Lok Sabha Question No. 2609 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-12-16
Subject: Deen Dayal Disabled Rehabilitation Scheme
Ministry: SOCIAL JUSTICE AND EMPOWERMENT
Asked by: Shri Kesineni Sivanath

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

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

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO - 2609

TO BE ANSWERED ON- 16/12/2025

## DEEN DAYAL DISABLED REHABILITATION SCHEME

## 2609.    SHRI KESINENI SIVANATH:

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

- (a)  the  details  regarding  the  list  of  voluntary  organizations  funded  and  total  amount  of  funds sanctioned  and  released  under  Deen  Dayal  Disabled  Rehabilitation  Scheme  during  the  last  five years;
- (b) the details of the list of projects sanctioned under Deen Dayal Disabled Rehabilitation Scheme along  with  the  total  cost  of  projects,  funds  sanctioned,  released  and  utilised  during  the  last  five years, year and State-wise;
- (c)  the  details  regarding  the  completion  status  and  physical  progress  achieved  along  with  the implementing organization of these sanctioned projects; and
- (d) the details regarding the number of beneficiaries of the projects sanctioned under Deen Dayal Disabled Rehabilitation Scheme during the last five years, State-wise?

## ANSWER

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

- (a)  to  (d):   Details  regarding  Voluntary  Organizations  (VOs),   grants-in-aid  released,  no.  of beneficiaries,  State wise during the last five years is placed at Annexure.

The Deendayal Divyangjan Rehabilitation Scheme (DDRS) aims to create an enabling and inclusive environment that ensures equal opportunities, equity, social justice and empowerment of persons with disabilities.

Under the Scheme, financial assistance is provided to voluntary organizations to deliver a range  of  rehabilitation  services,  including  early  intervention,  development  of  daily  living  skills, education, and training.

Grants-in-Aid are released to Implementing Agencies (PIAs) to meet essential expenditures such as honorarium, conveyance, hostel maintenance, stipend and other operational costs. DDRS is an ongoing service delivery system.

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Annexure referred to in reply to part (a) to (d)  of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 2609 for 16/12/2025 titled 'Deen Dayal Disabled Rehabilitation Scheme'  asked by Shri Kesineni Sivanath

## Details regarding Grants-in-aid released, No. of beneficiaries and NGOs under DDRS,  State Wise during the last five years

|    | S.No. Name of the   | 2020-21              | 2020-21       | 2020-21   | 2021-22              | 2021-22       | 2022-23   | 2022-23              | 2022-23       | 2022-23   | 2023-24              | 2023-24       | 2023-24    | 2024-25              | 2024-25       | 2024-25   |
|----|---------------------|----------------------|---------------|-----------|----------------------|---------------|-----------|----------------------|---------------|-----------|----------------------|---------------|------------|----------------------|---------------|-----------|
|    | State               | Amount (Rs. in lakh) | No. of Benef. | NGOs      | Amount (Rs. in lakh) | No. of Benef. | NGOs      | Amount (Rs. in lakh) | No. of Benef. | NGOs      | Amount (Rs. in lakh) | No. of Benef. | NGOs       | Amount (Rs. in lakh) | No. of Benef. | NGOs      |
| 1  | Andhra Pradesh      | 1605.02              | 5620          | 49        | 1723.42              | 4620          | 42        | 2612.45              | 5605          | 52        | 2705.53              | 4604          | 50         | 2620.43783           | 5085          | 48        |
| 2  | Assam               | 62.02                | 248           | 4         | 139.06               | 488           | 5         | 162.76               | 753           | 7         | 121.83               | 327           | 4          | 163.96646            | 285           | 5         |
| 3  | Bihar               | 0                    | 0             |           | 41.89                | 55            | 1         | 33.54                | 69            | 2         | 68.65                | 111           | 3          | 48.96171             | 139           | 3         |
| 4  | Chhattisgarh        | 1.63                 | 110           | 1         | 47.58                | 110           | 1         | 0                    | 0             |           | 0 0                  |               | 74.14799   |                      | 93            | 1         |
| 5  | Delhi               | 247.67               | 685           | 6         | 162.74               | 615           | 6         | 185.51               | 937           | 6         | 166.89               | 688 6         |            | 191.70038            | 714           | 6         |
| 6  | Gujarat             | 23.32                | 378           | 5         | 96.17                | 447           | 6         | 70.93                | 437           | 4         | 74.22                | 187           | 4          | 93.50708             | 215           | 6         |
| 7  | Haryana             | 140.19               | 505           | 9         | 101.99               | 292           | 7         | 128.93               | 444           | 9         | 174.61               | 377           | 9          | 148.81889            | 432           | 8         |
| 8  | Himachal Pradesh    | 55.32                | 212           | 3         | 67.15                | 144           | 3         | 48.77                | 89            | 2         | 61.14                | 119           | 3          | 75.84587             | 154           | 5         |
| 9  | Karnataka           | 81.30                | 373           | 3         | 135.60               | 389           | 3         | 139.92               | 685           | 3         | 73.73                | 104 1         | 69.89587   |                      | 294           | 3         |
| 10 | Kerala              | 628.30               | 1656          | 27        | 725.30               | 1883          | 27        | 762.41               | 2081          | 31        | 455.20               | 1549          | 25         | 1632.24699           | 3951          | 31        |
| 11 | Madhya Pradesh      | 214.85               | 822           | 15        | 259.59               | 682           | 14        | 316.82               | 803           | 13        | 332.28               | 764 12        | 269.35843  |                      | 832           | 12        |
| 12 | Maharashtra         | 154.33               | 2049          | 8         | 43.95                | 1677          | 4         | 350.27 523           |               | 7         | 194.87               | 1354          | 6          | 0                    |               | 1         |
| 13 | Manipur             | 530.09               | 1523          | 16        | 691.62               | 1478          | 14        | 1001.86              | 2681          | 18        | 854.45               | 1942 17       | 1038.91853 |                      | 1894          | 22        |
| 14 | Meghalaya           | 105.37               | 322           | 4         | 29.64                | 84            | 2         | 101.76               | 361           | 5         | 87.86                | 352           | 5          | 165.54840            | 482           | 4         |
| 15 | Mizoram             | 11.73                | 20            | 1         | 0                    | 0             |           | 29.22                | 61            | 2         | 17.26                | 60            | 1          | 65.08500             | 86            | 2         |
| 16 | Nagaland            | 26.32                | 47            | 1         | 0                    | 0             |           | 30.36                | 60            | 1         | 37.61                | 48            | 1          | 38.2845              | 53            | 1         |
| 17 | Odisha              | 742.04               | 5953          | 28        | 1436.38              | 5306          | 29        | 899.17               | 4776          | 23        | 1276.43              | 2067          | 24         | 1155.59252           | 2360          | 22        |
| 18 | Punjab              | 98.92                | 272           | 4         | 131.90               | 505           | 5         | 158.68               | 682           | 6         | 186.56               | 697           | 7          | 246.9041             | 703           | 7         |
| 19 | Rajasthan           | 144.01               | 370           | 8         | 241.13               | 528           | 12        | 203.46               | 546           | 11        | 285.14               | 513           | 10         | 301.71977            | 489           | 11        |
| 20 | Tamil Nadu          | 208.25               | 706           | 11        | 137.06               | 1267          | 8         | 184.70               | 1320          | 10        | 312.15               | 1052          | 12         | 260.88746            | 1036          | 11        |
| 21 | Tripura             | 0                    | 0             |           | 0                    | 0             |           | 15.57                | 44            | 1         | 0                    | 0             |            |                      |               |           |
| 22 | Uttar Pradesh       | 1161.31              | 3580          | 38        | 1254.21              | 3604          | 39        | 991.44               | 3249          | 33        | 1509.97              | 3017          | 35         | 1886.35566           | 4095          | 36        |
| 23 | Uttrakhand          | 29.37                | 144           | 3         | 37.44                | 142           | 3         | 84.88                | 125           | 2         | 33.07                | 62            | 1          | 130.39252            | 304           | 3         |
| 24 | West Bengal         | 311.66               | 1935          | 12        | 553.35               | 1389          | 15        | 800.48               | 4424          | 19        | 748.18               | 7162          | 15         | 610.28561            | 7766          | 16        |
| 25 | Telangana           | 1141.09              | 3932          | 28        | 1439.72              | 4397          | 33        | 1510.45              | 4389          | 39        | 2096.09              | 3271          | 36         | 1755.00402           | 3278          | 33        |
| 26 | Puducherry          | 18.48                | 80            | 2         | 35.89                | 71            | 2         | 85.27                | 205           | 3         | 80.65                | 162           | 3          | 82.75383             | 158           | 3         |

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