(a) whether there is any data on number of children afflicted with cerebral palsy
in the country;
(b) if so, the details thereof;
(c) whether the schools have been set up especially for children with cerebral palsy;
(d) if so, the details thereof;
(e) whether certain concessions have been extended to the parents of the afflicted
children, in view of this disease; and
(f) if so, the details thereof?
MINISTER OF STATE FOR SOCIAL JUSTICE AND EMPOWERMENT (SHRI D. NAPOLEON)
(a) No, Sir.
(b) Does not arise.
(c) & (d): Under Deendayal Disabled Rehabilitation Scheme (DDRS), grant-in-aid is provided
to Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs) for running projects including Special Schools
for children with special needs. Further, the National Trust, a statutory body under the
Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment, Government of India, set up under the
‘National Trust for the welfare of persons with Autism, Cerebral Palsy, Mental Retardation
and Multiple Disabilities Act, 1999 (Act, 44 of 1999) provides scholarship to persons with
developmental disabilities including children with Cerebral Palsy under Gyan Prabha Scheme.
(e) & (f): National Trust provides grant to its registered organizations for providing
training to parents/guardians of children with disabilities on Early Intervention techniques
for School Readiness of such Children through its Aspiration Scheme (Day Care Centers).