Lok Sabha Question No. 4236 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-03-29
Subject: Implementation of SIPDA
Ministry: SOCIAL JUSTICE AND EMPOWERMENT
Asked by: Gaurav Gogoi

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

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4236

TO BE ANSWERED ON 29.03.2022

## IMPLEMENTATION OF SIPDA

## 4236.   SHRI GAURAV GOGOI:

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

- (a) whether research on disability related technology, products and issues under the Scheme for Implementation of Rights of People with Disability Activities (SIPDA)  is still continued;
- (b) if  so,  the  details  of  steps  taken  to  promote  research  in  the  application  of  science  and technology for the development of appropriate indigenous aids and appliances during each of the last three years and the current year; and
- (c) the  funds  released  to  various  Project  Implementing  Agencies  (PIA)/Non-Government Organisations  (NGO)/Government  Organizations  as  well  as  activities  undertaken  by  said recipients along with the number of projects funded and completed during the said period?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) A  sub-scheme  namely,  'Financial  support  to  Study  and Research  on  priority  areas  of disability  sector  and  for  Research  &  Development  of  suitable  products,  aids  &  appliances  for empowerment  of   Persons  with  Disabilities'  is  approved  for  implementation  as part of the Scheme for Implementation of Rights of Persons with Disability Act (SIPDA) over the next five years i.e. from 2021-22 to 2025-26.
- (b)  &  (c)  During  the  last  three  years  and  the  current  year,  10  Research  projects  have  been financially  supported  under  Research  Scheme  being  implemented  by  the  Department  of Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities as per list enclosed at Annexure, out of which, 08 Research projects have been completed.

## Annexure referred to in reply to part (b) & (c) of the Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 4236 raised by Shri Gaurav Gogoi regarding 'Implementation of SIPDA'

| Sl. No.   | Name of Orgnization                                                                                            | Project Title                                                                                                                                                                 | Funds Released (Rs. in lakh)   | Funds Released (Rs. in lakh)   | Funds Released (Rs. in lakh)   | Funds Released (Rs. in lakh)   | Project Completed/ Ongoing   |
|-----------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|------------------------------|
|           |                                                                                                                |                                                                                                                                                                               | 2018-19                        | 2019- 20                       | 2020- 21                       | 2021- 22                       |                              |
| 1         | TAMANA, New Delhi                                                                                              | Role of Virtual training and skill development programme for the intellectually challenged and autistic individuals in strengthening the strengths and weakening the weakness | 1.02                           | -                              | 2.04                           | -                              | Project Completed.           |
| 2         | Amal Jyothi Engineering College, Kanjirappalli, Kottyam, Kerala                                                | Development of Robotic Mobilizer for people with lower limb paralysis                                                                                                         | 4.16                           | -                              | -                              | 2.97                           | Project completed.           |
| 3         | Shishu Sirothi, Guwahati, Assam.                                                                               | Study on Socio Economic and Demographic profile to explore the employment needs of PwDs in Assam                                                                              | 1.80                           | -                              | -                              | -                              | Project completed.           |
| 4         | International Centre for free and open source software (ICFOSS), Technopark, Trivandrum                        | Development of Assistive Devices Kit                                                                                                                                          | 9.36                           | -                              | 8.19                           | -                              | Ongoing.                     |
| 5         | CSIR- Central Scientific instruments organization (CSIO), Chandigarh & Indian Spinal Injury Centre, New Delhi. | Virtual intelligence in Home based rehabilitation of persons with motor disability                                                                                            | 23.72                          | -                              | 20.75                          | -                              | Project completed.           |

| 6   | NIMHANS, Bangalore                                           | Feasibility testing of employment programme on work performance of persons with mental illness who are under regular treatment.                              | -     | -   | 6.36   | -     | Project Completed.   |
|-----|--------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------|-----|--------|-------|----------------------|
| 7   | International Institute of Information Technology, Bangalore | Development of Anthropomimetic Assistive Electromechanical Devices for upper limb                                                                            | -     | -   | 5.94   | -     | Project completed.   |
| 8   | Ramakrishna Mission Vivekananda University, Coimbatore       | Development of Adapted Science experiments for improving skills in learning science and students with visual impairment at secondary level.                  | -     | -   | 2.05   | -     | Project completed.   |
| 9   | Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh                           | Major Research on study on Somatotype, physical efforts & perception of physical activity in PwDs.                                                           | -     | -   | -      | 2.75  | Project completed.   |
| 10  | Punjabi University, Patiala, Punjab.                         | Development of Public Announcements System at Railway Stations using Indian Sign Language Synthetic Animations for Differently Able Hearing Impaired People. | -     | -   | -      | 9.66  | Ongoing.             |
|     | Total                                                        | Total                                                                                                                                                        | 40.06 | -   | 45.33  | 15.38 |                      |

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