Lok Sabha Question No. 3983 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-03-25
Subject: Deendayal Disabled Rehabilitation Scheme
Ministry: SOCIAL JUSTICE AND EMPOWERMENT
Asked by: Shri Vishnu Datt Sharma

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

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO- 3983

TO BE ANSWERED ON : 25.03.2025

## DEENDAYAL DISABLED REHABILITATION SCHEME

3983    Shri Vishnu Datt Sharma:

Will the Minister of Social Justice and Empowerment  be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government is implementing Assistance to Disabled Persons for Purchase/Fitting of  Aids/Appliances  (ADIP  Scheme),  Deendayal  Disabled  Rehabilitation  Scheme  (DDRS), National Scholarship Scheme for Students with Disabilities and Scheme of Free Coaching for Students with Disabilities; and
- (b) whether these schemes have positively impacted the life of beneficiaries in the districts of Panna, Katni and Khajuraho of Chhatarpur district and if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF STATE FOR SOCIAL JUSTICE AND EMPOWERMENT (SHRI B.L. VERMA)

- (a)      Yes, Department of Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities (DEPwD) under Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment is implementing  Assistance to Persons with Disabilities for Purchase/Fitting of Aids and Appliances (ADIP Scheme), Deendayal Divyangjan Rehabilitation Scheme (DDRS),  National  Scholarship  Scheme  for  Students  with  Disabilities  and  Scheme  of Free Coaching for Students with Disabilities.
- i.        Assistance to Persons with Disabilities for Purchase/Fitting of Aids and Appliances (ADIP Scheme)-  The  Department  is  implementing  the  Scheme  of  'Assistance  to  Persons  with Disabilities for Purchase/Fitting of Aids and Appliances (ADIP)' under which funds are released to  various  Implementing  Agencies  to  assist  eligible   persons  with  disabilities  in  procuring durable, sophisticated and scientifically manufactured, modern, standard aids and appliances that helps to promote their physical, social and psychological rehabilitation by reducing the effects of disabilities and enhancing their economic potential throughout the country.
- ii.       Deendayal Divyangjan Rehabilitation Scheme (DDRS)- The Department of Empowerment of  Persons  with  Disabilities  (Divyangjan)  is  implementing  Central  Sector  schemes  namely,

Deendayal  Divyangjan  Rehabilitation  Scheme  (DDRS),  under  which  financial  assistance  is provided to Non-Government Organizations for various projects for the welfare/empowerment of Persons with Disabilities (PwDs) and District Disability Rehabilitation Centres (DDRCs) under which financial assistance is provided to set up and operate DDRCs at District level.

iii. National Scholarship Scheme  for Students with DisabilitiesThe  Department  of Empowerment  of  Persons  with  Disabilities  is  implementing  an  Umbrella  Scheme  titled 'Scholarships for Students with Disabilities (Divyangjan)'  which comprises six components viz;

-  Pre-matric (Classes IX & X),
-  Post-matric (Classes XI to Post graduate Degree and Diploma),
-  Top Class Education (Graduate and Post graduate Degree/Diploma in notified institutes of excellence in education),
-  National Overseas Scholarship (Masters Degree/ Ph.D in Foreign Universities),
-  National Fellowship for PwDs (M Phil and Ph.D in Indian Universities),

iv.      Scheme of Free Coaching for Students with Disabilities- This Department is implementing Free Coaching scheme which is a component of Umbrella Scheme of Scholarship, for students with disabilities having a minimum of 40% disability. The Scheme provisions coaching facilities to make eligible Persons with Disabilities (PwDs) enable to appear in competitive examinations for  government  jobs  and  seek  admission  to  various  professional  and  technical  courses.  This scheme  is  being  implemented  by  the  Department  through  the  National  Institutes,  Composite Regional Centres under the administrative control of  DEPwD  and  through  empaneled Universities/Institutes under the purview of the Central Government and the State Governments and any other government institutes working in the field of education of disabilities (Divyangjan).

(b)     The Department conducts impact assessment on all India basis and therefore details of the impact  specifically  on  each  district  is  not  available.  However,  Scheme  wise  details  of  the beneficiaries of the Districts of Panna, Katni and Khajuraho of Chhatarpur district are as follows- i.     Assistance to Persons with Disabilities for Purchase/Fitting of Aids and Appliances (ADIP Scheme)-

The number of beneficiaries benefitted under the ADIP Scheme in the districts of Panna, Katni and Khajuraho of Chhatarpur District of Madhya Pradesh for the last three years is as follows -

|   Sl. No. | District   |   2022-23 |   2023-24 |   2024- till date |
|-----------|------------|-----------|-----------|-------------------|
|         1 | Katni      |       390 |       633 |               234 |
|         2 | Panna      |        62 |       914 |               120 |
|         3 | Chhatarpur |       415 |       201 |              1253 |

- ii. Deendayal Divyangjan Rehabilitation  Scheme  (DDRS)-  Under  the  DDRS  ,  the Department is releasing funds to District Disability Rehabilitation Centres (DDRCs). DDRC was set up in each district of Katni, Panna, and Chhatarpur. The total funds released to these DDRCs under the DDRS scheme is amounting to Rs. 19,77,500/-.
- iii.       National  Scholarship  Scheme  for  Students  with  Disabilities-  All  the  above  schemes  are Central Sector  Scheme  and implemented pan India basis. Being a Central Sector  Scheme, the scholarship amount is not allocated State/District wise and released directly to the Students' bank account in DBT mode. However, all the districts mentioned belong to Madhya Pradesh State and the number of beneficiaries and funds released in Madhya Pradesh State during the last 2 years is provided as follows :-

|   Sl. No. | Year    |   Beneficiaries |   Amount (Rs. in Cr) |
|-----------|---------|-----------------|----------------------|
|         1 | 2022-23 |            4003 |                 4.6  |
|         2 | 2023-24 |            5661 |                 9.73 |

iv. Scheme of Free Coaching for Students with Disabilities- Under the scheme, 331 SwDs have been  given  free  coaching  since  the  implementation  of  the  scheme.  This  scheme  is  being implemented across the country including Patna, Katni and Khajuraho.

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