Nearly 50% of persons with disabilities in Goa have not received any aid or help from the , a report titled, Persons with Disabilities (Divyangjan) in India – A Statistical Profile: 2021 has revealed.
Among disabled persons Goa has the second highest Literacy rate at 70% the report said. As per the Census Of India 2011, Goas divyangjan Population stands at 33,012 persons making it 2% of the total state population.
As per the report, 49% of persons with disabilities received aid or help from the state government while 0.9 per cent received aid or help from organisations other than the government. From the above 49%, 54% is rural and 46% urban.
The report further stated that the highest Percentage of disabled children (5-19 years) currently in educational institutions has been reported from Goa and Kerala, at 73%, followed by Maharashtra and Lakshadweep at 70%.
Among the state and Union territories, the highest literacy rate among disabled persons is in Kerala 71%, followed by Goa at 70%. The lowest is Arunachal Pradesh at 39%, followed by Rajasthan at 40%, the report stated.