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Date: 2025-08-12 Category: Not Applicable State: Union Government Country: India

Parliament Question: District Disability Rehabilitation Centres

Issued by Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment · Not Applicable

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Executive Summary: This document presents the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment's response to Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 3718 regarding District Disability Rehabilitation Centres (DDRCs). It details the scheme's framework for establishing DDRCs in each district with State Government support, clarifies the funding mechanism, and provides an annexure with Grants-in-Aid (GIA) disbursed to DDRCs over the past five years. The answer was provided on August 12, 2025. Key Points / Main Content: * **DDRC Establishment:** * The scheme envisions establishing one DDRC in each district with the support of State Governments, including all districts of Andhra Pradesh. * **Funding Mechanism:** * Grants-in-Aid (GIA) are provided to DDRCs upon receipt of a proposal from the concerned State Government/UT Administration. * Funds are not allocated to DDRCs on a State-wise or district-wise basis. * **Financial Details:** * Details of the Grants-in-Aid (GIA) released to DDRCs during the past five years are furnished in the annexure, state, and district-wise. * A total of Rupees 37,77,09,020 was released to DDRCs during the last 5 years. Impact Analysis: * **State Governments/UT Administrations** * *Impact:* Responsible for submitting proposals to receive Grants-in-Aid (GIA) for DDRCs within their jurisdiction. * *Action Required:* Submit proposals to the Ministry to secure funding for DDRCs. * **District Disability Rehabilitation Centres (DDRCs)** * *Impact:* Recipient of Grants-in-Aid (GIA) to support their operations and rehabilitation services. * *Action Required:* Ensure proper utilization of funds and adherence to scheme guidelines.

Key Entities Referenced

District Disability Rehabilitation Centres: A scheme to establish rehabilitation centers for persons with disabilities in each district. DDRCs: Acronym for District Disability Rehabilitation Centres. Ministry of Social Justice Empowerment: The Indian government ministry responsible for social justice and empowerment, including disability affairs. Department of Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities Divyangjan: Department under the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment, specifically focused on the empowerment of persons with disabilities. Andhra Pradesh: A state in India where the establishment and functionality of DDRCs are specifically inquired about. Grants-in-Aid: Financial assistance provided to DDRCs by the government. Lavu Sri Krishna Devarayalu: Member of Parliament who raised questions about DDRCs. Lok Sabha: The lower house of the Parliament of India, where the question regarding DDRCs was raised.
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GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF SOCIAL JUSTICE & EMPOWERMENT DEPARTMENT OF EMPOWERMENT OF PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES (DIVYANGJAN) LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION No- 3718 TO BE ANSWERED ON: 12/08/2025 District Disability Rehabilitation Centres 3718. Shri Lavu Sri Krishna Devarayalu: Shri Kesineni Sivanath: Shri Daggumalla Prasada Rao: Will the Minister of SOCIAL JUSTICE AND EMPOWERMENT be pleased to state: (a) the total Number of districts identified for establishment of District Disability Rehabilitation Centres (DDRCs) State and district-wise including Andhra Pradesh; (b) the details and total number of functional DDRCs in the Country State and district-wise including Andhra Pradesh; (c) the details and total number of non-functional DDRCs and the reasons for non-functional State and district-wise including Andhra Pradesh; and (d) the total funds allocated and disbursed to DDRCs during the past five years, State and district-wise including Andhra Pradesh; ANSWER MINISTER OF STATE FOR SOCIAL JUSTICE AND EMPOWERMENT (SHRI B. L. VERMA) (a) to (d) The effective Scheme for District Disability Rehabilitation Centres (DDRCs) envisages the establishment of one DDRC in each district with the support of the State Governments, including all districts of Andhra Pradesh. Under the Scheme, Grants-in-Aid (GIA) are provided to DDRCs upon receipt of a proposal from the concerned State Government/UT Administration. Funds are not allocated to DDRCs on a State-wise or district-wise basis. However, details of the Grants-in-Aid (GIA) released to DDRCs during the past five years are furnished in the annexure, state and district-wise. *****Annexure Statement referred to in reply to part (d) of the Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 3718 raised by Shri Lavu Sri Krishna Devaraylu, Shri Kesineni Sivanath, Shri Daggumalla Prasada Rao, Hon’ble Members of Parliament regarding “District Disability Rehabilitation Centres” for answer on 12.08.2025 (in Rupees) S. GIA released during the last 5 States DDRCs /Districts No. years 14,60,150 1 Andhra Pradesh DDRC Anakapalli 16,72,000 2 Andhra Pradesh DDRC East Godavari 1,32,45,070 3 Andhra Pradesh DDRC Kakinada 13,22,000 4 Andhra Pradesh DDRC Konaseema 13,22,000 5 Andhra Pradesh DDRC Kurnool 23,02,000 6 Andhra Pradesh DDRC Nandyala 13,22,000 7 Andhra Pradesh DDRC Palnadu 43,750 8 Andhra Pradesh DDRC Vizianagram 1,05,79,144 9 Andhra Pradesh DDRC West Godavari (Eluru) 45,47,869 10 Andhra Pradesh DDRC YSR 57,38,429 11 Assam DDRC Cachar 43,750 12 Assam DDRC Dhubri 1,30,76,704 13 Assam DDRC Golaghat 26,39,005 14 Assam DDRC Nagaon 5,70,700 15 Assam DDRC Tezpur 14,60,150 16 Assam DDRC Udalguri 64,35,859 17 Gujarat DDRC Ahmedabad 26,67,307 18 Gujarat DDRC Vadodara Himachal 13,88,059 19 DDRC Bilaspur Pradesh Himachal 68,54,376 20 DDRC Kullu Pradesh 26,09,250 21 Jharkhand DDRC Hazaribagh 43,750 22 Ladakh DDRC Kargil 3,06,750 23 Madhya Pradesh DDRC Ashok Nagar1,09,74,546 24 Madhya Pradesh DDRC Balaghat 1,65,750 25 Madhya Pradesh DDRC Barwani 9,57,500 26 Madhya Pradesh DDRC Bhind 4,43,250 27 Madhya Pradesh DDRC Burhanpur 11,11,250 28 Madhya Pradesh DDRC Chhatarpur 62,528 29 Madhya Pradesh DDRC Damoh 2,70,750 30 Madhya Pradesh DDRC Datia 34,58,667 31 Madhya Pradesh DDRC Guna 10,45,944 32 Madhya Pradesh DDRC Gwalior 11,17,086 33 Madhya Pradesh DDRC Jabalpur 57,72,470 34 Madhya Pradesh DDRC Jhabua 3,93,750 35 Madhya Pradesh DDRC Katni 5,67,750 36 Madhya Pradesh DDRC Mandla 38,79,327 37 Madhya Pradesh DDRC Mandsaur 3,65,250 38 Madhya Pradesh DDRC Morena DDRC Narmadapuram 4,78,500 39 Madhya Pradesh (Hoshangabad) 4,72,500 40 Madhya Pradesh DDRC Panna 3,65,250 41 Madhya Pradesh DDRC Sheopur 28,11,011 42 Madhya Pradesh DDRC Shivpuri 3,06,750 43 Madhya Pradesh DDRC Sidhi 7,16,250 44 Madhya Pradesh DDRC Singrauli 11,00,750 45 Madhya Pradesh DDRC Tikamgarh3,93,750 46 Madhya Pradesh DDRC Umaria 12,29,000 47 Maharashtra DDRC Ahmednagar 1,44,41,665 48 Maharashtra DDRC Amravati 13,92,867 49 Maharashtra DDRC Aurangabad 88,12,293 50 Maharashtra DDRC Latur 34,14,959 51 Maharashtra DDRC Nagpur 11,47,250 52 Maharashtra DDRC Parbhani 1,38,41,450 53 Manipur DDRC Bishnupur 8,22,000 54 Manipur DDRC Tengnoupal 1,34,11,942 55 Manipur DDRC Ukhrul 9,22,500 56 Nagaland DDRC Tuensang 78,72,812 57 Odisha DDRC Bhadrak 33,95,627 58 Odisha DDRC Deogarh 1,24,02,214 59 Odisha DDRC Dhenkanal 51,64,688 60 Odisha DDRC Jagatsinghpur 13,22,000 61 Odisha DDRC Kendrapara 13,22,000 62 Odisha DDRC Nayagarh 13,22,000 63 Odisha DDRC Puri 13,22,000 64 Odisha DDRC Subarnapur 62,65,627 65 Punjab DDRC Bhatinda 36,47,098 66 Punjab DDRC Sangrur 13,22,000 67 Rajasthan DDRC Ajmer 13,16,000 68 Rajasthan DDRC Alwar 12,91,625 69 Rajasthan DDRC Bharatpur 72,38,409 70 Rajasthan DDRC Chittorgarh 18,49,825 71 Rajasthan DDRC Jalore13,16,000 72 Rajasthan DDRC Kota 12,72,500 73 Rajasthan DDRC Pali 80,21,016 74 Rajasthan DDRC Udaipur 95,28,109 75 Telangana DDRC Ranga Reddy 12,91,850 76 Tripura DDRC Khowai 12,91,850 77 Tripura DDRC North Tripura 12,91,850 78 Tripura DDRC Sepahijala 12,91,850 79 Tripura DDRC South Tripura 80,64,292 80 Uttar Pradesh DDRC Bareilly 59,55,481 81 Uttar Pradesh DDRC Basti 1,05,46,213 82 Uttar Pradesh DDRC Budaun 35,58,000 83 Uttar Pradesh DDRC Deoria 99,02,806 84 Uttar Pradesh DDRC Gorakhpur 31,31,669 85 Uttar Pradesh DDRC Kanpur Dehat 72,63,086 86 Uttar Pradesh DDRC Kushinagar 48,60,726 87 Uttar Pradesh DDRC Pilibhit 32,27,411 88 Uttar Pradesh DDRC RaiBareily 99,60,653 89 Uttar Pradesh DDRC Rampur 18,38,960 90 Uttar Pradesh DDRC Sant Kabir Nagar 79,21,787 91 Uttar Pradesh DDRC Shravasti 44,52,600 92 Uttar Pradesh DDRC Siddharth Nagar 30,45,100 93 Uttar Pradesh DDRC Unnao 2,53,090 94 Uttar Pradesh DDRC Varanasi 1,89,34,551 95 Uttarakhand DDRC Tehri Garhwal 1,41,17,068 96 West Bengal DDRC Malda Total 37,77,09,020

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