Facts and Fiqures
According to the Census 2001, there are 2.19 crore people with disabilities in India who constitute 2.13 per cent of the total population. This includes persons with visual, hearing, speech, locomotor and mental disabilities.
Seventy five per cent of persons with disabilities live in rural areas, 49 per cent of disabled population is literate and only 34 per cent are employed. The earlier emphasis on medical rehabilitation has now been replaced by an emphasis on social rehabilitation.
Disability data as per Census India 2001
Disability specific Data
- Movement 28%
- Seeing 49%
- Hearing 6%
- Speech 7%
- Mental 10%
Disability data as per National Sample Survey Organisation (NSSO) 2002
Disability specific Data
- Movement 51%
- Seeing 14%
- Hearing 15%
- Speech 10%
- Mental 10%
Disability data camparison between Census 2001 and NSSO 2002
