Lok Sabha Question No. 2321 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-03-09
Subject: Grant for DDRS
Ministry: SOCIAL JUSTICE AND EMPOWERMENT
Asked by: Ravi Kishan Shukla, Ravindra Kushawaha, Subrata Pathak

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

## LOK SABHA

## Grant for DDRS

2321. SHRI RAVI KISHAN: SHRI RA VINDRA KUSHWAHA: SHRI SUBRAT PATHAK:

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

- (a) whether the Union Government has received proposals from various State Governments including Uttar Pradesh seeking under Deendayal Disabled Rehabilitation Scheme (DDRS): grant
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether the said proposals from the State Governments are pending for a long time; and
- (d) if so, the reasons therefore along with the time by which the total grant is likely to be provided?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE FOR SOCIAL JUSTICE AND EMPOWERMENT

## (SHRI KRISHANPAL GURJAR)

(a) & (b) Yes,Sir: The Government implements Deendayal Disabled Rehabilitation Scheme (DDRS) under which financial assistance is   provided to Non-Governmental Organisations (NGOs) for promoting the welfare of Persons with Disabilities (PwDs) in the country; including the State of Uttar Pradesh: A statement indicating State/UT wise number of proposals received and number of proposals sanctioned during the last three years and current year under DDRS. including the State of Uttar Pradesh is at Annexure:

(c) & (d) AII proposals which fulfill the norms of the scheme , received during a financial year, are normally processed in the year itself, subject to the availability of funds However; in case of deficiency of documents ete. the proposal is processed and grant is released only after the rectification of the deficiency: Such proposals are then considered in the subsequent years in consonance with the provisions of General Finaneial Rules complete

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.2321 TO BE ANSWERED ON 09.03.2021

## The States/UTs wise number of proposals received and number of proposals sanctioned during the last three years and current year under DDRS

These numbers include carried forward proposals of the previous year also.

| SN 0.   | Name of the States/UTs   | 2017-18                      | 2017-18                        | 2018-19                      | 2018-19                        | 2019-20                      | 2019-20                        | 2020-21 (As on 04.03.2021)   | 2020-21 (As on 04.03.2021)     |
|---------|--------------------------|------------------------------|--------------------------------|------------------------------|--------------------------------|------------------------------|--------------------------------|------------------------------|--------------------------------|
| SN 0.   | Name of the States/UTs   | Number of Proposals Received | Number of Proposals Sanctioned | Number of Proposals Reccived | Number of Proposals Sanctioned | Number of Proposals Reccived | Number of Proposals Sanctioned | Number of Proposals Reccived | Number of Proposals Sanctioned |
|         | Andhra Pradesh           | 63                           | 72                             | 69                           | 79                             | 66                           | 67                             | 47                           | 58                             |
| 2       | Arunachal Pradesh        | 0                            | 0                              |                              | 0                              |                              | 0                              | 0                            | 0                              |
| 3       | Assam                    | 16                           |                                | 12                           |                                |                              | 8                              | 2                            |                                |
| 4       | Bihar                    | 8                            | %                              |                              | 4                              | 0                            | 1                              |                              |                                |
| 5       | Chattisgarh              | 3                            | 5                              |                              | 4                              | 0                            | 2                              | 0                            |                                |
|         | Delhi                    | 2                            |                                | 10                           | 5                              | 0                            | 3                              |                              |                                |
|         | Goa                      | 1                            | 0                              | 0                            | 1                              | 0                            | 0                              | 0                            |                                |
|         | Gujarat                  | 26                           | 16                             | 21                           | 17                             | 19                           | 10                             | 16                           |                                |
| 9       | Haryana                  | 26                           | 20                             | 23                           | 16                             | 23                           | 12                             | 0                            | 8                              |
| 10      | Himachal Pradesh         | 5                            | 5                              | 5                            | 4                              |                              | 5                              | 5                            | 5                              |
|         | Jammu & Kashmir          | 2                            |                                |                              | 2                              |                              |                                | 0                            | 0                              |
| 12      | Jharkhand                | 0                            | 0                              |                              |                                |                              |                                | 0                            | 0                              |
| 13      | Karnataka                | 4                            | 6                              | 3                            | 5                              | 3                            | 2                              |                              |                                |
| 14      | Kerala                   | 52                           | 51                             | 40                           | 49                             | 43                           | 29                             | 38                           | 21                             |
| 15      | Madhya Pradesh           | 28                           | 26                             | 42                           | 21                             | 22                           |                                | 10                           | 9                              |
| 16      | Maharashtra              | 28                           | 29                             | 20                           | 21                             | 16                           | 19                             | 0                            | 9                              |
| 17      | Manipur                  | 43                           | 37                             | 26                           | 39                             | 25                           | 28                             | 25                           | 15                             |
| 18      | Meghalaya                |                              | 4                              |                              | 6                              |                              | 4                              | 6                            |                                |
| 19      |                          | 2                            | 2                              | 2                            | 2                              | 6                            | 2                              | 5                            | 0                              |
| 20      | Nagaland                 | 2                            | 0                              |                              |                                | 0                            |                                | 2                            |                                |
| 21      | Odisha                   | 51                           | 46                             | 51                           | 49                             | 49                           | 49                             | 24                           | 31                             |
| 22      | Punjab                   | 10                           |                                | 10                           | 7                              |                              | 4                              | 6                            | 2                              |
| 23      | Rajasthan                | 27                           | 26                             | 15                           | 19                             | 8                            | 19                             |                              | 7                              |
| 24      | Tamil Nadu               | 32                           | 21                             |                              | 20                             | 26                           | 17                             |                              | 1                              |
| 25      | Tripura                  |                              |                                |                              |                                | 0                            | 0                              |                              | 0                              |
| 26      | Uttar Pradesh            | 61                           | 52                             | 52                           | 48                             | 41                           | 44                             | 30                           | 35                             |
| 27      | Uttrakhand               |                              | 5                              | 8                            | 6                              |                              | 3                              |                              | 3                              |
| 28      | West Bengal              | 25                           | 36                             | 28                           | 31                             | 20                           | 20                             | 16                           |                                |
| 29      | Telangana                | 52                           | 55                             | 54                           | 70                             | 50                           | 67                             | 14                           | 24                             |
| 30      | Pudducherry              |                              | 2                              | 4                            | 4                              | 4                            | 3                              | 3                            |                                |
|         | Total                    | 582                          | 562                            | 524                          | 543                            | 460                          | 432                            | 262                          | 263                            |