Question : Welfare Schemes for Differently Abled Persons

(a) whether the Government has received proposals from various States including Jharkhand, Bihar and Madhya Pradesh under the welfare schemes for differently abled including Deendayal Disabled Rehabilitation Scheme (DDRS) during the last three years and the current year;

(b) if so, the details and the present status of the above proposals/schemes and State-wise;

(c) the funds allocated and utilised to improve the condition of differently abled people under various schemes during the said period, State-wise;

(d) the measures taken by the Government to increase the budgetary allocation in proportion to the number of differently abled persons in the country; and

(e) the number of beneficiaries under the said schemes during the said period along with the efforts being made to increase the coverage of differently abled persons under the said schemes, State-wise?

MINISTER OF STATE FOR SOCIAL JUSTICE AND EMPOWERMENT
(SHRI KRISHANPAL GURJAR)
(a) to (c) Yes, the Government has received several proposals through the State Governments for various Schemes of the Department of Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities including Deendayal Disabled Rehabilitation Scheme (DDRS). The Details of these Schemes are in Annexure-I.
(d) The Budget Estimates, the Revised Estimates and the Actual Expenditure over the years are given is as under:
Rs. in crore
Year Budget
Estimates Revised Estimates Actual
Expenditure
2013-14 560.00 460.00 341.49
2014-15 565.00 375.00 337.96
2015-16 565.40 540.00 487.19
It can be seen that over the years the Actual Expenditure of the Department has increased.
(e) The number of beneficiaries under Deendayal Disabled Rehabilitation Scheme during the last three year and current year is at Annexure-X and State-Wise Number of Beneficiaries Covered under Assistance to Disabled Persons for Purchase/Fittings of Aids/Appliances (ADIP Scheme) by various Implementing Agencies during the last three years and current year is at Annexure-XI.
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