Lok Sabha Question No. 122 (STARRED), answered on 2016-05-03
Subject: Reservation to Differently Abled Persons
Ministry: SOCIAL JUSTICE AND EMPOWERMENT
Asked by: GOPALAKRISHNAN CHINNARAJ

## DEPARTMENT OF EMPOWERMENT OF PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES

## GOVERNMENT OF NNDIA MINISTRY OF SOCIAL JUSTICE & EMPOWERMENT LOK SABHA

STARRED QUESTION NO.122* TO BE ANSWERED ON 03.05.2016

## Reservation to Differently Abled Persons

122. DR. C. GOPALAKRISHNAN:

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

- (a) the   existing   provisions for   providing  reservation to   differently abled persons in the Government establishments and Public Sector Undertakings;
- (c) whether the Government has any scheme for providing employment to differently abled persons in the private sector if the details thereof along with the achievements made thereunder; and also, SO,
- (b) the  status of implementation of the said provisions in various   Government Institutions indicating the percentage of differently abled covered so out of their total population; far,
- (d) the further steps taken/proposed to be taken by the Government in this regard, in coordination with Central Ministries/ Departments, State Governments and UT Administrations?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER FOR SOCIAL JUSTICE AND EMPOWERMENT

(a) to (d) A statement is laid on the Table of the House.

(SHRI THAAWAR CHAND GEHLOT)

Statement referred to in reply to part (a) to (d) of the Lok Sabha Starred QNo 122 regarding "Reservation to Differently Abled Persons" for answer on 03.05.2016

- (a) As per Section, 33 of the Persons with Disabilities (Equal Opportunities, Protection of Rights and Full Participation) 1995 (PwD Act, 1995). every appropriate Government is required to appoint in every Government establishment such percentage of vacancies not less than 3% of persons or class of persons with disability of which 1% each shall be reserved for persons with:Act,
- ii, hearing impairment and
- i. blindness or low vision;
- iii. locomotor  disability or  cerebral palsy in the posts identified for each disability.
- (b The above provision of the PwD Act; 1995 is implemented by the Central Government As per the information provided by Department of Personnel and Training on the basis of data received from 65 Ministries/Departments, the status of representation of persons with disabilities in the Central Government services aS on 01.01.2014 was aS under:

| Group   | Number of Persons with Disabilities   | Number of Persons with Disabilities   | Number of Persons with Disabilities   |
|---------|---------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
| Group   | Visually Impaired                     | Hearing Impaired                      | Locomotor Disability                  |
| A       | 20                                    | 36                                    | 236                                   |
| B       | 72                                    | 105                                   | 989                                   |
|         | 1326                                  | 2007                                  | 9121                                  |
| Total   | 1418                                  | 2148                                  | 10346                                 |
| Total   | (0.05%)                               | (0.08%)                               | (0.37%)                               |

(Percentage is with reference to total  number of employees in Central  Government Ministries/Departments)

As per information provided by the Department of Public Enterprises, disability wise details of employees in Central Public Sector Enterprises as on 31.03.2015 are as under:

| Number of Persons with Disabilities   | Number of Persons with Disabilities   | Number of Persons with Disabilities   |
|---------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
| Visually Impaired                     | Hearing Impaired                      | Locomotor Disability                  |
| 1181                                  | 678                                   | 7008                                  |
| (0.09%)                               | (0.05%)                               | (0.54%)                               |

Enterprises)

(c) & (d) As per Section 41 of the PwD Act 1995, the appropriate Government and the local authority shall, within the limits of their econonic capacity and development; provide incentives to employers both in public and private sectors to ensure that at least 5% of their workforce is composed of persons with   disabilities. The   Department of Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities, in the Central  Government   implements a scheme namely Incentives to Private Employers for   providing   employment for   Persons with   Disabilities   (PwDs) to promote employment of PwDs in the private secto: Under this scheme the Department provides the employer's   contribution for  Employees Provident Fund (EPF) (12.5% of the basic pay dearness allowance + retainer fees subject to maximum limit of basic pay is Rs 1500O/-) and Employees State Insurance (ESI) (4.75% of gross salary) for three years in respect of employees with disabilities in the private sector on O after 01.04.2008 drawing monthly upto Rs 25,000/Under this scheme, the Department of Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities has released an amount of Rs 190.50 lakhs to employers in private sector during the last four years towards reimbursement of employer'$ contribution for EPF and ESIC of the employees with disabilities. 1533 employees with disabilities for EPF subscription and 1651 employees  with disabilities for ESIC subscription benefitted under this scheme as on 30.09.2014, salary common platform has been created for the employers and PwDs who are trained for jobs and a job   portal (www disabilityiobsgoy\_in) has   been launched on 27.01.2016 for facilitating PwDs for suitable job placement: So far 3050 persons with   disabilities   have registered with this portal.

The National Action Plan for skill development of Persons with Disabilities (PwDs) has been announced on 21-03-2015 with a view to impart skill training for PwDs to enhance their scope of employability both in public and private sectors

The National Handicapped Finance Development Corporation (NHFDC) and 7 National Institutes under the Department also implement skill development programme for disabilities; the year 2015-16, 17738 persons with disabilities have been trained through NHFDC and 10390 persons with disabilities have been trained under the Skill Development 7 National Institutes. Programme of During

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