Lok Sabha Question No. 5324 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-04-05
Subject: Implementation of DDRS Scheme
Ministry: SOCIAL JUSTICE AND EMPOWERMENT
Asked by: Gautham Sigamani Pon, Gajanan Chandrakant Kirtikar, Manjulata Mandal, C.N. Annadurai, Dhanush M Kumar, M.K. Vishnu Prasad

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF SOCIAL JUSTICE AND EMPOWERMENT

## DEPARTMENT OF EMPOWERMENT OF PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES

## LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 5324 TO BE ANSWERED ON 05.04.2022

## IMPLEMENTATION OF DDRS SCHEME

5324.   SHRI GAUTHAM SIGAMANI PON: SHRI GAJANAN KIRTIKAR: SHRIMATI MANJULATA MANDAL: SHRI C.N. ANNADURAI: SHRI DHANUSH M. KUMAR: DR. VISHNU PRASAD M.K.:

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

- (a)  whether  the  Government  has  implemented  Deendayal  Disabled  Rehabilitation  Scheme  (DDRS) and if so, the number of schools and vocational training centres given grants under this scheme during each of the last  three  years  and  the current  year  along  with  the details  of  the  major  components of DDRS;
- (b) whether awareness regarding the DDRS among Non-Governmental Organisations (NGOs) and the general public is very low and if so, the details thereof and the reasons therefor;
- (c) whether major funds earmarked for rehabilitation scheme under DDRs have remained unspent and if so, the details of the funds earmarked during the said period, State/UT-wise;
- (d) the hindrances being faced in the implementation of the components of DDRs along with the steps taken by the Government to eliminate the hurdles being faced in this regard in the country;
- (e) whether the Government is setting up District Disability Rehabilitation Centres under Deen Dayal Rehabilitation Scheme (DDRS) in the country and if so, the details thereof, State-wise; and
- (f)  whether  the  desired  results  have  not  come  out  under  this  scheme  and  if  so,  the  steps  the Government will take in this regard?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE FOR SOCIAL JUSTICE AND EMPOWERMENT

(SUSHRI PRATIMA BHOUMIK)

(a):   Yes,  Sir.  the    Department  of  Empowerment  of  Persons  with  Disabilities  is  implementing  a Central Sector Scheme, namely, Deendayal Disabled Rehabilitation Scheme (DDRS)  under which   grant-in-aid is provided to Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs) running projects for the welfare of Persons with Disabilities (PwDs) aimed at enabling to reach  and maintain their optimal, physical, sensory, intellectual, psychiatric or social functional levels.

As  per  the  DDRS  Scheme  norms,  90% of  the  expenditure is  provided to  the  implementing agencies in the form of grant-in-aid. In case of special areas like North Eastern states, States in the Himalayan Region, Left Wing Extremism affected areas and Districts adjoining international borders, 100% is provided. The grant-in-aid consists of the following major components-

- (i) Honorarium and conveyance to staff
- (iii) Stipend for beneficiaries/hostel maintenance
- (ii) Transportation of beneficiaries
- (iv) Cost of Raw Materials
- (vi) Rent for premise of the centre
- (v) Contingencies to meet office expenses, electricity and water charges etc.,

A statement indicating number of schools and vocational training centres given grants under this scheme during each of the last three years and the current year,  State/UT- wise, against which GIA has been released under DDRS is at Annexure I and Annexure-II respectively .

(b):  No,  Sir.  Deendayal  Disabled  Rehabilitation  Scheme  is  being  implemented  by  Department  of Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities since 1999. The scheme is very popular. For increasing awareness  among Non-Governmental Organisations (NGOs) and the general public about the scheme, following steps are taken-

(i) Advertisement through newspapers of the scheme all over India.

- (iii) The scheme is being implemented through an online portal called e-Anudan.

(ii) The scheme is available on the website of the Department www.disabilityaffairs.gov.in

(iv) Conferences are conducted regularly in which representatives of NGOs, State Govt. Officials and District Social Welfare Officers are invited to participate. Recently, an awareness workshop has also been organized during 4 th to 5 th March, 2022 at Kewadia, Gujarat to sensitize the stakeholders about the scheme.

(c):   During the last three years from 2019-20 to 2021-22 almost the entire budget allocation for the scheme  utilized.  Actual  Expenditure  under  DDRS  during  the  last  three  years  is  Rs.  285.73  crore against  Revised  budget  allocation  for  Rs.  295.00  crore.  Allocation  of  funds  under  DDRS,  which actually  depend  on  the  recommended  proposals  received  from  the  State/UT  Governments,  is  not earmarked State/UT-wise.

(d):   As  per  the  scheme  norms  the  recommendation  of  State  Government  is  extremely  crucial. However, in many cases State Govt. recommendation is received late, due to which release of grantin-aid to NGOs gets delayed. However this does not result in the proposals getting barred by limitation of time since proposals which could not be taken up in a particular year are carried forward to the next financial year provided these are complete in all respects.

(e): Yes, Sir. A statement indicating number of DDRCs assisted by providing grant-in-aid State/UTwise is at Annexure-III.

(f)   Evaluation of the scheme is done from time to time. Recently,  a Third Party Evaluation has been done in  2021-22  by  National  Institute  of  Labour  Economics  Research  and  Development(NILERD), New  Delhi,  an  autonomous  body  under  NITI  Aayog.  As  per  the  findings  of  the  report, there is   remarkable achievement made by the scheme in the life of persons with disabilities in the country because of its unique features and DDRCs has changed the normal life of the persons with disabilities with its  wide range of activities and the objectives.

## Annexure referred to in part (a) of the reply to the Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No.5324 for 05.04.2022 regarding 'Implementation of DDRS Scheme'

(Rs. in crore)

## State-wise No. of Special School funded under DDRS during the last three years and the Current Year

| S. No.   | State                   | 2019-20        | 2019-20   | 2020-21        | 2020-21   | 2021-22        | 2021-22   | 2022-23 (as on 03.04.2022)   | 2022-23 (as on 03.04.2022)   |
|----------|-------------------------|----------------|-----------|----------------|-----------|----------------|-----------|------------------------------|------------------------------|
| S. No.   | State                   | No. of project | Amount    | No. of project | Amount    | No. of project | Amount    | No. of project               | Amount                       |
| 1        | Andhra Pradesh          | 56             | 23.76     | 53             | 13.98     | 43             | 16.00     | 0                            | 0.00                         |
| 2        | Arunachal Pradesh       | 0              | 0         | 0              | 0         | 0              | 0         | 0                            | 0.00                         |
| 3        | Assam                   | 4              | 1.00      | 4              | 0.53      | 5              | 1.22      | 0                            | 0.00                         |
| 4        | Bihar                   | 1              | 0.24      | 0              | 0         | 1              | 0.42      | 0                            | 0.00                         |
| 5        | Chhatisgarh             | 1              | 0.42      | 1              | 0.02      | 1              | 0.48      | 0                            | 0.00                         |
| 6        | Delhi                   | 3              | 0.33      | 5              | 1.89      | 5              | 1.48      | 0                            | 0.00                         |
| 7        | Goa                     | 0              | 0         | 0              | 0         | 0              | 0         | 0                            | 0.00                         |
| 8        | Gujarat                 | 5              | 0.97      | 3              | 0.13      | 5              | 0.74      | 0                            | 0.00                         |
| 9        | Haryana                 | 10             | 1.52      | 9              | 1.40      | 6              | 0.88      | 0                            | 0.00                         |
| 10       | Himachal Pradesh        | 2              | 0.49      | 2              | 0.22      | 2              | 0.52      | 0                            | 0.00                         |
| 11       | Jammu &Kashmir          | 0              | 0         | 0              | 0         | 0              | 0         | 0                            | 0.00                         |
| 12       | Jharkhand               | 1              | 0.10      | 0              | 0         | 0              | 0         | 0                            | 0.00                         |
| 13       | Karnataka               | 2              | 0.41      | 1              | 0.32      | 2              | 1.34      | 0                            | 0.00                         |
| 14       | Kerala                  | 25             | 5.44      | 26             | 7.12      | 25             | 7.02      | 0                            | 0.00                         |
| 15       | Madhya Pradesh          | 9              | 1.41      | 14             | 2.01      | 12             | 2.70      | 0                            | 0.00                         |
| 16       | Maharashtra             | 11             | 2.97      | 7              | 1.33      | 4              | 0.46      | 0                            | 0.00                         |
| 17       | Manipur                 | 16             | 7.84      | 11             | 4.49      | 11             | 5.16      | 0                            | 0.00                         |
| 18       | Meghalaya               | 3              | 0.17      | 3              | 0.85      | 1              | 0.12      | 0                            | 0.00                         |
| 19       | Mizoram                 | 2              | 0.34      | 1              | 0.12      | 0              | 0         | 0                            | 0.00                         |
| 20       | Nagaland                | 1              | 0.02      | 1              | 0.26      | 0              | 0         | 0                            | 0.00                         |
| 21       | Odisha                  | 28             | 8.01      | 28             | 6.34      | 26             | 11.21     | 0                            | 0.00                         |
| 22       | Punjab                  | 4              | 1.34      | 4              | 0.99      | 5              | 1.32      | 0                            | 0.00                         |
| 23       | Rajasthan               | 12             | 2.35      | 5              | 0.93      | 9              | 2.04      | 0                            | 0.00                         |
| 24       | Sikkim                  | 0              | 0         | 0              | 0         | 0              | 0         | 0                            | 0.00                         |
| 25       | Tamil Nadu              | 11             | 1.51      | 9              | 1.87      | 7              | 1.16      | 0                            | 0.00                         |
| 26       | Tripura                 | 0              | 0         | 0              | 0         | 0              | 0         | 0                            | 0.00                         |
| 27       | Uttar Pradesh           | 38             | 9.99      | 39             | 11.91     | 41             | 11.91     | 0                            | 0.00                         |
| 28       | Uttrakhand              | 3 11           | 0.84 1.96 | 3              | 0.36      | 3              | 0.37      | 0 0                          | 0.00                         |
| 29       | West Bengal             | 44             |           | 10             | 2.29      | 12             | 3.99      | 0                            | 0.00                         |
| 30       | Telangana               |                | 15.23     | 28             | 10.70     | 37             | 15.17     |                              | 0.00                         |
| 31       | Andman And Nicobar      | 0 0            | 0         | 0              | 0         | 0              | 0         | 0                            | 0.00                         |
| 32       | Chandigarh              |                | 0         | 0              | 0         | 0              | 0         | 0                            | 0.00                         |
| 33       | Dadra &Nagar Haveli     | 0              | 0         | 0              | 0         | 0              | 0         | 0                            | 0.00                         |
| 34       | Daman &Diu              | 0              | 0         | 0              | 0         | 0              | 0         | 0                            | 0.00 0.00                    |
|          |                         | 3              | 0.19      |                |           |                |           | 0                            |                              |
| 35 36    | Lakshadweep Pudducherry | 0              | 0         | 0 1            | 0 0.17    | 0 1            | 0 0.20    | 0                            | 0.00                         |
| Total    | Total                   | 306            | 88.85     | 268            | 70.23     | 264            | 85.91     | 0                            | 0.00                         |

## Annexure referred to in part (a) of the reply to the Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No.5324 for 05.04.2022 regarding 'Implementation of DDRS Scheme'

## State-wise No. of Vocational Training Centers funded under DDRS during the last three years and the Current Year

| S.No.   | State          | 2019-20        | 2019-20   | 2020-21        | 2020-21   | 2021-22        | 2021-22   | 2022-23 (as on 03.04.2022)   | 2022-23 (as on 03.04.2022)   |
|---------|----------------|----------------|-----------|----------------|-----------|----------------|-----------|------------------------------|------------------------------|
| S.No.   | State          | No. of project | Amount    | No. of project | Amount    | No. of project | Amount    | No. of project               | Amount                       |
| 1       | Andhra Pradesh | 12             | 2.46      | 3              | 0.29      | 2              | 0.57      | 0                            | 0.00                         |
| 2       | Assam          | 4              | 0.50      | 2              | 0.39      | 1              | 0.24      | 0                            | 0.00                         |
| 3       | Chhatisgarh    | 1              | 0.03      | 0              | 0         | 0              | 0         | 0                            | 0.00                         |
| 4       | Haryana        | 1              | 0.03      | 1              | 0.17      | 1              | 0.14      | 0                            | 0.00                         |
| 5       | Karnatka       | 1              | 0.22      | 0              | 0         | 3              | 0.78      | 0                            | 0.00                         |
| 6       | Kerala         | 3              | 0.25      | 3              | 0.95      | 0              | 0         | 0                            | 0.00                         |
| 7       | Madhya Pradesh | 2              | 0.12      | 3              | 0.23      | 2              | 0.31      | 0                            | 0.00                         |
| 8       | Manipur        | 6              | 0.56      | 3              | 0.72      | 2              | 0.36      | 0                            | 0.00                         |
| 9       | Meghalaya      | 1              | 0.09      | 0              | 0         | 0              | 0         | 0                            | 0.00                         |
| 10      | Odisha         | 3              | 0.10      | 0              | 0         | 1              | 0.25      | 0                            | 0.00                         |
| 11      | Punjab         | 1              | 0.05      | 1              | 0.29      | 1              | 0.29      | 0                            | 0.00                         |
| 12      | Rajasthan      | 6              | 0.37      | 1              | 0.21      | 1              | 0.15      | 0                            | 0.00                         |
| 13      | Tamil Nadu     | 4              | 0.21      | 0              | 0         | 0              | 0         | 0                            | 0.00                         |
| 14      | Telangana      | 20             | 3.80      | 5              | 1.56      | 19             | 4.87      | 0                            | 0.00                         |
| 15      | Uttar Pradesh  | 8              | 0.50      | 6              | 0.83      | 4              | 0.56      | 0                            | 0.00                         |
| 16      | West Bengal    | 3              | 0.13      | 2              | 0.53      | 3              | 0.51      | 0                            | 0.00                         |
| Total   | Total          | 76             | 9.42      | 30             | 6.17      | 40             | 9.02      | 0                            | 0.00                         |

(Rs. in crore)

## Annexure referred to in part (e) of the reply to the Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No.5324 for 05.04.2022 regarding 'Implementation of DDRS Scheme'

## State/UT-wise number of DDRCs assisted, amount released during the last three years and the current year

(in Rupees)

| S.No.   | Name of the State   | 2019-20   | 2019-20   | 2020-21   | 2020-21   | 2021-22   | 2021-22   | 2022-23 (as on 03.04.2022)   | 2022-23 (as on 03.04.2022)   |
|---------|---------------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|------------------------------|------------------------------|
| S.No.   | Name of the State   | Amount    | No. DDRC  | Amount    | No. DDRC  | Amount    | No. DDRC  | Amount                       | No. DDRC                     |
| 1       | Andhra Pradesh      | 2727336   | 1         | 3486017   | 2         | 5647299   | 2         | 0.00                         | 0                            |
| 2       | Arunachal Pradesh   | 0         | 0         | 0         | 0         | 0         | 0         | 0.00                         | 0                            |
| 3       | Assam               | 6948399   | 4         | 2868072   | 1         | 2870357   | 1         | 0.00                         | 0                            |
| 4       | Bihar               | 0         | 0         | 0         | 0         | 0         | 0         | 0.00                         | 0                            |
| 5       | Gujarat             | 2855307   | 2         | 2000484   | 2         | 2449389   | 2         | 0.00                         | 0                            |
| 6       | Himachal Pradesh    | 1156550   | 1         | 1388059   | 1         | 0         | 0         | 0.00                         | 0                            |
| 7       | Jammu& Kashmir      | 0         | 0         | 0         | 0         | 0         | 0         | 0.00                         | 0                            |
| 8       | Madhya Pradesh      | 119441    | 1         | 3346234   | 3         | 6598598   | 2         | 0.00                         | 0                            |
| 9       | Maharashtra         | 6350200   | 2         | 2578000   | 1         | 2751455   | 1         | 0.00                         | 0                            |
| 10      | Manipur             | 0         | 0         | 6614500   | 3         | 4992300   | 2         | 0.00                         | 0                            |
| 11      | Meghalaya           | 0         | 0         | 0         | 0         | 0         | 0         | 0.00                         | 0                            |
| 12      | Odisha              | 0         | 0         | 4712250   | 2         | 2120410   | 1         | 0.00                         | 0                            |
| 13      | Punjab              | 0         | 0         | 0         | 0         | 1737811   | 2         | 0.00                         | 0                            |
| 14      | Rajasthan           | 806761    | 2         | 657400    | 1         | 4512742   | 2         | 0.00                         | 0                            |
| 15      | Tripura             | 0         | 0         | 0         | 0         | 0         | 0         | 0.00                         | 0                            |
| 16      | Uttar Pradesh       | 6059915   | 5         | 17393261  | 9         | 13514896  | 7         | 0.00                         | 0                            |
| 17      | Uttrakhand          | 1068470   | 1         | 7331201   | 1         | 3122565   | 1         | 0.00                         | 0                            |
| 18      | West Bengal         | 2211000   | 2         | 2464669   | 1         | 5353946   | 1         | 0.00                         | 0                            |
| 19      | Telangana           | 0         | 0         | 2716250   | 1         | 0         | 0         | 0.00                         | 0                            |
| 20      | Dadra &Nagar Haveli | 1456583   | 1         | 0         | 0         | 0         | 0         | 0.00                         | 0                            |
| 21      | Pudducherry         | 0         | 0         | 0         | 0         | 0         | 0         | 0.00                         | 0                            |
| Total   | Total               | 31759962  | 22        | 57556397  | 28        | 55671768  | 24        | 0.00                         | 0                            |

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