(a) whether the Government proposes to create one lakh jobs for the physically
challenged persons;
(b) if so, the details thereof; and
(c) the present status of the physically challenged persons in the country with the
break up of the number of such persons in the Government Sector and private or
Organised Sector?
MINISTER OF SOCIAL JUSTICE AND EMPOWERMENT(SMT. MEIRA KUMAR)
(a) to (c) A statement is laid on the Table of the House.
STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (a) TO (c) OF THE LOK
SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO.118 FOR 22.11.2007 TABLED BY SHRI
HITEN BARMAN REGARDING JOB FOR THE PHYSICALLY CHALLENGED
PERSONS.
(a) & (b) Yes, Sir. In the Budget Speech for the year 2007-08, Hon`ble
Finance Minister has announced a scheme for reimbursing Government Share of
Employees Provident Fund and Employees State Insurance for a period of 3
years to employers in the organized sector for providing regular jobs to Physically
Challenged Persons.
(c) According to the survey on disabled persons conducted by the
National Sample Survey Organisation in 2002, twenty six percent persons with
disabilities were employed. The Survey however did not give the breakup of
such persons in the Government Sector, Private Sector or Organised Sector.