‘Data on persons with disability under-reported’ Jaipur: Data of persons with disability is significantly under-reported both in India and Rajasthan, said Isabella Bardem, chief of UNICEF, Rajasthan. “In India, persons with disability constitute nearly 2% of the total population, of which one third are children. There are 1.5 million persons with disability in Rajasthan out of which 0.4 million are children, predominantly residing in rural areas,” said Bardem. She was speaking at the opening ceremony of two-day state level consultation workshop on the ‘Rights of Children with Disabilit’ organized by Directorate of Specially-abled Persons, Social Justice and Empowerment Department in collaboration with UNICEF here on Tuesday. She said that as per Census 2011, 30% of the children (5-19 years) had never attended school. “Even those who were enrolled hardly progressed beyond the primary level of schooling leading to lower employment and income. Data show that two-thirds of the children with disability may not survive more than 40 years, moreover, girls with disability are at risk of violence and abuse. Covid-19 pandemic has further contributed towards compounding the deprivation and challenges faced by children with disability,” added Bardem. Speaking on the occasion, minister Tikaram Jully said the department is reaching out to specially-abled people and children in various talukas of the state under our programme ‘Disability Commissioner Apke Dwar’. “The department is organizing meetings at the grassroots level, providing information to the disabled population and also linking them with the government schemes,” said Uma Shankar Sharma, state commissioner, directorate of specially-abled persons. He also informed that the department has already organized meetings in 312 talukas . https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/jaipur/data-on-persons-with-disability-under-reported/articleshow/94954458.cms?from=mdr
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