Lok Sabha Question No. 5325 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-04-05
Subject: DDRS in Gujrat
Ministry: SOCIAL JUSTICE AND EMPOWERMENT
Asked by: Naranbhai Bhikhabhai Kachhadiya, Parbatbhai Savabhai Patel

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

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 5325

## DDRS IN GUJARAT

## 5325.   SHRI NARANBHAI KACHHADIYA: SHRI PARBATBHAI SAVABHAI PATEL:

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

- (a) the current status of Deendayal Disabled Rehabilitation Scheme (DDRS);
- (b) whether the same has been implemented in Gujarat, district-wise; and
- (c) if so, the various measures taken for implementation of schemes meant for the disabled (Divyangjan) in Gujarat?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE FOR SOCIAL JUSTICE AND EMPOWERMENT

## (SUSHRI PRATIMA BHOUMIK)

- (a):   The    Department  of  Empowerment  of  Persons  with  Disabilities  is  implementing  a  Central Sector Scheme, namely, Deendayal Disabled Rehabilitation Scheme (DDRS) under which   grantin-aid is provided to Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs) running projects for the welfare of Persons with Disabilities (PwDs) aimed at enabling to reach and maintain their optimal, physical, sensory,  intellectual,  psychiatric  or  social  functional  levels.  A  current  status  of  grant-in-aid, State/UT wise, released under DDRS during the last three years including the State of Gujarat is at Annexure.
- (b)  &  (c):  The  scheme  is  applicable  to  all  the  States/UTs  in  the  country  including  the  State  of Gujarat. For getting grants-in-aid under the Scheme, NGO has to apply online on e-anudaan portal (www.grants-msje.gov.in).  The application of NGO is first considered at the district level where the District Social Welfare Officer of the concerned District shall conduct a physical inspection of the  organization  and  record  its  recommendation  and  submits  to  the  concerned  Department  of State/UT Government.   If  the  State  Government  recommends  the  proposal  and  sends  the application to the Government of India for consideration of the grant-in-aid, the proposal, complete in all respects, is considered by the Government of India as per the Scheme guidelines.  The grantin-aid is released to NGOs after necessary approvals.

TO BE ANSWERED ON 05.04.2022

Annexure referred to in part (a) of the reply to the Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No.5325 raised by Shri Naranbhai Kachhadiya and Shri Parbatbhai Savabhai Patel for 05.04.2022 regarding 'DDRS in Gujarat'

| S.No.   | Name of the State   |   2019-20 |   2020-21 |   2021-22 |
|---------|---------------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|
| 1       | Andhra Pradesh      |   2663.05 |   1711.8  |   1786.91 |
| 2       | Arunachal Pradesh   |      0    |      0    |      0    |
| 3       | Assam               |    124.72 |     62.02 |    139.06 |
| 4       | Bihar               |     23.67 |      0    |     41.89 |
| 5       | Chattisgarh         |     49.78 |      1.63 |     47.58 |
| 6       | Delhi               |     32.65 |    247.67 |    162.74 |
| 7       | Goa                 |      0    |      0    |      0    |
| 8       | Gujarat             |    131.96 |     23.32 |     96.17 |
| 9       | Haryana             |    154.81 |    140.18 |    101.99 |
| 10      | Himachal Pradesh    |     71.77 |     55.31 |     67.15 |
| 11      | Jammu& Kashmir      |      4.53 |      0    |      0    |
| 12      | Jharkhand           |     10.39 |      0    |      0    |
| 13      | Karnataka           |     41.31 |     81.29 |    164.94 |
| 14      | Kerala              |    611.82 |    628.3  |    670    |
| 15      | Madhya Pradesh      |    155.5  |    214.84 |    271.6  |
| 16      | Maharashtra         |    342.21 |    154.33 |     49.19 |
| 17      | Manipur             |    974.01 |    530.09 |    773.32 |
| 18      | Meghalaya           |     32.59 |    105.37 |     29.64 |
| 19      | Mizoram             |     33.9  |     11.73 |      0    |
| 20      | Nagaland            |      2.48 |     26.31 |      0    |
| 21      | Odisha              |   1001.05 |    742.03 |   1468.33 |
| 23      | Punjab              |    133.65 |     98.91 |    131.9  |
| 24      | Rajasthan           |    261.6  |    144.01 |    241.13 |
| 25      | Sikkim              |      0    |      0    |      0    |
| 26      | Tamil Nadu          |    191.9  |    208.24 |    195.79 |
| 27      | Tripura             |      0    |      0    |      0    |
| 28      | Uttar Pradesh       |   1018.59 |   1161.31 |   1254.21 |
| 29      | Uttrakhand          |     84.07 |     29.37 |     37.44 |
| 30      | West Bengal         |    335.46 |    311.65 |    553.35 |
| 36      | Telangana           |   1646.76 |   1034.3  |   1593.28 |
| 31      | Andman and Nicobar  |      0    |      0    |      0    |
| 32      | Chandigarh          |      0    |      0    |      0    |
| 33      | Dadra &Nagar Haveli |      0    |      0    |      0    |
| 34      | Daman &Diu          |      0    |      0    |      0    |
| 35      | Lakshadweep         |      0    |      0    |      0    |
| 36      | Pudducherry         |     32.61 |     18.48 |     35.89 |
| 37      | Ladakh              |      0    |      0    |      0    |
|         | Total               |  10166.8  |   7742.49 |   9534.5  |

## State/UTs-wise Grant-in-aid released to NGOs under DDRS including the State of Gujarat during the last three years (Rs. In Lakh)

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