(a) the names of agencies running institutions for deaf, dumb and blinds in various States; and
(b) the details of projects to be set up by NGOs for welfare of deaf, dumb and blind in different States?
(a) the names of agencies running institutions for deaf, dumb and blinds in various States; and
(b) the details of projects to be set up by NGOs for welfare of deaf, dumb and blind in different States?
THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF SOCIAL JUSTICE & EMPOWERMENT(DR. SANJAY PASWAN)
(a) Two apex level National Institutes, namely, Ali Yavar Jung National Institute for Hearing Handicapped, Mumbai and National Institute for Visually Handicapped, Dehradun are providing services in the area of education, training, rehabilitation and research for hearing impaired and visually impaired persons respectively. Besides voluntary organizations, are also assisted for providing services to the deaf, dumb and blind under the Scheme to Promote Voluntary Action for Persons with Disabilities. A statement indicating the number of such organizations assisted in various states during the year 2002-03 under the Scheme is annexed. Details of non governmental organizations funded for running such programme are on the website (www.socialjustice.nic.in) of the Ministry
(b) This information is not maintained by the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment.
Statement referred to in part (a) reply to Lok Sabha Unstarred Question no 6629 for answer on 8.5.2003 by Smt Reena Choudhary, MP and Shri Ravi Prakash Verma, MP on Special projects to provide education to physically handicapped
Name of the State Number of voluntary organizations assisted during 2002-03
ANDHRA PRADESH 34 ARUNACHAL PRADESH 1 BIHAR 7 CHANDIGARH 1 CHHATISGARH 1 DELHI 12 GOA 1 GUJARAT 6 HARYANA 10 HIMACHAL PRADESH 1 KARNATAKA 32 KERALA 6 MADHYA PRADESH 5 MAHARASHTRA 9 MANIPUR 1 MEGHALAYA 1 MIZORAM 2 ORISSA 7 PONDICHERY 1 PUNJAB 8 RAJASTHAN 5 SIKKIM 1 TAMIL NADU 20 TRIPURA 1 UTTAR PRADESH 21 UTTARANCHAL 3 WEST BENGAL 17