Lok Sabha Question No. 74 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-12-01
Subject: Braille Equipment Scheme
Ministry: EDUCATION
Asked by: Shri Vishnu Dayal Ram

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF EDUCATION DEPARTMENT OF HIGHER EDUCATION LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO-74 ANSWERED ON-01/12/2025

## Braille Equipment Scheme

74. Shri Vishnu Dayal Ram:

Will the Minister of EDUCATION be pleased to state:

- (a) whether visually impaired students in colleges are being provided with Braille-enabled laptops, screen readers and other assistive learning devices under the Braille Equipment Scheme or any other initiative of the Government and if so, the details thereof;
- (b) the number of beneficiaries who have benefited from the said scheme across the country during the last five years, State-wise and district-wise for Jharkhand;
- (c) the details of implementation of these schemes during the last five years, including the nature of equipment distributed; and
- (d)  the  details  of  the  funds  allocated  and  utilised  under  the  Braille  Equipment  Scheme  or  related programmes during the last five years, State-wise and year-wise?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF EDUCATION (DR. SUKANTA MAJUMDAR)

(a)  to  (d):  Under  'Assistance  to  Persons  with  Disabilities  for  Purchase/Fitting  of  Aids/Appliances (ADIP)'  Scheme  of  Ministry  of  Social  Justice  and  Empowerment,  funds  are  released  to  various Implementing Agencies for providing aids and assistive devices to eligible persons with disabilities including visually impaired persons throughout the country. The learning materials provided to the visually impaired persons under the ADIP Scheme are Braille Kit, Accessible Smart Phone, Smart Cane, TLM (Teaching Learning Material) Kit for various classes. State-wise, details of number of visually impaired beneficiaries covered & funds utilised under the ADIP Scheme during the last 05 years is at Annexure I and district-wise details of visually impaired persons covered under the ADIP scheme during the last 05 years in the State of Jharkhand is at Annexure II .

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Annexure-I Annexure  referred  to  in  reply  to  part  (a)  to  (d)  of  Lok  Sabha  Unstarred  Question  No.  74 answered  on  01.12.2025  asked  by  Shri  Vishnu  Dayal  Ram  regarding  'Braille  Equipment System' State  -wise  details  of  visually  impaired  persons  covered  and  funds  utilised  under  the  ADIP

Scheme during the last 05 years .

| State Name                                  |   Number of beneficiaries covered |   Funds utilized (Rs.in Lakhs) |
|---------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|--------------------------------|
| ANDAMAN AND NICOBAR ISLANDS                 |                                 5 |                           0.29 |
| ANDHRA PRADESH                              |                              1826 |                         114.48 |
| ARUNACHAL PRADESH                           |                                39 |                           5.07 |
| ASSAM                                       |                              3631 |                         221.91 |
| BIHAR                                       |                              1768 |                          83.36 |
| CHANDIGARH                                  |                               300 |                          29.76 |
| CHHATTISGARH                                |                               693 |                          75.11 |
| DELHI                                       |                              2498 |                         310.97 |
| GOA                                         |                               179 |                          17.25 |
| GUJARAT                                     |                              7195 |                         491.33 |
| HARYANA                                     |                               939 |                         100.79 |
| HIMACHAL PRADESH                            |                               414 |                          29.63 |
| JAMMU AND KASHMIR                           |                              1202 |                          91.7  |
| JHARKHAND                                   |                              1764 |                          71.57 |
| KARNATAKA                                   |                              2666 |                         205.63 |
| KERALA                                      |                               669 |                          67.09 |
| LADAKH                                      |                                18 |                           1.05 |
| LAKSHADWEEP                                 |                                 7 |                           0.96 |
| MADHYA PRADESH                              |                              5657 |                         420.7  |
| MAHARASHTRA                                 |                             13301 |                         976.31 |
| MANIPUR                                     |                               387 |                          61.54 |
| MEGHALAYA                                   |                               194 |                          12.68 |
| MIZORAM                                     |                                43 |                           2.35 |
| NAGALAND                                    |                               122 |                           7.52 |
| ODISHA                                      |                              3408 |                         236.82 |
| PUDUCHERRY                                  |                               148 |                          12.95 |
| PUNJAB                                      |                              1741 |                         142.24 |
| RAJASTHAN                                   |                              2702 |                         260.26 |
| SIKKIM                                      |                                52 |                           3.39 |
| TAMILNADU                                   |                              4402 |                         301.88 |
| TELANGANA                                   |                               891 |                          49.62 |
| THE DADRA AND NAGAR HAVELI AND DAMANAND DIU |                                88 |                           8.88 |
| TRIPURA                                     |                               713 |                          43.99 |
| UTTAR PRADESH                               |                              8916 |                         465.23 |
| UTTARAKHAND                                 |                              7664 |                         100.48 |
| WEST BENGAL                                 |                              2370 |                         103.71 |
| Grand Total :                               |                             78612 |                        5128.5  |

Annexure-II Annexure  referred  to  in  reply  to  part  (a)  to  (d)  of  Lok  Sabha  Unstarred  Question  No.  74 answered  on  01.12.2025  asked  by  Shri    Vishnu  Dayal  Ram  regarding  'Braille  Equipment System'

## District -wise details of visually impaired persons covered under the ADIP Scheme during the last 05 years in the State of Jharkhand.

| State Name    | District Name       |   Number of Beneficiaries covered |
|---------------|---------------------|-----------------------------------|
| JHARKHAND     | BOKARO              |                               101 |
|               | CHATRA              |                                41 |
|               | DEOGHAR             |                                65 |
|               | DHANBAD             |                                64 |
|               | DUMKA               |                               108 |
|               | EAST SINGHBUM       |                                47 |
|               | GARHWA              |                                62 |
|               | GIRIDIH             |                               136 |
|               | GODDA               |                                94 |
|               | GUMLA               |                               110 |
|               | HAZARIBAGH          |                                16 |
|               | JAMTARA             |                                39 |
|               | KHUNTI              |                                66 |
|               | KODERMA             |                                67 |
|               | LATEHAR             |                                46 |
|               | LOHARDAGA           |                                43 |
|               | PAKUR               |                                69 |
|               | PALAMU              |                               155 |
|               | RAMGARH             |                                23 |
|               | RANCHI              |                               165 |
|               | SAHEBGANJ           |                                73 |
|               | SARAIKELA KHARSAWAN |                               104 |
| SIMDEGA       |                     |                                18 |
|               | WEST SINGHBHUM      |                                52 |
| Grand Total : | Grand Total :       |                              1764 |