Gharaunda Scheme Statistics: Group Homes for Adults with Disabilities, Year by Year
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The Gharaunda scheme of the National Trust gave residential care to 2,324 adults with disabilities through 50 group homes between 2014-15 and 2022-23, spending Rs 22.38 crore, according to the Department of Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities. 24 centres were running in 2023. Year-wise spending and beneficiaries are below.
Gharaunda-Group Home for Adults Scheme: key numbers
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Gharaunda beneficiaries each year (2014-15 to 2022-23)
Number of adults with disabilities supported and money spent under Gharaunda in each financial year, from the nine-year achievements booklet of the Department of Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities.
| Year | Beneficiaries | Spending (Rs crore) |
|---|---|---|
| 2014-15 | 62 | 0.32 |
| 2015-16 | 165 | 0.35 |
| 2016-17 | 233 | 3.66 |
| 2017-18 | 272 | 4.04 |
| 2018-19 | 235 | 1.81 |
| 2019-20 | 285 | 1.37 |
| 2020-21 | 275 | 3.23 |
| 2021-22 | 450 | 3.73 |
| 2022-23 | 347 | 3.87 |
Source: static.pib.gov.in, as on 19 May 2023
How an adult gets a place in a Gharaunda home
What the numbers show
Gharaunda is the National Trust's scheme for lifelong group homes for adults with autism, cerebral palsy, intellectual disability and multiple disabilities. Registered organisations run the homes, and the National Trust pays a monthly amount for each eligible resident.
According to a booklet on nine years of achievements by the Department of Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities, published through PIB in May 2023, the scheme gave residential care to 2,324 adults through 50 centres between 2014-15 and 2022-23, and spent Rs 22.38 crore. At the time, 24 centres were running.
The trend over the years
The scheme started small, with 62 beneficiaries and Rs 0.32 crore in 2014-15. Spending jumped to Rs 3.66 crore in 2016-17 and reached its highest point, Rs 4.04 crore, in 2017-18. It dropped in 2018-19 and 2019-20, the years when some organisations moved to the merged Samarth-cum-Gharaunda scheme. The number of people supported then rose again, to 450 in 2021-22, the highest in the series, before falling to 347 in 2022-23.
The merged residential scheme
From 1 April 2018, 12 registered organisations that ran more than one National Trust scheme were moved to Samarth-cum-Gharaunda, a merged residential scheme. The same booklet says it had housed 1,362 adults through 13 centres, with Rs 10.84 crore spent. These figures are not included in the Gharaunda table above.
What the figures do not tell you
Yearly beneficiary counts include residents who stayed for many years, so the yearly numbers cannot simply be added to get the number of different people helped. The booklet does not give state-wise figures, and no newer year-wise series has been published. A Lok Sabha reply of August 2024 said Samarth, Gharaunda and Samarth-cum-Gharaunda centres together were running at 40 places, without splitting them by scheme.
Where to check for updates
The National Trust site at nationaltrust.nic.in lists the scheme rules and registered organisations. Newer figures usually appear in Parliament answers published by PIB.
Frequently asked questions
How many people have been helped under the Gharaunda scheme?
The Department of Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities said Gharaunda gave residential care to 2,324 adults with disabilities over the nine years from 2014-15 to 2022-23.
How many Gharaunda centres are there?
50 Gharaunda centres were run over those nine years, and 24 were running when the booklet was published in May 2023.
How much has the government spent on Gharaunda?
Rs 22.38 crore was spent under the scheme from 2014-15 to 2022-23. Yearly spending ranged from Rs 0.32 crore in 2014-15 to Rs 4.04 crore in 2017-18.
Which year had the most Gharaunda beneficiaries?
2021-22 had the most, with 450 beneficiaries and Rs 3.73 crore spent. In 2022-23 there were 347 beneficiaries.
Is there a combined Samarth-cum-Gharaunda scheme?
Yes. Since April 2018, 12 organisations run a merged Samarth-cum-Gharaunda residential scheme, which had housed 1,362 adults through 13 centres by 2023. Those figures are separate from Gharaunda's.
Eligibility, documents and how to apply: Gharaunda-Group Home for Adults Scheme full guide
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Sources
This guide was checked against these official pages:
- static.pib.gov.in (static.pib.gov.in/WriteReadData/specificdocs/documents/2023/may/doc2023519200501)
- nationaltrust.nic.in (nationaltrust.nic.in/gharaunda-scheme/)
- pib.gov.in (www.pib.gov.in/PressReleasePage.aspx?PRID=2042009)