Lok Sabha Question No. 2313 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-03-09
Subject: Welfare and Rehabilitation Schemes for Mentally Retarded Children
Ministry: SOCIAL JUSTICE AND EMPOWERMENT
Asked by: Pushpendra Singh Chandel, Mala Rajya Laxmi Shah

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF SOCIAL JUSTICE AND EMPOWERMENT

## DEPARTMENT OF EMPOWERMENT OF PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES

## LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 2313 TO BE ANSWERED ON: 09.03.2021

## Welfare and Rehabilitation Schemes for Mentally Retarded Children

## 2313: SHRI KUNWAR PUSHPENDRA SINGH CHANDEL: SHRIMATI MALA RAJYA LAXMI SHAH:

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

- (a) the details of the schemes implemented for mentally retarded children in the country; being
- (b) the number of' such children in the   country; State/UT-wise   including Uttarakhand and Bundelkhand region;
- (c) whether the Government is also working towards providing support for their livelihood; and (d) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE FOR SOCIAL JUSTICE AND EMPOWERMENT

## (SHRI KRISHAN PAL GURJAR)

- (a) The Department of Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities (DEPwD) implements follo major schemes for the welfare of Persons with Disabilities including mentally retarded children (children with intellectual disabilities): wing
- Deendayal Disabled Rehabilitation Scheme (DDRS)
- (iii) National Action Plan for Skill Development of Persons with Disabilities (PwDs),
- ii) Assistance to Disabled Persons for Purchase/Fitting of Aids/Appliances Scheme (ADIP)
- (iv) Scholarships for Students with Disabilities;

Details of these schemes are at Annexure-[,

In addition; National Trust; a statutory body under the Department of Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities (DEPwD) was set Up in 2000 under the National Trust for the welfare ol persons with aut ism; cerebral palsy. mental retardation and multiple disabilities Act, /999. National Trust runs various schemes and programmes ranging from early intervention for children upto 10 years to residential centres for adults with severe disabilities. The major Schemes of National Trust are as follows:

- (i)
- (ii)
- Disha (Early Intervention and School Readiness Scheme for 0-10 years)
- (iii) Disha-cum-Vikaas Scheme (Day Care),
- (v) Samarth-cum-Gharaunda Scheme (Residential),
- (iv)
- vi)
- (vii)
- Samarth (Respite Care Residential Scheme),
- Sahyogi (Care Associate Training scheme).
- Badhte Kadam (Awareness. Community Interaction & Innovative Project Scheme)
- (b) 9 year) in the country: State/UT-wise number of such children is at Annexure-II Region-wise separat data is not available.

(c) and (d) Relief to the disabled is a State subject by virtue of entry 9 of the State List of constitution of India However; the Central Government supplements the efforts of the States Governments

The Central Government has enacted the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (RPwD) Act 2016 which came into force on 19.04.2017. The Act provides various rights and entitlements for Persons with Disabilities and mandates the appropriate Government t0 (ake measures to promote education; skill development   social security. health, rehabilitation and recreation for PwDs SO that can enjoy their rights equally with others.  The Act provides for reservation in seats in Government/ Government aided higher educational institutions and reservation in Government jobs as well as in allotment of land for housing; up of business etc. for persons with benehmark disabilities including persons with intellectual disabilities. they setting

Further; in order t0 implement the provision Of reservation in Government employment categories of persons with benchmark disabilities on 04.01.2021,

In addition; the Department implements : National Action Plan (NAP) for Skill Development of Pers Ons with Disabilities (PwDs) under which skilling of PwDs is conducted through a network of elled

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Details of the major schemes being implemented for persons with disabilities including children with intellectual   disabilitics in the country under of Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities are as follows:

## Deendayal Disabled Rchabilitation\_Scheme (DDRSE

The list of model projects under DDRS is as under:

Under the scheme; Implementing Agencies (PIAs) for their projects relating to rehabilitation of Persons with Disabilities (PwDs) including children with intellectual  disabilities to enable them to reach and  maintain their optimal, physical, sensory; intellectual; psychiatric and socio functional levels.

- Pre-School, Early Intervention and Training
- Children with Intellectual Disabilities
- (ii) Special Schools for: -
- Children with Hearing & Speech Disabilities
- (iii)Project for Cerebral Palsied Children
- Children with Visual Disabilities

(iv) Project for Rehabilitation of Leprosy Cured Persons

(vi)Home Based Rehabilitation Programme/Home Management Programme

- Half Home for Psycho-Social Rehabilitation of Treated and Controlled people with mental Illness Way
- (vii) Project for Community Based Rehabilitation
- (ix)Projects for Human Resource Development:
- (viii) Project for Low Vision Centers

Under the Scheme, funds are released to various   Implementing   Agencies to   assist the   eligible Divyangjan   including  children scientifically manufactured, social and  psychological rehabilitation by  redueing the effects of   disabilities and enhance their economic potential.

DEPwD implements an umbrella scheme namely Scheme for Implementation of Persons with Disabilities Act  (SIPDA) which has a component   for Skill Development for Under this component; the Department launched the National Action Plan (NAP) for Skill Development 0f Persons with Disabilities (PwDs) in March; 2015 which is implemented across the country. Under NAP skilling of PwDs is conducted through a network of empanelled training partners   comprising Government organizations (NIs/NHFDCICRCs/Other Govt: Orgs) and Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs)

Under the Scheme; scholarship is   provided to   students with disabilities   including   children with intellectual disabilities under the following six components:

- (ii) Post-Matric Scholarship for SwDs (For Classes XI to Post-graduate Degree/Diploma)
- 1) Pre-Matric Scholarship for SwDs (For Classes IX & X)
- (i)Top Class Education Scholarship for SwDs (For Graduate and Post-graduate Degree/Diploma in notified Institutes of excellence in Education),
- (v) National Fellowship for PwDs (For M Phil. and Ph.D. in Indian Universities and
- (iv) National Overseas Scholarship (For Master' $ Degree/Ph.D. in Foreign Universities)
- (vi) Free Coaching for SwDs (For recruitment examinations for Group A & B and entrance examinations for admission in technical and professional courses); posts

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'Welfare and\_Rehabilitation Schemes\_for Chandeland\_Shrimati Mala Rajva Laxmi Shab

| Number of mentally retarded children in the age group of 0-19 years as per Census 2011   | Number of mentally retarded children in the age group of 0-19 years as per Census 2011   | Number of mentally retarded children in the age group of 0-19 years as per Census 2011   | Number of mentally retarded children in the age group of 0-19 years as per Census 2011   | Number of mentally retarded children in the age group of 0-19 years as per Census 2011   | Number of mentally retarded children in the age group of 0-19 years as per Census 2011   |
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| S.No:                                                                                    | State/UT Name                                                                            | Mental Retardation                                                                       | Mental Retardation                                                                       | Mental Retardation                                                                       | Mental Retardation                                                                       |
|                                                                                          |                                                                                          | 0-4 yrs                                                                                  | 5-9 yrs                                                                                  | 10-19 yrs                                                                                | Total (0-19 years)                                                                       |
| 1                                                                                        | Iammu & Kashmir                                                                          | 721                                                                                      | 1324                                                                                     | 36661                                                                                    | 5,711                                                                                    |
| 2                                                                                        | Himachal Pradesh                                                                         | 152                                                                                      | 693                                                                                      | 2209                                                                                     | 3,054                                                                                    |
| 3                                                                                        | IPunjab                                                                                  | 1265                                                                                     | 32601                                                                                    |                                                                                          |                                                                                          |
| 4                                                                                        | Chandigarh                                                                               |                                                                                          |                                                                                          | 3501                                                                                     | 477                                                                                      |
| 5                                                                                        | Uttarakhand                                                                              | 2581                                                                                     | 939                                                                                      |                                                                                          |                                                                                          |
| 6                                                                                        | Haryana                                                                                  | 893                                                                                      | 2481                                                                                     | 82561                                                                                    |                                                                                          |
| 7                                                                                        | NCT Of Delhi                                                                             | 436                                                                                      | 13001                                                                                    | 4912                                                                                     | 6,648                                                                                    |
| 8                                                                                        | IRajasthan                                                                               | 1932                                                                                     | 7432|                                                                               |                                                                                          |                                                                                          |
| 9                                                                                        | Uttar Pradesh                                                                            | 6867                                                                                     | 16588/                                                                                   | 52713                                                                                    | 76,168                                                                                   |
| 10                                                                                       | Bihar                                                                                    | 4697                                                                                     | 9101                                                                                     | 232761                                                                                   | 37,074                                                                                   |
| 11                                                                                       | (Sikkim                                                                                  | 14                                                                                       | 281                                                                                      | 98                                                                                       | 140                                                                                      |
| 12                                                                                       | Arunachal Pradesh                                                                        | 77                                                                                       |                                                                                          | 315                                                                                      | 520                                                                                      |
| 13                                                                                       | Nagaland                                                                                 | 34                                                                                       |                                                                                          | 231                                                                                      | 329                                                                                      |
| 14                                                                                       | Manipur                                                                                  | 2161                                                                                     |                                                                                          | 920                                                                                      | 1,438                                                                                    |
| 15                                                                                       | Mizoram                                                                                  | 32                                                                                       | 92                                                                                       | 302                                                                                      | 4261                                                                                     |
| 16                                                                                       | Tripura                                                                                  | 141                                                                                      |                                                                                          |                                                                                          |                                                                                          |
| 17                                                                                       | Meghalaya                                                                                |                                                                                          | 172                                                                                      |                                                                                          | 897                                                                                      |
| 18                                                                                       | JAssam                                                                                   | 1041                                                                                     | 1691                                                                                     |                                                                                          | 7,757|                                                                              |
| 19                                                                                       | West Bengal                                                                              | 4087                                                                                     | 9022                                                                                     | 30021                                                                                    | 43,130                                                                                   |
| 20                                                                                       | Jharkhand                                                                                | 1545                                                                                     | 3631                                                                                     | 102761                                                                                   | 15,452|                                                                             |
| 21                                                                                       | JOdisha                                                                                  | 24941                                                                                    | 75371                                                                                    |                                                                                          | 28,4361                                                                                  |
| 22                                                                                       | Ichhattisgarh                                                                            | 8251                                                                                     | 3153                                                                                     | 9569                                                                                     |                                                                                          |
| 23                                                                                       | Madhya Pradesh                                                                           | 2416                                                                                     | 6867                                                                                     | 207351                                                                                   | 30,018                                                                                   |
| 24                                                                                       | Gujarat                                                                                  | 1502                                                                                     | 7319                                                                                     |                                                                                          | 29,9691                                                                                  |
| 25                                                                                       | Daman & Diu                                                                              | 3                                                                                        |                                                                                          | 44                                                                                       | 59                                                                                       |
| 26                                                                                       | Dadra & Nagar Haveli                                                                     |                                                                                          | 231                                                                                      | 71                                                                                       | 100                                                                                      |
| 27                                                                                       | Maharashtra                                                                              | 58451                                                                                    | 166171                                                                                   | 51319                                                                                    | 781                                                                                      |
| 28                                                                                       | IAndhra Pradesh                                                                          | 3784                                                                                     |                                                                                          | 356751                                                                                   |                                                                                          |
| 29                                                                                       | Karnataka                                                                                | 33761                                                                                    | 8702|                                                                               | 26113                                                                                    | 38,191                                                                                   |
| 30                                                                                       | Goa                                                                                      | 591                                                                                      |                                                                                          | 459                                                                                      | 6261                                                                                     |
| 31                                                                                       | Lakshadweep                                                                              | 1                                                                                        | 13                                                                                       | 34                                                                                       | 481                                                                                      |
| 32                                                                                       |                                                                                          | 909                                                                                      | 37661                                                                                    |                                                                                          | 19,824                                                                                   |
| 33                                                                                       | Tamil Nadu                                                                               | 3543                                                                                     | 103561                                                                                   | 28610                                                                                    |                                                                                          |
| 34                                                                                       | IPuducherry                                                                              | 901                                                                                      |                                                                                          | 619                                                                                      | 951                                                                                      |
| 35                                                                                       | Andaman & Nicobar Islands                                                                | 8                                                                                        | 19                                                                                       | 761                                                                                      |                                                                                          |
| Total                                                                                    | Total                                                                                    |                                                                                          | 135,7361                                                                                 | 410,111|                                                                            | 5,95,231                                                                                 |