Parliament Question: Welfare policies for differently abled youth

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF YOUTH AFFAIRS AND SPORTS DEPARTMENT OF YOUTH AFFAIRS RAJYA SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.1595 TO BE ANSWERED ON 12.02.2026 WELFARE POLICIES FOR DIFFERENTLY ABLED YOUTH 1595. SHRI ABDUL WAHAB: Will the Minister of YOUTH AFFAIRS AND SPORTS be pleased to state: (a) the details of welfare policies, schemes and programmes implemented by the Ministry during the last five years to empower youth with disabilities or differently abled persons; (b) the funds allocated, released and utilised under each such scheme, year-wise and State/UT-wise; (c) the number of beneficiaries covered under these initiatives; (d) the measures taken to ensure accessibility, skill development, employment opportunities and inclusion of differently abled youth in sports and youth development programmes; and (e) whether any evaluation or impact assessment of these schemes has been conducted and if so, the findings thereof? ANSWER THE MINISTER OF YOUTH AFFAIRS AND SPORTS (DR. MANSUKH MANDAVIYA) (a) to (c): The Khelo India Scheme of Ministry of Youth Affairs & Sports aims to encourage sports all over the country, thus allowing the population to harness the power of sports through its cross-cutting influence, namely, holistic development of children & youth, community development, social integration, gender equality, healthy lifestyle, national pride and economic opportunities related to sports development. One of the components of Khelo India Scheme “Promotion of rural and indigenous/tribal games” is specifically dedicated towards youth with disabilities or differently abled persons. The Ministry of Youth Affairs & Sports through Sports Authority of India is implementing National Centres of Excellence (NCOE) scheme the across the country to identify talented sportspersons in the various age groups and nurture them to excel at national and international levels in para sports. The NCOE at Gandhinagar has been especially designated as a nodal center for Para Sports. The details of differently abled athletes training at various NCOEs are provided at Annexure-I. Page 1 of 16Further, under "Khelo India" scheme, the component Promotion of Inclusiveness through Sports incorporates the subcomponent of ‘Promotion of Sports among persons with disabilities,’ which is a national program aimed at promoting sports participation across India, includes a dedicated focus on Persons with Disabilities (PWD). The talented sports persons with different types of disabilities are provided with regular specific training at par with International Standards to nurture their Sports to excel at National and International level competition. Under the Khelo India Scheme, Khelo India Para Games were organized in Delhi from 10th to 17th December 2023. A total of 1068 athletes participated in the Games. 02 edition of Khelo India Para Games were organized in Delhi in 2023 and 2025. Over 2000 para athletes participated in the Games. The details of the same are provided at Annexure-II. Under Para Sports, a total of 80 para-athletes are being trained including 27 females and 53 males. At present, the National Sports Federations (NSFs) of Paralympic Committee of India (PCI), All India Sports Council for Deaf (AISCD), Special Olympic Bharat (SOB) are dealing with differently abled athletes. The details of financial assistance provided to recognised National Sports Federation (NSFs) under ANSF Scheme is provided at Annexure- III. Funds are not provided to state separately. The details of funds released under Khelo India Scheme are as under: (amount in ₹ crore) Component of Vertical of revamped 2016-17 to 2021-22 2022-23 2023-24 2024-25 revised Khelo Khelo India Scheme 2020-21 India Scheme Promotion of Promotion of sports 15.96 0.00 0.00 0.00 10.00 Inclusiveness among persons with through Sports disabilities In addition, support to elite Para-athletes is provided under the Target Olympic Podium Scheme (TOPS), which focuses on high-performance athletes with medal potential at Paralympic Games and other major international events. The details are provided at Annexure- IV. Under the Assistance to NSF Scheme, at present, a total of 61 Para-athletes are included under the TOPS Core Group (Para) across 8 sports disciplines, comprising 21 women and 40 men. The highest representation is in Para Athletics (31 athletes), followed by Para Badminton (14) Page 2 of 16and Para Archery (6). The remaining athletes are from Para Shooting, Blind Judo, Para Canoe, Para Powerlifting, and Para Table Tennis. A total of 24 Para Khelo India Athletes participated at Paris 2024 Olympic Games and won 6 medals. Ministry of Labour & Employment, Directorate General of Employment has established 24 National Career Service Centres for Differently Abled (earlier known as Vocational Rehabilitation Centres for Handicapped). The main objective of National Career Service Centres (NCSCs) for Differently Abled is to evaluate the residual capacities and provide the rehabilitation services to persons with disabilities, including visually impaired persons, irrespective of their educational backgrounds and as per benchmark disabilities. The Centres provide Vocational Guidance, Career Counselling, Non-formal Vocational Training and extend Referral Services. Also conduct Outreach Activities, and assists PwDs in the process of Vocational Rehabilitation. The Physical Achievements of NCSCs for DA are as follows: Year Physical Achievements of NCSCs for DA (No. of Beneficiaries) Intake Evaluation Rehabilitation 2020-21 6,999 6,968 2,742 2021-22 20,264 20,261 7,271 2022-23 35,667 35,628 13,467 2023-24 42,537 42,512 14,977 2024-25 47,166 47,142 17,420 Under the Government of India’s Skill India Mission (SIM), the Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship (MSDE) delivers skill, re-skill and up-skill training through an extensive network of skill development centres under various schemes, viz. Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojana (PMKVY), Jan Shikshan Sansthan (JSS) scheme, National Apprenticeship Promotion Scheme (NAPS) and Craftsman Training Scheme (CTS) through Industrial Training Institutes (ITIs), to all the sections of the society across the country including differently abled Youth. The SIM aims at enabling the youth of India to get future- ready, equipped with industry relevant skills. Further, Directorate General of Training (DGT), under the Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship (MSDE) implements the Craftsmen Training Scheme (CTS) through a nationwide network of Industrial Training Institutes (ITIs), catering to the youth of the country. Under Craftsmen Training Scheme, courses have been designed to impart basic skills and knowledge in the respective trades so as to prepare the trainees for employment as a semi- skilled/skilled worker. These courses are available to various categories of Persons with Page 3 of 16Disabilities (PwDs) based on the eligibility criteria of each course. Out of the 169 courses, five courses have been specifically designed for specially abled persons as detailed in the following table. Courses for specially abled under Craftsmen Training Scheme (CTS) Sl. Name of the Course Duration NSQF Level No. 1 Computer Operator and Programming Assistant 1 Year Level – 3.5 2 Cutting and Sewing 1 Year Level – 2.5 3 Desktop Publishing Operator 1 Year Level – 3.5 4 Hair and Skin Care 1 Year Level – 3.5 5 Metal Cutting Attendant 2 Years Level - 4 The Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment is implementing the following schemes for persons with disabilities: (i) Deendayal Divyangjan Rehabilitation Scheme (DDRS) is a Central Sector Scheme under which grant-in-aid is provided to the implementing agencies for running the projects providing rehabilitation to persons with disabilities with the objective of enabling them to attain and maintain their optimal physical, sensory, intellectual, psychiatric and socio- functional levels. (ii) Umbrella Scheme titled ‘Scholarships for students with Disabilities (Divyangjan)’ which comprises six components viz. • Pre-matric (Classes IX & X), • Post-matric (Classes XI to Post graduate Degree and Diploma), • Top Class Education (Graduate and Post graduate Degree/Diploma in notified institutes of excellence in education), • National Overseas Scholarship (Masters Degree/ Ph.D in Foreign Universities), • National Fellowship for PwDs (M Phil and Ph.D in Indian Universities), • Free Coaching (for competitive exams for group A and B posts and entrance examinations for admission to technical and professional courses). (iii) Scheme of ‘ Assistance to Persons with Disabilities for Purchase / Fitting of Aids and Appliances (ADIP)’ under which funds are released to various Implementing Agencies for providing different types of aids & assistive devices to the eligible persons with disabilities (PwDs) across the country. (iv) Other initiatives include: a. Cross-Disability Early Intervention Centres (CDEICs) b. Research Sub-scheme on Disability-related Technology c. Centre for Disability Sports: Atal Bihari Vajpayee Training Centre for Disability Sports (ABVTCDS), Gwalior, Madhya Pradesh provides specialized training for para- Page 4 of 16athletes in various sports disciplines, including athletics, wheelchair basketball, para- powerlifting, and goalball. d. The National Trust for the Welfare of Persons with Autism, Cerebral Palsy, Intellectual Disability and Multiple Disabilities: On the welfare side, the Trust implements need-based schemes covering early intervention, day care, respite care, residential care and health insurance, aimed at enhancing functional independence, social inclusion and quality of life of persons with disabilities. These include :- i.Early Intervention and School Readiness (Disha) for children aged 0–10 years; ii.Day Care and Skill Development (Vikaas / Disha-cum-Vikaas) for persons aged 10 years and above; iii. Residential and Respite Care (Samarth, Gharaunda and merged variants) for persons requiring long-term or crisis-based support; and iv.Niramaya Health Insurance Scheme, providing health insurance cover of ₹1 lakh per annum, with no age bar or selection criteria. During 2025–26, around 66,900 persons with disabilities have been enrolled under the Niramaya Health Insurance Scheme. The details of funds released and beneficiaries under the schemes of Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment is given in Annexure-V. (d) The sports facilities being created by SAI have been constructed keeping in mind the needs of persons with disabilities, with disabled friendly ramps, accessible toilets, etc. Further, a total of 1524 posts are sanctioned for coaching cadre. Out of 774 posts in Assistant Coach grade (Level-6), 5% are reserved for Olympians and 1% for Paralympian at the entry cadre and out of 400 posts in Coach grade (Level-10), 3% are reserved for Medal Winning Olympians or representation in 02 Olympic games and 2% are for medal winning Paralympians or representation in Paralympics. Apart from the aforementioned inclusions, the recruitment of meritorious sports persons against sports quota vacancies in Central Government Offices is done in accordance with the consolidated instructions issued by the Department of Personnel & Training (DoP&T). Thse instructions also cover medal winners of Khelo India Youth/ University/ Winter/ Para Games. Also, to ensure accessibility, skill development, employment opportunities and inclusion, the Ministry has undertaken the following measures: • Promoting inclusive participation of differently abled youth in sports competitions and training programmes; • Supporting access to coaching, sports science support, equipment and assistive devices as per scheme guidelines; • Encouraging barrier-free access and reasonable accommodation at sports facilities wherever feasible; • Coordinating with concerned stakeholders for skill development and capacity building through youth-oriented programmes. (e) The Government conducts periodic review and monitoring of Schemes with associated stakeholders, inspections and third-party evaluations for implementing the schemes successfully. Page 5 of 16***** Page 6 of 16Annexure-I DETAILS OF NATIONAL CENTRES OF EXCELLENCE (NCOEs) SPECIALLY FOR DISABLED ATHLETES DURING THE YEAR 2025-2026 Sanctioned Existing Resi. NR Resi. NR Name Disciplines B G T B G T B G T B G T Alleppey Kayaking & Canoeing- 4 2 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Para Trivandrum Athletics-Para 3 3 6 0 0 0 3 0 3 0 0 0 Taekwondo-Para 4 4 8 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 Aurangabad Archery-Para 5 3 8 0 0 0 3 1 4 0 0 0 Fencing-Para 5 3 8 0 0 0 5 2 7 0 0 0 Bangalore Athletics-Para 10 10 20 0 0 0 13 6 19 0 0 0 Bhopal Judo- Para 5 5 10 0 0 0 3 2 5 0 0 0 Gandhinagar Athletics-Para 30 10 40 0 0 0 20 06 26 0 0 0 Badminton-Para 6 6 12 0 0 0 10 2 12 0 0 0 Fencing-Para 11 9 20 0 0 0 10 5 15 0 0 0 Powerlifting-Para 8 8 16 0 0 0 10 2 12 0 0 0 Swimming-Para 15 5 20 0 0 0 14 2 16 0 0 0 Table Tennis-Para 10 10 20 0 0 0 8 8 16 0 0 0 Kolkata Archery-Para 5 5 10 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 Athletics-Para 5 5 10 0 0 0 3 1 4 0 0 0 Lucknow Powerlifting-para 5 5 10 0 0 0 3 4 7 0 0 0 Taekwondo-Para 5 5 10 0 0 0 3 5 8 0 0 0 Patiala Cycling-Para 5 5 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Sonepat Archery-Para 4 3 7 0 0 0 5 3 8 0 0 0 I.G. Stadium Cycling-Para 5 5 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Dr. KSSR Shooting-Para 15 10 25 0 0 0 17 1 18 1 1 2 TOTAL 165 121 286 0 0 0 133 50 183 1 1 2 Page 7 of 16Annexure – II Khelo India Para Games No. of Dates No. of Male Total No of No. of No. Games No. of Female No. of (From Cities/Venues Athletes Athletes Support of State/UTs Conducted Sports Athletes Volunteers - To) Participated Participated Staff TO Participated 10-17 KIPG 2023 Dec Delhi 7 760 308 1068 291 458 229 2046 2023 20th to KIPG 2025 27th Delhi 6 437 796 1233 275 350 248 1756 March 2025 Page 8 of 16Annexure-III Budget Summary for Last Five Financial Year 2020 to 2024 under ANSF FY. 2020-21 FY. 2021-22 FY. 2022-23 FY.2023-24 FY.2024-25 NSF/ SN Allocated Expenditure Allocated Expenditure Allocated Expenditure Allocated Expenditure Allocated Expenditure Discipline (Cr.) (Cr.) (Cr.) (Cr.) (Cr.) (Cr.) (Cr.) (Cr.) (Cr.) (Cr.) All India Council of 1 0 0 1.1 0.71 6.97 6.85 3.77 1.88 5.53 4.26 the Deaf Paralympics 2 2.9 1.74 7.4 2.3 18.5 18.15 24 19.18 22.71 15.98 Committee of India Special Olympics 3 0.38 0.38 5.02 0.32 5 4.54 8.82 7.72 2.81 1.91 Bharat Page 9 of 16Annexure-IV Expenditure of TOPS athletes from 2018 to till date SN Name Total Expenditure in TOPS 1 Harvinder Singh ₹2,702,875 2 Rakesh Kumar ₹3,985,615 3 Sheetal Devi ₹1,068,230 4 Sarita ₹831,885 5 Shyam Sundar ₹2,378,381 6 Toman Rana ₹100,000 7 Suhas Yathiraj ₹3,730,625 8 Krishna Nagar ₹3,506,017 9 Manoj Sarkar ₹4,572,470 10 Tarun Dhillon ₹3,911,014 11 Manisha Ramadass ₹1,477,807 12 Nithya Sre ₹1,895,614 13 Manasi Joshi ₹1,084,003 14 Mandeep Kaur ₹3,266,838 15 Sukant Kadam ₹4,694,122 16 Nitesh Kumar ₹3,354,116 17 Palak Kohli ₹3,516,494 18 Thulasimathi Murugesan ₹1,074,581 19 Sivarajan Solaimalai ₹2,324,757 20 Chirag Baretha ₹2,212,238 21 Sandip Sanjay Sargar ₹948,336 22 Sandeep ₹4,508,663 23 Sharad Kumar ₹7,926,700 24 Sumit Antil ₹7,026,503 25 Sundar Singh Gurjar ₹4,607,217 26 Nishad Kumar ₹2,190,474 27 Yogesh Kathuniya ₹2,775,215 28 T Mariyappan ₹2,666,401 29 Praveen Kumar ₹1,249,200 30 Navdeep ₹877,140 Page 10 of 1631 Ekta Bhyan ₹200,000 32 Nimisha C Suresh ₹100,000 33 Dharambir ₹1,123,447 34 Varun Bhati ₹3,859,716 35 Simran ₹850,000 36 Ajeet Singh ₹4,117,718 37 Sachin Sarjerao Khilari ₹752,523 38 Pranav Soorma ₹1,443,706 39 Shailesh Kumar ₹750,000 40 Dilip Mahadu Gavit ₹619,600 41 Deepthi Jeevanji ₹750,000 42 Pushpendra Singh ₹750,000 43 Hokato Sema ₹600,000 44 Soman Rana ₹850,000 45 Rinku Hooda ₹5,122,263 46 Bhagyashree ₹1,217,781 47 Rampal ₹640,910 48 Ravi Rangoli ₹600,000 49 Preeti Pal ₹750,000 50 Bhavanaben Ajabaji Chaudhary ₹600,000 51 Haney ₹100,000 52 Prachi Yadav ₹924,609 53 Avani Lekhara ₹4,125,064 54 Manish Narwal ₹3,305,557 55 Mona Agarwal ₹2,837,739 56 Rubina Francis ₹2,096,023 57 Rudransh Khandelwal ₹865,128 58 Bhavina Patel ₹5,737,864 59 Ashok Kumar ₹850,783 60 Kapil Parmer ₹1,462,859 61 Kokila ₹100,000 Page 11 of 16Annexure-V Details of funds released and number beneficiaries during last five years under the Schemes of Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment. (i) Deendayal Divyangjan Rehabilitation Scheme (DDRS) FY Fund released Number of beneficiaries (Rs. In Crore) 2020-21 83.18 31542 2021-22 100.89 30173 2022-23 114.69 35349 2023-24 129.97 30589 2024-25 139.86 34898 2025-26 (as on 09.02.2026) 81.04 23887 (ii) Umbrella Scheme titled ‘Scholarships for Students with Disabilities (Divyangjan) The number of beneficiaries and amount utilised scheme-wise/year wise as under:- 2020-21 2021-22 2022-23 2023-24 2024-25 S. No. Scheme Amount 9.82 12.35 21.39 11.50 10.22 1 Pre Matric Beneficiaries 12488 12592 21170 10791 9938 Amount 47.29 83.12 72.31 72.68 37.29 2. Post matric Beneficiaries 12573 28347 21498 17231 11668 Amount 4.50 5.04 7.82 8.47 13.03 Top Class 3. Education Beneficiaries 453 519 825 706 833 Amount 1.23 2.39 3.15 2.88 3.89 National 4. Overseas Beneficiaries 2 4 15 13 13 Amount 28.69 29.27 40.53 34.93 24.12 National 5. Fellowships Beneficiaries 551 669 654 633 447 Page 12 of 16Amount 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.55 Free 6. Coaching Beneficiaries 0 0 0 0 101 Amount 91.53 131.40 145.20 131.33 89.20 Total Beneficiaries 26067 42131 44162 29374 23085 (iii) State-wise details of funds utilized and number of beneficiaries covered during the last five years under the Scheme of Assistance to Persons with Disabilities for Purchase / Fitting of Aids and Appliances (ADIP) Scheme. 2020-21 2021-22 2022-23 2023-24 2024-25 S.no. State No. of Be Funds Ut No. of BeFunds Ut No. of BeFunds Ut No. of BeFunds Ut No. of Be Funds Ut neficiarieilized (Rsneficiarieilized (Rsneficiarieilized (Rsneficiarieilized (Rsneficiarieilized (Rs s covered .in Lakhss covered .in Lakhss covered .in Lakhss covered .in Lakhss covered .in Lakhs ) ) ) ) ) ANDAMAN AND N 162 8.29 145 8.06 154 7.23 1 0.06 218 14.5 ICOBAR ISLANDS 1 ANDHRA PRADES 2658 303.32 10256 1194.8 7726 686.16 17500 2084.39 10076 1686.78 2 H ARUNACHAL PRA 289 14.9 300 20.79 0 0 40 4.57 86 10.13 3 DESH ASSAM 9708 639.01 4900 341.62 11572 1003.06 17350 1302.62 11506 1075.67 4 BIHAR 7233 645.19 5951 496.22 13143 1076.87 23912 2427.1 5152 785.37 5 CHANDIGARH 301 31.68 128 9.76 422 39.12 163 31.39 781 186.78 6 CHHATTISGARH 3316 403.22 891 118.44 1768 152.36 320 37.42 1365 231.7 7 DELHI 666 38.33 4214 268.36 2120 247.13 3293 423.51 5847 907.76 8 GOA 2161 156.5 24 2.24 0 0 417 40.64 224 33.18 9 GUJARAT 13648 946.82 15250 993.29 5032 443.07 18648 1539.78 26546 3237.4 10 HARYANA 1539 134.94 4072 338.85 5937 678.06 5930 1077 4005 750.92 11 HIMACHAL PRAD 2559 169.7 1272 68.74 1924 143.74 1808 153.25 1752 157.36 12 ESH JAMMU AND KAS 2390 151.22 4129 311.89 6878 507.6 6817 542.88 2967 328.6 13 HMIR JHARKHAND 1365 104.8 5197 380.45 10804 851.16 7742 629.64 8277 836.9 14 KARNATAKA 2181 92.15 4829 249.31 5622 421.81 15752 1248.22 10988 1324.37 15 KERALA 5181 425.57 2442 168.6 2912 222.35 6766 563.87 1425 152.72 16 LADAKH 0 0 0 0 59 1.89 355 28.79 130 13.39 17 LAKSHADWEEP 0 0 0 0 0 0 15 1.66 257 18.83 18 MADHYA PRADES 21347 1995.08 25053 2693.85 19930 1732.72 33542 4283.69 14074 2511.23 19 H MAHARASHTRA 19589 8511.82 30073 7913.55 10837 1568.49 54443 4210.86 19312 2636.91 20 MANIPUR 660 73.15 594 47.25 581 47.93 259 21 440 43.97 21 MEGHALAYA 151 7.45 212 19.94 2295 172.87 42 3.87 777 50.84 22 MIZORAM 0 0 67 5.78 1 0.13 297 10.41 373 29.78 23 NAGALAND 163 6.55 496 28.47 380 23.82 48 3.16 590 47.82 24 ODISHA 12770 982.29 12055 882.07 10164 784.57 11232 953.44 15504 1571.53 25 Page 13 of 162020-21 2021-22 2022-23 2023-24 2024-25 S.no. State No. of Be Funds Ut No. of BeFunds Ut No. of BeFunds Ut No. of BeFunds Ut No. of Be Funds Ut neficiarieilized (Rsneficiarieilized (Rsneficiarieilized (Rsneficiarieilized (Rsneficiarieilized (Rs s covered .in Lakhss covered .in Lakhss covered .in Lakhss covered .in Lakhss covered .in Lakhs ) ) ) ) ) PUDUCHERRY 78 5.98 612 37.73 0 0 302 24.37 393 102.59 26 PUNJAB 4054 326.7 14815 1281.55 8006 902.06 11259 1703.83 8273 2029.32 27 RAJASTHAN 10493 731.5 7488 452.83 10132 667.52 19873 2155.48 15407 1697.81 28 SIKKIM 173 7.91 4 0.04 67 3.15 61 4.27 18 2.68 29 TAMIL NADU 8407 623.28 21746 1336.24 11327 859.85 12622 1137.29 2499 416.12 30 TELANGANA 2667 355.19 5982 1134.44 2320 420.53 11380 1389.14 8962 1417.25 31 THE DADRA AND 285 17.79 86 5.42 233 21.13 49 4.78 455 54.05 NAGAR HAVELI A ND DAMAN AND 32 DIU TRIPURA 724 46.05 878 59.54 4203 292.69 1142 89.49 784 90.32 33 UTTAR PRADESH 33823 2750.69 33697 2855.02 35149 3823.14 50039 7478.83 54799 9244.06 34 UTTARAKHAND 6141 80.32 5854 132.48 4244 185.59 2510 275.44 2442 401.98 35 WEST BENGAL 11967 715.28 5159 267.67 24169 1587.88 10344 958.23 14652 1358.66 36 Total 188849 21502.66 228871 24125.29 220111 19575.69 346273 36844.37 251356 35459.24 Funds utilized- (iv) Cross-Disability Early Intervention Centres (CDEIC) Sub-scheme: GIA released to CDEIC under SIPDA Scheme (Rs. in Lakh) S.No. Organization Name 2021- 2022- 2023- 2024- 2025-26 Total 22 23 24 25 till date amount 1 National Institute of Empowerment of the Persons 14.17 25.98 44.69 40.42 40.09 165.35 with Intellectually Disabilities, Secunderabad (NIEPID), Telangana 2 National Institute of Empowerment of the Persons 20.64 63.76 28.86 53.04 22.01 188.31 with Mental Disabilities, Chennai, Tamil Nadu 3 National Institute for Empowerment of Visually 24 20.33 24.23 32.18 9.51 110.25 Disabilities (NIEPVD), Dehradun 4 Swami Vivekananda National Institute of 9.01 35.89 23.42 31.16 19.28 118.76 Rehabilitation Training and Research (SVNIRTAR), Cuttack, Odisha 5 National Institute for Locomotor Disabiliteis 27.2 50.98 13.32 20.58 12.36 124.44 (NILD), Kolkata 6 Pt. Deendayal Upadhyaya National Institute of 3.1 26.87 21.8 32.29 15.93 99.99 Persons with Physical Disabilities (PDUNIPPD), New Delhi 7 Ali Yavar Junag National Institute for Speech and - 24.87 9.48 40 14.26 88.61 Hearing Disabilities (AYJNISHD), Mumbai 8 Composite Regional Centre, Lucknow 2.91 26.59 17.22 16.58 11.24 74.54 9 Composite Regional Centre, Kozhikode - 52.93 6.58 26.11 23.15 108.77 10 Composite Regional Centre, Patna 12.6 22.38 0 0 13.1 48.08 Page 14 of 16GIA released to CDEIC under SIPDA Scheme (Rs. in Lakh) S.No. Organization Name 2021- 2022- 2023- 2024- 2025-26 Total 22 23 24 25 till date amount 11 Composite Regional Centre, Nellore - 14.55 17.98 23.78 23.8 80.11 12 Composite Regional Centre, Rajnandagon - 15.7 17.84 26.4 34.23 94.17 13 Composite Regional Centre, Bhopal - 4.61 0 0 37.27 41.88 14 Composite Regional Centre, Sundernagar 1.48 25.28 14 32.66 12.1 85.52 15 Composite Regional Centre, Davanegere - 14.54 5.28 25.69 25.27 70.78 16 Composite Regional Centre, Srinagar - 9 0 20.38 27.33 56.71 17 Composite Regional Centre, Ranchi - 8.99 8.9 17.97 16.89 52.75 18 Composite Regional Centre, Balangir - 8.82 10.65 26.52 22.7 68.69 19 Composite Regional Centre, Guwahati - 9 7.9 16.47 20.41 53.78 20 Composite Regional Centre, Ahemdabad - 6 4.13 25.08 21.98 57.19 21 Composite Regional Centre, Gorakhpur - - 4.4 0 26.6 31 22 National Institute of Mental Health Rehabilitation - - 6.75 47.39 47.35 101.49 (NIMHR), Sehore 23 Composite Regional Centre, Jaipur - - 0 3.3 12.84 16.14 24 Composite Regional Centre, Imphal - - 0 23.13 4.43 27.56 25 Composite Regional Centre, Madurai - - 0 1.5 13.14 14.64 26 Composite Regional Centre, Varanasi - - 0 0 12.59 12.59 27 RC Noida 1.5 1.5 28 ABVT-CDS Gwalior 11.5 11.5 Total 115.11 467.07 287.43 582.63 552.86 2005.1 (v) Research Sub-scheme on Disability-related Technology (Year-wise): Year Amount Released (₹ in Crores) 2020-21 0.45 2021-22 0.15 2022-23 0.10 2023-24 0.69 2024-25 1.31 2025-26 1.18 Total 3.90 (vi) Atal Bihari Vajpayee Training Centre for Disability Sports, Gwalior: Year GIA released (Crore) 2020-21 18.93 2021-22 39.80 2022-23 25.91 2023-24 35.34 Page 15 of 162024-25 12.89 2025-26 19.41 Total 152.28 (vii) National Trust for the Welfare of Persons with Autism, Cerebral Palsy, Intellectual Disability and Multiple Disabilities- Year Amount Released (₹ in Crores) 2021-22 0.28 2022-23 0.35 2023-24 0.35 2024-25 0.31 2025-26 0.31 Total 1.60 Number of beneficiaries i. CDEICs: Since inception, ≈19.70 lakh beneficiaries have been covered. ii. Research Sub-scheme: Beneficiaries accrue through development of assistive technologies, rehabilitation tools and evidence-based interventions. iii. National Trust Schemes: Average annual beneficiaries range from ~265 to ~1,105 across schemes; Niramaya Health Insurance Scheme enrolled ~66,900 beneficiaries (2025–26). iv. ABVT-CDS, Gwalior: Over 3,000 para-athletes benefitted through residential and non-residential training programmes. ***** Page 16 of 16