Lok Sabha Question No. 2563 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-12-14
Subject: Economic Development of PwDs
Ministry: SOCIAL JUSTICE AND EMPOWERMENT
Asked by: P.R. Natarajan

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

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 2563

TO BE ANSWERED ON: 14.12.2021

## ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT OF PwDS

2563: SHRI NATARAJAN P.R.:

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

- (a) the initiatives taken for self-employment and promote economic development activities for the benefit of persons with disabilities (PwDs)/divyangjan as on date; and
- (b)  the  funds  utilised  and  the  number  of  Persons  with  Disabilities  benefitted  particularly  in Start up Schemes, state-wise?

## ANSWER

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

- (a)  The  National  Handicapped  Finance  and  Development  Corporation  (NHFDC),  a  Central Public Sector Enterprise (CPSE) under the administrative control of Department of Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities has taken various initiatives for self-employment and promotion of economic development activities for the benefit of Persons with Disabilities (PwDs).    It includes concessional lending schemes, skill trainings, job connect and marketing support.
- (b) The funds utilized and the number of Persons with Disabilities benefitted State-wise under NHFDC schemes for the purpose of extending concessional funds is at Annexure-I.

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Annexure referred to in reply to part (b) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 2563 for answer on 14.12.2021 regarding 'Economic Development of PwDs' raised by Shri Natarajan P.R.

The  funds  utilized  and  the  number  of  Persons  with  Disabilities  benefitted  State-wise under NHFDC schemes for the purpose of extending concessional funds:

| S.No.   | State             |   Funds Utilized (Rs. in lakh) |   No. of beneficiaries |
|---------|-------------------|--------------------------------|------------------------|
| 1       | Arunachal Pradesh |                           0.2  |                      1 |
| 2       | Andhra Pradesh    |                        5687.63 |                  12022 |
| 3       | Assam             |                         362.06 |                    478 |
| 4       | Bihar             |                         550.11 |                    559 |
| 5       | Chandigarh        |                         116.83 |                    482 |
| 6       | Chhattisgarh      |                        8557.01 |                   7451 |
| 7       | Delhi             |                         446.83 |                    954 |
| 8       | Goa               |                          60.02 |                     42 |
| 9       | Gujarat           |                        4290.2  |                   7450 |
| 10      | Haryana           |                       11604.7  |                  16318 |
| 11      | Himachal Pradesh  |                        4987.14 |                   5133 |
| 12      | Jammu& Kashmir    |                        4434.33 |                   4451 |
| 13      | Jharkhand         |                        1190.23 |                   1123 |
| 14      | Karnataka         |                        1068.08 |                   3366 |
| 15      | Kerala            |                       12447.1  |                  13289 |
| 16      | Lakshadweep       |                         154.56 |                    182 |
| 17      | Madhya Pradesh    |                        2595.79 |                   3988 |
| 18      | Manipur           |                          38.01 |                     50 |
| 19      | Maharashtra       |                       14017.7  |                  15419 |
| 20      | Meghalaya         |                         697.5  |                    885 |
| 21      | Mizoram           |                          74.25 |                    199 |
| 22      | Nagaland          |                         244.02 |                    503 |
| 23      | Orissa            |                        1256.79 |                   2644 |
| 24      | Puducherry        |                        3004.2  |                   4690 |
| 25      | Punjab            |                        1507.17 |                   1995 |
| 26      | Rajasthan         |                        7477.74 |                   7764 |
| 27      | Sikkim            |                         572.3  |                    568 |
| 28      | Tamil Nadu        |                       25525.5  |                  73684 |
| 29      | Telangana         |                        1006.5  |                   3487 |
| 30      | Tripura           |                         867.61 |                    782 |
| 31      | Uttar Pradesh     |                       12075.4  |                  14805 |
| 32      | West Bengal       |                         736.1  |                   1721 |
| 33      | Uttarakhand       |                        1263.68 |                   2259 |
| TOTAL   | TOTAL             |                      128917    |                 208744 |