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The Government has
already adopted National Policy in the year 2006. The National Policy
recognizes that the persons with disabilities are valuable human resource for
the country and seeks to create an environment that provides them equal opportunities, protection of rights and full
participation in society. The policy focuses on prevention of disabilities,
rehabilitation, education, employment, social protection, sports and
recreation etc for persons with disabilities.
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The Census 2011 covers
data relating to number of persons with visual impairment, hearing
impairment, speech impairment, locomotor
disability, mental retardation, mental illness, multiple disabilities, and
any other disabilities. The population of persons with disabilities,
category-wise & State-wise is:
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Number of Disabled Peresons
Disability wise as per Census 2011
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S.No.
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State
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Total disabled population as per Census 2011
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No. of Disabled Persons (Disability Wise)
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a
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b
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c
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d
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e
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f
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g
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h
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i
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j
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k
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Total
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Seeing
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Hearing
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Speech
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Movement
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Mental Retardation
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Mental Illness
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Any Other
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Multiple Disability
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1
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Andhra Pradesh
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2266607
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398144
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334292
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219543
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538934
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132380
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43169
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409775
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190370
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2
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Arunachal Pradesh
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26734
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5652
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8127
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1538
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3235
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1264
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631
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3878
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2409
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3
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Assam
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480065
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80553
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101577
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39750
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76007
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26374
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18819
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87461
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49524
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4
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Bihar
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2331009
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549080
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572163
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170845
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369577
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89251
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37521
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431728
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110844
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5
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Chhattisgarh
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624937
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111169
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92315
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28262
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190328
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33171
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20832
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76903
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71957
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6
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Delhi
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234882
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30124
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34499
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15094
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67383
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16338
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10046
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37013
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24385
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7
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Goa
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33012
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4964
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5347
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5272
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5578
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1817
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1675
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5784
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2575
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8
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Gujarat
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1092302
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214150
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190675
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60332
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245879
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66393
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42037
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197725
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75111
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9
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Haryana
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546374
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82702
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115527
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21787
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116026
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30070
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16191
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116821
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47250
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10
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Himachal Pradesh
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155316
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26076
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26700
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8278
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32550
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8986
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5166
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29024
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18536
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11
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J&K
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361153
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66448
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74096
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18681
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58137
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16724
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15669
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66957
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44441
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12
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Jharkhand
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769980
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180721
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165861
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46684
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147892
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37458
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20157
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112372
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58835
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13
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Karnataka
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1324205
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264170
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235691
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90741
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271982
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93974
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20913
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246721
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100013
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14
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Kerala
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761843
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115513
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105366
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41346
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171630
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65709
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66915
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96131
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99233
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15
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Madhya Pradesh
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1551931
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270751
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267361
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69324
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404738
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77803
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39513
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295035
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127406
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16
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Maharashtra
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2963392
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574052
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473271
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473610
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548418
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160209
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58753
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510736
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164343
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17
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Manipur
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54110
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18226
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10984
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2504
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5093
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4506
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1405
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8050
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3342
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18
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Mizoram
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15160
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2035
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3354
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1163
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1976
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1585
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1050
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1914
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2083
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19
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Meghalaya
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44317
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6980
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12353
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2707
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5312
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2332
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2340
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8717
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3576
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20
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Nagaland
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29631
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4150
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8940
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2294
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3828
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1250
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995
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4838
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3336
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21
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Odisha
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1244402
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263799
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237858
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68517
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259899
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72399
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42837
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172881
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126212
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22
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Punjab
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654063
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82199
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146696
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24549
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130044
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45070
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21925
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165607
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37973
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23
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Rajasthan
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1563694
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314618
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218873
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69484
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427364
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81389
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41047
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199696
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211223
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24
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Sikkim
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18187
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2772
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5343
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1577
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2067
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516
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513
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2459
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2940
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25
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Tamil Nadu
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1179963
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127405
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220241
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80077
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287241
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100847
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32964
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238392
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92796
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26
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Tripura
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64346
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10828
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11695
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4567
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11707
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4307
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2909
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11825
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6508
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27
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Uttar Pradesh
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4157514
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763988
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1027835
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266586
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677713
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181342
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76603
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946436
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217011
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28
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Uttarakhand
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185272
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29107
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37681
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12348
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36996
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11450
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6443
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30723
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20524
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29
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West Bengal
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2017406
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424473
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315192
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147336
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322945
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136523
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71515
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402921
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196501
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30
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A&N Islands
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6660
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1084
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1219
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531
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1593
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294
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364
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838
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737
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31
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Chandigarh
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14796
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1774
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2475
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961
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3815
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1090
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756
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2583
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1342
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32
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Daman & Diu
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2196
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382
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309
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149
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620
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176
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89
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264
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207
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33
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D& N Haveli
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3294
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429
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715
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201
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682
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180
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115
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483
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489
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34
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Lakshadweep
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1615
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337
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224
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73
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361
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112
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96
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183
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229
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35
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Puducherry
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30189
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3608
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6152
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1824
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9054
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2335
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853
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4137
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2226
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Total
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26810557
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5032463
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5071007
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1998535
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5436604
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1505624
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722826
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4927011
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2116487
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As per Section 2(t)
of Persons with Disabilities (Equal Opportunities, Protection of Rights and
Full Participation) Act 1995, person with disability means a person suffering
from not less than forty per cent. of disability as
certified by a medical authority. All the persons with disabilities having
disability 40 percent or more are covered within the ambit of the aforesaid
Act, which recognizes the rights, the opportunities and needs of persons with
disabilities and casts responsibility on appropriate Governments to take
measures for their empowerment.
As per the
provision of the Persons with Disabilities (Equal Opportunities, Protection of
Rights and Full Participation) Act 1995, the State Governments are mandated to
develop schemes/programmes for education,
rehabilitation, social security, health care of Persons with disabilities. As
welfare of persons with disabilities is primarily a State subject, the Central
Government however supplements the efforts of the State Governments through
various Central Schemes/Programmes and National
Institutes. The major schemes for rehabilitation
of persons with disabilities are Deendayal
Disabled Rehabilitation Scheme, Scheme of Assistance to Disabled Persons for
Purchase/Fitting of Aids/Appliances, Scheme for Implementation of PwD Act, Rajiv Gandhi National Fellowship Scheme etc. Seven
National Institutes and two Central Public Sector Undertakings namely,
Artificial Limbs Manufacturing Corporation of India and National Handicapped
Finance Development Corporation are providing various rehabilitative services
to persons with disabilities. Further, as per the provisions of the Persons
with Disabilities (Equal Opportunities, Protection of Rights and Full
Participation) Act, 1995, the Chief Commissioner for persons with disabilities
and State Commissioners for persons with disabilities are responsible for
monitoring implementation of the provisions of the said
Act.
This
information was given by the Minister of State for Social Justice and
Empowerment, Shri Krishan
Pal Gurjar in a written reply to a question in Lok Sabha here today.
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