(a) whether the number of handicapped persons registered with the employment
exchanges in various parts of the country is increasing;
(b) if so, the number of handicapped persons provided jobs by the Government
during each of the last three years and the number of handicapped persons
registered in employment exchanges waiting for employment; and
(c) the steps taken by the Government to provide them employment?
THE MINISTER OF SOCIAL JUSTICE AND EMPOWERMENT (DR. SATYANARAYAN JATIYA)
(a) Yes, Sir.
(b) The placements effected by the employment exchanges in respect of persons with
disabilities in 1998,1999 and 2000 (upto June) are 3,600, 4,200 and 1,800
respectively. 4.66 lakhs persons with disabilities are on the live registers of
employment exchanges as on 30th June 2000.
(c) 3% vacancies in the identified posts in the Government establishments are
reserved for persons with disabilities suffering from blindness or low vision,
hearing impairment and locomotor disabilities. The National Handicapped
Finance and Development Corporation (NHFDC) provides soft loans for self-
employment ventures.