Question : DEENDAYAL DISABLED REHABILITATION SCHEME



(a) the allocation made for Chhattisgarh under the Deendayal Disabled Rehabilitation Scheme for the year 2008-09;

(b) the amount of funds for which proposal has been received from Chhattisgarh against the amount of funds allocated;and

(c) the number of Non-Governmental Organisations in the State to which funds have been sanctioned under the said scheme by the Government alongwith the amount of funds sanctioned for each organization?

Answer given by the minister


MINISTER OF THE STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF SOCIAL JUSTICE AND EMPOWERMENT (D. NAPOLEON)

(a) State-wise allocation of funds is not made for disbursement of grant-in-aid under Deendayal Disabled Rehabilitation Scheme. However, a notional allocation is indicated to the State Governments and Union Territory Administrations by appprtioning the available budgetary estimate outlay on the basis of the State-wise population of persons with disabilities and the expenditure pattern of the respective State/Union Territory in the previous year. A notional allocation of Rs, 90 lakhs had been made for 2008-09 for the State of Chhattisgarh under Deendayal Disabled Rehabilitation Scheme.

(b) Proposals amounting to Rs. 143.32 lakhs had been received from the Government of Chhattisgarh during the year 2008-09.

(c) An amountof Rs. 76.69 lakhs has been sanctioned to 09 (nine) Non- Governmental Organisations of Chhatisgarh under the Deendayal Disabled Rehabilitation Scheme during 2008-09. Details of amount of funds sanctioned to each of the organizations are annexed.