Lok Sabha Question No. 3166 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2024-12-13
Subject: Schemes for Special Needs and Disabled Children
Ministry: HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE
Asked by: Shri Arvind Dharmapuri

## GOVERNMENT OFINDIA MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3166 TO BE ANSWERED ON 13 TH DECEMBER 2024

## SCHEMES FOR SPECIALNEEDS AND DISABLED CHILDREN

## 3166: SHRI. ARVIND DHARMAPURI:

Will the MINISTER of HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE be pleased to state:

- (a) the details of schemes and programs implemented to support the welfare of children with special needs and disabilities across the country;
- (b) the funds allocated and utilized under these programs during the last three years, State/UTwise with specific data for Telangana; and
- (c) the data on the number of beneficiaries, infrastructure availability and the measures taken/proposed to be taken to enhance accessibility and inclusion for these children?

## ANSWER THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE (SMT. ANUPRIYAPATEL)

- (a) As reported by Department of Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities (Divyangjan) under Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment, major schemes are mentioned below:
- i. Assistance to Disabled Persons for Purchase/Fitting of Aids and Appliances (ADIP).
- a) Aids and assistive devices distribution to school going children with special needs under the provision of ADIP- SSA (Samagra Shiksha Abhiyan).
- b) Cochlear Implant and post-operative therapy and rehabilitation for children with Hearing Impairment.
- ii. Deendayal Disabled Rehabilitation Scheme (DDRS) provides grant-in-aid to NonGovernmental Organisations for running model projects on special schools with residential facilities for the persons with intellectual disabilities.
- iii. Scholarship schemes for students with disabilities.
- iv. National Action Plan for Skill Development of Persons with disabilities (NAP-SDP).
- v. Cross Disability Early Intervention Centers (CDEIC) to support infants and young children (0 -6 years) at-risk of disabilities or with disabilities to improve their physical, sensory and cognitive abilities.
- vi. Unique Disability ID (UDID) project for issuance of disability certificates and Unique Disability Identity Cards to Persons with Disabilities (Divyangjans).

As reported by Ministry of Education, the Centrally Sponsored Scheme of Samagra Shiksha has dedicated inclusive education component for the education of Children with Special Needs (CwSN) with one or more disabilities.

The Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (MoHFW) implements Rashtriya Bal Swasthaya Karyakram (RBSK) in all States/UTs under National Health Mission (NHM) for children in age group 0-18 years in Anganwadi centres, Government and Government aided schools with the objective of early identification and management for 32 selected health conditions - 4 D's i.e. Defects at Birth, Developmental delays, Diseases and Deficiencies.

- (b) As per the information provided by Department of Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities (Divyangjan) of Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment, the funds utilized under these schemes during the last three years, State/UT-wise including State of Telangana is placed at Annexure - I, II and III.
- (c) Under the Samagra Shiksha Abhiyan (SSA) Scheme of Ministry of Education, following facilities are provided to enhance accessibility and inclusion for these children:
- i. Facilities like Braille books, Braille kit, Low Vision treatment, Hearing aid, Braces, Crutches, Wheel Chair, Tri-cycle, and Callipers are provided to Children with Special Needs.
- ii. Financial assistance provided for all the enrolled CwSN and the ones receiving home based education services.
- iii. Facilities like ramps in toilets, at entry/exit points for wheelchair users and auditory signals in elevators/lifts and other provision to enhance accessibility.

As per the information provided by Department of Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities (Divyangjan) of Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment, the number of beneficiaries under these schemes during the last three years, State/UT-wise including State of Telangana is placed at Annexure - I and II.

Under RBSK program of Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, children of 0-18 years of age are screened and managed at District Early Intervention Centres.

## Annexure-I

Annexure referred to in reply to parts (b) and (c) of Lok Sabha US Question No. 3166 for answer on 13.12.2024

As per the information provided by Department of Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities (Divyangjan) of Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment - State-wise details of funds utilized and number of beneficiaries covered under the Assistance to Disabled Persons for Purchase/Fitting of Aids and Appliance - Samagra Shiksha Abhiyan Scheme

| Sl.   |                           | 2021-22                 | 2021-22                      | 2022-23                 | 2022-23                      | 2023-24                 | 2023-24                      |
|-------|---------------------------|-------------------------|------------------------------|-------------------------|------------------------------|-------------------------|------------------------------|
| No.   | State Name                | Number of beneficiaries | Funds Utilized (Rs.in Lakhs) | Number of beneficiaries | Funds Utilized (Rs.in Lakhs) | Number of beneficiaries | Funds Utilized (Rs.in Lakhs) |
| 1     | ANDAMANAND NICOBARISLANDS | 145                     | 8.06                         |                         |                              |                         |                              |
| 2     | ANDHRAPRADESH             | 269                     | 4.07                         | 3927                    | 253.59                       | 1029                    | 70.54                        |
| 3     | ASSAM                     | 2714                    | 171.61                       | 4051                    | 337.62                       | 4740                    | 349.23                       |
| 4     | BIHAR                     | 0                       | 0                            | 4615                    | 340.11                       |                         |                              |
| 5     | CHANDIGARH                | 128                     | 9.75                         | 106                     | 8.68                         | 72                      | 5.68                         |
| 6     | DELHI                     | 2012                    | 150.00                       |                         |                              | 1695                    | 124.07                       |
| 7     | GOA                       | 0                       | 0                            |                         |                              |                         |                              |
| 8     | GUJARAT                   | 7670                    | 477.39                       | 1791                    | 118.11                       | 10401                   | 631.89                       |
| 9     | HARYANA                   | 2163                    | 157.13                       | 3120                    | 260.66                       | 2249                    | 211.74                       |
| 10    | HIMACHALPRADESH           | 901                     | 63.05                        | 1338                    | 112.28                       | 1291                    | 100.45                       |
| 11    | JAMMUAND KASHMIR          | 6                       | 0.14                         | 54                      | 1.53                         | 4857                    | 402.99                       |
| 12    | JHARKHAND                 | 2977                    | 202.00                       | 8061                    | 587.03                       | 6349                    | 479.37                       |
| 13    | KARNATAKA                 | 0                       |                              |                         |                              | 11481                   | 843.94                       |
| 14    | LADAKH                    | 0                       |                              |                         |                              | 0                       |                              |
| 15    | MADHYAPRADESH             | 11450                   | 932.54                       | 11630                   | 842.11                       | 6457                    | 485.54                       |
| 16    | MAHARASHTRA               | 13101                   | 985.11                       | 10                      | 1.2                          | 2421                    | 155.91                       |
| 17    | MEGHALAYA                 | 0                       |                              | 1343                    | 111.46                       | 38                      | 3.56                         |
| 18    | ODISHA                    | 3826                    | 287.24                       | 4532                    | 351.2                        | 3721                    | 289.27                       |
| 19    | PUDUCHERRY                | 0                       |                              |                         |                              |                         |                              |
| 20    | PUNJAB                    | 6013                    | 470.31                       | 4700                    | 343.91                       | 5713                    | 438.85                       |
| 21    | RAJASTHAN                 | 128                     | 11.71                        | 4924                    | 315                          | 5619                    | 451.67                       |
| 22    | TAMILNADU                 | 15999                   | 964.12                       | 3619                    | 268.67                       | 3680                    | 278.75                       |
| 23    | TELANGANA                 | 465                     | 32.80                        | 0                       | 0                            | 7110                    | 518.82                       |
| 24    | THEDADRAAND NAGARHAVELI   | 22                      | 2.24                         | 91                      | 6.37                         | 49                      | 4.78                         |
| 25    | TRIPURA                   | 0                       |                              | 1308                    | 76.1                         |                         |                              |
| 26    | UTTARPRADESH              | 20791                   | 1569.04                      | 19455                   | 1418.82                      | 17453                   | 1405.49                      |
| 27    | UTTARAKHAND               | 538                     | 39.18                        | 1062                    | 84.49                        | 656                     | 47.64                        |
| 28    | WESTBENGAL                | 1141                    | 80.6                         | 13313                   | 914.29                       | 1913                    | 149.37                       |
|       | Total :                   | 92459                   | 6618.09                      | 93050                   | 6753.23                      | 98994                   | 7449.55                      |

Annexure referred to in reply to part (b) and (c) of Lok Sabha US Question No. 3166 for answer on 13.12.2024

As per the information provided by Department of Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities (Divyangjan) of Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment - State wise beneficiaries and funds utilized under scholarship scheme by Department of Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities (Divyangjan) of Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment

(In Crore)

| Sl. No.   | State/UT             | 2021-22       | 2021-22   | 2022-23       | 2022-23   | 2023-24       | 2023-24   |
|-----------|----------------------|---------------|-----------|---------------|-----------|---------------|-----------|
| Sl. No.   | State/UT             | Beneficiaries | Amount    | Beneficiaries | Amount    | Beneficiaries | Amount    |
| 1         | ANDAMAN AND NICOBAR  | 0             | 0.00      | 0             | 0.00      | 0             | 0.00      |
| 2         | ANDHRAPRADESH        | 1343          | 4.75      | 3070          | 6.26      | 625           | 3.45      |
| 3         | ARUNACHALPRADESH     | 0             | 0.00      | 0             | 0.00      | 0             | 0.00      |
| 4         | ASSAM                | 783           | 2.02      | 71            | 0.67      | 322           | 1.07      |
| 5         | BIHAR                | 2278          | 9.05      | 1257          | 5.43      | 1441          | 11.94     |
| 6         | CHANDIGARH           | 34            | 0.03      | 90            | 0.19      | 343           | 0.75      |
| 7         | CHHATTISGARH         | 1125          | 1.53      | 612           | 3.01      | 456           | 0.76      |
| 8         | DADRA & NAGAR HAVELI | 15            | 0.01      | 28            | 0.03      | 5             | 0.01      |
| 9         | DAMAN&DIU            | 0             | 0.00      | 1             | 0.00      | 2             | 0.00      |
| 10        | DELHI                | 313           | 1.03      | 502           | 1.66      | 149           | 1.29      |
| 11        | GOA                  | 26            | 0.06      | 25            | 0.04      | 26            | 0.03      |
| 12        | GUJARAT              | 1577          | 2.76      | 1240          | 2.56      | 1034          | 2.63      |
| 13        | HARYANA              | 275           | 1.07      | 285           | 1.29      | 136           | 0.95      |
| 14        | HIMACHALPRADESH      | 186           | 0.58      | 179           | 1.31      | 204           | 1.09      |
| 15        | JAMMUANDKASHMIR      | 594           | 1.77      | 547           | 1.88      | 291           | 2.18      |
| 16        | JHARKHAND            | 145           | 0.99      | 762           | 8.32      | 331           | 3.43      |
| 17        | KARNATAKA            | 3331          | 16.93     | 3026          | 16.29     | 3428          | 23.20     |
| 18        | KERALA               | 5095          | 7.22      | 4932          | 7.62      | 3992          | 6.29      |
| 19        | LADAKH               | 0             | 0.00      | 0             | 0.00      | 0             | 0.00      |
| 20        | LAKSHADWEEP          | 0             | 0.00      | 0             | 0.00      | 0             | 0.00      |
| 21        | MADHYAPRADESH        | 5661          | 9.73      | 8765          | 18.03     | 1293          | 3.93      |
| 22        | MAHARASHTRA          | 1490          | 5.83      | 691           | 5.99      | 1757          | 6.73      |
| 23        | MANIPUR              | 0             | 0.00      | 32            | 0.11      | 27            | 0.16      |
| 24        | MEGHALAYA            | 6             | 0.06      | 5             | 0.01      | 22            | 0.05      |
| 25        | MIZORAM              | 11            | 0.02      | 12            | 0.14      | 2             | 0.07      |
| 26        | NAGALAND             | 6             | 0.01      | 2             | 0.00      | 7             | 0.01      |
| 27        | ODISHA               | 2699          | 5.40      | 3168          | 6.11      | 1467          | 4.36      |
| 28        | PUDUCHERRY           | 95            | 0.29      | 46            | 0.30      | 7             | 0.39      |
| 29        | PUNJAB               | 1393          | 2.12      | 1094          | 1.74      | 608           | 2.35      |
| 30        | RAJASTHAN            | 1856          | 4.08      | 1084          | 3.54      | 1007          | 3.51      |
| 31        | SIKKIM               | 3             | 0.00      | 1             | 0.00      | 1             | 0.00      |
| 32        | TAMILNADU            | 4384          | 9.15      | 6448          | 13.46     | 4046          | 10.69     |
| 33        | TELANGANA            | 1340          | 6.40      | 2936          | 8.86      | 879           | 6.76      |
| 34        | TRIPURA              | 186           | 1.19      | 245           | 0.48      | 329           | 1.86      |
| 35        | UTTARAKHAND          | 259           | 0.96      | 229           | 1.05      | 64            | 0.45      |
| 36        | UTTAR PRADESH        | 5115          | 32.90     | 2318          | 24.33     | 4477          | 24.86     |
| 37        | WESTBENGAL           | 512           | 3.49      | 459           | 4.49      | 596           | 5.22      |
| Total     | Total                | 42136         | 131.43    | 44162         | 145.2     | 29374         | 130.47    |

## Annexure referred to in reply to part (b) of Lok Sabha US Question No. 3166 for answer on 13.12.2024

As per the information provided by Department of Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities (Divyangjan) of Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment -Details of funds released for Cross Disability Early Intervention Centres (CDEIC) during last three years by Department of Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities (Divyangjan) of Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment

(Rs. in lakh)

| Sl. No.   | Name of NIs/CRCs                                                                                                    | 2021-22   | 2022-23   |   2023-24 |
|-----------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|
| 1         | National Institute of Empowerment of the Persons with Intellectually Disabilities, Secunderabad (NIEPID), Telangana | 14.17     | 25.98     |     44.69 |
| 2         | National Institute of Empowerment of the Persons with Mental Disabilities, Chennai, Tamil Nadu                      | 20.64     | 63.76     |     28.86 |
| 3         | National Institute for Empowerment of Visually Disabilities (NIEPVD), Dehradun                                      | 24.00     | 20.33     |     24.23 |
| 4         | Swami Vivekananda National Institute of Rehabilitation Training and Research (SVNIRTAR), Cuttack, Odisha            | 9.01      | 35.89     |     23.42 |
| 5         | National Institute for Locomotor Disabilities (NILD), Kolkata                                                       | 27.20     | 50.98     |     13.32 |
| 6         | Pt. Deendayal Upadhyaya National Institute of Persons with Physical Disabilities (PDUNIPPD), New Delhi              | 3.10      | 26.87     |     21.8  |
| 7         | Ali Yavar Junag National Institute for Speech and Hearing Disabilities (AYJNISHD), Mumbai                           | -         | 24.87     |      9.48 |
| 8         | Composite Regional Centre, Lucknow                                                                                  | 2.91      | 26.59     |     17.22 |
| 9         | Composite Regional Centre, Kozhikode                                                                                | -         | 52.93     |      6.58 |
| 10        | Composite Regional Centre, Patna                                                                                    | 12.60     | 22.38     |      0    |
| 11        | Composite Regional Centre, Nellore                                                                                  | -         | 14.55     |     17.98 |
| 12        | Composite Regional Centre, Rajnandagon                                                                              | -         | 15.70     |     17.84 |
| 13        | Composite Regional Centre, Bhopal                                                                                   | -         | 4.61      |      0    |
| 14        | Composite Regional Centre, Sundernagar                                                                              | 1.48      | 25.28     |     14    |
| 15        | Composite Regional Centre, Davanegere                                                                               | -         | 14.54     |      5.28 |
| 16        | Composite Regional Centre, Srinagar                                                                                 | -         | 9.00      |      0    |
| 17        | Composite Regional Centre, Ranchi                                                                                   | -         | 8.99      |      8.9  |
| 18        | Composite Regional Centre, Balangir                                                                                 | -         | 8.82      |     10.65 |
| 19        | Composite Regional Centre, Guwahati                                                                                 | -         | 9.00      |      7.9  |
| 20        | Composite Regional Centre, Ahemdabad                                                                                | -         | 6.00      |      4.13 |
| 21        | Composite Regional Centre, Gorakhpur                                                                                | -         | -         |      4.4  |
| 22        | National Institute of Mental Health Rehabilitation (NIMHR), Sehore, Madhya Pradesh                                  | -         | -         |      6.75 |
|           | Total                                                                                                               | 115.11    | 467.07    |    287.43 |

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