Lok Sabha Question No. 366 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-07-22
Subject: Regular Camps and Assistive Devices for Divyangjan
Ministry: SOCIAL JUSTICE AND EMPOWERMENT
Asked by: Shri Manickam Tagore B, Shri Suresh Kumar Shetkar, Shri Vijayakumar Alias Vijay Vasanth

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF SOCIAL JUSTICE & EMPOWERMENT DEPARTMENT OF EMPOWERMENT OF PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES (DIVYANGJAN)

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO-366 TO BE ANSWERED ON 22/07/2025

## Regular Camps and Assistive Devices for Divyangjan

366. Shri Vijayakumar Alias Vijay Vasanth: Shri Manickam Tagore B: Shri Suresh Kumar Shetkar:

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

- (a)  whether  the  Government  has  received  any  proposals  for  conducting  regular  camps  to distribute assistive devices to Divyangjan in Tamil Nadu and Telengana, if so, the action taken thereon, State-wise;
- (b)  the  number of  assistive  device  distribution  camps  have  been  held  in  Tamil  Nadu  over the last five years, and what is the district-wise breakup particularly Kanniyakumari;
- (c)  the  total  amount  of  funds  has  been  allocated,  released,  and  utilized  under  scheme  such  as ADIP for the distribution of assistive devices to Divyangjan during the last three years, Statewise including Tamil Nadu and Telangana;
- (d)  whether  the  Government  proposes  to  ensure  equitable  and  regular  access  to  assistive devices  such  as  wheelchairs,  hearing  aids,  smart  canes  prosthetic  limbs  and  Braille  kits  for Divyangjan in rural and underserved districts of Tamil Nadu and Telangana; and
- (e)  the  role  of  District  Collectors  and  Public  representatives  play  in  organizing  these  camps, and  will  the  Government  issue  formal  guidelines  to  Strengthen  local  coordination  and  ensure regular implementation, if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) No proposals have been received from the state governments of Tamil Nadu and Telangana for organizing regular camps under the Assistance to Persons with Disabilities for Purchase/Fitting of Aids/Appliances (ADIP Scheme). However, Artificial Limbs Manufacturing Corporation of India (ALIMCO), a CPSE under the administrative control of the Department, the major implementing agency under ADIP Scheme and regularly organizes camps throughout the

country  including  in  the  states  of  Tamil  Nadu  and  Telangana  over  the  last  three  years  whose details are as follows:

|            |   2022-23 |   2023-24 |   2024-25 |   Total |
|------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|---------|
| Tamil Nadu |        71 |        86 |        81 |     238 |
| Telangana  |        29 |        76 |       331 |     436 |

(b) The number of assistive device distribution camps held in Tamil Nadu in the last 05 years data, district-wise, including district of Kanniyakumari, under the ADIP Scheme, is provided at Annexure-I.

(c) The ADIP Scheme, being a Central Sector Scheme, has no state-wise allocation. However, the state-wise funds utilized under the ADIP Scheme in the last 03 years are provided at

## Annexure-II.

(d) 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  the  eligible    persons  with  disabilities  in  procuring  durable, sophisticated  and  scientifically  manufactured,  modern,  standard  aids  and  appliances  such  as wheelchairs, hearing aids, smart canes prosthetic limbs and Braille kits that can promote their physical,  social  and  psychological  rehabilitation  by  reducing  the  effects  of  disabilities  and enhancing their economic potential throughout the country including the rural and underserved districts of Tamil Nadu and Telangana.

Department  in  collaboration  with  Department  of  School,  Education  and  Literacy,  Ministry  of Education is  implementing  the  ADIP  Scheme in  convergence  with  Samagra  Shiksha  Abhiyan (SSA) for distribution of Aids/ Appliances to Children with Special Needs (CWSN).Under the provision of ADIP SSA (Samagra Shiksha Abhiyan) various types of aids and assistive devices like Teaching Learning Material including Braille Kits are distributed to school going students.

(e)  The  camps  under  the  ADIP  Scheme  are  organized  in  complete  coordination  with  district administration  through  ALIMCO.  At  the  time  of  organizing  camps  under  the  ADIP  Scheme, letters are issued to the local district administration requesting for necessary support to ALIMCO for conducting the camps and for the identification of beneficiaries. Further, directions are issued for  the  involvement  of  local  public  representatives  in  the  camps,  as  per  the  Department  of Personnel and Training Office Memorandum No. 11013/4-2011-Estt.(A) dated 01.12.2011.

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## Annexure-I

Annexure referred to in reply to part (b) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No.366 to be answered on 22.07.2025 regarding 'Regular Camps and Assistive Devices for Divyangjan"

| District-wise   | District-wise   | District-wise   | District-wise   | District-wise   | District-wise   | District-wise   | District-wise   |
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
| S.No            | District Name   | 2020-21         | Number 2021-22  | of 2022-23      | Camps 2023-24   | 2024-25         | Total           |
| 1               | Ariyalur        | 1               | 2               | 0               | 2               | 0               | 5               |
| 2               | Chengalpattu    | 0               | 0               | 0               | 2               | 0               | 2               |
| 3               | Chennai         | 1               | 3               | 3               | 9               | 31              | 47              |
| 4               | Coimbatore      | 3               | 2               | 2               | 0               | 0               | 7               |
| 5               | Cuddalore       | 2               | 4               | 0               | 3               | 1               | 10              |
| 6               | Dharmapuri      | 1               | 3               | 0               | 3               | 0               | 7               |
| 7               | Dindigul        | 2               | 5               | 4               | 1               | 1               | 13              |
| 8               | Erode           | 1               | 2               | 2               | 0               | 1               | 6               |
| 9               | Kallakurichi    | 0               | 0               | 0               | 2               | 1               | 3               |
| 10              | Kancheepuram    | 10              | 15              | 18              | 9               | 0               | 52              |
| 11              | Kanniyakumari   | 1               | 2               | 2               | 0               | 0               | 5               |
| 12              | Karur           | 2               | 3               | 1               | 2               | 0               | 8               |
| 13              | Krishnagiri     | 0               | 2               | 1               | 2               | 1               | 6               |
| 14              | Madurai         | 1               | 4               | 2               | 1               | 7               | 15              |
| 15              | Nagapattinam    | 3               | 2               | 0               | 3               | 0               | 8               |
| 16              | Namakkal        | 1               | 2               | 2               | 0               | 0               | 5               |
| 17              | Perambalur      | 0               | 2               | 0               | 2               | 1               | 5               |
| 18              | Pudukkottai     | 2               | 2               | 1               | 2               | 0               | 7               |
| 19              | Ramanathapuram  | 1               | 2               | 0               | 3               | 0               | 6               |
| 20              | Ranipet         | 0               | 0               | 0               | 0               | 2               | 2               |
| 21              | Salem           | 0               | 2               | 2               | 1               | 0               | 5               |
| 22              | Sivaganga       | 0               | 2               | 3               | 0               | 0               | 5               |
| 23              | Thanjavur       | 0               | 3               | 0               | 8               | 1               | 12              |
| 24              | Thenilgiris     | 1               | 2               | 2               | 0               | 0               | 5               |
| 25              | Theni           | 0               | 2               | 2               | 1               | 0               | 5               |
| 26              | Thiruvallur     | 2               | 4               | 2               | 4               | 4               | 16              |
| 27              | Thiruvarur      | 0               | 2               | 1               | 3               | 0               | 6               |
| 28              | Thoothukkudi    | 1               | 3               | 0               | 3               | 2               | 9               |
| 29              | Tiruchirappalli | 2               | 3               | 1               | 2               | 1               | 9               |
| 30              | Tirunelveli     | 5               | 2               | 2               | 6               | 0               | 15              |
| 31              | Tiruppur        | 1               | 2               | 2               | 0               | 0               | 5               |
| 32              | Tiruvannamalai  | 3               | 2               | 2               | 2               | 0               | 9               |
| 33              | Vellore         | 0               | 2               | 10 0            | 5               | 0               | 17              |
| 34              | Viluppuram      | 1               | 3               |                 | 5               | 0               | 9               |
| 35              | Virudhunagar    | 2               | 3               | 3               | 0               | 1               | 9               |
|                 | Total           | 50              | 94              | 70              | 86              | 55              | 355             |

## Annexure -II

| Annexure referred to in reply to part (c) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No.366 to be answered on 22.07.2025 regarding 'Regular Camps and Assistive Devices for Divyangjan"   | Annexure referred to in reply to part (c) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No.366 to be answered on 22.07.2025 regarding 'Regular Camps and Assistive Devices for Divyangjan"   | Annexure referred to in reply to part (c) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No.366 to be answered on 22.07.2025 regarding 'Regular Camps and Assistive Devices for Divyangjan"   | Annexure referred to in reply to part (c) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No.366 to be answered on 22.07.2025 regarding 'Regular Camps and Assistive Devices for Divyangjan"   | Annexure referred to in reply to part (c) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No.366 to be answered on 22.07.2025 regarding 'Regular Camps and Assistive Devices for Divyangjan"   |
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| S.No                                                                                                                                                                           | State-wise funds State                                                                                                                                                         | ADIP Scheme in the last 03 years Funds Utilized(in Lakhs)                                                                                                                      | ADIP Scheme in the last 03 years Funds Utilized(in Lakhs)                                                                                                                      | ADIP Scheme in the last 03 years Funds Utilized(in Lakhs)                                                                                                                      |
| S.No                                                                                                                                                                           | State-wise funds State                                                                                                                                                         | 2022-23                                                                                                                                                                        | 2023-24                                                                                                                                                                        | 2024-25                                                                                                                                                                        |
| 1                                                                                                                                                                              | Andaman &Nicobar                                                                                                                                                               | 7.23                                                                                                                                                                           | 0.06                                                                                                                                                                           | 14.50                                                                                                                                                                          |
| 2                                                                                                                                                                              | Andhra Pradesh                                                                                                                                                                 | 686.16                                                                                                                                                                         | 2084.39                                                                                                                                                                        | 1686.58                                                                                                                                                                        |
| 3                                                                                                                                                                              | Arunachal Pradesh                                                                                                                                                              | 1003.06                                                                                                                                                                        | 4.57                                                                                                                                                                           | 10.13                                                                                                                                                                          |
| 4                                                                                                                                                                              | Assam                                                                                                                                                                          | 0                                                                                                                                                                              | 1302.62                                                                                                                                                                        | 1075.56                                                                                                                                                                        |
| 5                                                                                                                                                                              | Bihar                                                                                                                                                                          | 1076.87                                                                                                                                                                        | 2427.1                                                                                                                                                                         | 785.37                                                                                                                                                                         |
| 6                                                                                                                                                                              | Chandigarh                                                                                                                                                                     | 39.12                                                                                                                                                                          | 31.39                                                                                                                                                                          | 186.78                                                                                                                                                                         |
| 7                                                                                                                                                                              | Chhattisgarh                                                                                                                                                                   | 152.36                                                                                                                                                                         | 37.42                                                                                                                                                                          | 231.70                                                                                                                                                                         |
| 8                                                                                                                                                                              | Delhi                                                                                                                                                                          | 247.13                                                                                                                                                                         | 423.51                                                                                                                                                                         | 907.76                                                                                                                                                                         |
| 9                                                                                                                                                                              | Daman &diu                                                                                                                                                                     | 0                                                                                                                                                                              | 0                                                                                                                                                                              | 0                                                                                                                                                                              |
| 10                                                                                                                                                                             | Goa                                                                                                                                                                            | 0                                                                                                                                                                              | 40.66                                                                                                                                                                          | 33.18                                                                                                                                                                          |
| 11                                                                                                                                                                             | Gujarat                                                                                                                                                                        | 443.07                                                                                                                                                                         | 1539.78                                                                                                                                                                        | 3244.66                                                                                                                                                                        |
| 12                                                                                                                                                                             | Haryana                                                                                                                                                                        | 678.06                                                                                                                                                                         | 1077                                                                                                                                                                           | 750.92                                                                                                                                                                         |
| 13                                                                                                                                                                             | Himachal Pradesh                                                                                                                                                               | 143.74                                                                                                                                                                         | 153.25                                                                                                                                                                         | 157.36                                                                                                                                                                         |
| 14                                                                                                                                                                             | Jammu and Kashmir                                                                                                                                                              | 507.60                                                                                                                                                                         | 542.88                                                                                                                                                                         | 328.60                                                                                                                                                                         |
| 15                                                                                                                                                                             | Jharkhand                                                                                                                                                                      | 851.16                                                                                                                                                                         | 629.64                                                                                                                                                                         | 836.88                                                                                                                                                                         |
| 16                                                                                                                                                                             | Karnataka                                                                                                                                                                      | 421.81                                                                                                                                                                         | 1248.22                                                                                                                                                                        | 1324.58                                                                                                                                                                        |
| 17                                                                                                                                                                             | Kerala                                                                                                                                                                         | 222.35                                                                                                                                                                         | 563.87                                                                                                                                                                         | 152.72                                                                                                                                                                         |
| 18                                                                                                                                                                             | Ladakh                                                                                                                                                                         | 1.89                                                                                                                                                                           | 28.79                                                                                                                                                                          | 13.39                                                                                                                                                                          |
| 19                                                                                                                                                                             | Lakshadweep                                                                                                                                                                    | 0                                                                                                                                                                              | 1.66                                                                                                                                                                           | 18.83                                                                                                                                                                          |
| 20                                                                                                                                                                             | Madhya Pradesh                                                                                                                                                                 | 1732.72                                                                                                                                                                        | 4283.69                                                                                                                                                                        | 2520.72                                                                                                                                                                        |
| 21                                                                                                                                                                             | Maharashtra                                                                                                                                                                    | 1568.47                                                                                                                                                                        | 4211.25                                                                                                                                                                        | 2636.50                                                                                                                                                                        |
| 22                                                                                                                                                                             | Manipur                                                                                                                                                                        | 47.93                                                                                                                                                                          | 21                                                                                                                                                                             | 43.97                                                                                                                                                                          |
| 23                                                                                                                                                                             | Meghalaya                                                                                                                                                                      | 172.87                                                                                                                                                                         | 3.87                                                                                                                                                                           | 50.84                                                                                                                                                                          |
| 24                                                                                                                                                                             | Mizoram                                                                                                                                                                        | 0.13                                                                                                                                                                           | 10.41                                                                                                                                                                          | 29.78                                                                                                                                                                          |
| 25                                                                                                                                                                             | Nagaland                                                                                                                                                                       | 23.82                                                                                                                                                                          | 3.16                                                                                                                                                                           | 47.82                                                                                                                                                                          |
| 26                                                                                                                                                                             | Odisha                                                                                                                                                                         | 784.57                                                                                                                                                                         | 953.44                                                                                                                                                                         | 1579.03                                                                                                                                                                        |
| 27                                                                                                                                                                             | Puducherry                                                                                                                                                                     | 0                                                                                                                                                                              | 24.37                                                                                                                                                                          | 102.59                                                                                                                                                                         |
| 28                                                                                                                                                                             | Punjab                                                                                                                                                                         | 902.06                                                                                                                                                                         | 1703.61                                                                                                                                                                        | 2029.32                                                                                                                                                                        |
| 29                                                                                                                                                                             | Rajasthan                                                                                                                                                                      | 667.52                                                                                                                                                                         | 2155.48                                                                                                                                                                        | 1697.81                                                                                                                                                                        |
| 30                                                                                                                                                                             | Sikkim                                                                                                                                                                         | 3.15                                                                                                                                                                           | 4.27                                                                                                                                                                           | 2.68                                                                                                                                                                           |
| 31                                                                                                                                                                             | Tamil Nadu                                                                                                                                                                     | 859.85                                                                                                                                                                         | 1137.29                                                                                                                                                                        | 416.12                                                                                                                                                                         |
| 32                                                                                                                                                                             | Telangna                                                                                                                                                                       | 420.54                                                                                                                                                                         | 1389.14                                                                                                                                                                        | 1417.24                                                                                                                                                                        |
| 33                                                                                                                                                                             | The Dadra &Nagar Haveli                                                                                                                                                        | 21.13                                                                                                                                                                          | 4.78                                                                                                                                                                           | 54.05                                                                                                                                                                          |
| 34                                                                                                                                                                             | Tripura                                                                                                                                                                        | 292.69                                                                                                                                                                         | 89.49                                                                                                                                                                          | 90.32                                                                                                                                                                          |
| 35                                                                                                                                                                             | Uttar Pradesh                                                                                                                                                                  | 3823.14                                                                                                                                                                        | 7479.29                                                                                                                                                                        | 9244.49                                                                                                                                                                        |
| 36                                                                                                                                                                             | Uttrakhand                                                                                                                                                                     | 185.59                                                                                                                                                                         | 275.44                                                                                                                                                                         | 401.98                                                                                                                                                                         |
| 37                                                                                                                                                                             | West Bengal                                                                                                                                                                    | 1587.88                                                                                                                                                                        | 958.23                                                                                                                                                                         | 1358.66                                                                                                                                                                        |
| Total                                                                                                                                                                          | Total                                                                                                                                                                          | 19575.67                                                                                                                                                                       | 36845.02                                                                                                                                                                       | 35483.42                                                                                                                                                                       |

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