<strong>National</strong> <strong>Trust</strong> We’re being counted The Census of India <strong>2011</strong> was unique and momentous for people with disabilities. The Census of 2001 had clubbed disabilities together, especially under ‘Mental’ both Intellectual Disability & Mental Illness were counted. However, in this census, with excellent advocacy from people with disabilities, the <strong>National</strong> <strong>Trust</strong> disabilities have been enumerated separately. Q. No.9, as shown below will help us to get a break up by disability. (Under Any Other No.7, Autism is the only disability described to the enumerators). Q9. (a) Is this person mentally/physically disabled Yes - 1 / No – 2 Q 9 (b) If Yes in 9 (a) give code from list below:- In seeing – 1 In hearing – 2 In speech – 3 In movement – 4 Mental Retardation – 5 Mental illness – 6 Any other – 7 Multiple disability – 8 2.5 lakh enumerators were trained with a specially designed manual by the Disabled Peoples Organizations and NGO’s. The <strong>National</strong> <strong>Trust</strong> was actively involved in each process. 8
5. REMOTE AREA FUNDING SCHEME <strong>Annual</strong> <strong>Report</strong> <strong>2010</strong>-<strong>2011</strong> 5.1 India is a large country with difficult terrains, tribal areas and areas not easily accessible. There are many remote areas wherein facilities offered through various programmes of Central/State Govt. or private sector/NGOs have not reached. The <strong>National</strong> <strong>Trust</strong> Act also states that only organizations registered with it can run its schemes/programmes. However we are able to reach out to 491 districts only through our NGOs, and 122 are still unreached and hence a mechanism was devised to reach these areas through Remote Area Funding Scheme. 5.2 Originally the Remote Area Funding Scheme was conceived to provide financial assistance to organizations registered with the <strong>National</strong> <strong>Trust</strong> to work in the uncovered districts and to encourage setting up of registered organizations for those uncovered districts. However, due to operational and financial difficulties the desired outcome was not forthcoming and as such the scheme was revisited and revised in the year 2009-10. Under the revised guidelines, 20% additional grant is being given to the registered organizations working in the remote districts which were already mapped in the year 2009-10. 5.3 During the year, grant of Rs.3,67,000/- was released covering 10 districts. LIST OF IDENTIFIED REMOTE AREA (STATE / DISTRICT) Sl No Selected State District 1 Andaman & Nicobar(3) South Andaman, Nicobar, North & Middle Andaman 2 Arunachal Pradesh (16) Anjaw, Changlang, Dibang Valley, East Kameng, East Siang, Kurung Kumey, Lohit, Lower Dibang Valley, Lower Subansiri, Papum Pare, Tawang, Tirap, Upper Siang, Upper Subansiri, West Kameng, West Siang 3 Assam(16) Barpeta, Bongaigaon, Darrang, Dhubri, Goalpara, Hailakandi, Karbi Anglong, Karimganj, Kokrajhar, Lakhimpur, Morigaon, Nagaon, Nalbari, North Cachar Hills, Sivasagar, Tinsukia 4 Chattisgarh(18) Bastar, Bilaspur, Bijapur (CH), Dhamatari, Durg Janjgir-Champa, Jashpur, Kabirdham-Kawardha, Korba, Korea, Mahasamund, Narayanpur, North Bastar-Kanker, Raigarh, Raipur, Rajnandgaon, South Bastar-Dantewada, Surguja 5 Daman & Diu (1) Diu 6 Himachal Pradesh(5) Chamba, Hamirpur, Kinnaur, Lahaul & Spiti, Sirmaur 7 Jharkhand(2) Gumla, Jamtara 8 Lakshadweep(1) Kavaratti 9 Madhya Pradesh(2) Dindori, Umaria 9