Basic Profile, Basic Indicators ,Indicators on Disability

According to the 58th round of the National Sample Survey (NSS) of 2002 External website that opens in a new window, there were 208 lakh persons with disabilities in 2002 (Report No. 485 at S.No. 88). The NSSO Survey indicates that seventy five per cent of persons with disabilities live in rural areas, 49 per cent of disabled population is literate and only 34 per cent are employed.