India
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Disability Profile India
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Population: 1.1 billion (UN, 2005)
Capital: New Delhi
Major Language: Hindi
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National
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Total
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Total Population
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1,028,610,328
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People with Disabilities
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21,906,769
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% of total population
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2.1%
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In Seeing
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10,634,881
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In Speech
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1,640,868
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In Hearing
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1,261,722
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In Movement
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6,105,477
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Mental
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2,263,821
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Total disabled population
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21,906,769
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Source: Census 2001, India
Disability Legislations
- 1992 Rehabilitation Council of India Act
- 1995 The Persons with Disabilities Act
- 1987 Mental Health Act
- 1999 National Trust for the Welfare of Persons with Autism, Cerebral Palsy, Mental Retardation and Multiple Disabilities Act
Nodal Government Ministry dealing with disability: Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment.