Lok Sabha Question No. 2443 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-08-03
Subject: Empowerment of Hearing-Impaired, Mute and Divyang Persons
Ministry: SOCIAL JUSTICE AND EMPOWERMENT
Asked by: L.S. Tejasvi Surya, D. M. Kathir Anand

## Government of India Department of Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities (Divyangjan) Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment Lok Sabha

Unstarred Question No. 2443 To be answered on 03.08.2021

## Empowerment of Hearing-Impaired, Mute and Divyang Persons

2443. SHRI L. S. TEJASVI SURYA: SHRI DM. KATHIR ANAND:

be pleased to state:

- (a) the estimated number of hearing-impaired, mute and Divyang persons in the country, the details thereof; State-wise;
- the number of Union Government   posts   that are provided   for such persons to department-wise;
- the number of vacant posts along with the duration of the vacancy: and
- whether the Government has designed skilling programmes to empower such persons who have completed such skilling programmes? special

## ANSWER

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

a) As per Census 2011 there are 2,68,14,994 persons with disabilities (PwDs) in the country which include persons with locomotor disability. hearing impairment  visual impairment; speech this Census; there are 50.72.914 persons with hearing impairment. State/UT-wise data regarding population of PwDs and persons with hearing impairment is at Annexure:

- (c) Department of Personnel & Training has informed that as per data provided by various Central Ministries and Departments; which include vacancies in Central Public Sector Nationalised Banks and financial institutions etc; Out of 15,000 vacancies for PwDs 2015, about 14000 vacancies have been filled These vacancies, inter-alia. included backlog vacancies carried forward from earlier years:
- (b) The Government notified the list of 3566 categories of Central Government posts identified suitable for with benchmark disabilities (disability of 40% or more) on 04.01.2021, out of persons svhich 3342 categories of posts have been identified suitable for persons with hearing impairment which are applicable to all Central Ministries/Departments as per their nature of work:
- (d) The Ministry implements the National Action Plan (NAP) for Skill Development of Persons with Disabilities (between the age group of 15 to 59 years) with a view to enhancing their scope %f employability in both and private sectors besides promoting self-employment: Under NAP; partners of the Department so far: public

Annexure referred to in reply to part (a) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Q No. No. 2443 for answer on 03.08.2021 raised by SHRI LS: TEJASVI SURYA and SHRI DM: KATHIR ANAND regarding 'Empowerment of Hearing-Impaired, Mute and Divyang Persons'

| S.No.   | StatelUT Name              | Total number of divyang persons   | Persons with Hearing Impairment   |
|---------|----------------------------|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
| 1       | JAMMU & KASHMIR            | 361153                            | 74096                             |
| 2       | HIMACHAL PRADESH           | 155316                            | 26700                             |
| 3       | PUNJAB                     | 654063                            | 146696                            |
| 4       | CHANDIGARH                 | 14796                             | 2475                              |
| 5       | UTTARAKHAND                | 185272                            | 37681                             |
| 6       | HARYANA                    | 546374                            | 115527                            |
| 7       | NCT OF DELHI               | 234882                            |                                   |
| 8       | RAJASTHAN                  | 1563694                           | 218873                            |
| 9       | UTTAR PRADESH              | 4157514                           | 1027835                           |
| 10      | BIHAR                      | 2331009                           | 572163                            |
| 11      | SIKKIM                     | 18187                             | 5343                              |
| 12      | ARUNACHAL PRADESH          | 26734                             | 8127                              |
| 13      | NAGALAND                   | 29631                             | 8940                              |
| 14      | MANIPUR                    | 58547                             | 12891                             |
| 15      | MIZORAM                    | 15160                             | 3354                              |
| 16      | TRIPURA                    | 64346                             | 11695                             |
| 17      | MEGHALAYA                  | 44317                             | 12353                             |
| 18      | ASSAM                      | 480065                            | 101577                            |
| 19      | WEST BENGAL                | 2017406                           | 315192                            |
| 20      | JHARKHAND                  | 769980                            | 165861                            |
| 21      | ODISHA                     | 1244402                           | 237858                            |
| 22      | CHHATTISGARH               | 624937                            | 92315                             |
| 23      | MADHYA PRADESH             | 1551931                           | 267361                            |
| 24      | GUJARAT                    | 1092302                           | 190675                            |
| 25      | DAMAN & DIU                | 2196                              | 309                               |
| 26      | DADRA & NAGAR HAVELI       | 3294                              | 715                               |
| 27      | MAHARASHTRA                | 2963392                           | 473271                            |
| 28      | ANDHRA PRADESH (undivided) | 2266607                           | 334292                            |
| 29      | KARNATAKA                  | 1324205                           | 235691                            |
| 30      | GOA                        | 33012                             | 5347                              |
| 31      | LAKSHADWEEP                | 1615                              | 224                               |
| 32      | KERALA                     | 761843                            | 105366                            |
| 33      | TAMIL NADU                 | 1179963                           | 220241                            |
| 34      | PUDUCHERRY                 | 30189                             | 6152                              |
| 35      | ANDAMAN & NICOBAR ISLANDS  | 6660                              | 1219                              |
|         | Total                      | 26,814,994                        | 5,072,914                         |