MINISTER OF SOCIAL JUSTICE AND EMPOWERMENT
(SHRI THAAWAR CHAND GEHLOT)
(a) to (e): A statement is laid on the table of the House.
Statement referred to in reply to part (a) to (e) of the Lok Sabha Starred Question No.34 raised by Shri Sumedhanand Sarswati and Shri Sudhakar Tukaram Shrangare regarding “National Institutes for Differently Abled Children”.
(a) & (b) There are nine National Institutes (NIs) working under the Department of Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities (DEPwD) (Divyangjan) specializing in different kinds of disabilities. The main objectives of these Institutes are to train rehabilitation personnel in the field of disabilities, to provide rehabilitation services to Persons with Disabilities and to undertake Research and Development.
Out of these nine NIs, three NIs, namely National Institute for the Empowerment of Persons with Visual Disabilities (NIEPVD), Dehradun, National Institute for the Empowerment of Persons with Intellectual Disabilities (NIEPID), Secunderabad and National Institute for Empowerment of Persons with Multiple Disabilities (NIEPMD), Chennai are also running the following schools/centres for children with disabilities:-
Name of the National Institute Name of School/Centre Number of students
National Institute for the Empowerment of Persons with Visual Disabilities (NIEPVD), Dehradun (i) Model School for the Visually Impaired, Dehradun 241
(ii) Hill Model of Inclusive Education Centre at Uttarkashi (Uttarakhand) Shillong (Meghalaya) and Dharmatul (Assam) 196
(iii) The Institute’s Regional Chapter at Kolkata runs a school programme for children in the age group of 3 to 5 years 22
(iv) Home based functional education in the slum areas of Hooghly district of West Bengal 48
National Institute for the Empowerment of Persons with Intellectual Disabilities (NIEPID), Secunderabad (i) A Special Education Centre at its Headquarters, Secunderabad 189
(ii) A Model Special Education Centre at New Delhi 80
(iii) A Model Special Education Centre at NOIDA for mentally retarded children. 85
National Institute for Empowerment of Persons with Multiple Disabilities (NIEPMD), Chennai (i) NIEPMD Special Model School. 107
(ii) Inclusive Play (Preparatory School) 22
These Institutes are providing facilities like; transportation, accommodation, food, uniform, books, stationery, medical and therapeutic services.
(c) The details of funds released and utilized by National Institutes during the last three years are as under:-
Rs. in crore
S.No Name of NIs 2016-17 2017-18 2018-19
Released Utilized Released Utilized Released Utilized
1. National Institute for the Empowerment of Persons with Visual Disabilities (NIEPVD), Dehradun. 26.38 27.16 47.95 51.76 44.41 43.45
2. National Institute for the Empowerment of Persons with Intellectual Disabilities (NIEPID), Secunderabad. 13.65 21.66 23.85 22.73 31.45 26.75
3. Pt. Deendayal Upadhyaya National Institute for Persons with Physical Disabilities (PDUNIPPD), New Delhi. 8.30 8.03 26.10 28.50 28.60 26.77
4. National Institute for Empowerment of Persons with Multiple Disabilities (NIEPMD), Chennai. 24.14 25.13 30.26 29.87 43.86 26.02
5. Ali Yavar Jung National Institute of Speech and Hearing Disabilities (AYJNISHD), Mumbai 20.39 20.21 33.07 33.12 38.30 36.53
6. Swami Vivekanand National Institute of Rehabilitation Training and Research (SVNIRTAR), Cuttack. 22.50 22.66 32.28 32.95 37.68 36.52
7. National Institute for Locomotor Disabilities (NILD), Kolkata. 17.51 18.21 28.09 28.82 31.64 31.67
8. Indian Sign Language Research and Training Centre (ISLRTC) New Delhi. 3.00 2.75 4.50 3.98 4.85 4.71
9. National Institute of Mental Health Rehabilitation (NIMHR), Sehore, Madhya Pradesh* - - - - - -
Total 135.87 145.81 226.10 231.73 260.87 232.22
*Made functional from September, 2019
(d) Yes. As detailed in reply to part (a) & (b), special education is being provided to all such children enrolled in special schools/centres.
(e) NIs are imparting vocational training and on-the-job training/skill training to these children and also extending support for placement/ self employment.
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