POPULATION OF PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES:
Total population
of National Capital Territory of Delhi is 1, 67, 87, 941 (as per Census 2011)
and the population of persons with disabilities in the territory is 2, 34, 882
i.e. 1.4% of the total population. The population of persons with various
disabilities as per census 2011 is as under:
Disability
|
Census
|
(%)
|
In Seeing
In Hearing
In Speech
In Movement
Mental
Retardation
Mental Illness
Any Other
Multiple
Disability
Total
|
30,124
34,499
15,094
67,383
16,338
10,046
37,013
24,385
2,34,882
|
12.8
14.7
06.4
28.7
06.9
04.3
15.8
10.4
100
|
STATUS OF IMPLEMENTATION OF PWD
ACT, 1995
(REPORT AS ON 31.03.2016)
1.
Name of State/UT: National Capital Territory of Delhi
2.
Population of the State/UT: 1,67,87,941 (as per Census 2011)
3.
Population of Persons with Disabilities:
2, 34,882(1.4%)
4.
Number of Districts and Blocks in the
State/UT: 11 Districts and 11
Blocks
5. Whether Medical Authorities have been
notified for issuance of Disability Certificates in each District of the
State/UT: Yes
6. Number of Districts and PHCs/CHCs
where Medical Authority has not been constituted: Proposed notification of
Hospitals as per MLA Area put up which would then cover all the Districts of
Delhi.
7. Total number of Disability Certificates
issued in the State/UT: 1,47,227
8. Number of Disability Certificates issued
during the Financial Year (i.e. 01.04.2016-31.03.2017): 12,522
9. Education (Section
26-31)
10. (i) Total number of children with disabilities upto
18 years of age in the State/UT: 38,188 (As per census 2011)
11. (ii) Number
of disabled children upto 18 years of age studying in schools:
|
Blind / Low Vision
|
Locomotor Disabled
|
Mentally Retarded
|
Speech & Hearing Impaired
|
Other Disabilities
|
In
Regular School
|
In
Special School
|
In
Regular School
|
In
Special School
|
In
Regular School
|
In
Special School
|
In
Regular School
|
In
Special School
|
In
Regular School
|
In
Special School
|
DoE
|
6737
|
-
|
2378
|
-
|
1184
|
-
|
2319
|
-
|
3465
|
-
|
East
DMC
|
157
|
-
|
383
|
-
|
144
|
-
|
90
|
-
|
881
|
-
|
North
DMC
|
295
|
-
|
412
|
-
|
109
|
-
|
20
|
-
|
267
|
-
|
NDMC
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
143
|
-
|
15
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
DSW
|
-
|
118
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
49
|
-
|
1255
|
-
|
-
|
Total
|
7189
|
118
|
3173
|
143
|
1437
|
64
|
2429
|
1255
|
4613
|
-
|
Redressal
of Grievances of State Commissioner of Persons with Disabilities Office
Year
|
Pending cases for previous year
|
Total no. of
cases received in current year
|
Disposed of
cases
|
Remained cases
|
2016-2017
|
203
|
336
|
244
|
295
|
2015-2016
|
191
|
289
|
278
|
203
|
2014-2015
|
104
|
293
|
206
|
191
|
2013-2014
|
72
|
288
|
256
|
104
|
|