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GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF  	SOCIAL JUSTICE AND EMPOWERMENT
LOK SABHA
UNSTARRED 	 QUESTION NO  	1512
ANSWERED ON   	07.03.2001
REHABILITATION OF HANDICAPS AND ISSUE IDENTITY CARDS
1512 .	Shri RAJESH VERMA
	
TRILOCHAN KANUNGO
T.M. SELVAGANAPATHI


(a) whether the Government are considering to formulate a uniform
identity card for the disabled persons;

(b) if so, the details thereof and the time-frame worked out therefor;

(c) names of the districts and corresponding Block and Gram Panchayats
where the National Programme for Rehabilitation of Persons with
Disabilities has been taken up by the Government as a State Sector
Scheme, State-wise;

(d) the steps taken by the Government to implement the above scheme in
the remaining districts of the country; and

(e) the institutions established by the Government to provide adequate
training employment and guidance to disables to enable them to compete
for Government jobs in various categories?
ANSWER

MINISTER OF STATE OF THE MINISTRY OF SOCIAL JUSTICE AND EMPOWERMENT
(SMT. MANEKA GANDHI)

(a)&(b) In order to have uniformity in the identity cards for persons
with disabilities so as to ensure that various legitimate
concessions/benefits are available to persons with disabilities, the
Ministry, in August, 2000, has circulated uniform guidelines in this
regard to all States/Union territories with a request to adopt the
same for the purpose.

(c)&(d) A Statement is attached as Annexure-I.

(e) A Statement is attached as Annexure-II.

Annexure I. referred to in reply to part (c ) & (d) of the Lok Sabha
Unstarred Question No.1512 for answer on 7.3.2001 put up by Shri
Rajesh Verma, ShriTrilochan Kanungo and Shri T.M. Selvaganapathi,
regarding `Rehabilitation of Handicaps and Issue Identity Cards.

Under National Programme for Rehabilitation of Persons with
Disabilities (NPRPD), funding has been provided to States for setting
up of 74 districts during the year 2000-2001.

As NPRPD is a state sector scheme, the states have the flexibility to
choose districts and its corresponding blocks and gram panchayats.
Funds have been provided for covering on an average 10 blocks per
district and 400 gram panchayats within the district. Number of
districts to be covered depends on the budgetary allocation made for
the scheme. The break-up of the number of the 74 districts,
state-wise, to be covered during 2000-01 under the scheme is as
follows:

S.No.	State/UT		No. of Districts	Districts to be Covered 2000-01



1.	Arunachal Pradesh	13			3


2.	Assam			23			4


3.	Andhra Pradesh		23			2


4.	Orissa			30			3


5.	Uttar Pradesh		83			7
6.	Karnataka		27			3


7	Kerala			14			2


8.	Gujarat			25			3


9.	Goa			2			1
10.	Jammu & Kashmir		14			2
11.	Tamil Nadu		29			3
12.	Tripura			4			1
13.	Nagaland		8			2
14.	Punjab			17			2
15.	West Bengal		18			2
16.	Bihar			55			5
17.	Manipur			8			2
18.	Madhya Pradesh		61			6
19.	Maharashtra		33			3
20.	Meghalaya		7			2
21.	Mizoram			3			1
22.	Rajasthan		32			3
23.	Sikkim			4			1
24.	Haryana			19			2
25.	Himachal Pradesh	12			2
26.	Andeman Nicobar		2			1
27.	Chandigarh		1			1
28.	Daman & Diu		2			1
29.	Dadra & Nagar Haveli	1			1
30.	Delhi			1			1
31.	Pondicherry		4			1
32.	Lakshdweep		1			1
	
	Total			74





Annexure II. referred to in reply to part (e ) of the Lok Sabha
Unstarred Question No.1512 for answer on 7.3.2001 put up by Shri
Rajesh Verma, Shri Trilochan Kanungo and Shri T.M. Selvaganapathi,
regarding `Rehabilitation of Handicaps and Issue Identity Cards.

The Government of India is already implementing a number of programmes
for socio-economic progress of persons with disabilities all over the
country. The details of schemes are as follows: -

i) There are 17 vocational rehabilitation centers for persons with
disabilities controlled and administered by Ministry of Labour located
in all over India.

ii) In order to effectively deal with multi-dimensional problem of the
handicapped population, the Ministry has set up Four National
Institutes and two Apex level organizations which undertakes various
activities including training, vocational guidance, rehabilitation
etc.

iii) The National Handicapped Finance Development Corporation (NHFDC)
set up in 1997 provides opportunities for skill development and loan
assistance on soft terms to the persons with disabilities to set up
Self-Employment ventures.

iv) The Ministry is implementing a Scheme to promote Voluntary Action
for persons with disabilities under which Voluntary Organisations are
being assisted for providing, inter-alia, education and vocational
training to persons with disabilities.

v) District Rehabilitation Centre scheme was started during 1985 to
provide comprehensive rehabilitation services to rural disabled right
a

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