Lok Sabha Question No. 1297 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2024-12-03
Subject: Chief Commissioner for Persons with Disabilities
Ministry: SOCIAL JUSTICE AND EMPOWERMENT
Asked by: Shri Vishaldada Prakashbapu Patil

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

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1297

TO BE ANSWERED ON 03.12.2024

## CHIEF COMMISSIONER FOR PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES

1297.  Shri Vishaldada Prakashbapu Patil

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

- (a)  the  number  of  recommendations  passed  by  the  Chief  Commissioner  for  Persons  with Disabilities to various Ministries of the Central Government between 2020 and 2023, Ministry and year-wise;
- (b)  whether  the  Government  has  received  the  action  taken  reports  received  from  various Ministries in response to recommendations made by the Chief Commissioner for Persons with Disabilities  between  2020  and  2023,  if  so,  the  details  thereof  and  the  number  of  such  reports received and if not, the reasons therefor;
- (c) the number of cases decided by the Chief Commissioner for Persons with Disabilities where State  authorities  or  concerned  Ministries  have  communicated  reasons  for  non-acceptance, Ministry-wise, between 2020 and 2023; and
- (d) the number of cases referred by the Chief Commissioner for Persons with Disabilities to the Special Court for non-compliance under Section 93 of the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (RPWD) Act, 2016, between 2020 and 2023, year-wise?

ANSWER MINISTER OF STATE FOR SOCIAL JUSTICE AND EMPOWERMENT

(SHRI B L VERMA)

- (a),  (b)  &  (c):  The  details  of  recommendations passed by the Chief Commissioner for Persons with  Disabilities  to  various  Ministries  of  the  Central  Government  between  2020  and  2023, Ministry-wise and year-wise are at Annexure .
- (d) 02 cases were referred by the Chief Commissioner for Persons with Disabilities to the Special Court for non-compliance under Section 93 of the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (RPwD) Act, 2016 in the year 2023. No such cases were referred to the Special Court between the year 2020 and 2022.

Annexure

## Details  of  recommendations  passed  by  the  Chief  Commissioner  for  Persons  with  Disabilities  to various Ministries of the Central Government between 2020 and 2023, Ministry-wise and year-wise

| Sl.No.   | Name of the Ministry/Department, Govt. of India     | Part of Q.No.1297   |   Year |   Year |   Year |   Year | Total   |
|----------|-----------------------------------------------------|---------------------|--------|--------|--------|--------|---------|
| Sl.No.   |                                                     |                     |   2020 |   2021 |   2022 |   2023 |         |
| 1.       | Ministry of Science & Technology                    | (a)                 |      1 |      0 |      0 |      0 | 1       |
| 1.       | Ministry of Science & Technology                    | (b) *               |      0 |      0 |      0 |      0 | 0       |
| 1.       | Ministry of Science & Technology                    | (c) #               |      0 |      0 |      0 |      0 | 0       |
| 2.       | Ministry of Finance                                 | (a)                 |      1 |      2 |      3 |      2 | 8       |
| 2.       | Ministry of Finance                                 | (b) *               |      0 |      1 |      1 |      0 | 2       |
| 2.       | Ministry of Finance                                 | (c) #               |      0 |      0 |      1 |      1 | 2       |
| 3.       | Ministry of Railways                                | (a)                 |     50 |     42 |     56 |     47 | 195     |
| 3.       | Ministry of Railways                                | (b) *               |     12 |     10 |     16 |     11 | 49      |
| 3.       | Ministry of Railways                                | (c) #               |      0 |      0 |      0 |      2 | 2       |
| 4.       | Ministry of Communication & Technology              | (a)                 |     13 |     20 |     22 |      8 | 63      |
| 4.       | Ministry of Communication & Technology              | (b) *               |      5 |      6 |      8 |      2 | 21      |
| 4.       | Ministry of Communication & Technology              | (c) #               |      0 |      0 |      0 |      0 | 0       |
| 5.       | Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievance and Pension | (a)                 |      5 |      2 |     16 |     20 | 43      |
| 5.       | Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievance and Pension | (b) *               |      3 |      1 |      6 |      4 | 14      |
| 5.       | Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievance and Pension | (c) #               |      0 |      0 |      6 |      5 | 11      |
| 6.       | Ministry of Health and Family Welfare               | (a)                 |      3 |      2 |      7 |      5 | 17      |
| 6.       | Ministry of Health and Family Welfare               | (b) *               |      1 |      0 |      2 |      1 | 4       |
| 6.       | Ministry of Health and Family Welfare               | (c) #               |      0 |      0 |      0 |      0 | 0       |
| 7.       | Department of Atomic Energy                         | (a)                 |      1 |      0 |      6 |      3 | 10      |
| 7.       | Department of Atomic Energy                         | (b) *               |      0 |      0 |      2 |      1 | 3       |
| 7.       | Department of Atomic Energy                         | (c) #               |      0 |      0 |      0 |      0 | 0       |
| 8.       | Ministry of Defence                                 | (a)                 |      6 |      4 |      9 |      7 | 26      |
| 8.       | Ministry of Defence                                 | (b) *               |      2 |      1 |      4 |      2 | 9       |
| 8.       | Ministry of Defence                                 | (c) #               |      0 |      0 |      0 |      0 | 0       |
| 9.       | Ministry of Agriculture & Farmer's Welfare          | (a)                 |      1 |      0 |      0 |      0 | 1       |
| 9.       | Ministry of Agriculture & Farmer's Welfare          | (b) *               |      0 |      0 |      0 |      0 | 0       |
| 9.       | Ministry of Agriculture & Farmer's Welfare          | (c) #               |      0 |      0 |      0 |      0 | 0       |
| 10.      | Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation | (a)                 |      1 |      0 |      1 |      0 | 2       |
| 10.      | Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation | (b) *               |      0 |      0 |      0 |      0 | 0       |
| 10.      | Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation | (c) #               |      0 |      0 |      0 |      0 | 0       |
| 11.      | Department of Space                                 | (a)                 |      1 |      0 |      0 |      1 | 2       |
| 11.      | Department of Space                                 | (b) *               |      1 |      0 |      0 |      0 | 1       |
| 11.      | Department of Space                                 | (c) #               |      0 |      0 |      0 |      0 | 0       |
| 12.      | Ministry of Tourism                                 | (a)                 |      2 |      0 |      0 |      2 | 4       |

|     |                                                              | (b) *   | 1   | 0   | 0   | 1   | 2   |
|-----|--------------------------------------------------------------|---------|-----|-----|-----|-----|-----|
|     |                                                              | (c) #   | 0   | 0   | 0   | 0   | 0   |
| 13. | Ministry of Consumer Affairs Food& Public Distribution       | (a)     | 1   | 0   | 0   | 0   | 1   |
| 13. | Ministry of Consumer Affairs Food& Public Distribution       | (b) *   | 0   | 0   | 0   | 0   | 0   |
| 13. | Ministry of Consumer Affairs Food& Public Distribution       | (c) #   | 0   | 0   | 0   | 0   | 0   |
| 14. | Department of Heavy Industries, Ministry of Heavy Industries | (a)     | 2   | 1   | 2   | 2   | 7   |
| 14. | Department of Heavy Industries, Ministry of Heavy Industries | (b) *   | 1   | 1   | 1   | 0   | 3   |
| 14. | Department of Heavy Industries, Ministry of Heavy Industries | (c) #   | 0   | 0   | 0   | 0   | 0   |
| 15. | Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways                    | (a)     | 1   | 0   | 0   | 0   | 1   |
| 15. | Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways                    | (b) *   | 0   | 0   | 0   | 0   | 0   |
| 15. | Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways                    | (c) #   | 0   | 0   | 0   | 0   | 0   |
| 16. | Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs                        | (a)     | 2   | 3   | 2   | 1   | 8   |
| 16. | Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs                        | (b) *   | 1   | 2   | 0   | 0   | 3   |
| 16. | Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs                        | (c) #   | 0   | 0   | 0   | 0   | 0   |
| 17. | Ministry of Education                                        | (a)     | 1   | 2   | 1   | 2   | 6   |
| 17. | Ministry of Education                                        | (b) *   | 1   | 1   | 0   | 0   | 2   |
| 17. | Ministry of Education                                        | (c) #   | 0   | 0   | 0   | 0   | 0   |
| 18. | Ministry of Corporate Affairs                                | (a)     | 0   | 4   | 0   | 0   | 4   |
| 18. | Ministry of Corporate Affairs                                | (b) *   | 0   | 2   | 0   | 0   | 2   |
| 18. | Ministry of Corporate Affairs                                | (c) #   | 0   | 0   | 0   | 0   | 0   |
| 19. | Ministry of Labour and Employment                            | (a)     | 0   | 2   | 6   | 3   | 11  |
| 19. | Ministry of Labour and Employment                            | (b) *   | 0   | 1   | 2   | 0   | 3   |
| 19. | Ministry of Labour and Employment                            | (c) #   | 0   | 0   | 0   | 0   | 0   |
| 20. | Ministry of Law Justice                                      | (a)     | 0   | 1   | 0   | 0   | 1   |
| 20. | Ministry of Law Justice                                      | (b) *   | 0   | 0   | 0   | 0   | 0   |
| 20. | Ministry of Law Justice                                      | (c) #   | 0   | 0   | 0   | 0   | 0   |
| 21. | Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Scale Enterprises        | (a)     | 0   | 2   | 0   | 0   | 2   |
| 21. | Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Scale Enterprises        | (b) *   | 0   | 1   | 0   | 0   | 1   |
| 21. | Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Scale Enterprises        | (c) #   | 0   | 0   | 0   | 0   | 0   |
| 22. | Ministry of Home Affairs                                     | (a)     | 0   | 1   | 11  | 5   | 17  |
| 22. | Ministry of Home Affairs                                     | (b) *   | 0   | 0   | 3   | 1   | 4   |
| 22. | Ministry of Home Affairs                                     | (c) #   | 0   | 0   | 0   | 0   | 0   |
| 23. | Ministry of Environment Forests &Climate change              | (a)     | 0   | 0   | 1   | 0   | 1   |
| 23. | Ministry of Environment Forests &Climate change              | (b) *   | 0   | 0   | 0   | 0   | 0   |
|     | Ministry of Civil Aviation                                   | (c) #   | 0   | 0   | 0   | 0   | 0   |
|     | Ministry of Civil Aviation                                   | (a)     | 0   | 0   | 4   | 2   | 6   |
|     | Ministry of Civil Aviation                                   | (b) *   | 0   | 0   | 2   | 0   | 2   |
|     |                                                              | (c) #   | 0   | 0   | 0   | 0   | 0   |
|     |                                                              | (b) *   | 0   | 0   | 1   | 1   | 2   |
| 25. | CAG                                                          | (a)     | 0   | 0   | 2   | 4   | 6   |
| 25. |                                                              |         |     |     |     |     |     |

|    |                                                   | (c) #   |   0 |   0 |   0 |   0 |   0 |
|----|---------------------------------------------------|---------|-----|-----|-----|-----|-----|
| 26 | Ministry of Ayush                                 | (a)     |   0 |   0 |   2 |   1 |   3 |
| 26 | Ministry of Ayush                                 | (b) *   |   0 |   0 |   1 |   0 |   1 |
| 26 | Ministry of Ayush                                 | (c) #   |   0 |   0 |   0 |   0 |   0 |
| 27 | UPSC                                              | (a)     |   0 |   2 |   8 |   0 |  10 |
| 27 | UPSC                                              | (b) *   |   0 |   1 |   3 |   0 |   4 |
| 27 | UPSC                                              | (c) #   |   0 |   0 |   0 |   0 |   0 |
| 28 | Ministry of Mines                                 | (a)     |   0 |   0 |   0 |   1 |   1 |
| 28 | Ministry of Mines                                 | (b) *   |   0 |   0 |   0 |   0 |   0 |
| 28 | Ministry of Mines                                 | (c) #   |   0 |   0 |   0 |   0 |   0 |
| 29 | Ministry of Information and Broadcasting          | (a)     |   0 |   0 |   2 |   3 |   5 |
| 29 | Ministry of Information and Broadcasting          | (b) *   |   0 |   0 |   1 |   0 |   1 |
| 29 | Ministry of Information and Broadcasting          | (c) #   |   0 |   0 |   0 |   0 |   0 |
| 30 | Ministry of External Affairs                      | (a)     |   0 |   0 |   0 |   2 |   2 |
| 30 | Ministry of External Affairs                      | (b) *   |   0 |   0 |   0 |   1 |   1 |
| 30 | Ministry of External Affairs                      | (c) #   |   0 |   0 |   0 |   0 |   0 |
| 31 | Ministry of Electronic and Information Technology | (a)     |   0 |   0 |   0 |   2 |   2 |
| 31 | Ministry of Electronic and Information Technology | (b) *   |   0 |   0 |   0 |   0 |   0 |
| 31 | Ministry of Electronic and Information Technology | (c) #   |   0 |   0 |   0 |   0 |   0 |
| 32 | Ministry of Road Transport and Highways           | (a)     |   0 |   0 |   1 |   1 |   2 |
| 32 | Ministry of Road Transport and Highways           | (b) *   |   0 |   0 |   1 |   0 |   1 |
| 32 | Ministry of Road Transport and Highways           | (c) #   |   0 |   0 |   0 |   0 |   0 |

## Note:-

* Reasons for not forwarding Action Taken Reports (ATRs) or non-acceptance of recommendations by Ministries/Departments despite statutory provisions and reminders from the Office of Chief Commissioner for Persons with Disabilities (CCPD) is not known.

#Cases pertaining to State authorities are being dealt by the office of concerned State Commissioner for Persons  with  Disabilities.  Office  of  CCPD  does  not  call  for  ATRs  from  the  State  Commissioner  for Persons with Disabilities as the matter is within their exclusive mandate as per Sections 80(b) read with Section 75 (1) (b) of the RPwD Act, 2016.

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