(a) The details of districts where the scheme `National Rehabilitation Programme for the Disabled` is in vogue, State-wise;
(b) Whether it is proposed to extend the scheme to all the districts in the country;
(c) If so, the details thereof; and
(d) If not, the reasons therefor?
THE MINISTER OF SOCIAL JUSTICE AND EMPOWERMENT (DR. SATYANARAYAN JATIYA)
(a) The NPRPD is a State Sector Scheme under which funds have been provided during 2000-2001 to cover 82 districts of the country. The States have the flexibility to select the districts for coverage under the scheme. A list of the selected districts based on the information provided by the State Government is at Annexure.
(b), (c) & (d) NPRPD is a State Sector Scheme. Coverage of additional districts will depend on the financial resources being provided for expanding the programme.
STATE Selected District
Andhra Pradesh Vijayanagaram, Krishna Bihar Bhagalpur, Gaya, Muzaffarpur, Darbhanga, West Champaran Jharkhand Ranchi, Hazaribagh, Jamshedpur Gujarat Ahmedabad, Jamnagar, Surat Goa North Goa, South Goa Harayana Ambala, Sirsa Himachal Pradesh Hamirpur, Kangra Jammu & Kashmir Anantnag, Udhampur Karnataka Tumkur, Bellary, Mysore Kerala Kozhikode, Thiruvananthapuram Meghalaya East Khasi Hills Districst, West Garo Hills Districts Manipur Ukhrul Maharashtra Latur, Chandrapur, Nashik Madhya Pradesh Chindwara, Barwani, Dhar, Sidhi, Tikamgarh Chattisgarh Bilaspur, Rajnandgaon, Korea Nagaland Dimapur, Tuensang Orissa Khurda, Mayurbhanj, Kalahandi Punjab Ropar, Sangrur Rajasthan Ajmer, Jodhpur, Jhunjhunun Tripura North Tripura District Tamil Nadu Kanjipuram, Thiruannamalai, Tanjavur Uttar Pradesh Lucknow, Kanpur, Varanasi, Pilibhit, Sitapur, Sultanpur West Bengal South Dinajpur, Midnapore Chandigarh Chandigarh Dadra & Nagar Haveli Silvasa