Lok Sabha Question No. 2306 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2015-08-04
Subject: Policy for Disabled
Ministry: SOCIAL JUSTICE AND EMPOWERMENT
Asked by: KAUSHALENDRA KUMAR

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| Annexure referred to in  reply to part (c) of the Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No.2306 for answer on 4.08.2015 | Annexure referred to in  reply to part (c) of the Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No.2306 for answer on 4.08.2015 | Annexure referred to in  reply to part (c) of the Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No.2306 for answer on 4.08.2015 | Annexure referred to in  reply to part (c) of the Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No.2306 for answer on 4.08.2015 | Annexure referred to in  reply to part (c) of the Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No.2306 for answer on 4.08.2015 | Annexure referred to in  reply to part (c) of the Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No.2306 for answer on 4.08.2015 | Annexure referred to in  reply to part (c) of the Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No.2306 for answer on 4.08.2015 | Annexure referred to in  reply to part (c) of the Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No.2306 for answer on 4.08.2015 | Annexure referred to in  reply to part (c) of the Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No.2306 for answer on 4.08.2015 | Annexure referred to in  reply to part (c) of the Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No.2306 for answer on 4.08.2015 | Annexure referred to in  reply to part (c) of the Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No.2306 for answer on 4.08.2015 |
| Number of Disabled Peresons Disability wise as per Census 2011                                                 | Number of Disabled Peresons Disability wise as per Census 2011                                                 | Number of Disabled Peresons Disability wise as per Census 2011                                                 | Number of Disabled Peresons Disability wise as per Census 2011                                                 | Number of Disabled Peresons Disability wise as per Census 2011                                                 | Number of Disabled Peresons Disability wise as per Census 2011                                                 | Number of Disabled Peresons Disability wise as per Census 2011                                                 | Number of Disabled Peresons Disability wise as per Census 2011                                                 | Number of Disabled Peresons Disability wise as per Census 2011                                                 | Number of Disabled Peresons Disability wise as per Census 2011                                                 | Number of Disabled Peresons Disability wise as per Census 2011                                                 |
| S.No.                                                                                                          | State                                                                                                          | Total disabled population as per Census 2011                                                                   | No. of Disabled Persons (Disability Wise)                                                                      | No. of Disabled Persons (Disability Wise)                                                                      | No. of Disabled Persons (Disability Wise)                                                                      | No. of Disabled Persons (Disability Wise)                                                                      | No. of Disabled Persons (Disability Wise)                                                                      | No. of Disabled Persons (Disability Wise)                                                                      |                                                                                                                |                                                                                                                |
| a                                                                                                              | b                                                                                                              | c                                                                                                              | d                                                                                                              | e                                                                                                              | f                                                                                                              | g                                                                                                              | h                                                                                                              | i                                                                                                              | j                                                                                                              | k                                                                                                              |
|                                                                                                                |                                                                                                                | Total                                                                                                          | Seeing                                                                                                         | Hearing                                                                                                        | Speech                                                                                                         | Movement                                                                                                       | Mental Retardation                                                                                             | Mental Illness                                                                                                 | Any Other                                                                                                      | Multiple Disability                                                                                            |
| 1                                                                                                              | Andhra Pradesh                                                                                                 | 2266607                                                                                                        | 398144                                                                                                         | 334292                                                                                                         | 219543                                                                                                         | 538934                                                                                                         | 132380                                                                                                         | 43169                                                                                                          | 409775                                                                                                         | 190370                                                                                                         |
| 2                                                                                                              | Arunachal Pradesh                                                                                              | 26734                                                                                                          | 5652                                                                                                           | 8127                                                                                                           | 1538                                                                                                           | 3235                                                                                                           | 1264                                                                                                           | 631                                                                                                            | 3878                                                                                                           | 2409                                                                                                           |
| 3                                                                                                              | Assam                                                                                                          | 480065                                                                                                         | 80553                                                                                                          | 101577                                                                                                         | 39750                                                                                                          | 76007                                                                                                          | 26374                                                                                                          | 18819                                                                                                          | 87461                                                                                                          | 49524                                                                                                          |
| 4                                                                                                              | Bihar                                                                                                          | 2331009                                                                                                        | 549080                                                                                                         | 572163                                                                                                         | 170845                                                                                                         | 369577                                                                                                         | 89251                                                                                                          | 37521                                                                                                          | 431728                                                                                                         | 110844                                                                                                         |
| 5                                                                                                              | Chhattisgarh                                                                                                   | 624937                                                                                                         | 111169                                                                                                         | 92315                                                                                                          | 28262                                                                                                          | 190328                                                                                                         | 33171                                                                                                          | 20832                                                                                                          | 76903                                                                                                          | 71957                                                                                                          |
| 6                                                                                                              | Delhi                                                                                                          | 234882                                                                                                         | 30124                                                                                                          | 34499                                                                                                          | 15094                                                                                                          | 67383                                                                                                          | 16338                                                                                                          | 10046                                                                                                          | 37013                                                                                                          | 24385                                                                                                          |
| 7                                                                                                              | Goa                                                                                                            | 33012                                                                                                          | 4964                                                                                                           | 5347                                                                                                           | 5272                                                                                                           | 5578                                                                                                           | 1817                                                                                                           | 1675                                                                                                           | 5784                                                                                                           | 2575                                                                                                           |
| 8                                                                                                              | Gujarat                                                                                                        | 1092302                                                                                                        | 214150                                                                                                         | 190675                                                                                                         | 60332                                                                                                          | 245879                                                                                                         | 66393                                                                                                          | 42037                                                                                                          | 197725                                                                                                         | 75111                                                                                                          |
| 9                                                                                                              | Haryana                                                                                                        | 546374                                                                                                         | 82702                                                                                                          | 115527                                                                                                         | 21787                                                                                                          | 116026                                                                                                         | 30070                                                                                                          | 16191                                                                                                          | 116821                                                                                                         | 47250                                                                                                          |
| 10                                                                                                             | Himachal Pradesh                                                                                               | 155316                                                                                                         | 26076                                                                                                          | 26700                                                                                                          | 8278                                                                                                           | 32550                                                                                                          | 8986                                                                                                           | 5166                                                                                                           | 29024                                                                                                          | 18536                                                                                                          |
| 11                                                                                                             | J&K                                                                                                            | 361153                                                                                                         | 66448                                                                                                          | 74096                                                                                                          | 18681                                                                                                          | 58137                                                                                                          | 16724                                                                                                          | 15669                                                                                                          | 66957                                                                                                          | 44441                                                                                                          |
| 12                                                                                                             | Jharkhand                                                                                                      | 769980                                                                                                         | 180721                                                                                                         | 165861                                                                                                         | 46684                                                                                                          | 147892                                                                                                         | 37458                                                                                                          | 20157                                                                                                          | 112372                                                                                                         | 58835                                                                                                          |
| 13                                                                                                             | Karnataka                                                                                                      | 1324205                                                                                                        | 264170                                                                                                         | 235691                                                                                                         | 90741                                                                                                          | 271982                                                                                                         | 93974                                                                                                          | 20913                                                                                                          | 246721                                                                                                         | 100013                                                                                                         |
| 14                                                                                                             | Kerala                                                                                                         | 761843                                                                                                         | 115513                                                                                                         | 105366                                                                                                         | 41346                                                                                                          | 171630                                                                                                         | 65709                                                                                                          | 66915                                                                                                          | 96131                                                                                                          | 99233                                                                                                          |
| 15                                                                                                             | Madhya Pradesh                                                                                                 | 1551931                                                                                                        | 270751                                                                                                         | 267361                                                                                                         | 69324                                                                                                          | 404738                                                                                                         | 77803                                                                                                          | 39513                                                                                                          | 295035                                                                                                         | 127406                                                                                                         |
| 16                                                                                                             | Maharashtra                                                                                                    | 2963392                                                                                                        | 574052                                                                                                         | 473271                                                                                                         | 473610                                                                                                         | 548418                                                                                                         | 160209                                                                                                         | 58753                                                                                                          | 510736                                                                                                         | 164343                                                                                                         |
| 17                                                                                                             | Manipur                                                                                                        | 54110                                                                                                          | 18226                                                                                                          | 10984                                                                                                          | 2504                                                                                                           | 5093                                                                                                           | 4506                                                                                                           | 1405                                                                                                           | 8050                                                                                                           | 3342                                                                                                           |
| 18                                                                                                             | Mizoram                                                                                                        | 15160                                                                                                          | 2035                                                                                                           | 3354                                                                                                           | 1163                                                                                                           | 1976                                                                                                           | 1585                                                                                                           | 1050                                                                                                           | 1914                                                                                                           | 2083                                                                                                           |
| 19                                                                                                             | Meghalaya                                                                                                      | 44317                                                                                                          | 6980                                                                                                           | 12353                                                                                                          | 2707                                                                                                           | 5312                                                                                                           | 2332                                                                                                           | 2340                                                                                                           | 8717                                                                                                           | 3576                                                                                                           |
| 20                                                                                                             | Nagaland                                                                                                       | 29631                                                                                                          | 4150                                                                                                           | 8940                                                                                                           | 2294                                                                                                           | 3828                                                                                                           | 1250                                                                                                           | 995                                                                                                            | 4838                                                                                                           | 3336                                                                                                           |
| 21                                                                                                             | Odisha                                                                                                         | 1244402                                                                                                        | 263799                                                                                                         | 237858                                                                                                         | 68517                                                                                                          | 259899                                                                                                         | 72399                                                                                                          | 42837                                                                                                          | 172881                                                                                                         | 126212                                                                                                         |
| 22                                                                                                             | Punjab                                                                                                         | 654063                                                                                                         | 82199                                                                                                          | 146696                                                                                                         | 24549                                                                                                          | 130044                                                                                                         | 45070                                                                                                          | 21925                                                                                                          | 165607                                                                                                         | 37973                                                                                                          |
| 23                                                                                                             | Rajasthan                                                                                                      | 1563694                                                                                                        | 314618                                                                                                         | 218873                                                                                                         | 69484                                                                                                          | 427364                                                                                                         | 81389                                                                                                          | 41047                                                                                                          | 199696                                                                                                         | 211223                                                                                                         |
| 24                                                                                                             | Sikkim                                                                                                         | 18187                                                                                                          | 2772                                                                                                           | 5343                                                                                                           | 1577                                                                                                           | 2067                                                                                                           | 516                                                                                                            | 513                                                                                                            | 2459                                                                                                           | 2940                                                                                                           |
| 25                                                                                                             | Tamil Nadu                                                                                                     | 1179963                                                                                                        | 127405                                                                                                         | 220241                                                                                                         | 80077                                                                                                          | 287241                                                                                                         | 100847                                                                                                         | 32964                                                                                                          | 238392                                                                                                         | 92796                                                                                                          |
| 26                                                                                                             | Tripura                                                                                                        | 64346                                                                                                          | 10828                                                                                                          | 11695                                                                                                          | 4567                                                                                                           | 11707                                                                                                          | 4307                                                                                                           | 2909                                                                                                           | 11825                                                                                                          | 6508                                                                                                           |
| 27                                                                                                             | Uttar Pradesh                                                                                                  | 4157514                                                                                                        | 763988                                                                                                         | 1027835                                                                                                        | 266586                                                                                                         | 677713                                                                                                         | 181342                                                                                                         | 76603                                                                                                          | 946436                                                                                                         | 217011                                                                                                         |
| 28                                                                                                             | Uttarakhand                                                                                                    | 185272                                                                                                         | 29107                                                                                                          | 37681                                                                                                          | 12348                                                                                                          | 36996                                                                                                          | 11450                                                                                                          | 6443                                                                                                           | 30723                                                                                                          | 20524                                                                                                          |
| 29                                                                                                             | West Bengal                                                                                                    | 2017406                                                                                                        | 424473                                                                                                         | 315192                                                                                                         | 147336                                                                                                         | 322945                                                                                                         | 136523                                                                                                         | 71515                                                                                                          | 402921                                                                                                         | 196501                                                                                                         |
| 30                                                                                                             | A&N Islands                                                                                                    | 6660                                                                                                           | 1084                                                                                                           | 1219                                                                                                           | 531                                                                                                            | 1593                                                                                                           | 294                                                                                                            | 364                                                                                                            | 838                                                                                                            | 737                                                                                                            |
| 31                                                                                                             | Chandigarh                                                                                                     | 14796                                                                                                          | 1774                                                                                                           | 2475                                                                                                           | 961                                                                                                            | 3815                                                                                                           | 1090                                                                                                           | 756                                                                                                            | 2583                                                                                                           | 1342                                                                                                           |
| 32                                                                                                             | Daman & Diu                                                                                                    | 2196                                                                                                           | 382                                                                                                            | 309                                                                                                            | 149                                                                                                            | 620                                                                                                            | 176                                                                                                            | 89                                                                                                             | 264                                                                                                            | 207                                                                                                            |
| 33                                                                                                             | D& N Haveli                                                                                                    | 3294                                                                                                           | 429                                                                                                            | 715                                                                                                            | 201                                                                                                            | 682                                                                                                            | 180                                                                                                            | 115                                                                                                            | 483                                                                                                            | 489                                                                                                            |
| 34                                                                                                             | Lakshadweep                                                                                                    | 1615                                                                                                           | 337                                                                                                            | 224                                                                                                            | 73                                                                                                             | 361                                                                                                            | 112                                                                                                            | 96                                                                                                             | 183                                                                                                            | 229                                                                                                            |
| 35                                                                                                             | Puducherry                                                                                                     | 30189                                                                                                          | 3608                                                                                                           | 6152                                                                                                           | 1824                                                                                                           | 9054                                                                                                           | 2335                                                                                                           | 853                                                                                                            | 4137                                                                                                           | 2226                                                                                                           |
|                                                                                                                | Total                                                                                                          | 26810557                                                                                                       | 5032463                                                                                                        | 5071007                                                                                                        | 1998535                                                                                                        | 5436604                                                                                                        | 1505624                                                                                                        | 722826                                                                                                         | 4927011                                                                                                        | 2116487                                                                                                        |

| GOVERNMENT OF INDIA  DEPARTMENT OF EMPOWERMENT OF PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES  MINISTRY OF SOCIAL JUSTICE & EMPOWERMENT  LOK SABHA  UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2306  ##### 1 TO BE ANSWERED ON 04.08.2015  ##### 2   ##### 3 POLICY FOR DISABLED  2306. SHRI KAUSHALENDRA KUMAR:  Will the Minister of SOCIAL JUSTICE AND EMPOWERMENT be pleased to state:  (a)  whether the Government proposes to formulate policies for the disabled persons deprived of their fundamental rights;  (b)  if so, the details thereof and the time by which these policies are likely to be implemented; (c)  the number of persons suffering from autism and other forms of disabilities in the country, State-wise; (d) whether the disabled persons are deprived of adequate rights due to lack of sufficient institutional mechanism ; and   (e)    if so, the details thereof?  ANSWER  MINISTER OF STATE FOR SOCIAL JUSTICE AND EMPOWERMENT  (SHRI KRISHANPAL GURJAR)  (a) & (b) The Government has already adopted National Policy in the year 2006. The National Policy recognizes that the persons with disabilities are valuable human resource for the country and seeks to create an environment that provides them equal opportunities, protection of rights and full participation in society. The policy focuses on prevention of disabilities, rehabilitation, education, employment, social protection, sports and recreation etc for persons with disabilities.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           |
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| (c)  The Census 2011 covers data relating to number of persons with visual impairment, hearing impairment, speech impairment, locomotor disability, mental retardation, mental illness, multiple disabilities, and any other disabilities. The population of persons with disabilities, category-wise & State-wise is at Annexure. No separate data is available regarding number of persons suffering from autism.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        |
| …2/-  -2-  (d) & (e)      As per Section 2(t) of Persons with Disabilities (Equal Opportunities, Protection of Rights and Full Participation) Act 1995, person with disability means a person suffering from not less than forty per cent. of disability as certified by a medical authority. All the persons with disabilities having disability 40 percent or more are covered within the ambit of the aforesaid Act, which recognizes the rights, the opportunities and needs of persons with disabilities and casts responsibility on appropriate Governments to take measures for their empowerment.  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. As welfare of persons with disabilities is primarily a State subject, the Central Government however 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. Further, as per the provisions of the Persons with Disabilities (Equal Opportunities, Protection of Rights and Full Participation) Act, 1995, the Chief Commissioner for persons with disabilities and State Commissioners for persons with disabilities are responsible for monitoring implementation of the provisions of the  said Act. |
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