Table 2 Various categories of disabilities reported as per different questions

India census 2011

(20)

  In seeing

2

2

4

NA

20

  In hearing

1

4

5

NA

25

  In speech

0

1

1

NA

5

  In movement

0

6

6

NA

30

  Mental retardation

1

1

2

NA

10

  Mental illness

0

0

0

NA

0

  Any other

0

1

1

NA

5

  Multiple

0

1

1

NA

5

NSSO

32

  Mental

1

1

2

NA

6.25

  Visual

2

6

8

2, 4, 4, 4, 3, 2, 2, 4

25

  Hearing

0

2

2

4, 4

6.25

  Speech

1

1

2

4, 4

6.25

  Locomotor

3

12

15

3, 3, 4, 4, 4, 2, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 2, 2, 2, 3

46.87

  Multiple

1

2

3

3,4,4,

9.37

UNCRPD

101

  Physical impairment (e.g. impairment of movement, muscles, joints, limbs, balance, impairment of touch)

21

48

69

NA

68.31

  Psychological and psychosocial impairment (e.g. impairment of behaviour, attention, concentration, thoughts, mood, interaction with others)

1

2

3

NA

2.97%

  Learning impairment (e.g. intellectual impairment, specific learning impairment, and impairment of applying knowledge)

0

0

0

NA

0%

  Hearing impairment

3

7

10

NA

9.90%

  Visual impairment

6

11

17

NA

16.83%

  Speech impairment

1

1

2

NA

1.98%

  Multiple impairments

0

0

0

NA

0%

  Long-term disabling health condition (dysfunction of body organ/s leading to long-term functional limitation)

0

1

1

NA

0.99%

WG

106

  Do you have difficulty seeing, even if wearing glasses?

4

8

12

NA

11.32

  Do you have difficulty hearing, even if using hearing aid?

4

1

5

NA

4.71

  Do you have difficulty walking or climbing steps?

25

51

76

NA

71.69

  Do you have difficulty remembering or concentrating?

1

6

7

NA

6.60

  Do you have difficulty (with self-care) such as brushing, washing all over or dressing?

0

4

4

NA

3.77

  Using your usual language, do you have difficulty communicating (for example understanding or being understood)?

0

2

2

NA

1.88