              | 2441                                                               | 1444                                                               | 10141                                                              | 4522                                                               |
| 11                                                                 | Damoh                                                              | 27995                                                              | 5054                                                               | 4295                                                               | 1237                                                               | 7558                                                               | 1403                                                               | 643                                                                | 5309                                                               | 2496                                                               |
| 12                                                                 | Satna                                                              | 51950                                                              | 9151                                                               | 7611                                                               | 2502                                                               | 13692                                                              | 2976                                                               | 1590                                                               | 9763                                                               | 4665                                                               |
| 13                                                                 | Rewa                                                               | 57889                                                              | 8599                                                               | 11096                                                              | 2921                                                               | 12671                                                              | 2703                                                               | 1565                                                               | 13513                                                              | 4821                                                               |
| 14                                                                 | Umaria                                                             | 13880                                                              | 2041                                                               | 2683                                                               | 623                                                                | 3342                                                               | 643                                                                | 360                                                                | 3129                                                               | 1059                                                               |
| 15                                                                 | Neemuch                                                            | 16926                                                              | 2507                                                               | 2051                                                               | 699                                                                | 5702                                                               | 1058                                                               | 519                                                                | 2612                                                               | 1778                                                               |
| 16                                                                 | Mandsaur                                                           | 23288                                                              | 3545                                                               | 2655                                                               | 1028                                                               | 8158                                                               | 1393                                                               | 749                                                                | 3656                                                               | 2104                                                               |
| 17                                                                 | Ratlam                                                             | 27922                                                              | 4238                                                               | 4779                                                               | 1104                                                               | 8706                                                               | 1547                                                               | 810                                                                | 4547                                                               | 2191                                                               |
| 18                                                                 | Ujjain                                                             | 38868                                                              | 5828                                                               | 6197                                                               | 1390                                                               | 11013                                                              | 2673                                                               | 1280                                                               | 7013                                                               | 3474                                                               |
| 19                                                                 | Shajapur                                                           | 31647                                                              | 5324                                                               | 4345                                                               | 1181                                                               | 10218                                                              | 1495                                                               | 831                                                                | 5285                                                               | 2968                                                               |
| 20                                                                 | Dewas                                                              | 30427                                                              | 5779                                                               | 4577                                                               | 1126                                                               | 8865                                                               | 1652                                                               | 812                                                                | 5137                                                               | 2479                                                               |
| 21                                                                 | Dhar                                                               | 37992                                                              | 7142                                                               | 7571                                                               | 1558                                                               | 9845                                                               | 1946                                                               | 758                                                                | 6639                                                               | 2533                                                               |
| 22                                                                 | District- Indore                                                   | 78761                                                              | 16839                                                              | 18915                                                              | 3764                                                               | 12205                                                              | 3823                                                               | 1701                                                               | 17063                                                              | 4451                                                               |
| 23                                                                 | Khargone (West Nimar)                                              | 36380                                                              | 6331                                                               | 6449                                                               | 1339                                                               | 10435                                                              | 1806                                                               | 923                                                                | 6070                                                               | 3027                                                               |
| 24                                                                 | Barwani                                                            | 20940                                                              | 3247                                                               | 3480                                                               | 838                                                                | 6180                                                               | 1120                                                               | 595                                                                | 3764                                                               | 1716                                                               |
| 25                                                                 | Rajgarh                                                            | 39354                                                              | 6482                                                               | 6109                                                               | 1564                                                               | 11757                                                              | 1680                                                               | 974                                                                | 7505                                                               | 3283                                                               |
| 26                                                                 | Vidisha                                                            | 32283                                                              | 5301                                                               | 4732                                                               | 1484                                                               | 9199                                                               | 1405                                                               | 816                                                                | 6675                                                               | 2671                                                               |
| 27                                                                 | Bhopal                                                             | 84502                                                              | 21346                                                              | 21843                                                              | 4553                                                               | 9899                                                               | 3917                                                               | 1351                                                               | 17936                                                              | 3657                                                               |
| 28                                                                 | Sehore                                                             | 37003                                                              | 6358                                                               | 5221                                                               | 1364                                                               | 11112                                                              | 1842                                                               | 1004                                                               | 6327                                                               | 3775                                                               |

| 29    | Raisen               |   28907 |   5406 |   4667 |   1341 |   7506 |   1398 |   755 |   5124 |   2710 |
|-------|----------------------|---------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|-------|--------|--------|
| 30    | Betul                |   36402 |   6776 |   4877 |   1419 |  10269 |   1909 |  1108 |   6100 |   3944 |
| 31    | Harda                |   12568 |   2670 |   1802 |    550 |   2957 |    820 |   290 |   2252 |   1227 |
| 32    | Hoshanga bad         |   29419 |   5003 |   4074 |   1355 |   8061 |   1658 |   925 |   5274 |   3069 |
| 33    | Katni                |   28997 |   5334 |   5134 |   1409 |   7222 |   1510 |   647 |   5675 |   2066 |
| 34    | Jabalpur             |   59074 |   8802 |  11394 |   3027 |  13238 |   3671 |  1622 |  13361 |   3959 |
| 35    | Narsimhap ur         |   22802 |   3529 |   3028 |   1265 |   6509 |   1370 |   787 |   4092 |   2222 |
| 36    | Dindori              |   18294 |   2983 |   3076 |    711 |   5069 |    832 |   405 |   3274 |   1944 |
| 37    | Mandla               |   25912 |   4087 |   4645 |   1045 |   7369 |   1273 |   681 |   4253 |   2559 |
| 38    | Chhindwara           |   43322 |   6669 |   5346 |   1928 |  13456 |   2483 |  1427 |   7760 |   4253 |
| 39    | Seoni                |   29432 |   5073 |   3675 |   1322 |   9224 |   1729 |   963 |   4427 |   3019 |
| 40    | Balaghat             |   29918 |   4557 |   3871 |   1612 |   8681 |   2172 |   967 |   4911 |   3147 |
| 41    | Guna                 |   19257 |   3053 |   3529 |    903 |   4930 |    737 |   391 |   4131 |   1583 |
| 42    | Ashoknagar           |   16481 |   3211 |   2814 |    741 |   4315 |    635 |   359 |   3231 |   1175 |
| 43    | Shahdol              |   26233 |   4897 |   4370 |   1207 |   6789 |   1474 |   693 |   4689 |   2114 |
| 44    | Anuppur              |   18414 |   2914 |   2962 |    792 |   4706 |    891 |   487 |   3877 |   1785 |
| 45    | Sidhi                |   24334 |   4022 |   3804 |   1366 |   6754 |   1155 |   672 |   4380 |   2181 |
| 46    | Singrauli            |   23108 |   3535 |   4488 |   1240 |   4694 |   1274 |   497 |   5525 |   1855 |
| 47    | Jhabua               |   17962 |   2069 |   2743 |    588 |   7006 |    780 |   507 |   2708 |   1561 |
| 48    | Alirajpur            |   10869 |   1884 |   1962 |    339 |   3331 |    403 |   224 |   1962 |    764 |
| 49    | Khandwa (East Nimar) |   30870 |   6068 |   6173 |   1184 |   7955 |   1389 |   786 |   4754 |   2561 |
| 50    | Burhanpur            |   13032 |   2567 |   2265 |    590 |   3552 |    697 |   331 |   1692 |   1338 |
| Total | Total                | 1551931 | 270751 | 267361 |  69324 | 404738 |  77803 | 39513 | 295035 | 127406 |

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