Welfare Schemes for Vulnerable sections

Question 1

Disabled people

Answer 1

1. is the government serious about its commitment to the disabled in the country, who number, as per the 2011 Census, about 2.68 crore?
2. Including disability in the NFHS-6 will serve the government well
3. The elaborate questions asked by NFHS will provide valuable specifics on the lives of the disabled;
4. It seeks answers on health and nutrition status, access to health schemes, insurance, sexual behaviour, availability of family planning, use of contraception, domestic violence, household amenities and possessions, lifestyle indicators, and access to drinking water and toilets.
5. The state must employ these efforts — adding questions on disabilities, training field staff, because nothing really justifies any attempt to keep a significant section out of a massive scale count of the Indian population.