Lok Sabha Question No. 2308 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-05-09
Subject: Rehabilitation of Transgender and Differently Abled
Ministry: LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT
Asked by: HUKUM SINGH

## MINISTRY OF LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2308

TO BE ANSWERED ON 09 TH  MAY, 2016

## REHABILITATION OF TRANSGENDER AND DIFFERENTLY ABLED

## 2308. SHRI HUKUM SINGH:

## Will the Minister of LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government has introduced/proposes to introduce a special rehabilitation scheme for rescued transgender, differently abled and other such persons in the country;
- (b) if  so,  the  details  thereof  along  with  the  salient  features  of  the  said scheme;
- (c) whether the Government has approved a proposal to institute a three tier rehabilitation  funding  scheme,  under  which  a  rescued  transgender  or differently abled person, women or children will get the fund and if so, the details thereof; and
- (d) the  number  of  such  persons  rescued  and  rehabilitated  in  the  country during the last three year, State/UT-wise?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE (IC) FOR LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT

## (SHRI BANDARU DATTATREYA)

- (a) to (d): The Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment (MOSJE) is the nodal Ministry for dealing with issues related to Persons with Disabilities, Transgender, SC/ST etc. MOSJE has introduced various rehabilitation schemes. An Expert Committee was constituted in the Ministry to make an indepth study of the problems being faced by the Transgender Community and suggest  suitable  measures  to  ameliorate  their  problems.  The  Committee submitted  its  report  on  27 th   January  2014.  The  recommendations  of  the committee, inter-alia, include formulation of an Umbrella scheme for rehabilitation, socio-economic & educational empowerment of the community. This scheme  would  also  enable  transgender  persons  in improving the educational  and  socio-economic  conditions  by  providing  skill  development training.

As  per  the  provision  of  the  Persons  with  Disabilities  (Equal  Opportunities, Protection of Rights and Full Participation) Act 1995, the State Governments are  mandated to develop schemes/programmes for education, rehabilitation, social security, health care of Persons with disabilities including women and children with disabilities. As welfare of persons with disabilities is primarily a State  subject,  the  Central  Government  supplements  the  efforts  of  the  State Governments  through  various  Central  Schemes/Programmes  and  National Institutes.  The  major  schemes  for  rehabilitation  of  persons  with  disabilities are  Deendayal  Disabled  Rehabilitation  Scheme,  Scheme  of  Assistance  to Disabled Persons for Purchase/Fitting of Aids/Appliances, Scheme for Implementation  of  PwD  Act,  Rajiv  Gandhi  National  Fellowship  Scheme  etc. Seven National Institutes and two Central Public Sector Undertakings namely, Artificial Limbs Manufacturing Corporation of India and National Handicapped Finance Development Corporation are providing various rehabilitative services to persons with disabilities. In addition the Ministry of Labour & Employment has 21 Vocational Rehabilitation Centres for providing vocational training and rehabilitation  to  Person  with  Disabilities  and  has  rehabilitated  12621,  11928 and 12552 Persons with Disabilities during 2012-13, 2013-14,  2014-15.

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