Lok Sabha Question No. 1513 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-12-12
Subject: National Trust
Ministry: SOCIAL JUSTICE AND EMPOWERMENT
Asked by: T. R. Paarivendhar

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

## LOK SABHA

## 1513. DR. T.R. PAARIVENDHAR:

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

- (a)  whether  the  National  Trust  for  the  welfare  of  persons  with  autism,  cerebral  palsy,  mental retardation  and  multiple  disabilities  is  functioning  under  the  administrative  control  of  the Ministry;
- (b) if so, the total number of such trusts that are functioning presently;
- (c) the motive and purpose for which the trust has been constituted; and
- (d) the total number of people including from Tamil Nadu getting help/assistance/welfare from these Trusts for the last five years?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE FOR SOCIAL JUSTICE AND EMPOWERMENT

(SUSHRI PRATIMA BHOUMIK)

- (a):  Yes,  The  National  Trust  for  the  Welfare  of  Persons  with  Autism,  Cerebral  Palsy,  Mental Retardation (Intellectual Disability) and Multiple Disabilities is functioning under the administrative control of the Department of Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities, Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment.
- (b): The National Trust is only such office under Department of Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities, Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment.
- (c): The objectives of the National Trust are:-
- i. To enable and empower persons with disability to live as independently and as fully as possible within and as close to the community to which they belong;
- ii. To strengthen facilities to provide support to persons with disability to live within their own families;
- iii. To  extend  support  to  registered  organizations  to  provide  need  based  services  during period of crisis in the family of persons with disability;
- iv. To deal with problems of persons with disability who do not have family support;
- v. To promote measures for the care and protection of persons with disability in the event of death of their parents or guardians;
- vi. To  evolve  procedure  for  the  appointment  of  guardians  and  trustees  for  persons  with disability requiring such protection;

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.1513

TO BE ANSWERED ON 12.12.2023

## NATIONAL TRUST

- vii. To  facilitate the realisation of equal opportunities, protection of rights and full participation of persons with disability; and
- viii. To do any other act which is incidental to the aforesaid objects.
3. (d):  The  number  of  beneficiaries  of  National  Trust  schemes  in  the  country  (including  Tamil Nadu) during the last five years is as follows:-

| S. No.   | Schemes                                                | 2018-19                                  | 2018-19                    | 2019-20                                  | 2019-20                    | 2020-21                                  | 2020-21                    | 2021-22                                  | 2021-22                    | 2022-23                                  | 2022-23                    |
|----------|--------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------|----------------------------|------------------------------------------|----------------------------|------------------------------------------|----------------------------|------------------------------------------|----------------------------|------------------------------------------|----------------------------|
|          | Schemes                                                | Total no. of Benf. includi ng Tamil Nadu | No. of Benf. in Tamil Nadu | Total no. of Benf. includin g Tamil Nadu | No. of Benf. in Tamil Nadu | Total no. of Benf. includin g Tamil Nadu | No. of Benf. in Tamil Nadu | Total no. of Benf. includin g Tamil Nadu | No. of Benf. in Tamil Nadu | Total no. of Benf. includin g Tamil Nadu | No. of Benf. in Tamil Nadu |
| 1        | Disha (Early Intervention and School Readiness) Scheme | 317                                      | 10                         | 480                                      | 23                         | 497                                      | 25                         | 399                                      | 26                         | 327                                      | 17                         |
| 2        | Vikaas (Day Care for 10+ years)Scheme                  | 637                                      | 43                         | 518                                      | 43                         | 790                                      | 79                         | 813                                      | 70                         | 724                                      | 57                         |
| 3        | Disha-cum- Vikaas (Day Care) Scheme                    | 989                                      | 30                         | 989                                      | 0                          | 1325                                     | 0                          | 1232                                     | 0                          | 1059                                     | 0                          |
| 4        | Samarth (Respite Care Residential) Scheme              | 211                                      | 21                         | 111                                      | 28                         | 160                                      | 34                         | 351                                      | 71                         | 231                                      | 31                         |
| 5        | Gharaunda (Group Home for Adults) Scheme               | 235                                      | 0                          | 275                                      | 0                          | 275                                      | 0                          | 450                                      | 0                          | 310                                      | 0                          |
| 6        | Samarth-cum- Gharaunda (Residential) Scheme            | 160                                      | 20                         | 179                                      | 20                         | 304                                      | 30                         | 351                                      | 30                         | 320                                      | 30                         |
| 7        | Niramaya (Health Insurance) Scheme                     | 96715                                    | 1608                       | 77086                                    | 1620                       | 174979                                   | 1201                       | 113292                                   | 1258                       | 187273                                   | 2047                       |
|          | Total                                                  | 99264                                    | 1732                       | 79638                                    | 1734                       | 178330                                   | 1369                       | 116888                                   | 1455                       | 190244                                   | 2182                       |

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