Office of the Commissioner for Persons with Disabilities 
Statistics at Glance
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 | 30,124 | 12.8 |
| In Hearing | 34,499 | 14.7 |
| In Speech | 15,094 | 06.4 |
| In Movement | 67,383 | 28.7 |
| Mental Retardation | 16,338 | 06.9 |
| Mental Illness | 10,046 | 04.3 |
| Any Other | 37,013 | 15.8 |
| Multiple Disability | 24,385 | 10.4 |
| Total | 2,34,882 | 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 |