Lok Sabha Question No. 78 (STARRED), answered on 2023-07-25
Subject: Survey on Divyangjan, Blind and Single Women
Ministry: SOCIAL JUSTICE AND EMPOWERMENT
Asked by: Rahul Kaswan

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

## LOK SABHA

(a) to (d): A statement is laid on the table of the House

STARRED QUESTION NO: *78 TO BE ANSWERED ON 25.07.2023

## SURVEY ON DIVYANGJAN, BLIND AND SINGLE WOMEN

## 78 SHRI RAHUL KASWAN:

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

- a) whether conducted any  survey or undertaken   any  investigation the last five years to find out the number of single women, helpless, Divyang and blind people and citizens suffering from incurable diseases in the country; during
- c) whether the Government proposes to improve the lives of the single women, helpless, and blind and citizens suffering from incurable diseases by formulating/implementing a new scheme for them; and
3. the details thereof; category and State-wise including Rajasthan; if so,
4. (d) if the details thereof  and the   time by which the said scheme is likely to be formulated/implemented? SO,

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF SOCIAL JUSTICE AND EMPOWERMENT

(DR. VIRENDRA KUMAR)

Statement referred in reply to part (a) to (d) of Lok Sabha Starred Question No. 78 for answer on 25.07.2023 regarding Survey on Divyangjan, Blind and Single Women raised by Shri Rahul Kaswan.

- (a) Sir. However; aS far as number of divyangjan and persons with visual impairments are concerned, the Department relies on which there are 2,68,14,994 persons with disabilities (PwDs) in the country out of which 50,33,431 are persons with visual impairments.
- (b) As per Census 2011, the statement of details is placed as Annexure I.
- (c) & (d) As regards persons with disabilities, the Central Government had enacted the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act 2016 for empowerment of persons with disabilities. In pursuance of the said Act; there are various provisions available for welfare and improvement of lives of the   persons with disabilities. Under   these   provisions, various schemes such as Scheme of Assistance to Disabled Persons for Purchase/Fitting of Aids and Appliances (ADIP Scheme), scholarship   for  education; skill   developments etc are implemented. Section 34 of the Act provides  for 4 % reservation in the government employment to the persons with benchmark disabilities.  Statement released under   National Action ADIP and Scholarship schemes for empowerment of persons with disabilities during last $ years nationally and in Rajasthan State is at Annexure II, III and IV, respectively. Plan,

Further, Section 32 of the Act provides 5% reservation in government or government aided higher educational institutions for persons with benchmark disabilities.

Under the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Blindness Control program is a scheme as under: -

- National Trachoma Control Program -1963
- 2 National Program for Control of Blindness - 1976

3 National Program for Control of Blindness& Visual Impairment-2017 Further; the latest intervention in the program is Mission Mode Cataract Surgery Campaign (Netra Jyoti from 2022-25. The national target of cataract surgeries for the FY 2022-23 was 75, 00,000. The achievement for the FY 2022-23 is 83,44,824. Abhiyan)

Annexure [ referred to in reply of (b) of the Lok Sabha Starred Question No.78 for answer on 25.07.2023 regarding Survey on Divyangjan, Blind and Single Women part

## Census 2011- Data regarding persons with disabilities

|    | State/UT Name     | Total number of PwDs   | Total number of visually impaired persons   |
|----|-------------------|------------------------|---------------------------------------------|
|    | JAMMU & KASHMIR   | 361153                 | 66448                                       |
| 2  | HIMACHAL PRADESH  | 155316                 | 26076                                       |
| 3  | PUNJAB            | 654063                 | 82199                                       |
| 4  | CHANDIGARH        | 14796                  | 1774                                        |
| 5  | UTTARAKHAND       | 185272                 | 29107                                       |
|    | HARYANA           | 546374                 | 82702                                       |
| 7  | NCT OF DELHI      | 234882                 | 30124                                       |
| 8  | RAJASTHAN         | 1563694                | 314618                                      |
| 9  | UTTAR PRADESH     | 4157514                | 763988 549080                               |
| 10 | BIHAR             | 2331009                |                                             |
| 11 | SIKKIM            | 18187                  | 2772                                        |
| 12 | ARUNACHAL PRADESH | 26734                  | 5652                                        |
| 13 | NAGALAND          | 29631                  | 4150                                        |
| 14 | MANIPUR           |                        | 19194                                       |
| 15 | MIZORAM           | 15160                  | 2035                                        |
| 16 | TRIPURA           | 64346                  | 10828                                       |
| 17 | MEGHALAYA         | 44317                  | 6980                                        |
| 18 | ASSAM             | 480065                 | 80553                                       |
| 19 | WEST BENGAL       | 2017406                | 424473                                      |
| 20 | JHARKHAND         | 769980                 | 180721                                      |
| 21 | ODISHA            | 1244402                | 263799                                      |

| 22   | CHHATTISGARH               | 624937      | 111169    |
|------|----------------------------|-------------|-----------|
| 23   | MADHYA PRADESH             | 1551931     | 270751    |
| 24   | GUJARAT                    | 1092302     | 214150    |
| 25   | DAMAN & DIU                | 2196        | 382       |
| 26   | DADRA & NAGAR HAVELI       | 3294        | 429       |
|      | MAHARASHTRA                | 2963392     | 574052    |
| 28   | ANDHRA PRADESH (undivided) | 2266607     | 398144    |
| 29   | KARNATAKA                  | 1324205     | 264170    |
| 30   | GOA                        | 33012       | 4964      |
| 31   | LAKSHADWEEP                | 1615        | 337       |
| 32   | KERALA                     | 761843      | 115513    |
| 33   | TAMIL NADU                 | 1179963     | 127405    |
| 34   | PUDUCHERRY                 | 30189       | 3608      |
| 35   | ANDAMAN & NICOBAR ISLANDS  | 6660        | 1084      |
|      | Total                      | 2,68,14,994 | 50,33,431 |

## Rajasthan State

| of Disability Type   | Persons   |
|----------------------|-----------|
| In Seeing            | 314618    |
| [n Hearing           | 218873    |
|                      | 69484     |
| In Movement          | 427364    |
| MMental Retardation  |           |
| Mental Illness       | 41047     |
| Other Any            | 199696    |
| Multiple Disability  | 211223    |
| Total                | 1563694   |

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Annexure II referred to in reply of part of the Lok Sabha Starred Question No.78 for answer on 25.07.2023 regarding Survey on Divyangjan, Blind and Single Women

Total

| Funds released under National Action Plan (NAP) for skill training of PwDs during last five years   | Funds released under National Action Plan (NAP) for skill training of PwDs during last five years   | Funds released under National Action Plan (NAP) for skill training of PwDs during last five years   | Funds released under National Action Plan (NAP) for skill training of PwDs during last five years   |
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|                                                                                                     | Year                                                                                                | Fund released (Rs. In crore)                                                                        | No. of PwDs                                                                                         |
|                                                                                                     | 2018-19                                                                                             | 43.74                                                                                               | 47286                                                                                               |
| 2                                                                                                   | 2019-20                                                                                             | 4.32                                                                                                | 1434                                                                                                |
| 3                                                                                                   | 2020-21                                                                                             | 4.49                                                                                                | 2918                                                                                                |
| 4                                                                                                   | 2021-22                                                                                             | 4.07                                                                                                | 2911                                                                                                |
| 5                                                                                                   | 2022-23                                                                                             | 7.87                                                                                                | 2019                                                                                                |
|                                                                                                     | Total                                                                                               | 64.49                                                                                               | 56568                                                                                               |

## Rajasthan

| Funds released under National Action Plan (NAP) for skill training of PwDs during last five years   | Funds released under National Action Plan (NAP) for skill training of PwDs during last five years   | Funds released under National Action Plan (NAP) for skill training of PwDs during last five years   | Funds released under National Action Plan (NAP) for skill training of PwDs during last five years   |
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|                                                                                                     | Year                                                                                                | Fund released (Rs. In crore)                                                                        | No. of PwDs                                                                                         |
|                                                                                                     | 2018-19                                                                                             | 0                                                                                                   | 0                                                                                                   |
| 2                                                                                                   | 2019-20                                                                                             | 0                                                                                                   | 0                                                                                                   |
| 3                                                                                                   | 2020-21                                                                                             | 0                                                                                                   | 0                                                                                                   |
| 4                                                                                                   | 2021-22                                                                                             | 0.33                                                                                                | 0                                                                                                   |
| 5                                                                                                   | 2022-23                                                                                             | 0.77                                                                                                | 880                                                                                                 |
|                                                                                                     | Total                                                                                               | 1.10                                                                                                | 880                                                                                                 |

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