Lok Sabha Question No. 3158 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-08-08
Subject: Implementation of DDRS
Ministry: SOCIAL JUSTICE AND EMPOWERMENT
Asked by: C.N. Annadurai

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

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3158

TO BE ANSWERED ON 08.08.2023

## IMPLEMENTATION OF DDRS

## 3158. SHRI C.N. ANNADURAI:

Will  the  Minister  of  SOCIAL  JUSTICE  AND  EMPOWERMENT सामािजक Ɋाय और अिधकाįरता मंũी be pleased to state:

- (a)  the  objectives  and  salient  features  of  Deendayal  Disabled  Rehabilitation  Scheme  (DDRS) along with achievements made thereunder since its inception;
- (b)  whether  the  Government  has  issued  revised  guidelines  for  DDRS  and  if  so,  the  details thereof;
- (c) the number of schools and vocational training centres given grants under this scheme during last three years and the current year in the State of Tamil Nadu;
- (d)  whether  awareness  regarding  the  DDRS  among  Non-Governmental  Oganisations  (NGOs) and the general public is very low, if so, the details thereof and the reasons therefor; and
- (e)  the  details  of  hindrances  being  faced  in  the  implementation  of  the  components  of  DDRS along with steps taken by the Government to eliminate the hurdles being faced in this regard?

## ANSWER

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

(a):  The  Department  of  Empowerment  of  Persons  with  Disabilities  is  implementing  a  Central Sector Scheme, namely  Deendayal Disabled Rehabilitation Scheme, now renamed as Deendayal Divyangjan  Rehabilitation Scheme  under which  grant-in-aid is provided to Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs) for running projects for the welfare of Persons with Disabilities (PwDs) aimed at enabling to reach and maintain their optimal, physical, sensory, intellectual, psychiatric or social functional levels. The objectives of the scheme is to create an enabling environment to ensure equal opportunities, equity, social justice and empowerment of persons with disabilities and  to   encourage  voluntary  action  for  ensuring  effective  implementation  of  the  Rights  of Persons with Disabilities Act, 2016.

There are 8 model projects under the scheme which have been conceptualized to cover all 21 disabilities  as  per Rights  of  Persons  with  Disabilities  Act,  2016.  Details  of  the  model  projects under the scheme is at Annexure-I . As per the DDRS scheme norms, 90% of the expenditure is provided to the implementing agencies in the form of grants-in-aid. In case of Special areas like north Eastern States, States in the Himalayan Region, Left Wing Extremism affected areas and

Districts  adjoining  international  borders,  100%  is  provided.  The  grants-in-aid  consists  of  the following major components-

- i. Honorarium and conveyance to staff
- ii. Transportation of beneficiaries
- iii. Stipend for beneficiaries/hostel maintenance
- iv. Cost of Raw Materials
- v. Contingencies to meet office expense, electricity and water charges etc.
- vi. Rent for premise of the centre/project.

A statement indicating achievement under the scheme from 2009-10  till date is at Annexure-II

(b)  DDRS scheme has recently been revised which is effective from 01.04.2023. Information on revised scheme has been issued to States/UTs and NGOs/Implementing Agencies under DDRS on 03.08.2023.

(c)   The  number  of  schools   and  vocational  training  centres  given  grants  under  this  scheme during  last  three  years  and  the  current  year  in  the  State  of  Tamil  Nadu  is  at AnnexureIII.  Vocational  Training Centres is not a model project under the scheme since 01.04.2018.

(d) No, Sir. Deendayal Disabled Rehabilitation Scheme, now renamed as Deendayal Divyangjan  Rehabilitation  Scheme  is  being  implemented  by  Department  of  Empowerment  of Persons with Disabilities since 1999. The scheme is very popular. For increasing awareness  among Non-Governmental Organisations (NGOs) and the general public about the scheme, following steps are taken-

(i) The scheme is available on the website of the Department www.disabilityaffairs.gov.in

(ii) The scheme is being implemented through an online portal called e-Anudan.

(iii)  Conferences  are  conducted  regularly  in  which  representatives  of  NGOs,  State  Govt. Officials and District Social Welfare Officers are invited to participate. Recently, an awareness workshop has also been organized during 4 th to 5 th March, 2022 at Kewadia, Gujarat and 15th to 16 th September at Indore, Madhya Pradesh to sensitize the stakeholders about the scheme.

(e)   As  per  the  scheme  norms  the  recommendation  of  State  Government  is  extremely  crucial. However, in many cases State Govt. recommendation is received late, due to which release of grant-in-aid to NGOs gets delayed. However this does not result in the proposals getting barred by limitation of time since proposals which could not be taken up in a particular year are carried forward to the next financial year provided these are complete in all respects. Moreover, in order to further overcome such situation, provision for release of advance grants-in-aid has been kept in the revised scheme effective from 01.04.2023. As such, a certain amount of grants-in-aid may be released to the regular grantee NGOs/Implementing Agencies without the recommendation of the State Government

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## Annexure referred to in reply to part (a)  of Lok  Sabha Unstarred Question No. 3158  for answer on 08.08.2023.

## Model projects under DDRS

- i. Project for Cross Disability Pre-School and Early Intervention with Provision for HomeBased Rehabilitation & Community-Based Rehabilitation Project:

The primary objective is to prepare the children with all types of disabilities upto 6 years of age for their schooling in special schools and/or integration at the appropriate stage in regular schools for inclusive education and to do early intervention to try and reduce the disability burden.

- ii. Special  School  for  the  Children  with  Hearing  Disability  with  Option  for  Home-Based Rehabilitation/Community-Based Rehabilitation:

In  the  special  education  for  the  children  with  hearing  disability,  the  emphasis  is  on development of language and communication skills and academics. The basic objective of the special education for this Model Project is to assist the children with hearing disability to lead as normal a life as possible through education.

- iii. Special Schools for the Children with Visual Disability (including Deafblindness) with Option for Home-Based Rehabilitation /Community-Based Rehabilitation & Center for Low Vision:

In  the  special  education  for  the  children  with  visual  disability,  the  main  thrust  is  on communication  skills  and  development  of  other  sensory  abilities,  the  end  objective  is  to integrate these students in regular institutions of learning and society in general.

- iv. Special School for the Children with other Disabilities (Intellectual Disability, Cerebral Palsy, Autism Spectrum Disorder, Multiple Disabilities, Muscular Dystrophy, Deafblindness, etc)  with  option  for  Home-Based  Rehabilitation/Community-Based Rehabilitation:

The Special Schools are meant to provide for residential as well as non-residential care with the end objective of bringing about varying degrees of improvement in the lives of the persons with disability. These may range from acquiring skills as basic as activities of daily living to their integration into regular institutions of learning and society in general.

- v. Rehabilitation of Leprosy Cured  Persons (LCPS)  with Option  for  Home-Based Rehabilitation & Community-Based Rehabilitation Project :

The basic aim of this project is to empower leprosy cured persons with skills to enable them to improve their socio-economic condition. The projects can include vocational training units and homes (only for severely disabled).

## vi. Half  Way  Home  for  Psycho-Social  Rehabilitation  of  Treated  and  Controlled  Persons with  Mental  Illness  with  Option  for  Home-Based  Rehabilitation  &  Community-Based Rehabilitation Project:

The  objective  of  this  project  is  to  provide  a  facilitating  mechanism  for  rehabilitation,  of treated and controlled persons with mental illness to be able to get integrated into normal life within a reasonable period of time.

## vii. Preparatory/Remediation  Centre  for  Children  with  Specific  Learning  Disabilities  to continue Inclusive Education Project:

Through  this  project,  the  children  with  learning  disabilities  will  be  identified  early  and supported  adequately  to  learn  the  lagging  concepts  and  enabled  to  continue  the  inclusive education.

## viii. Cross-Disability Therapy and Counseling Center:

The Project for cross-disability therapy  and counseling is to assist children and adults with any  type  of  disability  (as  specified  in  RPwD  Act,  including  Acid-Attack  victims)  for  their therapeutic or counseling needs.

ANNEXURE -II Annexure referred to in reply to part (a)  of Lok  Sabha Unstarred Question No. 3158 for answer on 08.08.2023. Details of achievement is as under :-

| Year                     |   GIA released (Rs. in Cr.) |   No. of Beneficiaries |
|--------------------------|-----------------------------|------------------------|
| 2009-10                  |                       61.55 |                  33078 |
| 2010-11                  |                       82.25 |                  34189 |
| 2011-12                  |                       86.15 |                  31922 |
| 2012-13                  |                       45.99 |                  33126 |
| 2013-14                  |                       63.64 |                  35962 |
| 2014-15                  |                       50.08 |                  36159 |
| 2015-16                  |                       50.19 |                  35461 |
| 2016-17                  |                       45    |                  34431 |
| 2017-18                  |                       60    |                  35729 |
| 2018-19                  |                       70    |                  41803 |
| 2019-20                  |                      101.66 |                  38004 |
| 2020-21                  |                       83.18 |                  31542 |
| 2021-22                  |                      100.89 |                  30173 |
| 2022-23                  |                      114.69 |                  35349 |
| 2023-24 (as on 04.08.23) |                        2.29 |                   1450 |
| Total                    |                     1017.56 |                 488378 |

## Annexure referred to in reply to part (c)  of Lok  Sabha Unstarred Question No. 3158  for answer on 08.08.2023

## Number of schools and vocational training centres given grants under this scheme during last three years and the current year in the State of Tamil Nadu

| S. No.   | Year                       |   Number of Schools |   Amount (in crore) |   Number of vocational training centre |   Amount (in crore) |
|----------|----------------------------|---------------------|---------------------|----------------------------------------|---------------------|
| 1.       | 2020-21                    |                  10 |                1.87 |                                      0 |                   0 |
| 2.       | 2021-22                    |                  08 |                1.15 |                                      0 |                   0 |
| 3.       | 2022-23                    |                  11 |                1.29 |                                      0 |                   0 |
| 4.       | 2023-24 (as on 04.08.2023) |                  07 |                0.98 |                                      0 |                   0 |
| Total    | Total                      |                  36 |                5.29 |                                      0 |                   0 |

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