Lok Sabha Question No. 2342 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2024-12-10
Subject: Autism Spectrum Disorder
Ministry: SOCIAL JUSTICE AND EMPOWERMENT
Asked by: Shri Shafi Parambil

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

## LOK SABHA

## 2342.    Shri Shafi Parambil:

WILL THE MINISTER OF SOCIAL JUSTICE AND EMPOWERMENT BE PLEASED TO STATE:

- (a) the total number of care homes/rehabilitation centres for the training of children with Autism Spectrum Disorder, State-wise;
- (b) whether the Government has any funds to support such care homes and rehabilitation centres operated by NGOs or trusts;
- (c)  if  so,  the  detailed  procedure  for  applying  for  central  funds  to  make  care  homes  more effective;
- (d) if not, whether the Government is aware of the hardships suffered by the parents of children with Autism Spectrum Disorder; and
- (e)  whether  the  Government  is  planning  to  initiate  a  new  policy  on  children  suffering  from Autism Spectrum Disorder?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE FOR SOCIAL JUSTICE AND EMPOWERMENT

(SHRI B. L. VERMA)

(a) The National Trust implements various schemes for welfare of Persons with Autism, Cerebral Palsy,  Mental  Retardation  (Intellectual  Disability)  and  Multiple  Disabilities.  National  Trust provides financial assistance to NGOs who are Registered Organizations (ROs) of the National Trust. At present, National Trust provides financial grants to 125 scheme centres implementing Disha  (Early  Intervention  and  School  Readiness  Centres),  Vikaas  (Day  Care  Centres),  Dishacum-Vikaas (Day Care Centres), Samarth (Respite Care Centres), Gharaunda (Group Home for Adults Centres) and Samarth-cum-Gharaunda (Residential Care Centres). State-wise number of scheme centres are given at Annexure-A .

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2342

TO BE ANSWERED ON: 10.12.2024

## AUTISM SPECTRUM DISORDER

Further, 30  Composite  Regional  Centres  (CRCs)  have  been  approved  in  various States/UTs as outreach Centres/extended arms of the National Institutes under the Department.  CRCs provide rehabilitation services to all categories of Persons with Disabilities (PwDs), train rehabilitation professionals, workers and functionaries, undertake programmes of education  and  skill  development  and  create  awareness  amongst  parents  and  the  community regarding needs and rights of PwDs. Details of State/UT wise CRC at Annexure-B .

(b),  (c)  and  (d):  Yes,  National  Trust  provides  funds  received  out  of  Grant-in-Aid  from  this Department to its Registered Organizations for supporting such centres. Registered Organizations  submit  on-line  proposals  for  seeking  assistance  as  per  scheme  guidelines  at Annexure-C .

(e) No new policy on children suffering from Autism Spectrum Disorder is under consideration in this Department.

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## Annexure-A

## State-wise number of Scheme Centres of National Trust

|   S. No. | State            | Disha (Early Intervention and School Readiness) Centres   | Vikaas (Day Care) Centres   | Disha- cum- Vikaas (Day Care) Centres   | Samarth (Respite Care) Centres   | Gharaunda (Group Home for Adults) Centres   | Samarth-cum- Gharaunda (Residential Care) Centres   |   Grand Total |
|----------|------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------|-----------------------------------------|----------------------------------|---------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------|---------------|
|        1 | Andhra Pradesh   | -                                                         | 3                           | 5                                       | -                                | 2                                           | -                                                   |             1 |
|        2 | Assam            | 2                                                         | -                           | -                                       | 1                                | -                                           | -                                                   |             3 |
|        3 | Bihar            | 1                                                         | 1                           | 2                                       | -                                | -                                           | -                                                   |             4 |
|        4 | Chandigarh       | 1                                                         | -                           | -                                       | -                                | -                                           | -                                                   |             1 |
|        5 | Chattisgarh      | -                                                         | -                           | -                                       | -                                | -                                           | 2                                                   |             2 |
|        6 | Delhi            | 1                                                         | 1                           | 1                                       | -                                | 1                                           | -                                                   |             4 |
|        7 | Gujarat          | -                                                         | 1                           | 3                                       | 1                                | -                                           | -                                                   |             5 |
|        8 | Haryana          | 1                                                         | 2                           | 1                                       | -                                | -                                           | -                                                   |             4 |
|        9 | Himachal Pradesh | -                                                         | -                           | 2                                       | -                                | -                                           | -                                                   |             2 |
|       10 | Hyderabad        | -                                                         | 1                           | -                                       | -                                | -                                           | -                                                   |             1 |
|       11 | Jammu& Kashmir   | -                                                         | 4                           | -                                       | -                                | 1                                           | -                                                   |             5 |
|       12 | Karnataka        | 3                                                         | 1                           | -                                       | -                                | 1                                           | -                                                   |             5 |
|       13 | Kerala           | 1                                                         | -                           | -                                       | -                                | -                                           | -                                                   |             1 |
|       14 | Madhya Pradesh   | 4                                                         | 5                           | 8                                       | 2                                | 4                                           | 2                                                   |            25 |
|       15 | Maharashtra      | -                                                         | 1                           | -                                       | -                                | 1                                           | -                                                   |             2 |
|       16 | Manipur          | 2                                                         | -                           | -                                       | -                                | -                                           | -                                                   |             2 |
|       17 | Meghalaya        | 1                                                         | -                           | -                                       | -                                | -                                           | -                                                   |             1 |
|       18 | Odisha           | -                                                         | 1                           | 1                                       | 1                                | 3                                           | 3                                                   |             9 |
|       19 | Puducherry       | -                                                         | -                           | -                                       | -                                | 1                                           | -                                                   |             1 |
|       20 | Punjab           | -                                                         | 1                           | -                                       | -                                | -                                           | -                                                   |             1 |
|       21 | Rajasthan        | -                                                         | -                           | -                                       | 1                                | -                                           | -                                                   |             1 |

| 22   | Tamil Nadu    | 1   | 2   | -   | 2   |   - | 1   |   6 |
|------|---------------|-----|-----|-----|-----|-----|-----|-----|
| 23   | Telangana     | -   | 1   | -   | -   |   1 | -   |   2 |
| 24   | Uttar Pradesh | -   | 6   | 5   | 1   |   3 | 2   |  17 |
| 25   | Uttarakhand   | -   | -   | -   | -   |   1 | -   |   1 |
| 26   | West Bengal   | 3   | 1   | 5   | -   |   1 | -   |   1 |
|      | Grand Total   | 21  | 32  | 33  | 9   |  20 | 10  | 125 |

## Details of CRCs

|    | S.No.Composite regional Centres (CRCs)   | State/UTs         |
|----|------------------------------------------|-------------------|
|  1 | CRC, Srinagar                            | Jammu & Kashmir   |
|  2 | CRC, Jammu                               | Jammu & Kashmir   |
|  3 | CRC, Bhopal                              | Madhya Pradesh    |
|  4 | CRC, Chhatarpur                          | Madhya Pradesh    |
|  5 | CRC, Lucknow                             | Uttar Pradesh     |
|  6 | CRC, Gorakhpur                           | Uttar Pradesh     |
|  7 | CRC, Guwahati                            | Assam             |
|  8 | CRC, Sundernagar                         | Himachal Pradesh  |
|  9 | CRC, Patna                               | Bihar             |
| 10 | CRC, Ahmedabad                           | Gujarat           |
| 11 | CRC, Kozhikode                           | Kerala            |
| 12 | CRC, Rajnandgaon                         | Chattisgarh       |
| 13 | CRC, Nellore                             | Andhra Pradesh    |
| 14 | CRC, Davengere                           | Karnataka         |
| 15 | CRC, Bengaluru,                          | Karnataka         |
| 16 | CRC, Nagpur                              | Maharashtra       |
| 17 | CRC, Agartala                            | Tripura           |
| 18 | CRC, Naharlaghun                         | Arunachal Pradesh |
| 19 | CRC, Ranchi                              | Jharkhand         |
| 20 | CRC, Balangir                            | Odisha            |
| 21 | CRC, Gangtok                             | Sikkim            |
| 22 | CRC, Portblair                           | Andaman &Nicobar  |
| 23 | CRC, Shillong                            | Meghalaya         |
| 24 | CRC, Imphal                              | Manipur           |
| 25 | CRC. Jaipur                              | Rajasthan         |
| 26 | CRC, Madurai                             | Chennai           |
| 27 | CRC, Karaikal                            | Puducherry        |
| 28 | CRC, Varanasi,                           | Uttar Pradesh     |
| 29 | CRC, Kohima                              | Nagaland          |
| 30 | CRC, Goa                                 | Goa               |

## Annexure-B

## Annexure-C

## Procedure for submitting on-line proposals under schemes of National Trust

| 1.    | Registered Organizations (ROs) of National Trust need to login in the National Trust website (www.nationaltrust.nic.in)                                       |
|-------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| 2.    | Fill up the scheme application form online and upload the scanned documents as required.                                                                      |
| 3.    | Submit the duly filled in form on the National Trust portal.                                                                                                  |
| 4.    | Pay the application fees of Rs.1000 online and submit the application with following documents -                                                              |
| i.    | The National Trust Registration Certificate                                                                                                                   |
| ii.   | RPwD Act 2016 Registration Proof/Certificate                                                                                                                  |
| iii.  | Undertaking by the Registered Organization detailing the experience of minimum 2 years with Divyangjan under the National Trust                               |
| iv.   | Address Proof: Ownership Documents, lease Deed or Rent Agreement                                                                                              |
| v.    | Declaration of Non Blacklisting/Blacklisting by the RO                                                                                                        |
| vi.   | Physical Verification Certificate of the proposed scheme centre Site Verified by any Official of DM/DC/Social Welfare Department/Tahsildar/The National Trust |
| vii.  | Existing facilities and infrastructure                                                                                                                        |
| viii. | Current set of activities being undertaken                                                                                                                    |
| ix.   | Staffing including qualification and experience                                                                                                               |

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