(a) the number of training institutes for physically challenged persons functioning in the country at present, State-wise and location-wise including Telangana;
(b) whether the Government has any proposal to open more such institutes in the country;
(c) if so, the details thereof along with the funds allocated for the same during the last two years and current year, State-wise; and
(d) the time by which the new institutes are likely to be opened?
MINISTER OF STATE FOR SOCIAL JUSTICE AND EMPOWERMENT
(SHRI KRISHANPAL GURJAR)
(a) There are eight (8) National Institutes (NIs) working in the field of disability. The main objectives of these Institutes are to train Rehabilitation Personnel in various fields of disabilities, provide Rehabilitation Services to the Persons with Disabilities and Research and Development in these domain. Besides, these Institutes also provide skill training. The details of the Institutes are as under:-
i. National Institute for the Empowerment of Persons with Visual Disabilities (NIEPVD), Dehradun, Uttrakhand.
ii. Ali Yavar Jung National Institute of Speech and Hearing Disabilities (AYJNISHD), Mumbai, Maharashtra
iii. National Institute for the Empowerment of Persons with Intellectual Disabilities (NIEPID), Secunderabad, Telangana.
iv. National Institute for Empowerment of Persons with Multiple Disabilities (NIEPMD), Chennai, Tamil Nadu
v. Pt. Deendayal Upadhyaya National Institute for Persons with Physical Disabilities (PDUNIPPD), Delhi
vi. Swami Vivekanand National Institute of the Rehabilitation Training and Research (SVNIRTAR), Cuttack, Odisha
vii. National Institute for Locomotor Disabilities (NILD), Kolkata, West Bengal.
viii. Indian Sign Language Research and Training Centre (ISLRTC), Delhi
In addition to above, thirteen (13) Regional Centres of these Institutes and fourteen (14) Composite Regional Centres (CRCs) are also working in the field of disability. Details are given at Annexure-I
Out of above National Institutes, three NIs namely, PDUNIPPD, Delhi, SVNIRTAR, Cuttack and NILD, Kolkata are working in the field of physical and locomotor disabilities.
Under the National Action Plan for Skill Development of Persons with Disabilities, 238 training partners have been empanelled in the country. The list is given at Annexure-II
Also, under the aegis of this Department, National Handicapped Finance Development Corporation (NHFDC) imparts skill training among other works.
(b) There is no proposal for opening of new Training Institute with the Department.
(c) & (d) Do not arise.
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