Lok Sabha Question No. 3662 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-08-10
Subject: Cross Disabilty Early intervention Centers
Ministry: SOCIAL JUSTICE AND EMPOWERMENT
Asked by: Ratansinh Magansinh Rathod, Amol Ramsing Kolhe, Subhash Ramrao Bhamre, Sunil Dattatray Tatkare, Kuldeep Rai Sharma, Manickam Tagore B, DNV Senthilkumar. S.

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA DEPARTMENT OF EMPOWERMENT OF PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES (DIVYANGJAN) MINISTRY OF SOCIAL JUSTICE & EMPOWERMENT LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.3662

TO BE ANSWERED ON 10.08.2021

Cross Disability Early Intervention Centers

## 3662. SHRI RATANSINH MAGANSINH RATHOD:

DR. SUBHASH RAMRAO BHAMRE:

DR AMOL RAMSING KOLHE:

SHRI SUNIL DATTATRAY TATKARE:

SHRI MANICKAM TAGORE B::

SHRI KULDEEP RAI SHARMA:

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

- whether the Government has launched 14 Cross-Disability Early Intervention Centers at 7 (a) National Institutes and 7 Composite Regional Centers (CRCs):
- (b) ifso, the details thereof and the aims and objective behind the move:
- whether the Government proposes to set Up more such centres in the coming year in all (c) States and Union Territories and if so, the details thereof:
- (d) the estimated number of children with disabilities in the age group of 0-6 years:
- whether these Centres will provide services to children with disabilities or infants who are (e) vulnerable to develop a disability and  provide them   early assistance to ensure development ofthe child and if so, the details thereof; and optimal
- the Other steps taken by the Government to provide medical and rehabilitation services t0 all types of disabilities under one roof?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE FOR SOCIAL JUSTICE & EMPOWERMENO (SUSHRI PRATIMA BHOUMIK)

- (a) Institutes functioning under the Department of Empowerment of Persons with 7 National Disabilities; namely. Ali Yavar Jung National Institute for Speech And Hearing Disabilities Mumbai, National Institute for the Empowerment of' Persons with Intellectual Disabilities\_ Secunderabad; National Institute for the Empowerment of Persons with Multiple Disabilities Chennai: National  Institute for the Empowerment of Persons with Visual  Disabilities Dehradun; National Institute for Locomotor Disabilities Kolkata,  Pandit   Deenadayal National  Institute for the Persons with Physical Disabilities New Delhi, and Upadhyaya National  Institute of Rehabilitation; Training and Rescarch Cuttack Swami Vivekananda

and at 7 Composite Regional Centres located at Bhopal, Kozhikode, Lucknow, Nellore; Patna, Rajnandgaon and Sundernagar:

achievements and quality of life. To prevent disability and to reduce its impact by providing early intervention services, Cross-Disability Early Intervention Centres are set up with aim to provide facilities for   screening and early identification cases; and   providing appropriate therapeutie and rehabilitative interventions including counselling facilities under a single roof in a contiguous manner:

(c) Yes Sir. The Ministry has decided to set up similar Cross Disability Early Intervention Centres at 14 Composite   Regional Centres located at Agartala; Ahmedabad, Balangir; Davangere, Gangtok,  Gorakhpur; Imphal,  Nagpur;  Naharlaghun, Port   Blair; Ranchi, Shillong; and Srinagar.

group of 0-6 years:

(e) Yes Sir. These  Cross-Disability  Early Intervention Centres   provide the following services:

Sereening and   identification  of risk cases and referring for appropriate  intervention services.

(ii) Therapeutic services such as physiotherapy: occupational speech stimulation and therapy. behavioural management, and cognitive development. therapy.

(iii) Parental counselling and training and peer counselling;

The Ministry has set up National  Institutes and Composite  Regional Centres which provide   disability-specifie rehabilitation services under one roof: Some of the National Institutes  such as Swami Research Cuttack and National Institute for Locomotor Disabilities Kolkata also conduct corrective surgeries.

The Ministry also  provides financial assistance t0 the District  Disability Rehabilitation Centres set up by to   Persons with Disabilities.

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