Lok Sabha Question No. 3954 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-03-20
Subject: Guidelines for UDID Cards
Ministry: SOCIAL JUSTICE AND EMPOWERMENT
Asked by: SHASHI THAROOR

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA DEPARTMENT OF EMPOWERMENT OF PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES (Divyangjan) MINISTRY OF SOCIAL JUSTICE & EMPOWERMENT

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3954 TO BE ANSWERED ON 20.03.2018

## Guidelines for UDID Cards

3954. Dr; Shashi Tharoor:

## Will the Minister of SOCIAL JUSTICE AND EMPOWERMENT be pleased to state:

- (a) whether a committee was constituted to provide standard guidelines for the evaluation of 'disability for the issuance of the Disability Identity (UDID) Cards and if the details thereof: Unique SO,
- (c) the details of benefits that the Government would give o the basis of these cards and whether the proposed benefits would vary for the different slabs;
- (b) whether the Government has set any criteria for creating the three different slabs to measure disability and allot colour coded UDID cards accordingly and if s0, the details thereof;
- the total number of the UDID cards issued online and offline, State-wise;?
- (f) the specific steps being taken by the Government to expedite the matter?
- whether there has been a delay in the implementation of the scheme in certain States such as Odisha and if s0, the details thereof and the reasons therefor; and

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE FOR SOCIAL JUSTICE AND EMPOWERMENT

## (SHRI KRISHANPAL GURJAR)

- (a) No Committee was constituted for the purpose of providing standard guidelines for issuance of Unique Disability Identity Cards , However; the Government had constituted an expert Committee to formulate  guidelines for evaluation and   certification of  disabilities in the  Right of   Persons with Disabilities Act 2016. Based on its recommendation, the Government has issued the   guidelines for the purpose of assessing the extent of specified disabilities in a person on 04.01.2018.

Since Unique Disability Identity (UDID) card project provides an online platform for issuance of certificate of 'disability, these guidelines would also be applicable for the project

- can be given in three distinct coloured bars on the basis of degree of 'disability, mainly to facilitate identification of type of beneficiaries. The   actual benefits  of a person   depend upon schemes and programmes implemented by the States and the Central Government: quick
- (d) Unique Disability Identity (UDID) card is generated through online mode only. The number of UDID cards generated as on 15.03.2018, State/UT wise is at Annexure
- (e) Implementation of UDID project has already commenced in 17 States/UTs. As per information available in the Ministry, implementation of the UDID project has already been started in all the districts in Odisha:
- As per information available in the Ministry, implementation of the UDID project has already been started in all the districts in Odisha.

## LOK SABHA

## Annexure referred to in reply to part(d) of the Lok Sabha Question No. 3854 for answer on 20.03.2018 regarding 66 Guidelines for UDID Cards"

| S. No_   | States/UTs                  | No. of e-UDID Cards Generated   |
|----------|-----------------------------|---------------------------------|
| 1        | ANDAMAN AND NICOBAR ISLANDS |                                 |
| 2        | ANDHRA PRADESH              |                                 |
| 3        | ARUNACHAL PRADESH           |                                 |
| 4        | ASSAM                       |                                 |
| 5        | BIHAR                       | 3                               |
| 6        | CHANDIGARH                  |                                 |
| 7        | CHHATTISGARH                | 23062                           |
| 8        | DADRA ANDNAGAR HAVELI       |                                 |
| 9        | DAMAN AND DIU               |                                 |
| 10       | DELHI                       |                                 |
| 11       | GOA                         |                                 |
| 12       | GUJARAT                     | 23698                           |
| 13       | HARYANA                     | 2894                            |
| 14       | HIMACHAL PRADESH            |                                 |
| 15       | JAMMU AND KASHMIR           |                                 |
| 16       | JHARKHAND                   | 1945                            |
| 17       | KARNATAKA                   |                                 |
| 18       | KERALA                      | 130                             |
| 19       | LAKSHADWEEP                 |                                 |
| 20       | MADHYA PRADESH              | 213534                          |
| 21       | MAHARASHTRA                 | 11982                           |
| 22       | MANIPUR                     |                                 |
| 23       | MEGHALAYA                   | 220                             |
| 24       | MIZORAM                     | 22                              |
| 25       | NAGALAND                    |                                 |
| 26       | ODISHA                      | 55129                           |
| 27       | PUDUCHERRY                  |                                 |
| 28       | PUNJAB                      |                                 |
| 29       | RAJASTHAN                   | 214443                          |
| 30       | SIKKIM                      | 2                               |
|          | TAMIL NADU                  | 12791                           |
| 32       | TELANGANA                   |                                 |
| 33       | TRIPURA                     | 40                              |
| 34       | UTTAR PRADESH               | 12264                           |
| 35       | UTTARAKHAND                 | 4                               |
| 36       | WEST BENGAL                 | 0                               |