(a) whether the specially abled individuals are not provided employment under the
National Rural Employment Guarantee Act in some States;
(b) if so, the steps taken/propose to be taken by the Government to provide
employment to the specially abled individuals; and
(c) the details of the number of specially abled individuals provided employment
under National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (NREGS), State-wise and
Union Territory-wise?
MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT(SHRI PRADEEP JAIN `ADITYA`)
(a) & (b): NREGA is demand based. All rural households whose adult members
volunteer to do unskilled manual work are eligible to apply for work as per
provisions of the Act. Para 5.5.10 of Operational guidelines for the National Rural
Employment Guarantee Act (NREGA) reads as under:
`If a rural disabled person applies for work, work suitable to his/her ability and
qualifications will have to be given. This may also be in the form of services that
are identified as integral to the programme. Provisions of the Persons with
Disabilities (equal Opportunities, Protection of Rights and Full Participation) Act,
1995 will be kept in view and implemented.`
(c): Specially abled persons have been provided employment under NREGA.State-wise
details of number of disabled persons provided employment during the last three years
and the current year (up to October, 09) are annexed.