Lok Sabha Question No. 4129 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2015-08-13
Subject: Employment for Disabled
Ministry: RURAL DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: KIRRON KHER

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RURAL  DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT  OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED  QUESTION NO. 4129

TO BE ANSWERED ON 13.08.20I5

## EVIPLOYMENT F'OR DISABLED

## 4129. SHRIMATI  KIRRON KIIERT

Will the Minister of RURAL DEVELOPMENT  be pleased  to state:

- whether it is true that while 75oh  of the ditrerently abted population  in India resides  in rural areas, less than 1/3rd  ofthem have employment; (a)
- whether the Govemment  has formulated  any scheme for training of differently  abled persons for self-employment  and entrepreneurial  pursuits; (c)
- if so, -the number of such persons employed  under various schemes  incruding the Mahatina Gandhi  National Rural Employmlnt  Guarantee Scheme, State/UT-wisel (b)
- ifso. the details  thereof; and (d)
- ifnot, the reasons  therefor? (e)

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OP RURAL DEVELOPMENT (SHRJ  SUDARSHAN  BHAGAT)

(a) &(b): As per census of India,  2oll, 69.5 percent  disabled  persons lived in rural areas  ofthe country.  The Ministry of Rurar Deveropment  has taken  special efforts  to address the specific  needs  ol individuals  and famiry of peisons  with disabiities.  narrirt.y "i nr.ur ?:1"]T1:r,.ir  l.plementing Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment  Guarantee  ;ct (MGNREGA),  National  Rural Liverihoods Mission  and Deen Dayar  iJpadhyayu  cru-Le, KaushalyaYojana for wage- employment,  serf -emproyment  and placiment rinked skill dev^elopment  ,respectively.  State/UT-wise  totar peison  days generated and number of differently  abled beneficiaries  under MGNREGA  during last ih."J y"u., una.rrr"niy.u.  u." given at Annexure-I.

- (c)  & (d): The Details  of the schemes ror skill training of  persons  with Disabilities  are provided  in Annexure-II.
- (e)  : Does not arise  in view ofthe reply  to (c) and (d) above .

Annex  reffed  to in part (a)  &  (b)  ofthe  Lok  sabha unsta.red Question  No.4r29  due  for repry  on r3.0g.20t5 StatgruT-wisl  tolal pgrrgn4ayg  g€ner-ateq  and nqmber  ofCifiFrgprly  abted  benelicipnes  qnder  \IqNFEGA

Annex-I

| SlNo   | States                           | TotalPersondavs generated (In lakh)   | TotalPersondavs generated (In lakh)   | TotalPersondavs generated (In lakh)   | TotalPersondavs generated (In lakh)   | (In No. ofDisabled beneficiary i dividuals   | (In No. ofDisabled beneficiary i dividuals   | (In No. ofDisabled beneficiary i dividuals   | (In No. ofDisabled beneficiary i dividuals   |
|--------|----------------------------------|---------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------|
|        |                                  | 2tt2-13                               | 2013-11                               | 2011-t5                               | 2015-r6*                              | 20t2-13                                      | 2013-14                                      | Nos.) 2014-15                                | 20t 5-r 6*                                   |
| I 2    | ANDHRA PRADESFI ART]NACHAL PRADE | 3273.3s                               |                                       | r550.79                               | I I 13.4                              | r 3i09,1                                     | 1456't 4                                     | 74116                                        | 62863                                        |
|        |                                  | .13.5                                 | 36.s6                                 | 19.05                                 | 6.9                                   |                                              | '7t                                          | 69                                           | 26                                           |
|        | ASSAM                            | 314.04                                | 298.47                                | 214.64                                | 68.25                                 | 2245                                         | 2385                                         | t 152                                        |                                              |
| 4      |                                  | 941.85                                | 862.3s                                | 360.82                                | 65.2                                  |                                              |                                              |                                              | 917                                          |
| 5      | CHHATTISGARH                     | 1191.34                               | 1298.91                               | 5 55.84                               | 169.03                                | 5091 25948                                   | 4567                                         | 2472                                         | 582                                          |
| 6      | GUJAR4T                          | 281.9                                 | 230.3                                 | 181.54                                | 33.7 6                                | 16175                                        | 21368                                        | r5t 14                                       | 6195                                         |
| 7      | HARYANA                          | r 28.87                               | r 17.88                               | 61.59                                 | I l.-18                               | 297                                          | 1t464                                        | 8005                                         | 1301                                         |
| 8      | HIMACLLAL PRADESH                | 262.l                                 |                                       | 190.4                                 | 40.5                                  |                                              | 357                                          | 234                                          | 73                                           |
| 9      | JAMMU AND KASHMIR                | -165.56                               | 33 8.12                               | 1 r 8.28                              | 4.16                                  |                                              | i656                                         | I234                                         | 164                                          |
| 10     | J}I{RKHAND                       | ,566.58                               | 436.22                                | 453.3                                 | l',/ 6.22                             | 6169 6360                                    | 6655                                         | 1820                                         | l6                                           |
| lt     | KARNATAKA                        | 617.81                                | 718.85                                | 434.87                                |                                       |                                              | 4961                                         | 5456                                         | 3200                                         |
| t2     | KERALA                           | 831.74                                | 866.03                                | 588.19                                |                                       | 6.185                                        | 7801                                         | 52',71                                       | 320                                          |
| 13     | MADIIYA PRADESH                  | 1399.47                               | t229.48                               | lt72.2t                               | t08.4 l17.8J                          | 1633                                         | 1741                                         | 1743                                         |                                              |
| I4     | MAHARASI{TRA                     | 812.39                                | 51',7.36                              | 614.07                                | 288.54                                | 10115 23350                                  | 3 r 872                                      | 38168                                        | 8311                                         |
| l5     | MANIPIJR                         | 285.1 I                               | 1 13.23                               | 101.17                                |                                       |                                              | 18232                                        | 1929',7                                      | 13224                                        |
| I6     | MEGHALAYA                        | 17 4.3 t                              | 215.88                                | 167.33                                | 1.7 2.2                               | 666 2i8                                      | 958                                          | 890                                          | 109                                          |
| t1     | MlZORAlvl                        | 153.56                                | 13i.65                                |                                       |                                       | '77                                          | 260                                          | 236                                          |                                              |
| llt    | NAGALAND                         |                                       |                                       | 43.6                                  | 9.26                                  |                                              | 91                                           | 108                                          | 87                                           |
| t9     |                                  | 245.3t                                | 183.8                                 | 90.55                                 | 60.34                                 | ri9                                          | 102                                          | I l0                                         | 112                                          |
| PU\JAB | ODISIIA                          | 5.16.01                               | 711.82                                | 534.84                                | 135.25                                | 1031                                         | 3587                                         | 3258                                         | 1348                                         |
| 2A 2l  | RAJASTHAN                        | 65.s 2203.38                          | 134.68 1838.s6                        | 64.65 1684.98                         | 23.59                                 | 193                                          | 554                                          | ;108                                         | 2i8                                          |
| 22     | SIKKIM                           | 36.31                                 | 44.03                                 |                                       | 758.13 2.2s                           | i21l                                         | 3t22                                         | 3887                                         | 3270                                         |
| 23     | TAMIL NADU                       | 4081.44                               |                                       | 24.13                                 |                                       | B5                                           | t12                                          | 91                                           | 2t                                           |
| 24     |                                  |                                       | 36'/7.23                              | 26?6.88                               | 895.11                                | 1s699                                        | 80151                                        | 65649                                        | 46280                                        |
|        | TELANGANA                        |                                       |                                       | r 043.81                              | 5,17. t5                              |                                              |                                              | 6t058                                        | 44057                                        |
| )5     | TRIPURA                          | 518.5 r                               | 521.61                                | s l1.'79                              | 4',7.82                               | 135 r0                                       | 12891                                        | 12126                                        | 4683                                         |
| 26     | UTTAR PRADESH                    | l4l1.85                               | I r53.6                               | r312.61                               | 461.3 r                               | r0951                                        | Il4t4                                        | 9014                                         | 4791                                         |
| 2',7   | UTTARAKTLAND                     | t92                                   | t65.62                                | 148.44                                | 16.81                                 | 447                                          | 467                                          |                                              |                                              |
| 28     | WEST BENGAL                      | 2018.42                               | 2296.34                               | 1697.51                               | 176.58                                | 106214                                       | I10579                                       | 703 79384                                    | 109 r                                        |
| )9     | ANDAMAN AND NICO                 | 6.61                                  | E.03                                  | 5.02                                  | 0.01                                  | 47                                           | 58                                           | 44                                           | 1768                                         |
| 30     | DADRA & NAGAR }IAV               | NR                                    | NR                                    | NR                                    | 0                                     | 0                                            | 0                                            |                                              | 0                                            |
| 3l     | DA.MAN & DII]                    | NR                                    | NR                                    | Ni{                                   | 0                                     | 0                                            | 0                                            | 0                                            | 0                                            |
| 32     | GOA                              | 0.69                                  | I .15                                 | 1.72                                  | 0.1                                   | 0                                            | 1                                            | 0 2                                          | 0                                            |
| 33     | LAKST{ADWEEP                     | 0.19                                  | 0.14                                  | 0.r2                                  | 0.0r                                  | 11                                           | 4                                            | l0                                           | I                                            |
| 34     | PUDUCHERRY                       | 8.67                                  | 8.45                                  | 3.78                                  | 2.5i                                  | 79                                           | 3l                                           | 6I                                           | 0 2l                                         |
|        | *                                | 23017.67                              | 22035.58                              | 16621.52                              | s368,21                               | 4-s5J07                                      | 486495                                       | 412456                                       | 215610                                       |

## Annex referred to in part(c) & (d) of Loksabhaunstarred  Question  No  '4129 for 13'08'2015'

The details of schemes/programs being implemented  by the Government  for skill  development & entrepreneurship ofthe  differently  abled  persons in the country'

- 1'SIPDA(SchemeforlmplementationofPersonswithDisabilities(Equalopportunities' Protection of  RiS,hts ;ff'ffii1;;;p"'i"i r'"''  1995)  : Under this scheme' financial assistance  is provided to'iiut cor"--"nt,  and.to autonomous  orSanizations/[nstitutions under central  or stut" aortr.," ioi ,-i"*. ".,iri i",  relating  to implementation of Persons  with Disabilities  Act, 1995. L"i* irrlt r"rr.*es  $ant-in-aiJ is provided  for^the^skill  development programmes  fo. p.tto"t *iti  JisaUitities  1ewosl  with effect  from  the  year' 2013-14'
2. Deendayal  Disabled  Rehabilitation  Scheme  (DDRS): Under  Deendayal 'ttll:l Rehabilitation  S"r,"." fOinSJ  V*Jlonuf  Training Cenhe  oroiects  run by NGOs are grven financial  assistanc" ("p;4"7 t;ti? ;tF;t9;ti)"for  skill upgradation of PwDs  T!1se are meant  for the age group ;; i;-;5;; io  i*via"  tiillt  to tnublJt'ch  persons to move towards economic  indePendence
- 3 Nationat  Handicapped  Finance  and Development  Corporation  (NHFDC)'  1 g9ryIili"r' under the administrative  control  of Departmeni  of Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities, gives skill training  grant f". Skiii;i'il; unJ En*tpi"n""ship  of PwDs wherein' it provides 100% ol-the  total recurring  cost ;i tili;;i;:"g  ;tog'u'*"  to rheiraininc  institules/organizations' NHFDC atso provides slipend  e, ir.;dil;- i!,.-;;:;rh to the disabled  rralnees  during  the  training The training  duration  ranges f"t "'" rnrlttn t" one year' The funds for training  programmesof NHFDC  are provided  through t;  #;;;;" and also met from the intemal resources  of the i"*I*.r. ul.o  itouiJt'  toncessional  loans for self-emplo)'rnent  of PwDs'

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- SkilltrainingthroughtheNationallnstitutes:ThesevenNationallnstitutesQ'{Is)underthe administrative  control of Departm"eii  oi ernpo*"t"*  of Persons with Disabilities  also organize vocational Training  program."r--i".  irr"'  pwDs  in their respective  field of disability  for appropriate  trades. 4
- vocational  Rehab itation centre for Handicapped:  The Minisrrv  of Labour&  Employment has set up 21 Vocalional  n"r'"uirii'ti"t  i"'tt"'  ioi'nunai"upp"d (vIics)  in different  parts ofthe country.  The main objective  of these cerltres  is to impart  non fomal  vocalional  training  and :ffi;;"*d;i."t "iiii"ti"t  "ttit*""i" p*os as per their residual  capacities  with a view  to *li.,,ft.*  i" f*a  an independent  and productive  life in sociely' )
- 6 The National Action Plan lbr skill developmenl.of  Persons  with Disabilities  (PwDs) has been announced  on 21.03.2015  The Nuiio*f etiion  Plan targets  to skill 5 lakh (PwDs) in the first 03 years from 2015-16 to 2017-18'