Lok Sabha Question No. 1535 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-12-09
Subject: Implementation of the Deendayal Divyangjan Rehabilitation Scheme
Ministry: SOCIAL JUSTICE AND EMPOWERMENT
Asked by: Shri K E Prakash, Thiru Dr. S Jagathratchakan

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

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

## LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO- 1535 TO BE ANSWERED ON- 09/12/2025

## IMPLEMENTATION OF THE DEENDAYAL DIVYANGJAN REHABILITATION SCHEME

## 1535.    Shri S Jagathratchakan:

Shri K E Prakash:-

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

- (a)  whether  it  is  a  fact  that  Parliamentary  Committee  had  flagged  persistent  underutilisation  of funds  and  reduction  in  physical  targets  by  the  Department  of  Empowerment  of  Persons  with Disabilities under key schemes for persons with disabilities such as the DDRS and if so, details thereof and the action taken in this regard;
- (b)  the  number  of  projects  proposed  under  Deendayal  Disabled  Rehabilitation  Scheme  (DDRS) during the past five years and the number of such projects approved, State-wise;
- (c) the total funds allocated and released for projects under DDRS during the past five years, Statewise, along with reasons for any underutilisation of funds; and
- (d) the details of projects approved under DDRS during the last five years, including the name of the  implementing  organisation,  district,  nature  of  the  project  and  the  amount  allocated  to  each project in Tamil Nadu?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR SOCIAL JUSTICE AND EMPOWERMENT

(SHRI B. L. VERMA)

- (a)      The details of Expenditure for the projects under the DDRS for the years 2022-23 to 2024-25 is as follows:-

(₹ in crore)

| Financial Year   |   Expenditure |
|------------------|---------------|
| 2022-23          |        114.69 |
| 2023-24          |        129.98 |
| 2024-25          |        139.39 |

It is evident  from above  that budget expenditure under the DDRS has consistently increased over the years.

- (b) and (c)  State-wise details of the number of projects funded under the Deendayal Divyangjan rehabilitation Scheme (DDRS) during the past five years are placed at Annexure-I.

(d)    The details of GIA released for the projects in the State of  Tamilnadu  under DDRS during the last five years is at Annexure-II.

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## Annexure-I

State-wise details of the number of projects funded under the Deendayal Divyangjan rehabilitation Scheme (DDRS) during the past five years (Amount in Rs.)

| Annexure referred to in reply to part (b) and (c) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No.1535 to be answered on 09.12.2025 regarding 'IMPLEMENTATION OF THE DEENDAYAL DIVYANGJAN REHABILITATION SCHEME"   | Annexure referred to in reply to part (b) and (c) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No.1535 to be answered on 09.12.2025 regarding 'IMPLEMENTATION OF THE DEENDAYAL DIVYANGJAN REHABILITATION SCHEME"   | Annexure referred to in reply to part (b) and (c) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No.1535 to be answered on 09.12.2025 regarding 'IMPLEMENTATION OF THE DEENDAYAL DIVYANGJAN REHABILITATION SCHEME"   | Annexure referred to in reply to part (b) and (c) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No.1535 to be answered on 09.12.2025 regarding 'IMPLEMENTATION OF THE DEENDAYAL DIVYANGJAN REHABILITATION SCHEME"   | Annexure referred to in reply to part (b) and (c) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No.1535 to be answered on 09.12.2025 regarding 'IMPLEMENTATION OF THE DEENDAYAL DIVYANGJAN REHABILITATION SCHEME"   | Annexure referred to in reply to part (b) and (c) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No.1535 to be answered on 09.12.2025 regarding 'IMPLEMENTATION OF THE DEENDAYAL DIVYANGJAN REHABILITATION SCHEME"   | Annexure referred to in reply to part (b) and (c) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No.1535 to be answered on 09.12.2025 regarding 'IMPLEMENTATION OF THE DEENDAYAL DIVYANGJAN REHABILITATION SCHEME"   | Annexure referred to in reply to part (b) and (c) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No.1535 to be answered on 09.12.2025 regarding 'IMPLEMENTATION OF THE DEENDAYAL DIVYANGJAN REHABILITATION SCHEME"   | Annexure referred to in reply to part (b) and (c) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No.1535 to be answered on 09.12.2025 regarding 'IMPLEMENTATION OF THE DEENDAYAL DIVYANGJAN REHABILITATION SCHEME"   | Annexure referred to in reply to part (b) and (c) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No.1535 to be answered on 09.12.2025 regarding 'IMPLEMENTATION OF THE DEENDAYAL DIVYANGJAN REHABILITATION SCHEME"   | Annexure referred to in reply to part (b) and (c) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No.1535 to be answered on 09.12.2025 regarding 'IMPLEMENTATION OF THE DEENDAYAL DIVYANGJAN REHABILITATION SCHEME"   | Annexure referred to in reply to part (b) and (c) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No.1535 to be answered on 09.12.2025 regarding 'IMPLEMENTATION OF THE DEENDAYAL DIVYANGJAN REHABILITATION SCHEME"   |
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| S.N                                                                                                                                                                                                   | State                                                                                                                                                                                                 | 2020-21                                                                                                                                                                                               | 2020-21                                                                                                                                                                                               | 2021-22                                                                                                                                                                                               | 2021-22                                                                                                                                                                                               | 2022-23                                                                                                                                                                                               | 2022-23                                                                                                                                                                                               | 2023-24                                                                                                                                                                                               | 2023-24                                                                                                                                                                                               | 2024-25                                                                                                                                                                                               | 2024-25                                                                                                                                                                                               |
|                                                                                                                                                                                                       |                                                                                                                                                                                                       | No. of projects                                                                                                                                                                                       | GIA released                                                                                                                                                                                          | No. of projects                                                                                                                                                                                       | GIA released                                                                                                                                                                                          | No. of projects                                                                                                                                                                                       | GIA released                                                                                                                                                                                          | No. of projects                                                                                                                                                                                       | GIA released                                                                                                                                                                                          | No. of projects                                                                                                                                                                                       | GIA released                                                                                                                                                                                          |
| 1.                                                                                                                                                                                                    | Andhra Pradesh                                                                                                                                                                                        | 64                                                                                                                                                                                                    | 160502267                                                                                                                                                                                             | 52                                                                                                                                                                                                    | 172341567                                                                                                                                                                                             | 70                                                                                                                                                                                                    | 260557306                                                                                                                                                                                             | 68                                                                                                                                                                                                    | 270553016                                                                                                                                                                                             | 73                                                                                                                                                                                                    | 265012208                                                                                                                                                                                             |
| 2.                                                                                                                                                                                                    | Assam                                                                                                                                                                                                 | 5                                                                                                                                                                                                     | 6202482                                                                                                                                                                                               | 7                                                                                                                                                                                                     | 13905825                                                                                                                                                                                              | 7                                                                                                                                                                                                     | 16275702                                                                                                                                                                                              | 4                                                                                                                                                                                                     | 12183175                                                                                                                                                                                              | 5                                                                                                                                                                                                     | 16396646                                                                                                                                                                                              |
| 3.                                                                                                                                                                                                    | Bihar                                                                                                                                                                                                 | -                                                                                                                                                                                                     | -                                                                                                                                                                                                     | 1                                                                                                                                                                                                     | 4189479                                                                                                                                                                                               | 2                                                                                                                                                                                                     | 3354015                                                                                                                                                                                               | 3                                                                                                                                                                                                     | 6864980                                                                                                                                                                                               | 3                                                                                                                                                                                                     | 4896171                                                                                                                                                                                               |
| 4.                                                                                                                                                                                                    | Chattisgarh                                                                                                                                                                                           | 1                                                                                                                                                                                                     | 163059                                                                                                                                                                                                | 1                                                                                                                                                                                                     | 4757545                                                                                                                                                                                               | --                                                                                                                                                                                                    | --                                                                                                                                                                                                    | --                                                                                                                                                                                                    | --                                                                                                                                                                                                    | 1                                                                                                                                                                                                     | 7414799                                                                                                                                                                                               |
| 5.                                                                                                                                                                                                    | Delhi                                                                                                                                                                                                 | 7                                                                                                                                                                                                     | 24767146                                                                                                                                                                                              | 5                                                                                                                                                                                                     | 16273590                                                                                                                                                                                              | 8                                                                                                                                                                                                     | 18550632                                                                                                                                                                                              | 10                                                                                                                                                                                                    | 16688500                                                                                                                                                                                              | 7                                                                                                                                                                                                     | 19170038                                                                                                                                                                                              |
| 6.                                                                                                                                                                                                    | Gujarat                                                                                                                                                                                               | 7                                                                                                                                                                                                     | 2332317                                                                                                                                                                                               | 6                                                                                                                                                                                                     | 9616656                                                                                                                                                                                               | 5                                                                                                                                                                                                     | 7092659                                                                                                                                                                                               | 5                                                                                                                                                                                                     | 7422104                                                                                                                                                                                               | 7                                                                                                                                                                                                     | 9350708                                                                                                                                                                                               |
| 7.                                                                                                                                                                                                    | Haryana                                                                                                                                                                                               | 9                                                                                                                                                                                                     | 14018636                                                                                                                                                                                              | 7                                                                                                                                                                                                     | 10198584                                                                                                                                                                                              | 11                                                                                                                                                                                                    | 12892567                                                                                                                                                                                              | 11                                                                                                                                                                                                    | 17461407                                                                                                                                                                                              | 10                                                                                                                                                                                                    | 14881889                                                                                                                                                                                              |
| 8.                                                                                                                                                                                                    | Himachal Pradesh                                                                                                                                                                                      | 5                                                                                                                                                                                                     | 5531584                                                                                                                                                                                               | 5                                                                                                                                                                                                     | 6714621                                                                                                                                                                                               | 5                                                                                                                                                                                                     | 4877076                                                                                                                                                                                               | 5                                                                                                                                                                                                     | 6114188                                                                                                                                                                                               | 9                                                                                                                                                                                                     | 7584587                                                                                                                                                                                               |
| 9.                                                                                                                                                                                                    | Karnataka                                                                                                                                                                                             | 3                                                                                                                                                                                                     | 8129854                                                                                                                                                                                               | 3                                                                                                                                                                                                     | 13559548                                                                                                                                                                                              | 4                                                                                                                                                                                                     | 13991978                                                                                                                                                                                              | 1                                                                                                                                                                                                     | 7372690                                                                                                                                                                                               | 3                                                                                                                                                                                                     | 9487447                                                                                                                                                                                               |
| 10.                                                                                                                                                                                                   | Kerala                                                                                                                                                                                                | 27                                                                                                                                                                                                    | 62830001                                                                                                                                                                                              | 27                                                                                                                                                                                                    | 72530235                                                                                                                                                                                              | 30                                                                                                                                                                                                    | 76240797                                                                                                                                                                                              | 24                                                                                                                                                                                                    | 45520012                                                                                                                                                                                              | 33                                                                                                                                                                                                    | 163224699                                                                                                                                                                                             |
| 11.                                                                                                                                                                                                   | Madhya Pradesh                                                                                                                                                                                        | 15                                                                                                                                                                                                    | 21484645                                                                                                                                                                                              | 13                                                                                                                                                                                                    | 25958865                                                                                                                                                                                              | 14                                                                                                                                                                                                    | 31682276                                                                                                                                                                                              | 13                                                                                                                                                                                                    | 33228017                                                                                                                                                                                              | 13                                                                                                                                                                                                    | 26935843                                                                                                                                                                                              |
| 12.                                                                                                                                                                                                   | Maharashtra                                                                                                                                                                                           | 10                                                                                                                                                                                                    | 15433280                                                                                                                                                                                              | 6                                                                                                                                                                                                     | 4395057                                                                                                                                                                                               | 10                                                                                                                                                                                                    | 35027007                                                                                                                                                                                              | 12                                                                                                                                                                                                    | 19487147                                                                                                                                                                                              | 0                                                                                                                                                                                                     | 0                                                                                                                                                                                                     |
| 13.                                                                                                                                                                                                   | Manipur                                                                                                                                                                                               | 21                                                                                                                                                                                                    | 53009234                                                                                                                                                                                              | 20                                                                                                                                                                                                    | 69162255                                                                                                                                                                                              | 25                                                                                                                                                                                                    | 99538392                                                                                                                                                                                              | 23                                                                                                                                                                                                    | 85445224                                                                                                                                                                                              | 31                                                                                                                                                                                                    | 103891853                                                                                                                                                                                             |
| 14.                                                                                                                                                                                                   | Meghalaya                                                                                                                                                                                             | 4                                                                                                                                                                                                     | 10537292                                                                                                                                                                                              | 2                                                                                                                                                                                                     | 2964334                                                                                                                                                                                               | 6                                                                                                                                                                                                     | 10176359                                                                                                                                                                                              | 5                                                                                                                                                                                                     | 8786110                                                                                                                                                                                               | 6                                                                                                                                                                                                     | 16554840                                                                                                                                                                                              |
| 15.                                                                                                                                                                                                   | Mizoram                                                                                                                                                                                               | 1                                                                                                                                                                                                     | 1173032                                                                                                                                                                                               | -                                                                                                                                                                                                     | -                                                                                                                                                                                                     | 2                                                                                                                                                                                                     | 2922338                                                                                                                                                                                               | 1                                                                                                                                                                                                     | 1725750                                                                                                                                                                                               | 1                                                                                                                                                                                                     | 650850                                                                                                                                                                                                |
| 16.                                                                                                                                                                                                   | Nagaland                                                                                                                                                                                              | 1                                                                                                                                                                                                     | 2631857                                                                                                                                                                                               | -                                                                                                                                                                                                     | -                                                                                                                                                                                                     | 1                                                                                                                                                                                                     | 3036173                                                                                                                                                                                               | 1                                                                                                                                                                                                     | 3760650                                                                                                                                                                                               | 1                                                                                                                                                                                                     | 3828450                                                                                                                                                                                               |
| 17.                                                                                                                                                                                                   | Odisha                                                                                                                                                                                                | 41                                                                                                                                                                                                    | 74203665                                                                                                                                                                                              | 45                                                                                                                                                                                                    | 143638090                                                                                                                                                                                             | 38                                                                                                                                                                                                    | 89917342                                                                                                                                                                                              | 29                                                                                                                                                                                                    | 127643499                                                                                                                                                                                             | 31                                                                                                                                                                                                    | 115596253                                                                                                                                                                                             |

|   18. | Pudducherry   |   2 |   1848173 |   2 |   3588653 |   4 |   8526872 |   3 |   8065153 |   4 |   8275383 |
|-------|---------------|-----|-----------|-----|-----------|-----|-----------|-----|-----------|-----|-----------|
|    19 | Punjab        |   4 |   9891853 |   5 |  13189661 |   6 |  15867527 |   7 |  18656231 |   8 |  24690410 |
|    20 | Rajasthan     |   9 |  14401441 |  12 |  24113068 |  12 |  20345507 |  10 |  28514207 |  11 |  30171977 |
|    21 | Tamil Nadu    |  11 |  20824869 |   8 |  13705620 |  12 |  18469856 |  12 |  31215441 |  11 |  26088746 |
|    22 | Uttar Pradesh |  43 | 116131593 |  42 | 125420727 |  36 |  99143941 |  38 | 150996545 |  43 | 189630566 |
|    23 | Uttrakhand    |   3 |   2937325 |   3 |   3744037 |   3 |   8487703 |   1 |   3307283 |   4 |  13039252 |
|    24 | West Bengal   |  13 |  31165848 |  18 |  55334885 |  21 |  80048352 |  19 |  74818280 |  19 |  61028561 |
|    25 | Telangana     |  36 | 114108617 |  38 | 143972187 |  48 | 151044761 |  43 | 209608729 |  40 | 172531977 |

## Annexure-II

(Figures in Rs. )

## Annexure referred to in reply to part (d) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No.1535 to be answered on 09.12.2025 regarding 'IMPLEMENTATION OF THE DEENDAYAL DIVYANGJAN REHABILITATION SCHEME"

|   S.N o. | Distric t     | Implement ing organizati on                       | Nature of project                                | 2020-21   | 2021-22   | 2022-23   |   2023-24 |   2024-25 |
|----------|---------------|---------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|
|        1 | CHEN NAI      | Balavidyal aya The School for young deaf children | Pre- School and Early Interventio n and Training | -         | -         | 1020895   |   1059642 |   2107890 |
|        2 | CHEN NAI      | Carmel centre for mentally retarded               | Special school for the ID                        | 3477196   | 1724293   | 1648118   |   4899106 |   2776173 |
|        3 | KANC HIPU RAM | CHRISTI AN FOUNDA TION FOR THE BLIND INDIA        | Braille Press                                    | -         | 2135579   | 4135448   |   2292512 |   2362664 |
|        4 | TIRU VALL UR  | Developm ent Education Centre                     | Special School for ID                            | 2690499   | 1578457   | -         |   2764314 |   2372394 |
|        5 | CHEN NAI      | Pathway Centre for Rehabilitat ion and Education  | Special school for ID                            | 2426963   | 737489    | 2374049   |   7938492 |   4882101 |

|    |                   | for Mentally Retarded a Unit of Dr.DMC Trust        |                                                                                                 |         |         |         |         |         |
|----|-------------------|-----------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|
|  6 | TIRU NELV ELI     | FLOREN CE SWAINS ON HR SEC. SCHOOL FOR THE DEAF     | Special school for HI                                                                           | 902691  | -       | 1420556 | 7938492 | 1722155 |
|  7 | Chenn ai (ERO DE) | Kongu Arivalaya m                                   | Special School for ID                                                                           | 2747723 | 4261916 | 2762467 | 2447717 | 5058293 |
|  8 | Tiruva llur       | Life Aid Centre for the Disabled                    | Special School for HI                                                                           | -       | -       | 734760  | 2316440 | 1359855 |
|  9 | MAD URAI          | M.S. chellamut hu trust and research foundation     | Half Way Home for Psycho- Social Rehabilitat ion of Treated and Controlled Mentally Ill Persons | 1560478 | -       | 1383825 | -       | -       |
| 10 | CHEN NAI          | Madhuram Narayanan Centre For Exception al Children | Pre- School and Early Interventio n and Training                                                | -       | 91670   | -       | 1504008 | 499914  |

|   11 | TIRU VALL UR   | Manasa school for the special children          | Special schools for ID   |       - | -      |   443205 |   733257 | 1555862   |
|------|----------------|-------------------------------------------------|--------------------------|---------|--------|----------|----------|-----------|
|   12 | Thiruv allur   | RASHTRI YA SEVA SAMITHI                         | Special School for ID    | 2692602 | -      |  1149120 |  2860774 | 2094075   |
|   13 | VIRU DHUN AGAR | Sapthagiri Rehabilitat ion Trust, Virudhuna gar | Special School for ID    |  896900 | 836973 |  1305743 |  1346415 | -         |

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