Lok Sabha Question No. 3740 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-08-09
Subject: Facilities to Physically Handicapped
Ministry: SOCIAL JUSTICE AND EMPOWERMENT
Asked by: ASHWINI KUMAR

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## DEPARTMENT' OF EMPOWERMENT OF PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES (Divyangjan) MINISTRY OF SOCIAL JUSTICE EMPOWERMENT

## LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3740 TO BE ANSWERED ON 09.08.2016

## Facilities to Physically Handicapped

## 3740. SHRI ASHWINI KUMAR:

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

- (a) whether the Government is   considering to   provide all facilities like issue of physically handicapped certificate etc. to the handicapped children particularly mentally retarded children;
- (b) if s0, whether the Government has taken any steps in this regard s0 a8 to bring the physically handicapped persons in the mainstream 0f the country; and special
- (c) if so, the details thereof ?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE FOR SOCIAL JUSTICE AND EMPOWERMENT

## (SHRI KRISHANPAL GURJAR)

- (a) The Government has   notified rules under the Persons   with Disabilities   (Equal Opportunities, Protection of Rights and Full Participation) Act, 1995 (PwD Act, 1995) for of disability  certificate to person with each class of disabilities including mental retardation. grant

Further , the Government has already developed an Application Software which has been hosted on the National Informatics Centre (NIC) cloud to create a National database for persons with disabilities and also to issue Unique Disability Identity Card to each person with disability in the country. The application software also provides a web-based platform for issuance of disability certificate.

- (b) & (c) The PwD Act; 1995 provides various entitlements for persons with disabilities and mandates the appropriate Governments for taking measures for their empowerment and inclusion in the society. The Government also implements various schemes for the empowerment of persons with disabilities. The important schemes are:
- (i) Assistance to Disabled Persons for Purchase/ Fitting of Aids and

Appliances   (ADIP): Under ADIP Scheme the funds are released to various Implementing   Agencies to assist the   needy disabled persons in procuring durable, sophisticated and scientifically manufactured, modern, standard aids and appliances that can promote their   physical, social and   psychological rehabilitation by reducing the effects of disabilities and enhance their economic potential.

- (ii) Scheme for Implementation of Persons with Disabilities (Equal Opportunities, Protection of Rights and Full Participation) Act, 1995 (SIPDA): Under this scheme, 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, particularly for creation of  barrier free environment for persons with disabilities.
- (iii) The Department of Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities implements a Scheme, namely, Deendayal Disabled Rehabilitation Scheme (DDRS) under which grant-in-aid is provided to Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs) for their projects relating to rehabilitation of persons with disabilities aimed at enabling persons with disabilities to reach and maintain their optimal, physicai, sensory, intellectual, psychiatric Or social functional levels.
- (iv) Scholarship schemes for students with disabilities  such as Pre-matric, Post-matric, Class Education, National   Fellowship, National Overseas Scholarship Top

Further, with a view to provide more rights and entitlements to persons with disabilities, the Ministry has introduced the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Bill, 2014 (to existing PwD Act, 1995) in Rajya  Sabha on 07.02.2014. The Bill proposes to mandate the appropriate Governments to frame scheme / programme for benefit of  persons with disabilities in the area of  education, social  security, skill development, sports and recreational activities SO as to provide them an equitable environment for their empowerment and mainstreaming them in the society. replace