Lok Sabha Question No. 514 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2024-02-06
Subject: Rehabilitation Services to PwDs
Ministry: SOCIAL JUSTICE AND EMPOWERMENT
Asked by: S. Jothimani

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

## LOK SABHA

Unstarred Question No.514

To be answered on 06.02.2024

## REHABILITATION SERVICES TO PWDS

514: MS. S. JOTHIMANI

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

- (a) whether the Government has taken an assessment to ascertain the current number of Persons with Disabilities (PwDs) and if so, the list of PwDs, State-wise;
- (b) the current operational status of the two new institutes established to provide rehabilitation services to PwDs;
- (c)  the  list  of  Composite  Regional  Centres  (CRCs)  and  their  current  operational  status,  Statewise; and
- (d) the mechanisms that are in place to monitor the effectiveness of the Institutes and CRCs in providing rehabilitation services to PwDs?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF  STATE FOR SOCIAL JUSTICE AND EMPOWERMENT SUSHRI PRATIMA BHOUMIK

- (a)  No, Sir. The Government relies on Census 2011 for disability related data. Details of Statewise number of PwDs is at Annexure-I.
- (b) Government has set up two new National Institutes namely Indian Sign Language Research and Training Centre (ISLRTC), New  Delhi and National Institute of Mental Health Rehabilitation (NIMHR), Sehore, Madhya Pradesh.

ISLRTC is conducting Diploma in Indian Sign Language Interpretation (DISLI) and Diploma in Teaching  Indian  Sign  Language  (DTISL)  to  train  manpower  as  well  as  other  projects  and trainings.

NIMHR has started functioning  from  a  rented  accommodation  from  30.09.2019.  NIMHR  has started two Diploma Courses namely Diploma in Community Based Rehabilitation (DCBR) and Diploma in Vocational Rehabilitation-Intellectual Disability (DVR-ID). A Certificate Course in Care Giving has also started along with providing some core services

NIMHR  serves  people  with  mental  health  challenges.  Major  clinical/rehabilitation  services provided by the Institute:-

- a. Psycho diagnostic assessment and testing.
- b. Neuropsychological assessment.
- c. Psycho education.
- d. Guidance and counseling.
- e. Psycho therapeutic intervention for various mental health problems.
- f. Other outreach and awareness services
- g. Community Based Rehabilitation
- h. Psycho Social Rehabilitation.

(c) Government has approved 25 Composite Regional Centres (CRCs) as outreach Centres/extended  arms  of  the  National  Institutes  under  the  Department  of  Empowerment  of Persons with Disabilities (DEPwD) and their operational status as per list annexure-II.

(d)  Performances  of  the  National  Institutes  (NIs)  and  Composite  Regional  Centre  (CRCs)  are monitored by the Executive Council and General Council of the  respective National  Institute. Besides that   performance of NIs/CRCs reviewed by the Department from time to time through its review meetings and Annual Reports of the NIs.

Annexure-I Annexure referred to in reply to part (a) & (c) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No.514 for answer on 06.02.2024

| S.No.   | State/UT Name              | Total number of PwDs   |
|---------|----------------------------|------------------------|
| 1       | Jammu &Kashmir             | 361153                 |
| 2       | Himachal Pradesh           | 155316                 |
| 3       | Punjab                     | 654063                 |
| 4       | Chandigarh                 | 14796                  |
| 5       | Uttarakhand                | 185272                 |
| 6       | Haryana                    | 546374                 |
| 7       | NCT of Delhi               | 234882                 |
| 8       | Rajasthan                  | 1563694                |
| 9       | Uttar Pradesh              | 4157514                |
| 10      | Bihar                      | 2331009                |
| 11      | Sikkim                     | 18187                  |
| 12      | Arunachal Pradesh          | 26734                  |
| 13      | Nagaland                   | 29631                  |
| 14      | Manipur                    | 58547                  |
| 15      | Mizoram                    | 15160                  |
| 16      | Tripura                    | 64346                  |
| 17      | Meghalaya                  | 44317                  |
| 18      | Assam                      | 480065                 |
| 19      | West Bengal                | 2017406                |
| 20      | Jharkhand                  | 769980                 |
| 21      | Odisha                     | 1244402                |
| 22      | Chhattisgarh               | 624937                 |
| 23      | Madhya Pradesh             | 1551931                |
| 24      | Gujarat                    | 1092302                |
| 25      | Daman &Diu                 | 2196                   |
| 26      | Dadra &Nagar Haveli        | 3294                   |
| 27      | Maharashtra                | 2963392                |
| 28      | Andhra Pradesh (undivided) | 2266607                |
| 29      | Karnataka                  | 1324205                |
| 30      | Goa                        | 33012                  |
| 31      | Lakshadweep                | 1615                   |
| 32      | Kerala                     | 761843                 |
| 33      | Tamil Nadu                 | 1179963                |
| 34      | Puducherry                 | 30189                  |
| 35      | Andaman &Nicobar Islands   | 6660                   |
|         | Total                      | 2,68,14,994            |

Details of CRCs

|   S.No. | Composite regional Centres (CRCs)   | State/UTs         | Current operational status,   |
|---------|-------------------------------------|-------------------|-------------------------------|
|       1 | CRC, Srinagar                       | Jammu &Kashmir    | Operational                   |
|       2 | CRC, Jammu                          | Jammu &Kashmir    | Operational                   |
|       3 | CRC, Bhopal                         | Madhya Pradesh    | Operational                   |
|       4 | CRC, Chhatarpur                     | Madhya Pradesh    | Operational                   |
|       5 | CRC, Lucknow                        | Uttar Pradesh     | Operational                   |
|       6 | CRC, Gorakhpur                      | Uttar Pradesh     | Operational                   |
|       7 | CRC, Guwahati                       | Assam             | Operational                   |
|       8 | CRC, Sundernagar                    | Himachal Pradesh  | Operational                   |
|       9 | CRC, Patna                          | Bihar             | Operational                   |
|      10 | CRC, Ahmedabad                      | Gujarat           | Operational                   |
|      11 | CRC, Kozhikode                      | Kerala            | Operational                   |
|      12 | CRC, Rajnandgaon                    | Chattisgarh       | Operational                   |
|      13 | CRC, Nellore                        | Andhra Pradesh    | Operational                   |
|      14 | CRC, Davengere                      | Karnataka         | Operational                   |
|      15 | CRC, Nagpur                         | Maharashtra       | Operational                   |
|      16 | CRC, Agartala                       | Tripura           | Operational                   |
|      17 | CRC, Naharlaghun                    | Arunachal Pradesh | Yet to be operational         |
|      18 | CRC, Ranchi                         | Jharkhand         | Operational                   |
|      19 | CRC, Balangir                       | Odisha            | Operational                   |
|      20 | CRC, Gangtok                        | Sikkim            | Operational                   |
|      21 | CRC, Portblair                      | Andaman &Nicobar  | Operational                   |
|      22 | CRC, Shillong                       | Meghalaya         | Operational                   |
|      23 | CRC, Imphal                         | Manipur           | Operational                   |
|      24 | CRC. Jaipur                         | Rajasthan         | Yet to be operational         |
|      25 | CRC, Madurai                        | Chennai           | Yet to be operational         |

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Annexure-II