Lok Sabha Question No. 1391 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-12-07
Subject: Facilities for Differently-abled Persons
Ministry: SOCIAL JUSTICE AND EMPOWERMENT
Asked by: Sunita Duggal

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

## LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.1391 TO BE ANSWERED ON 07.12.2021

## Facilities for Differently-abled Persons

## SHRIMATI SUNITA DUGGAL:

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

- (a) whether the Government has any plan to provide barrier-free environment to People with Disabilities (PwD);
- (b) If so, the details thereof;
- (c) The common guidelines for the people of PwD; and
- (d) The total number of disabled person in India?

## ANSWER

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

(a) The Central Government has enacted the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (RPwD) Act; 2016 which came into force from 19.04.2017. Section 40-46 of' the said Act deals with accessibility for Persons with Disabilities (PwDs) including accessibility in publie building access to transport and access t0 information and communication technology.

Relief to the persons with disabilities is a State subject by virtue of entry 9 of the State list of the Constitution of India. However; the Central Government supplements the efforts of the State Government for the welfare of PwDs\_ The Department of Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities implements various Central Sector   Schemes   for the welfare of Persons with Disabilities through various implementing agencies including its institutes/ organizations, Voluntary Organizations, State Government   throughout the   country. The   Department implements the following Central Sector Schemes to provide barrier-free environment to PwDs:

The Ministry runs a schemc- Crcation of Barricr Frcc Environment a sub-scheme of the Central Sector Scheme for Implementation of Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act; 2016 (SIPDA): Under the   scheme, financial assistance is provided for making accessible existing Government buildings across the country through construction of lifts, ramps, railing;  accessible toilets, tactile tiles and accessible websites, etc. for the convenience of PwDs. The details of the scheme are available on the website (www.disabilityaffairs:gov.in) of the Department.

Further;, the Accessible India Campaign (AIC) was launched on  3rd of December 2015 to create barrier free environment PwDs: is implemented across three verticals, namely the Built-Up Environment, Transportation Sector and the Information and Communication   Technology (ICT) ecosystem: The Ministry   provides financial assistance for creation of barrier free environment in selected Government buildings in States and UTs and identified Government websites through the Campaign:

b) The State/UT-wise funds released in the last three years with number of buildings funded under the scheme for Creation of Barrier Free Environment are available at Annexure-L

The   State/UT-wise  details of the status of  implementation of target to make seleeted State/UT Government buildings accessible for the Built-Up Environment component are at Annexure-II: The State/UT-wise details of the status of implementation of target for the Information and Communication Technology Ecosystem Component; to make selected websites accessible are at Annexure-III

(c) The Department has notified the RPwD Rules 2017 on 15.06.2017. Under Rule 15 of these Rules; accessibility standards with respect t0 buildings  passenger bus transport and Government website including documents to be placed on website have been prescribed. public

(d) As per Census 2011. there are 2.68.14,994 persons with disabilities (PwDs) in India:

Annexure referred to in reply to part (b) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 1391 for answer 0n 07.12.2021 regarding Facilities for Differently-abled Persons raised by Shrimati Sunita Duggal

Detail of funds releascd with number to StatcIUT Goverumeuts\_uuder

| State/UT          | 2018-19     | 2018-19                    | 2019-20                      | 2019-20           | 2020-21                      | 2020-21            |
|-------------------|-------------|----------------------------|------------------------------|-------------------|------------------------------|--------------------|
|                   | Funds lakh) | No. of released  buildings | Funds released (Rs. in lakh) | No. of pbuildings | Funds released (Rs. in lakh) | NNo: of lbuildings |
| Arunachal Pradesh |             |                            |                              |                   | 783.99                       | 32                 |
| HHimachal Pradesh |             |                            | 19.90                        |                   |                              |                    |
| Madhya Pradesh    | 135.24      | 306                        |                              |                   | 95.49                        |                    |
| Meghalaya         |             |                            | 1208.61                      | 17                |                              |                    |
| Mizoram           |             |                            |                              |                   | 108.94                       | 2                  |
| [Punjab           | 82.00       | 4                          |                              |                   |                              |                    |
|                   | 6.03        |                            |                              |                   |                              |                    |
| [Tripura          |             |                            |                              |                   | 587.44                       | 6                  |
| Uttarakhand       |             |                            |                              |                   | 280.28                       | 44                 |
| Uttar Pradesh     | 42.43       | 4                          |                              |                   | 417.94                       | 16                 |
| [Puducherry       |             |                            | 46.00                        |                   |                              |                    |

Note: No funds have been released to State/UT Governments in current FY. 2021-22

| State/UT    | 2018-19             | 2018-19   | 2019-20             | 2019-20   | 2020-21       | 2020-21                                                                      | 2021-22 (as on      | 2021-22 (as on   |
|-------------|---------------------|-----------|---------------------|-----------|---------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------|------------------|
|             | Funds (Rs: in lakh) | No: of    | Funds (Rs. in lakh) | No: of    | (Rs. in lakh) | released buildings released buildings released buildings released buildings] | Funds in lakh) (Rs: | No. of           |
| Assam       | 88.60               |           | 0                   | 0         | 0             |                                                                              |                     |                  |
| Delhi       | 34.37               | 1         | 137.01              | 2         | 0             |                                                                              |                     |                  |
| Kerala      | 0.00                | 0         | 75.00               | 3         | 0             |                                                                              |                     |                  |
| lOdisha     | 0.00                |           |                     | 0         | 0             | 0                                                                            | 375.09              |                  |
| PPuducherry | 0.00                |           |                     | 0         | 73.29         |                                                                              |                     |                  |

| State/UT      | 2018-19             | 2018-19   | 2019-20             | 2019-20   | 2020-21             | 2020-21   | 2021-22 (as on 30.11.2021)   | 2021-22 (as on 30.11.2021)   |
|---------------|---------------------|-----------|---------------------|-----------|---------------------|-----------|------------------------------|------------------------------|
|               | Funds (Rs. in lakh) | No: of    | Funds (Rs. in lakh) | No. of    | Funds (Rs: in lakh) | No. of    | Funds (Rs. in lakh)          | WNo: of                      |
| Tamilnadu     | 141.65              |           |                     |           |                     |           | 9.72                         |                              |
| [Telangana    | 225.35              |           |                     |           |                     |           |                              |                              |
| Uttar Pradesh | 0.00                |           | 26.88               |           |                     |           |                              |                              |
| Uttarakhand   | 516.73              |           |                     |           |                     |           |                              |                              |

answer on 07.12.2021 regarding Facilities for Differently-abled Persons raised by Shrimati Sunita Duggal.

| S.No.   | State                         | Idings Au dited   |   Estimates R eceived | No. of Kuildi funded ngs   | Total Amoun s. in Lakhs)   | No of building] completed States/UTs_   |
|---------|-------------------------------|-------------------|-----------------------|----------------------------|----------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
|         | Andaman and Ni kcobar Islands | 25                |                    25 | 25                         | 1080.91                    | 23                                      |
|         | Andhra Pradesh                | 41                |                    40 | 38                         | 1436.331                   |                                         |
|         | Arunachal Prades]             | 24                |                    24 |                            |                            |                                         |
|         | Assam                         | 25                |                    24 | 24                         |                            | 0                                       |
|         | Bihar                         | 28                |                    26 | 21                         | 925.15                     | 21                                      |
|         | Chattisgarh                   | 58                |                    52 | 47                         | 2768.58                    | 20                                      |
|         | (Chandigarh                   | 44                |                    43 | 43                         | 415.38                     | 39                                      |
| 8       | Delhi                         | 23                |                    18 | 18                         |                            | 3                                       |
| p       | IGoa                          | 31                |                    31 | 30                         | 444.63                     | 0                                       |
|         | Gujarat                       | 52                |                    47 | 26                         | 114.371                    | 24                                      |
| 11      | HHaryana                      | 89                |                    71 |                            | 1598.36                    | 3                                       |
| 12      | Himachal Prades               | 22                |                    21 | 11                         |                            | 0                                       |
| 13      | (Jammu and Kash mir           |                   |                    37 | 32                         | 1995.30                    |                                         |
| 14      | Jharkhand                     | 50                |                    34 | 14                         | 1166.85/                   |                                         |
| 15      | Karnataka                     | 50                |                    49 | 47                         | 2708.651                   | 0                                       |
| 16      | Kerala                        | 51                |                    28 | 28                         | 429.981                    | 0                                       |
| 17      | Lakshadweep                   | 57                |                    24 | 0                          | 0.00                       | 0                                       |
|         | Madhya Pradesh                | 100               |                    92 | 31                         |                            | 0                                       |
| 19      | Maharashtra                   | 180               |                   142 | 142                        | 2490.77                    | 135                                     |
| ko      | Manipur                       | 50                |                    28 | 0                          | 0.00                       | 0                                       |
|         | Meghalaya                     | 24                |                    23 | 23                         | 3289.32                    | 17                                      |
|         | Mizoram                       | 33                |                    33 | 33                         | 715.72                     | 23                                      |
|         | Nagaland                      | 29                |                    29 | 29                         | 828.21/                    | 0                                       |
|         | lOdisha                       | 50                |                    50 | 40                         | 1975.47                    | 26                                      |
|         | Puducherry                    | 30                |                    29 | 29                         |                            | 0                                       |

| S.No:   | State         | Idings Au dited   |   No: of Bui] No: of Cost Estimatcs R eceived |   No: of Buildi ngs funded |   Total Amoun] s. in Lakhs) | No of building] S completed b kAs reported States/UTs)   |
|---------|---------------|-------------------|-----------------------------------------------|----------------------------|-----------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------|
| p6      | [Punjab       | 21                |                                            20 |                         20 |                     1981.76 | 2                                                        |
|         | RRajasthan    | 88                |                                            88 |                         88 |                     3813    | 78                                                       |
| p8      | ISikkim       | 36                |                                            35 |                         35 |                      578.14 | 0                                                        |
|         | Tamil Nadu    |                   |                                            41 |                         30 |                     4608.94 |                                                          |
|         | Telangana     | 19                |                                            18 |                         16 |                      919.24 | 7                                                        |
| 131     | Tripura       | 14                |                                            14 |                         14 |                     2625.05 | 0                                                        |
|         | Uttrakhand    | 26                |                                            26 |                         16 |                      538.5  | 4                                                        |
| 133     | Uttar Pradesh | 141               |                                           137 |                        137 |                     4907.01 | 87                                                       |
|         | West Bengal   | 37                |                                            36 |                         26 |                     1394.73 | 17                                                       |

Annexure referred to in reply to part (b) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 4391 for answer on 07.12.2021 regarding Facilities for Differently-abled Persons raised by Shrimati Sunita Duggal

|                       | Total Websites   | Made Accessible   | Website Madel Livc   |
|-----------------------|------------------|-------------------|----------------------|
| Andhra Pradesh        | 15               | 15                | 6                    |
| Andaman & Nicobar     |                  | 0                 | 0                    |
|                       | 28               | 28                | 27                   |
| Chattisgarh           | 91               | 85                | 59                   |
| Dadra & Nagar Haveli_ | 11               | 11                | 6                    |
| Daman & Diu           | 12               | 9                 | 4                    |
| Delhi                 | 78               | 56                | 28                   |
| Goa                   | 19               |                   | 15                   |
| Gujarat               | 23               | 18                | 17                   |
| IHaryana              | 64               | 63                | 54                   |
| Himachal Pradesh      | 31               | 23                | 18                   |
| IJammu & Kashmir      | 22               | 18                | 12                   |
| Jharkhand             | 82               | 37                | 36                   |
| Karnataka             | 13               | 4                 | 0                    |
| Madhya Pradesh        | 44               | 39                | 37                   |
| MMaharashtra          | 23               | 26                | 21                   |
| Meghalaya             | 35               | 34                | 33                   |
| Odisha                | 13               | 1                 | 0                    |
| [Puducherry           | 67               | 55                | 35                   |
| Punjab                | 49               | 45                | 34                   |
| Rajasthan             | 32               | 2                 | 0                    |
| Tamil Nadu            | 13               | 3                 | 0                    |
| [Tripura              | 20               | 0                 |                      |
| UUttar Pradesh        | 19               | 17                | 15                   |