Lok Sabha Question No. 3513 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-08-10
Subject: Differntly Abled Persons
Ministry: SOCIAL JUSTICE AND EMPOWERMENT
Asked by: Arun Kumar Sagar

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

## LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 3513 TO BE ANSWERED ON: 10.08.2021

## Differntly Abled Persons

## 3513; SHRI ARUN KUMAR SAGAR:

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

- of differently abled persons in the country as on date especially a the estimated population in the backward and rural areas of the country:
- (b) the total number of visually impaired in the country. State-wise; persons
- the Union Government for the welfare of these (c) the important schemes being run by in each State of the country; person
- Government during the last three years date in the country; the (d the schemes run by the in the State of Uttar Pradesh; details thereof; year-wise and State-wise especially till
- the details of the funds allocated during the said period year-wise and State-wise: (e and
- abled benefited from these schemes especially in the State the total number of differently of Uttar Pradesh?

## ANSWER

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

2011. there are 2.68 crore Persons with Disabilities (PwDs) in the (a) According t0 Census Out of the total population of PwDs, 1.86 crore are from rural areas: country.
2. with visual impairment (State/UT-wise), aS per the Census (b) The total number of persons 2011, is at Annexure [
3. of Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities implements the (c) to (f): The Department with Disabilities (PwDs) following major schemes for   empowerment of Persons including persons with visual impairment:
4. Disabled Persons for Purchase/Fitting of Aids and Appliances (ADIP) Assistance t0
5. (ii)Scholarship schemes for Students with Disabilities;
6. (i) Deendayal Disabled Rehabilitation Scheme (DDRS)
7. Action Plan for Skill Development of Persons with Disabilities (iv) National
8. Accessible India Campaign (AIC)

and benefitted, States/UTs and Details of these schemes, fund allocated/released in the State of Uttar Pradesh) during the last three years and till date (including year-wise are at Annexure I: persons informed that under   Indira   Gandhi   National Ministry of Rural Development has of Rs. 300/- per is given Disability Pension Scheme (IGNDPS) disability of of 18-79 to Below Poverty Line (BPL) households age to the persons belonging increases t0 Rs. 500/- per upon with severe and multiple disabilities: The beneficiaries covered and funds of 80 State/UT - wise details of attaining the age during the last three years and current year are allocated for implementation of IGNDPS given in Annexure III month pension years month pension years.

of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No 3513 t0 be Annexure referred to in reply to (b) raised by Shri Arun Kumar answered 0 10.08.2021 regarding ~Differntly Abled Persons' Sagar: part

| SL: No:   | States/UTs                                       | Number of Persons with Visual Impairment;   |
|-----------|--------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------|
|           | Andhra Pradesh (Now Andhra Pradesh and Telangana | 398144                                      |
| 2         |                                                  | 5652                                        |
|           | Arunachal Pradesh                                | 80553                                       |
| 3         | Assam                                            | 549080                                      |
| 4         | Bihar                                            | 1774                                        |
| 5         | Chandigarh                                       | 169                                         |
| 6         | Chhattisgarh                                     | 4964                                        |
| 7         | Goa                                              | 214150                                      |
| 8         | Gujarat                                          | 82702                                       |
| 9         | Haryana                                          | 26076                                       |
| 10        | Himachal Pradesh                                 | 66448                                       |
| 1         | Jammu and Kashmir (ineluding Ladakh)             | 180721                                      |
| 12        | Jharkhand                                        |                                             |
| 13        | Karnataka                                        | 15513                                       |
| 14        | Kerala                                           | 270751                                      |
| 15        | Madhya Pradesh                                   | 574052                                      |
| 16        | Maharashtra                                      | 19194                                       |
| 17        | Manipur_                                         | 6980                                        |
| 18        | Meghalaya                                        | 2035                                        |
| 19        | Mizoram                                          | 4150                                        |
| 20        | Nagaland                                         | 30124                                       |
|           | NCT of Delhi                                     | 263799                                      |
| 22        | Odisha                                           | 82199                                       |
|           | Punjab                                           | 314618                                      |
| 24        | Rajasthan                                        | 2772                                        |
| 25        | Sikkim                                           | 127405                                      |
| 26        | Tamil Nadu                                       | 10828                                       |
| 27        | Tripura                                          | 29107                                       |
| 28        | Uttarakhand                                      | 763988                                      |
| 29        | Uttar Pradesh                                    | 424473                                      |
| 30        | West Bengal                                      | 1084                                        |
| 31        | Andaman and Nicobar Islands                      | 429                                         |
| 32        | Dadar and Nagar Haveli                           | 382                                         |
| 33        | Daman and Diu                                    | 337                                         |
| 34        | Lakshwadeep                                      | 3608                                        |
| 35        | Puducherry                                       | 5033431                                     |
| Totall    | Totall                                           | Totall                                      |

Annexure referred to in reply to part (c) to () of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No; 3513t0 be answered on 10.08.2021 regarding Differntly Abled Persons raised by Shri Arun Kumar Sagar:

- Assistance to Disabled Persons for Purchase Fitting of Aids and Appliances (ADIP): Under the  ADIP Scheme, are   released to various   Implementing Agencies to assist the eligible persons with disabilities  including persons  with   visual impairment throughout the country (ineluding in the State of Uttar Pradesh) for procuring sophisticated and scientilically manufactured, modern; standard aids and appliances that can promote their physical, social and psychological rehabilitation by
- 2 Deendayal Disabled Rehabilitation Scheme (DDRS): The Department of Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities (Divyangjan) is implementing Central Sector schemes namely, Deendayal Disabled Rehabilitation Scheme (DDRS) under which financial assistance is provided to Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs) running projects for the welfare of Persons   with enabling them to social functional levels for the welfare of Person with Disabilities (PwDs).

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|                                                                                                                                                  |                                                                                                                                                  | 2018-19                                                                                                                                          | 2018-19                                                                                                                                          | 2019-20                                                                                                                                          | 2019-20                                                                                                                                          | 2020-21                                                                                                                                          | 2020-21                                                                                                                                          | 2021-22                                                                                                                                          | 2021-22                                                                                                                                          |
| No:                                                                                                                                              | Name of the Stat es UTs                                                                                                                          | lilized (Rskr of Be ies                                                                                                                          | lilized (Rskr of Be ies                                                                                                                          |                                                                                                                                                  | Iciaries                                                                                                                                         | Lakh)                                                                                                                                            | ries                                                                                                                                             | Funds ut Number in Lakh)ciaries                                                                                                                  |                                                                                                                                                  |
|                                                                                                                                                  | Andhra Pradesh                                                                                                                                   | 1030.66                                                                                                                                          | 1/95                                                                                                                                             | 802.02                                                                                                                                           | 6331                                                                                                                                             | 926.20                                                                                                                                           | 8748                                                                                                                                             | 678.84/                                                                                                                                          | 3777                                                                                                                                             |
| 2                                                                                                                                                | Bihar                                                                                                                                            | 829.93                                                                                                                                           | 13554                                                                                                                                            | 208.79                                                                                                                                           | 54201                                                                                                                                            | 636.21                                                                                                                                           | 129851                                                                                                                                           | 18.44                                                                                                                                            |                                                                                                                                                  |
| 3                                                                                                                                                | (Chhattisgarh                                                                                                                                    | 18.761                                                                                                                                           |                                                                                                                                                  | 561.89                                                                                                                                           | 7409                                                                                                                                             | 400.80                                                                                                                                           | 4532                                                                                                                                             |                                                                                                                                                  |                                                                                                                                                  |
| 4                                                                                                                                                | IGoa                                                                                                                                             | 51.051                                                                                                                                           | 8381                                                                                                                                             | 2.481                                                                                                                                            | 76                                                                                                                                               | 173.03/                                                                                                                                          | 3094                                                                                                                                             |                                                                                                                                                  |                                                                                                                                                  |
| 5                                                                                                                                                | Gujarat                                                                                                                                          | 1074.74                                                                                                                                          | 16835                                                                                                                                            | 1215.03/                                                                                                                                         | 24819                                                                                                                                            | 1272.52                                                                                                                                          | 21633                                                                                                                                            |                                                                                                                                                  | 39961                                                                                                                                            |
| 6                                                                                                                                                | Haryana                                                                                                                                          |                                                                                                                                                  | 12519                                                                                                                                            | 1013.10                                                                                                                                          | 176171                                                                                                                                           | 371.74                                                                                                                                           | 3713                                                                                                                                             | 61.461                                                                                                                                           | 447                                                                                                                                              |
|                                                                                                                                                  | Himachal Pradesh                                                                                                                                 | 78.571                                                                                                                                           | 21861                                                                                                                                            | 27.10                                                                                                                                            | 2201                                                                                                                                             | 105.34                                                                                                                                           | 2304                                                                                                                                             |                                                                                                                                                  |                                                                                                                                                  |
| 8                                                                                                                                                | Kashmir                                                                                                                                          | 247.351                                                                                                                                          | 4456                                                                                                                                             | 213.19                                                                                                                                           | 2307                                                                                                                                             |                                                                                                                                                  | 39071                                                                                                                                            | 75.881                                                                                                                                           | 834                                                                                                                                              |
| 9                                                                                                                                                | harkhand                                                                                                                                         | 259.41                                                                                                                                           | 4882                                                                                                                                             | 102.86                                                                                                                                           |                                                                                                                                                  | 162.19                                                                                                                                           | 1809                                                                                                                                             | 12.14                                                                                                                                            | 1571                                                                                                                                             |
| 10                                                                                                                                               | Karnataka                                                                                                                                        | 687.481                                                                                                                                          | 9640                                                                                                                                             | 718.20                                                                                                                                           | 4997                                                                                                                                             |                                                                                                                                                  | 5171                                                                                                                                             | 13.10                                                                                                                                            |                                                                                                                                                  |
|                                                                                                                                                  | Kerala                                                                                                                                           | 410.40                                                                                                                                           | 5733                                                                                                                                             | 187.071                                                                                                                                          | 3833                                                                                                                                             | 300.271                                                                                                                                          | 3687                                                                                                                                             | 60.54                                                                                                                                            | 7081                                                                                                                                             |
| 12                                                                                                                                               | Madhya Pradesh                                                                                                                                   | 1241.071                                                                                                                                         |                                                                                                                                                  | 948.41                                                                                                                                           | 175871                                                                                                                                           | 1770.08                                                                                                                                          | 20437                                                                                                                                            | 590.671                                                                                                                                          | 8384                                                                                                                                             |
| 13                                                                                                                                               | Maharashtra                                                                                                                                      | 2317.70                                                                                                                                          | 423051                                                                                                                                           | 2972.97                                                                                                                                          | 497621                                                                                                                                           | 2050.73                                                                                                                                          | 300571                                                                                                                                           | 1448.271                                                                                                                                         | 19280                                                                                                                                            |
| 14                                                                                                                                               | Odisha                                                                                                                                           | 341.251                                                                                                                                          | 6374                                                                                                                                             | 723.18                                                                                                                                           | 94801                                                                                                                                            | 988.74                                                                                                                                           | 10526                                                                                                                                            | 6.681                                                                                                                                            | 103                                                                                                                                              |
|                                                                                                                                                  | 15 |Punjab                                                                                                                                  | 1835.35                                                                                                                                          | 11685                                                                                                                                            | 914.251                                                                                                                                          | 18863                                                                                                                                            | 45951                                                                                                                                            | 5996                                                                                                                                             | 169.491                                                                                                                                          | 1634                                                                                                                                             |
| 16                                                                                                                                               | Rajasthan                                                                                                                                        | 1446.351                                                                                                                                         | 16874                                                                                                                                            | 159.00                                                                                                                                           | 15343                                                                                                                                            | 550.271                                                                                                                                          | 68261                                                                                                                                            | 18.051                                                                                                                                           |                                                                                                                                                  |
| 17                                                                                                                                               | Tamil Nadu                                                                                                                                       |                                                                                                                                                  | 163/9                                                                                                                                            | 879.251                                                                                                                                          | 145571                                                                                                                                           | 695.42                                                                                                                                           | 14595                                                                                                                                            | 215.58                                                                                                                                           | 5389                                                                                                                                             |
| 18                                                                                                                                               | Uttar Pradesh                                                                                                                                    | 3540.71                                                                                                                                          | 55460                                                                                                                                            | 5234.60                                                                                                                                          | 109239                                                                                                                                           | 3542.46L                                                                                                                                         | 5454                                                                                                                                             | 354.54                                                                                                                                           | 1081                                                                                                                                             |
| 19                                                                                                                                               | Uttarakhand                                                                                                                                      |                                                                                                                                                  | 4222|                                                                                                                                       | 178.09                                                                                                                                           | 42991                                                                                                                                            | 991.73                                                                                                                                           | 18312                                                                                                                                            | 9.97                                                                                                                                             | 3371                                                                                                                                             |
| 20                                                                                                                                               | West Bengal                                                                                                                                      | 1321.46                                                                                                                                          | 21384                                                                                                                                            | 825.51                                                                                                                                           | 18047                                                                                                                                            |                                                                                                                                                  |                                                                                                                                                  | 18.59                                                                                                                                            | 172                                                                                                                                              |
| 21                                                                                                                                               | MAndaman & Nico bbar                                                                                                                             | 33.61                                                                                                                                            | 9481                                                                                                                                             | 6.21                                                                                                                                             | 14                                                                                                                                               | 5.33                                                                                                                                             | 1661                                                                                                                                             |                                                                                                                                                  |                                                                                                                                                  |
| 22                                                                                                                                               | Chandigarh                                                                                                                                       | 3.881                                                                                                                                            | 88                                                                                                                                               |                                                                                                                                                  | 2271                                                                                                                                             |                                                                                                                                                  |                                                                                                                                                  |                                                                                                                                                  |                                                                                                                                                  |
|                                                                                                                                                  | Dadra & Nagar H laveli                                                                                                                           |                                                                                                                                                  |                                                                                                                                                  | 17.79                                                                                                                                            |                                                                                                                                                  | 2.491                                                                                                                                            |                                                                                                                                                  |                                                                                                                                                  |                                                                                                                                                  |
| 24                                                                                                                                               | Daman & Diu                                                                                                                                      | 4.261                                                                                                                                            | 74                                                                                                                                               |                                                                                                                                                  |                                                                                                                                                  | 12.451                                                                                                                                           | 130                                                                                                                                              |                                                                                                                                                  |                                                                                                                                                  |
| 25                                                                                                                                               | Delhi                                                                                                                                            | 607.661                                                                                                                                          | 6410                                                                                                                                             | 199.171                                                                                                                                          | 2991                                                                                                                                             | 120.771                                                                                                                                          | 949                                                                                                                                              | 25.56                                                                                                                                            | 44                                                                                                                                               |
|                                                                                                                                                  | 26 Lakshadweep                                                                                                                                   | 4.891                                                                                                                                            | 101                                                                                                                                              |                                                                                                                                                  |                                                                                                                                                  |                                                                                                                                                  |                                                                                                                                                  |                                                                                                                                                  |                                                                                                                                                  |

|       | 27  Puducherry     |     40.90 | 681     | 30.71     |         | 27.20     | 573    |         | 3551   |
|-------|--------------------|-----------|---------|-----------|---------|-----------|--------|---------|--------|
| 28    | Arunachal Prades h |    46.761 | 881     | 17.49     | 309     | 32.63     | 7071   |         |        |
| 29    | Assam              |    84.2   | 1051    | 683.51    | 130001  | 237.64    |        | 18.50   | 75     |
|       | 30 |Manipur   |    42     |         | 56.281    | 1451    | 141,22    | 2490   |         |        |
| 31    | Meghalaya          |   146.581 |         | 4.32      | 46      | 7.561     | 201    |         |        |
| 32    | Mizoram            |    35.9   |         |           |         | 9.12      |        |         |        |
| 33    | Nagaland           |    58.751 | 12581   | 23.521    | 2551    | 19.80     |        |         |        |
| 34    | Sikkim             |    19.09  | 3771    | 51.32     | 321     | 12.84     | 169    |         |        |
| 35    | Tripura            |   202.07  | 5134    | 62.91     | 350     | 89.41     | 25081  |         | 13     |
|       | 36 [Telangana      |   650.86  | 8383    | 519.53    | 2396    | 496.39    | 2063   | 276.39  |        |
| Total | Total              | 20243     | 3008651 | 20571.581 | 3516291 | 17586.691 | 241492 | 4656.20 | 5022 1 |

State/UTs-wise Grant-in-aid released and number of beneficiaries covered (including persons with visual impairment) in the   country   (including in the State of Uttar Pradesh) under DDRS during the last three years and current year (Rs in lakh):

|    | Name of the State   | 2018-19   | 2018-19        | 2019-20   | 2019-20        | 2020-21   | 2020-21        | 2021-22 (As on 31.07.202   | 2021-22 (As on 31.07.202   |
|----|---------------------|-----------|----------------|-----------|----------------|-----------|----------------|----------------------------|----------------------------|
|    | Name of the State   | Amount    | Beneficiar ies | Amount    | Beneficia ries | Amount    | Benefici aries | Amount                     | Benefi] ciaries            |
|    | Andhra Pradesh      | 1452.75   | 7268           | 2663.05   | 6187           | 1597.99   | 5620           | 341.09                     | 1303                       |
| 2  | Arunachal Pradesh   |           |                |           |                |           |                |                            |                            |
| 3  | Assam               | 90.861    | 4691           |           | 6031           | 62.02     | 248            | 21.251                     | 49                         |
| 4  | Bihar               | 43.87     | 323            | 23.67     |                |           |                |                            | 51                         |
| 5  | Chattisgarh         | 40.64     | 229            | 49.78     |                | 1.63      | 10             |                            |                            |
| 6  | Delhi               |           | 369            | 32.65     | 501            | 212.74    | 685            | 56.461                     | 3371                       |
| 7  | Goa                 | 0.59      | 701            |           |                |           |                |                            |                            |
| 8  | (Gujarat            | 97.44     | 762            |           | 864            | 23.32     |                | 1.24                       | 47                         |
| 9  | Haryana             | 130.74    | 9351           | 154.81    | 512            | 140.19    | 505            | 21.451                     | 73                         |
| 10 | Himachal Pradesh    | 55.721    |                | 71.771    | 302            | 55.32     | 212            | 3.181                      | 17                         |
|    |                     | 5.79      | 43             | 4.53      | 81             |           |                |                            |                            |
| 12 | Vharkhand           | 159       |                | 10.39     | 64             |           |                |                            |                            |
| 13 | Karnataka           | 86.051    | 675            | 41.31     | 339            | 81.30     |                |                            |                            |
| 14 | Kerala              | 584.861   | 3780           |           |                | 628.30    | 1656           | 128.76                     | 4201                       |
| 15 | Pradesh Madhya      | 162.961   | 1389           | 155.5     | 639            | 214.851   | 822            | 26.08                      | 58                         |
| 16 | Maharashtra         | 202.21    | 8361           |           | 30361          | 154.33    | 2049           |                            |                            |
| 17 | Manipur             |           | 32091          | 974.01    | 25971          | 530.091   | 1523           | 181.70                     |                            |

| 18    | [eghalaya            | 54.32   | 6451   | 32.59    |       | 105.7   | 322   |               | 271   |
|-------|----------------------|---------|--------|----------|-------|---------|-------|---------------|-------|
| 19    | Mizoram              |         |        | 33.9     | 1681  | 11.73   | 201   |               |       |
|       | NNagaland            | 2.491   | 30     | 2.481    | 30    | 26.32   | 471   |               |       |
| 21    | Odisha               | 732.761 | 3143   | 1001.051 | 3239  | 742.04  | 5953  | 214.54        | 148   |
| 23    | Punjab               | 45.54   |        |          | 5881  |         |       |               |       |
| 24    | Rajasthan            |         | 17801  |          | 10961 | 144.01  | 370   | 30.961        | 761   |
| 25    | (Sikkim              |         |        |          |       |         |       |               |       |
| 26    | Tamil Nadu           | 272.19  | 13681  | 191.9    |       | 208.25  | 7061  | 8.361         | 351   |
| 27    | Tripura              | 0.271   |        |          |       |         |       |               |       |
| 28    | Uttar Pradesh        | 760.281 | 4623   | 1018.591 | 4105  | 1161.31 | 3580  | 168.81        |       |
| 29    | Uttrakhand           | 28.651  | 320    | 84.071   | 1971  | 29.37   | 144   | 3.54          | 42    |
| 30    | West Bengal          | 365.881 | 24171  |          | 3621  |         | 19351 | 122.33        | 486   |
| 36    | Telangana            |         | 59681  | 1646.761 | 5513  | 1148.12 | 3932  | 409.071       | 172   |
| 31    | Andman and Nicobar   |         |        |          |       |         |       |               |       |
| 32    | Chandigarh           |         |        |          |       |         |       |               |       |
| 33    | Dadra & Nagar Haveli |         |        |          |       |         |       |               |       |
| 34    | Daman & Diu          |         |        |          |       |         |       |               |       |
| 35    | Lakshadweep          |         |        |          |       |         |       |               |       |
| 36    | [Pudducherry         | 40.421  |        | 32.61    | 141   | 18.481  | 801   |               |       |
| Total | Total                | 6999.90 | 41803  | 10166.84 | 38004 |         | 31542 | 1776.43| | 6432  |

- 3 . Scholarship schemes for students with disabilities: To support Students with Disabilities (SwDs) including persons with visual impairment in the field of education; the Department is implementing umbrella scheme Scholarships for Students with Disabilities which comprises of six components. The following are the components of this umbrella scheme: -
- Pre-matric Scholarship for SwDs (For Class IX & X):
- (iii)Scholarship for Class Education for SwDs (For Graduate and PostGraduate Degree/Diploma in notified institutes of excellence in education): Top
- (ii) Post-matrie Scholarships for SwDs (For Class XI to Post-graduate Degree/Diploma):
- National Fellowship for PwDs (For MPhil and Ph.D in Indian Universities), and
- (vi) Free Coaching for SwD) (For recruitment examinations for Group A & B and entrance examinations for admission in technical and professional courses)-
- National Aetion Plan or Skill Development Persons with Disabilities: The Department of Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities (DEPwD) launched the National Action Plan (NAP) for Skill Development of Persons with Disabilities (PwDs) including persons with visual impairment in March; 2015 under the umbrella Scheme of Implementing of Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act (SIPDA) which is implemented across the country (including in the States of Uttar Pradesh) through which skilling of PwDs is conducted via a network of empanelled training partners (ETPs) comprising Government organizations (National Institutes/National Handicapped Finance and Development

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|       | IAndaman & Nicobar    |       | 0.001   |       | 0.00       |       | 0.001   |       |       |
|-------|-----------------------|-------|---------|-------|------------|-------|---------|-------|-------|
| 2     | Andhra Pradesh        | 217   | 3.91    | 628   | 5.24       | 20    | 2.421   | 761   | 0.74  |
| 3     | Pradesh Arunachal     | 8     | 0.02    | 0     | 0.00       |       | 0.001   |       |       |
| 4     | Assam                 | 150   | 0.81    | 1089  | 2.15       | 19    | 0.75    | 314   |       |
| 5     | Bihar                 | 1248  | 3.84    | 1771  | 6.56       | 903   | 3.681   | 1034  | 2.98  |
| 6     | Chandigarh            | 4     | 0.341   | 17    | 0.40       | 2     | 0.081   | 29    | 0.03  |
|       | IChhattisgarh         | 417   | 0.71    | 344   | 0.681      |       | 0.071   | 220   | 0.491 |
| 8     | Dadra & Nagar HHaveli |       | 0.00    | 8     | 0.01       |       |         |       |       |
|       | Daman & Diu           |       | 0.001   | 0     |            |       | 0.00    |       | 0.001 |
| 10    | Delhi                 | 338   |         | 476   |            |       | 0.901   | 22    | 0.32  |
|       | Goa                   |       | 0.00    |       | 0.02       |       | 0.04    |       |       |
| 12    | Gujarat               | 30    | 1.12    | 250   | 1.27       | 1379  | 3.24    | 13    | 0.13  |
| 13    | Haryana               | 252   | 0.92    | 239   | 0.901      | M     | 0.571   |       | 0.361 |
| 14    | Himachal Pradesh      | 94    | 0.33    | 142   | 0.381      | 79    | 0.491   | 90    | 0.30  |
| 15    | Iammu & Kashmir       | 229   | 1.30    | 206   |            | 5451  | 2.44    | 2151  | 0.40  |
| 16    |                       | 665   |         | 286   | 1.20       | 99    | 0.791   | 991   | 0.44  |
| 17    | Karnataka             | 1686  | 4.81    | 100   | 5.051      | 1239  | 5.441   | 2148  | 11.07 |
| 18    | Kerala                | 2873  | 3.76    |       | 0.001      |       |         |       | 2.78  |
| 19    | Ladakh                |       | 0.00    | 3669  | 5.48       | 4192  | 4.01    |       |       |
| 20    | Lakshadweep           |       | 0.00    | 0     |            |       | 0.001   |       | 0.001 |
| 21    | Pradesh Madhya        | 5090  | 7.9     | 5429  | 9.04       | 4003  | 4.60    | 30251 | 5.061 |
| 22    | Maharashtra           | 863   | 2.98    | 1082  | 4.041      | 459   | 2.491   | 491   |       |
| 23    | Manipur               |       | 0.00    | 12    | 0.03       |       | 0.01    |       |       |
| 24    | Meghalaya             |       | 0.02    | 0     |            |       |         |       | 0.02  |
| 25    | Mizoram               | 2     | 0.00    | 26    | 0.04       | 5     | 0.001   |       |       |
| 26    | NNagaland             | 0     | 0.00    | 0     |            | 45    | 0.051   |       |       |
| 27    | Odisha                | 2076  | 4.881   | 3341  | 7.4451     | 14951 | 3.01    | 759   |       |
| 28    | Puducherry            | 33    | 0.20    | 79    | 0.39       | 271   | 0.271   | 621   | 0.14  |
| 29    | Punjab                | 531   | 0.93    | 444   |            | 1019  | 1.55    | 191   | 0.43  |
| 30    | Rajasthan             | 1222  |         | 1567  | 3.951      | 761   | 1.43    | 1087  |       |
|       | ISikkim               | 3     | 0.00    | 7     | 0.051      | 3     | 0.00    |       | 0.00  |
| 32    | Tamil Nadu            | 1506  | 3.591   |       | 4.42| | 2000  |         | 553   | 2.081 |
| 33    |                       | 138   | 1.64    | 328   | 1.84       | 951   |         | 83    |       |
| 34    | Tripura               | 81    |         | 159   | 0.361      | 661   |         | 134   | 0.701 |
| 35    | Uttarakhand           | 37    | 0.17    | 391   | 1.481      | 142   | 0.461   | 62    | 0.19  |
| 36    | Uttar Pradesh         | 5565  | 25.80   | 18205 | 45.73      | 7178  | 36.761  | 819   | 7.55  |
|       |                       | 4722  | 9.71    | 485   |            |       | 4.421   |       | 0.73  |
| 37    | West Bengal           |       |         |       |            |       |         |       |       |
| TOTAL | TOTAL                 | 30369 | 86.20   | 42972 | 114.571    | 26072 | 91.481  | 13810 |       |

Centre/Other Government Organisation) and NonCorporation/Composite Regional Governmental Organisations(NGOs)

|    |                              | 2018-19    | 2018-19   | 2019-20   | 2019-20   | 2020-21   | 2020-21      | 2021-22 (as on 06.08.2021)   | 2021-22 (as on 06.08.2021)   |
|----|------------------------------|------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------------|------------------------------|------------------------------|
|    |                              | Funds ased | wDs       | leased    | wD)s      | Icascd    | No: of P wDs | Funds re No: of Pw leased Ds |                              |
|    | Andhra Pradesh               | 18.89      | 1651      |           |           |           |              |                              |                              |
| 2  | Arunachal Pradesh            | 0.00       |           |           |           | 0.001     |              |                              |                              |
| 3  | Assam                        | 7.13       | 120       | 0.00      |           |           | 23           |                              |                              |
| 4  | Bihar                        |            |           |           |           |           |              |                              |                              |
| 5  | IChandigarh                  |            |           |           |           | 0.00      |              | 0.00                         |                              |
| 6  | (Chhattisgarh                |            |           |           | 20        | 0.00      |              | 0.00                         |                              |
| 7  | Goa                          |            |           |           |           | 0.00      |              |                              |                              |
|    | IGujarat                     | 73.571     |           |           |           | 8.29      |              |                              |                              |
| 9  | Haryana                      | 6.041      |           | 22.53     |           | 25.931    | 710          | 12.081                       |                              |
|    | HHimachal Pradesh_           | 0.00       |           | 6.971     |           |           |              | 0.00                         |                              |
|    | ammu and Kashm               | 0.001      |           |           |           | 1.061     |              |                              |                              |
|    |                              |            |           | 0.00      |           | 0.00      | 0            |                              |                              |
| 13 | Karnataka                    | 30.00      |           | 0.00      |           |           | 30           | 0.001                        |                              |
| 14 | Kerala                       |            |           | 0.00      |           |           |              | 0.001                        |                              |
| 15 | Madhya Pradesh_              | 121.96     |           |           |           | 30.461    | 719          |                              |                              |
| 16 | Maharashtra                  | 233.681    | 30        | 0.001     |           |           |              |                              |                              |
|    |                              | 0.00       |           |           |           | 0.00      |              | 0.00                         |                              |
|    | 18 Meghalaya                 |            |           | 0.00      |           |           |              |                              |                              |
| 19 | Mizoram                      | 0.00       |           | 0.00      |           |           |              |                              |                              |
| 20 | Nagaland                     |            |           | 0.00      |           | 0.00      |              | 0.00                         |                              |
| 21 | New Delhi                    | 3276.02    |           | 1.74      | 60        | 20.56     | 510          | 0.00                         |                              |
| 22 | lOdisha                      | 0.00       |           | 19.59     | 210       |           |              |                              |                              |
| 23 | [Punjab                      | 0.00       |           |           |           | 0.651     |              |                              |                              |
| 24 | Rajasthan                    |            |           | 0.00      |           | 0.00      |              | 0.00                         |                              |
| 25 | ISikkim                      | 50.47      |           |           |           |           |              | 0.001                        |                              |
| 26 | Tamil Nadu                   | 17.83      |           | 30.251    | 385       | 34.44     |              |                              |                              |
| 27 | Telangana                    | 173.871    | 15851     | 0.00i     |           | 0.00      |              | 0.001                        |                              |
| 28 | Tripura                      |            |           | 0.00      |           | 0.001     |              | 0.00                         |                              |
| 29 | UUttarakhand                 | 0.001      |           |           |           | 13.26     | 967          |                              |                              |
| 30 | Uttar Pradesh                | 59.30      | 3861      |           |           |           |              | 22.36                        |                              |
| 31 | West Bengal                  | 134.50     | 4801      | 31.94     | 5781      | 90.49     |              |                              |                              |
| 32 | IAndaman & Nicob lar Islands | 0.00       |           | 0.001     |           |           |              | 0.00                         |                              |
| 33 | Dadar and Nagar HHaveli      |            |           |           |           |           |              |                              |                              |
| 34 | Daman and Diu                | 0.00       |           | 0.001     |           | 0.001     |              |                              |                              |
| 35 |                              |            |           |           |           | 0.O0      |              |                              |                              |
|    |                              |            |           | 0.Ooi     |           | 0.00      |              | 0.00                         |                              |
|    |                              |            | 47286/    | 12451     | 1434      | 2413      | 3119         | 44.491                       |                              |

provided in the country (including in the State State Wise details of financial assistance of Uttar Pradesh) under NAP under SIPDA in lakh): (Rs:

4203.261 Total No. of PwDs

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States/UTs (including the States of Uttar Pradesh) under Fund released to the 2019-20 2020-21 2021-22 (up to

| S: Year              | 2018-19                                 | 2018-19   |                                    |     |                                | 06.08.2021)                                               | 06.08.2021)        |
|----------------------|-----------------------------------------|-----------|------------------------------------|-----|--------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------|--------------------|
| No                   | Amount of lfund lreleased  (i Rs. Lakh) | No: of S  | funded |released (i Rs: Lakh) |     | funded |released (i Lakh) | Amount of |No: of funded |released (i Rs: Lakh) | [Building funded S |
| IAndhra              |                                         |           |                                    |     |                                |                                                           |                    |
| Pradesh              |                                         |           | 789.281                            |     |                                |                                                           |                    |
| 3 Assam              |                                         |           | 697.83                             | 24  |                                |                                                           |                    |
| 4 Bihar              |                                         |           |                                    |     |                                |                                                           |                    |
| 5 (Chhattisgarh      |                                         |           | 1988.22                            | 24  | 91.771                         |                                                           |                    |
| 6 Goa                | 444.63                                  | 301       |                                    |     |                                |                                                           |                    |
| Gujarat              |                                         | 0         |                                    |     |                                |                                                           |                    |
| 8 Haryana            | 880.02                                  | 17        |                                    |     |                                |                                                           |                    |
| 9 Himachal Pradesh   | 48.491                                  | 3         | 390.981                            |     |                                |                                                           |                    |
| 10] Jharkhand        |                                         |           |                                    |     |                                |                                                           |                    |
| HKarnataka           | 104.H                                   | 20        | 1604.54                            | 271 |                                |                                                           |                    |
|                      | 429.981                                 | 281       |                                    |     |                                |                                                           |                    |
| 13 Madhya Pradesh    | 467.491                                 |           | 190.03/                            |     |                                |                                                           |                    |
| 14 |Maharashtra |                                         |           |                                    |     |                                |                                                           |                    |
| 15 Manipur           |                                         |           |                                    |     |                                |                                                           |                    |
| 16 Meghalaya         | 325.16                                  |           | 31.881                             |     |                                |                                                           |                    |
| 17 |Mizoram     |                                         |           | 417.671                            |     |                                |                                                           |                    |
| 18 Nagaland          |                                         |           |                                    |     | 317.61                         | 131                                                       |                    |
|                      | 1028.491                                |           | 221.73                             |     |                                |                                                           |                    |
| 20 |Punjab      | 837.74                                  | 14        | 144.02                             |     |                                |                                                           |                    |
| 21 Rajasthan         |                                         |           |                                    |     |                                |                                                           |                    |
| 23 |Tamil Nadu  |                                         |           |                                    |     | 2856.371                       | 14                                                        |                    |
| 24 |Tripura     |                                         |           | 2625.04                            | 14  |                                |                                                           |                    |
| 25 Uttar             | 746.281                                 |           |                                    |     |                                |                                                           |                    |
| [Pradesh             |                                         | 5         | 372.88                             |     |                                |                                                           |                    |
| 26 UUttarakhand      |                                         |           |                                    |     |                                |                                                           |                    |
| 27 West Bengal       | 1105.22                                 |           |                                    |     |                                |                                                           |                    |

| 28 |Andman and  Nicobar              | 632.32   | 231   |         |     | 448.591   |    |
|-------------------------------------------|----------|-------|---------|-----|-----------|----|
| 29 Chandigarh                             |          |       |         |     |           |    |
| 30 [Dadra & NNagar Haveli and Daman & Diu |          |       |         |     |           |    |
| 32 Jammu & Kashmir                        | 1073.981 |       |         | 14  |           |    |
| 33 Ladakh                                 |          |       |         |     |           |    |
| 34 Puducherry                             |          |       |         |     |           |    |
| 35 Lakshadwee                             |          |       |         |     |           |    |
| 36 |Telangana                        | 459.621  |       |         |     |           |    |
| Totall                                    |          | 203   | 12799.4 | 153 |           | 29 |

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Of Indira Gandhi National Disability Pension Scheme (IGNDPS) during the last three years and current year:

(Amount in Rs. Lakhs)

|    | States/UTs               | 2018-2019           | 2018-2019                           | 2019-2020   | 2019-2020         | 2020-21 (as on 05-08-202   | 2020-21 (as on 05-08-202          |                                         |
|----|--------------------------|---------------------|-------------------------------------|-------------|-------------------|----------------------------|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
|    | States/UTs               | Amount |Number | Released/of benefi Released ciaries | Amount      | Numbe eliciari es | Amount of ben Released     | Numbe of benfReleased eficiari es | Amount |Numbe r of be neficia ries |
|    | Andhra Pradesh           | 905.24              | 24413                               | 905.24      | 24413             | 905.2451                   | 24413                             | 226.31 24413                            |
| 2  | Bihar                    | 3813.72             | 102851/                             | 4470.44     | 1205621           | 4470.43                    |                                   | 1261561                                 |
| 3  | Chhattisgarh             | 1161.76             | 3133|                          | 158.56      |                   | 890.39                     |                                   | 31953                                   |
| 4  | Goa                      | 0.001               | 41                                  |             | 41                |                            | 41                                | 4661                                    |
| 5  | Gujarat                  |                     | 9265                                | 399.51      | 10774             | 458.681                    | 12370                             | 190.561 205571                          |
| 6  | Haryana                  | 427.79              |                                     | 213.9       | 1537L             | 153.81                     | 115371                            | 11537                                   |
| 7  | Himachal Pradesh         | 25.55               | 6891                                |             |                   | 31.56                      | 851                               | 853                                     |
| 8  | (Jammu & Kashmir         | 88.19               | 2789                                | 32.39       | 2769              | 27.99                      | 24261                             | 24261                                   |
| 9  | Wharkhand                |                     | 219691                              | 907.38      | 248361            | 714.871                    | 25598                             | 482.91 26496                            |
| 10 | Karnataka                | 1618.13             | 43639                               | 1618.14     | 43639             | 1618.12                    | 436391                            | 404.53 43639                            |
|    | Kerala                   | 1664.981            |                                     | 554.99      | 29935             | 1387.491                   | 299351                            | 299351                                  |
| 12 | Madhya Pradesh           | 3705.18             | 99924                               | 2894.46     | 99924             | 3550.37                    | 99924                             | 899.421 99924                           |
| 13 | Maharashtra              | 0.00                | 71551                               |             | 7654              |                            |                                   | 8870                                    |
| 14 | lOdisha                  | 2980.97             | 803931                              | 2241.94     |                   | 3330.771                   |                                   | 85805]                                  |
| 15 | [Punjab                  | 270.22              | 4979                                |             | 5151              | 174.13                     | 4710                              | 56561                                   |
| 16 | Rajasthan                | 1014.961            | 273721                              | 232.51      | 28137             | 1093.72                    | 294961                            | 30502                                   |
| 17 | Tamil Nadu               |                     | 571961                              | 1015.771    | 57201             | 1060.51                    | 57201                             | 63261                                   |
| 18 | Telangana                | 646.971             | 17448                               | 323.481     | 174481            | 970.44                     | 174481                            | 161.74 174481                           |
| 19 | Pradesh Uttar            | 2791.381            | 752801                              | 2714.74     |                   | 2035.761                   |                                   | 752801                                  |
| 20 | Uttarakhand              | 103.371             | 22351                               | 52.32       | 2822              | 130.7951                   | 2822                              | 2880                                    |
| 21 | West Bengal              | 2327.70             | 627751                              | 1637.371    |                   | 65177/2277.768L            | 65802                             | 236.981 62049                           |
| 22 | Arunachal Pradesh        | 49.69               | 12                                  |             | 12                |                            | 1284                              | 12                                      |
| 23 | Assam                    | 701.40              | 18916                               | 701.4       |                   | 701.4                      |                                   | 175.351 189161                          |
| 24 | Manipur                  | 18.671              | 10071                               | 37.34       | 1007              | 55.99                      | 10071                             | 1007                                    |
| 29 | Meghalaya                |                     | 9691                                | 29.861      |                   | 35.92                      |                                   | 969                                     |
| 26 | Mizoram                  | 14.83               | 400                                 | 14.84       | 4001              | 14.84                      | 400                               | 4001                                    |
| 27 | NNagaland                | 47.15               |                                     | 35.61       | 9601              | 35.6                       |                                   | 8.9                                     |
| 28 | Sikkim                   | 9.071               | 4891                                | 17.43       | 451               | 24.84                      | 451                               | 4571                                    |
| 29 | Tripura                  | 39.751              | 2144                                |             | 1954              | 33.23                      |                                   | 1769                                    |
| 30 | Andaman & Nicoba Islands |                     |                                     |             |                   | 5.42                       |                                   |                                         |
|    | Chandigarh               |                     |                                     |             |                   |                            |                                   |                                         |

|             | IDadra & Nagar Hav leli   |       | 142   |        | 142   |       | 208   |       |
|-------------|---------------------------|-------|-------|--------|-------|-------|-------|-------|
| 32          | Daman & Diu               |       | 66    |        | 661   |       |       | 6321/ |
|             | NCT of Delhi              |       | 6321  |        |       | 17.2  | 6321  |       |
| 33          |                           |       |       |        |       | 0.871 |       |       |
| 34          | Ladakh                    |       | NA    |        | 51    |       | 51    | 51    |
| 35          | Lakshadweep               | 0.001 | 51    |        |       |       | 12591 | 1259  |
| 36          | [Puducherry               | 23.31 | 1259  | 46.651 | 1259  |       |       |       |
| GRAND TOTAL | GRAND TOTAL               |       |       |        |       |       |       |       |

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