Lok Sabha Question No. 3725 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2015-12-22
Subject: National Action Plan for Differently Abled
Ministry: SOCIAL JUSTICE AND EMPOWERMENT
Asked by: SUBHASH RAMRAO BHAMRE

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

## LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION N0.3725 TO BE ANSWERED ON 22.12.2015

## Naitional Action Plan for Differently Abled

## 3725 \_ DR SUBHASH BHAMRE

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

- a) the details of schemes/programmes implemented by the Government for skill  training/ development ofthe; differently   abled persons in the   country including  the funds   provided/utilised each of the last   three years; scheme-wise; being during
2. whether the skill training/development programmes are likely to be conducted/cirganised in' collaboration with vate   players, NGOs and other stakeholder s; and prie

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## ANSWER

## SOCIAL JUSTICE EMPOWERMENT (SHRI KRISHNA PAL GURJAR)

- (a) The details of schemes/programmes being implemented by the Government for skill trainingldevelopment of the differently abled persons in the country are given at Statement
- (b) To (d): The  Naitional Action Plan  (NAP) for skill  development of Persons with Disabilities was launched o 2lst March; 2015. The NAP envisages skilling of 5 lakh Persons with Disabilities the first three years viz 2015-16 to 2017-18 with the help of a cluster of 'training partners from Government and Non-Government sector:   The details of the NAP are given at Statement-2 attached, during
- b) whether the (Jovernment proposes t0 launch National Action Plan for skill and   development of such persons and the details   thereof indicating the specified fields arid locations identified for the purpose; training
- if s0, the dextails thereof?

## STATEMENT-] REFERRED TO IN PART (a) OF THE LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3725 FOR 22/12/2015

## THE DETAILS QF SCHEMESPROGRAMS BEING IMPLEMENTED BY THE GOVERNMENT FOR THE\_DFFERENTLY

1. SIPDA (Scheme for Implementation of Persons with Disabilities (Equal Opportunities, Protection of Rights and Full Participation) Act; 1995): Under this scheme; financial assistance is provided to State Governments and to autonomous organizations/Institutions under Central or State Governments; for various activities relating to implementation of Persons with Disabilities Act, 1995. Under this scheme grant-in-aid is provided for the skill development programmes for PwDs with effect frcym the year 2013-14.
2. Deendayal Disabled Rehabilitation Scheme   (DDRS): Under   Deendayal   Disabled Rehabilitation Scheme (DDRS) Vocational Training Centre( VTCs) projects run by NGOs are given financial assistance (up to 90% of the project cost) for skill upgradation of PwDs. These are meant for the age group of 15-35 years to provide skills to enable such persons to move towards   economic   independence. The State-wise of Vocational Training Centres under DDRS is given in Statement-3. list
3. National Handicapped Finance and Development Corporation (NHFDC), a Corporation under the administrative control of Department of   Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities, gives skill training grant for Skill Training and Entrepreneurship of PwDs wherein it provides 100%/ of the total recurring cost of the   training programme to the   training instituteslorganisations  NHFDC also provides stipend @Rs.2000/- per month to the disabled trainees during the training; The training duration ranges from one month to one year  The funds for training programmes Of NHFDC are provided through the SIPDA scheme and also met from the internal resources of the Corporation; NHFDC also provides concessional loans for self: employment of PwDs:

Training is im parted for over 30 trades identified as per the market requirements. Some of the popular trades are mobile repairing; computer training; cutting and tailoring; Radio and Processing etc.

- 4 Skill  training through the National Institutes: The seven National Institutes (NIs) under the administrative control of Department of Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities also organise Vocational Training Programmes for the PwDs in their respective field of disability for appropriate trades:
- Vocational   Rehabilitation Centre for Handicapped: The Ministry of Labour Employment has set up 21 Vocational  Rehabilitation Centres   for Haridicapped (VRCs) in The main  objective of these centers is to impart non formal vocational training and extend vocational rehabilitation assistance to PwDs as per their residual capacities with a view to assist thern to lead an independent and productive life in society: These VRCs are located at Agartala, Ahmedabad, Bangalore, Bhubaneswar, Chennai, Delhi, Puducherry, Ranchi, Srinagar, Thiruvanthapuram; Una and Vadodara.
- 6\_ The National Action Plan for skill development of' Persons with Disabilities been announced on 2/-03-2015, The National Action Plan (PwDs) has targets to skill 5 lakh PwDs in the first three years from 2015-16 to 2017-18.

Funds utilised during the last three years is shown belowx-

| S.No   | Name of the Scheme Funds utilized n last three years (in Rs. crore   | Name of the Scheme Funds utilized n last three years (in Rs. crore   | Name of the Scheme Funds utilized n last three years (in Rs. crore   | Name of the Scheme Funds utilized n last three years (in Rs. crore   |
|--------|----------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
|        | SIPDA                                                                | 2012-13                                                              | 2013-14                                                              | 2014-15                                                              |
| 2      | DDRS (VTC)                                                           | 20.03                                                                | 47.71                                                                | 43.09                                                                |
| 3      |                                                                      | 07.89                                                                | 12.96                                                                | 13.13                                                                |
|        | NHFDC_(Ski Grant)                                                    | 00.30                                                                | 02.40                                                                | 04,11                                                                |
| 4      | VRCs                                                                 | 1932                                                                 | 19.64                                                                | 20.58                                                                |

## Note:

- There is no separate budget allocation for National Action Plan and National Institutes for which funding is done under SIPDA

## STATEMENT-2 REFERRED 'TO IN PART' (b) OF THE LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3725 FOR 22/12/2015

## THE NATIONAL ACTION PLA N FOR SKILL TRAINING OF PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES A BRIICF:

The Department of Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities (DEPwD)  Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment has launched the National Action Plan for skill training of persons with disabilities, in collaboration with the Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship (MSDE) on March 2015 . The brief features of the said National Action Plan are given below: 21st

- The National Action Plan (NAAP) plans to all the main   stakeholders like various Central Government Ministries, State 'Governments, NGOs, PSUs and the Private Sector on one platform. The NAP will have the following main components: bring
- Setting up of a Project Monitcring Unit.
- (iii) up of a separate Ski Il Council for PwDs Setting
- (ii) The skill training would be provided by a network of skill training providers led by Training Partners both from Govt  and non-Govt. sector.
- 6) Targets The NAP sets a target of skilling 5 lakh PwDs in next 3 years (1 lakh in first year; 1.5 lakh in second year and 2.5 lakh in third year).

## STATEMENT-3 REFERRED IN STATEMENT-| ATTACHED WITH THE ANSWER TO PART () OF' THE LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3725 FOR 22/12/2015

## STATE-WISE LIST OF VOCATIONAL TRAINING CENTRES ASSISTED UNDER DEEN DAYAL DISABLED REHABILITATION SCHEME

| S.No.   | Name of State/UT                    | No. of VTCs   |
|---------|-------------------------------------|---------------|
|         | Andman Nicobar                      |               |
|         | Andhra Pradesh (including Telangana | 22            |
| 3       | Arunachal Pradesh                   |               |
| 4       | Assam                               | 8             |
| 5       | Bihar                               | 3             |
| 6       | Chandigarh                          | 0             |
| 7       | Chattisgarh                         |               |
| 8       | Dadra & Nagar Haveli                |               |
| 9       | Daman & ]Jiu                        |               |
| 10      | Delhi                               | 0             |
| 11      | Goa                                 | 0             |
| 12      | Gujarat                             |               |
| 13      | Haryana                             | 2             |
| 14      | Himachal Pradesh                    |               |
| 15      | Jammu & Kashmir                     |               |
| 16      | Jharkhand:                          | 0             |
| 17      | Karnatak:x                          | 3             |
| 18      | Kerala                              | 14            |
| 19      | Lakshdwreep                         | 0             |
| 20      | Madhya Pradesh                      |               |
| 21      | Maharaszhtra                        | 4             |
| 22      | Manipur                             | 13            |
| 23      | Meghalaya                           |               |
| 24      | Mizorarn                            | 0             |
| 25      | Nagalarid                           |               |
| 26      | Orissa                              | 5             |
| 27      | Pondicherry                         | 0             |
| 28      | Punjab                              | 0             |
| 29      | Rajasthaan                          | 7             |
| 30      | Sikkim                              | 0             |
| 31      | Tamil Nadu                          | 9             |
| 32      | Tripura                             | 0             |
| 33      | Uttar Pradesh                       | 5             |
| 34      | Uttrakhand                          | 0             |
| 35      | West Bengal                         | 5             |
| Total   | Total                               | 108           |