Please refer to questionnaire of 2011, I presume question 9.

On Sun, 16 Aug, 2026, 12:34 pm RAO KM, <[email protected]> wrote:

> Dear friends,
>
> I have seen the latest Notification from Census India for Census 2027 with
> a questionnaire of 40 questions.
>
> Out of these questions, the question no.13 is asking about Disability with
> no break up different disabilities and its percentage of disability.
>
> I happened to see the questionnaire of past years. For the year 1881
> census the questions asked were
>
>
>
>
>
> *Infirmities         1. Unsound mind         2. Deaf-mutes from birth
>         3. Blind         4. Lepers*
>
> The RPWD Act 2016 mentions about 21 categories of disabilities.
>
> It appears the Government is not serious about finding out the different
> categories of disabilities and its percentage for each individual.
>
> Unless we have definite information and data about the people with
> different disabilities, the government cannot take the right decision and
> make the right policies.
>
> I have attached copies of the latest notification and earlier
> notifications including the 1881 census.  After 1881 census there was no
> attempt made by the Census India to understand the issues relating to
> disabled people.
>
> I request all of you to please look into this and let us come to some
> conclusion as to how to take this matter forward so that justice is done to
> disabled people.
>
> With regards,
>
> K. Srinivas,
> Secretary,
> Development & Welfare Association of the Blind, Hyderabad
>
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