What is the percentage of the disabled population in India according to the 2011 Census?

Correct option is D

The correct answer is: (d) 2.21%
Explanation:
· According to the Census of India 2011, about 2.21% of the Indian population is recorded as persons with disabilities (PwDs).
Information Booster:
· Around 2.68 crore individuals were identified as disabled.
· Disabilities include seeing, hearing, speech, locomotor, mental illness, and others.
· Persons with Disabilities Act, 1995 later replaced by RPwD Act, 2016.
· RPwD Act recognizes 21 types of disabilities.
· Census 2021 data on PwDs is awaited.
· Ministry responsible: Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment.