(a) whether the Rehabilitation Council of India (RCI) is overseeing and assisting NGOs
which are willing to set up institutes for training people in the rehabilitation sector;
(b) if so, the number of such institutes started with the help of RCI in 1999-2000 and 2000-
2001;
(c) whether RCI will assist NGOs in distant places through direct advisory assistance; and
(d) if so, the details of the system of application and approval presently in place with RCI?
MINISTER OF STATE OF THE MINISTRY OF SOCIAL JUSTICE AND EMPOWERMENT (SMT. MANEKA GANDHI)
(a) and (b) : Any organization desirous of starting recognized training courses in rehabilitation
sciences is required to obtain permission of Rehabilitation Council of India. The council
has granted provisional/permanent permission to start training courses to 9 institutions in
1999-2000 and 11 institutions in2000-2001.
(c) and (d): It is the duty of the Council to ensure that educational institutions imparting training
in rehabilitation sciences conform to standards prescribed by it. On receipt of an
application for starting training courses, the Council, after conducting the inspection and
examining the inspection report, grants provisional/permanent permission to start the
training courses.