Lok Sabha Question No. 1588 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-12-07
Subject: Cross Disabilty Early Intervention Centres
Ministry: SOCIAL JUSTICE AND EMPOWERMENT
Asked by: Amol Ramsing Kolhe, Kuldeep Rai Sharma, Sunil Dattatray Tatkare, Subhash Ramrao Bhamre, DNV Senthilkumar. S., Supriya Sadanand Sule

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

UNSTARRED QUESTION No:: 1588

TO BE ANSWERED ON: 07.42.2021

## Cross Disability Early Intervention Centres

## 1588. DR AMOL RAMSING KOLHE:

SHRI KULDEEP RAI SHARMA:

SHRI SUNIL DATTATRAY TATKARE:

DR SUBHASH RAMRAO BHAMRE:

DR DNV SENTHILKUMAR S:

SHRIMATI SUPRIYA SULE:

Will the Minister of SOCIAL JUSTICE AND EMPOWERMENT be pleased t0 state:

- (a) whether the Government has   launched 14 Cross-Disability Early  Intervention Centers at 7 National Institutes and 7 Composite Regional Centers (CRCs) and if so, the details thereof and aims and objectives behind the move;
- (b) whether the Government proposes to set up more Centers in the com in the country in all States/UTs especially in Andaman & Nicobar Islands; such ing years
- (c) if so, the details thereof;
- d) whether these Centers will provide services to children with disabilities who are vulnerable to develop a disability and them early assistance to ensure development of the child and if so, details thereof; optimal
- (e) the estimated number of children with disabilities in age group of 0-6 year;
- the number of disability centres functioning for children in Andaman & Nicobar Islands, Tamil Nadu and Maharashtra; and
- (g) the other steps taken by Government to provide medical and rehabilitation services to all types of disabilities under one roof?

## ANSWER Minister of State for SOCIAL JUSTICE AND EMPOWERMENT

## (SUSHRI PRATIMA BHOUMIK)

(a) Yes, Sir: The Ministry has set up 14 Cross-Disability Early Intervention Centres at 7 National Institutes functioning under the Department of Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities, namely; Ali Yavar 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 Disabilities Chennai, National Institute   for the Empowerment of Persons with Visual Disabilities Dehradun: National Institute for Locomotor Disabilities Kolkata, Pandit  Deenadayal   Upadhyaya National Institute for  the Persons with Physical Disabilities New Delhi,  and Swami Vivekananda National Institute of' Rehabilitation; Training and Research Cuttack and al 7 Composite Regional Centres located at Bhopal, Kozhikode, Lucknow, Nellore; Patna, Rajnandgaon and Sundernagar. Jung achievements and quality of life. To prevent disability and t0 reduce its impact by providing early intervention services, Cross-Disability Early Intervention Centres are set up with the aim to provide facilities for screening and early identification of risk cases, and providing appropriate therapeutic and rehabilitative interventions including counselling facilities under a single roof in a contiguous manner.

(b) and (c) 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; Guwahati, Imphal, Nagpur; Naharlaghun, Port Blair (Andaman and Nicobar Islands), Ranchi, Shillong; and Srinagar:

(d) Yes, sir: These Cross-Disability Early Intervention Centres provide the following services:

- (ii)   Therapeutic services such as physiotherapy:   occupational speech Stimulation and therapy, behavioural management, and cognitive development: therapy.
- Screening and identification of risk cases and referring for appropriate intervention services.
- (iii) Parental counselling and training and peer counselling;
- (iv) School-readiness to improve communication, language and foundational literacy.

(e) As per the Census of India 2014, there are 20.42 lakh children with disabilities in the age group of 0-6 years:

The   following National  Institutes  (NIs), Composite Regional Centres (CRCs) and Regional Centres (RCs) Institutes (Nls) of  Department of  Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities under this Ministry are functioning in Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Tamil Nadu and Maharashtra:

(ii) National Institute for Empowerment of Persons with Multiple Disabilities Chennai, Tamil Nadu:

(i) Ali Yavar National Institute for Speech and Hearing Disabilities; Mumbai, Maharashtra. Jung

- (iii) Composite Regional Centre, Port Blair; Andaman and Nicobar Islands.

(iv) Composite Regional Centre, Nagpur; Maharashtra.

(vi) Regional Centre, Poonamalee, Chennai, Tamil Nadu (a centre of National Institute for the Empowerment of Persons with Visual Disabilities, Dehradun).

Regional Centre, Navi Mumbai, Maharashtra (a centre National Institute for the Empowerment of Persons with Intellectual Disabilities, Secunderabad).

In addition, the following two extension centres of National Institute for Empowerment of Persons with Multiple Disabilities   (NIEPMD). Chennai also   provide   services to Persons with Disabilities:

Rajiv Gandhi National Institute of Youth Development (RGNIYD) Sriperumbudur; Tamil Nadu.

(ii) Government Chengalpattu Medical College and Hospital, Chengalpattu; Tamil Nadu.

(g) The Ministry has set up National  Institutes and Composite Regional Centres which provide comprehensive  disability-specific   rehabilitation services under one roof: Some of the  National Institutes such as Swami Vivekananda National Institute of Rehabilitation; Training and Research Cuttack   and National Institute for Locomotor Disabilities Kolkata also conduct corrective surgeries:

The Department also provides financial assistance to the District Disability Rehabilitation Centres set up by the States/UTs for providing comprehensive rehabilitation services to Persons with Disabilities.

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