Lok Sabha Question No. 4853 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-07-23
Subject: UDID for Differently Abled Persons
Ministry: SOCIAL JUSTICE AND EMPOWERMENT
Asked by: Asaduddin Owaisi, Imtiaz Jaleel Syed

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## DEPARTMENT OF EMPOWERMENT OF PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES (Divyangjan) MINISTRY OF SOCIAL JUSTICE AND EMPOWERMENT

## LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4853 TO BE ANSWERED ON 23.07.2019

## UDID for Differently Abled Persons

## 4853. SHRI ASADUDDIN OWAISI: SHRI SYED IMTIAZ JALEEL:

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

- the number of applications for Unique Identity Cards (UDID) from persons with disabilities announced in 2015; (a)
- (b) the number of cards issued So far; State-wise;
- (c) whether it is a fact that persons with disabilities have to wait for a time to get such cards; long
- (d) if so, the reasons therefor;
- (e) whether   demand of these cards have   increased  especially after  expanding the types of disabilities under the rights of persons with Disabilities Act 2016 from 7 to 2/ and if so, the details thereof;
- whether the Government has provided necessary logistic support t0 issue such cards;
- (g) if so, the details thereof with further steps taken or taken by the Government in this regard? along being

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE FOR SOCIAL JUSTICE AND EMPOWERMENT

## (SHRI KRISHANPAL GURJAR)

- (a) 26,20,980 applications have been   received  from Persons with Disabilities (PwDs) under UDID portal as on 18.07.2019.
- (b) The number of e-UDID cards generated State-wise is annexed.
- (c) & (d) Under the UDID project; the applications are processed, verified and approved by the Districtlcompetent medical authorities of the States/UTs. Various States/UTs are at different stages of implementation of the UDID project: Some of the States namely Assam, Manipur; Telangana, Andhra  Pradesh; Goa, Uttarakhand and Delhi have   started  implementing the project very recently:
- (e) The UDID project has already been designed to cater to all the categories of PwDs covered under the RPwD Act; 2016. Since the UDID project provides an online platform for issue of Certificate of Disability, more number of Persons with Disabilities(PwDs) opt for applying for Certificate of Disability through UDID portal.
- The Government provides financial support to the States/UTs for carrying out publicity and awareness activities, providing IT infrastructure and manpower support:
- State   Governments/UTs are Disability and UDID card, the Central  Government   continuously monitored through written correspondence;   meetings and video   conferencing with District/State expedite the implementation of the project: The matter is followed up at the level of Secretary (DEPwD) with Chief Secretary/ Administrator of States/UTs.

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Annexure referred in reply to part (b) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 4853 for answer on 23/07/2019 raised by Shri Asaduddin Owaisi and Shri Syed Imtiaz Jaleel regarding UDID for Differently Abled Persons

| UDID Card Status   | UDID Card Status            | UDID Card Status                       |
|--------------------|-----------------------------|----------------------------------------|
| S. No.             | StatesIUT's                 | No. ofl e- UDID Card Generated so far] |
|                    | ANDAMAN AND NICOBAR ISLANDS |                                        |
| 2                  | ANDHRA PRADESH              |                                        |
| 3                  | ARUNACHAL PRADESH           | 175                                    |
| 4                  | ASSAM                       | 122                                    |
| 5                  | BIHAR                       | 2,113                                  |
| 6                  | CHANDIGARH                  | 2,361                                  |
| 7                  | CHHATTISGARH                | 127,563                                |
| 8                  | DADRA AND NAGAR HAVELI      | 22                                     |
| 9                  | DAMAN AND DIU               |                                        |
| 10                 | DELHI                       | 59                                     |
| 11                 | GOA                         | 31                                     |
| 12                 | GUJARAT                     | 142,008                                |
| 13                 | HARYANA                     | 31,639                                 |
| 14                 | HIMACHAL PRADESH            | 6,249                                  |
| 15                 | JAMMU AND KASHMIR           | 10,724                                 |
| 16                 | JHARKHAND                   | 12,132                                 |
| 17                 | KARNATAKA                   | 4,4831                                 |
| 18                 | KERALA                      | 5,970                                  |
| 19                 | MADHYA PRADESH              | 318,337                                |
| 20                 | MAHARASHTRA                 | 124,113                                |
| 21                 | MANIPUR                     |                                        |
| 22                 | MEGHALAYA                   | 6,363                                  |
| 23                 | MIZORAM                     | 1,438                                  |
| 24                 | ODISHA                      | 232,882                                |
| 25                 | PUDUCHERRY                  | 205                                    |
| 26                 | PUNJAB                      | 610 61,E                               |
| 27                 | RAJASTHAN                   | 309,5361                               |
| 28                 | SIKKIM                      | 156                                    |
| 29                 | TAMIL NADU                  |                                        |
|                    |                             | 52,123                                 |
| 30                 | TELANGANA                   | 302,345                                |
| 31                 | TRIPURA                     | 1,202                                  |
| 32                 | UTTAR PRADESH               | 206,470                                |
| 33                 | UTTARAKHAND                 | 272                                    |
| 34                 | WEST BENGAL                 | 4                                      |
| Total 1,965,315    | Total 1,965,315             | Total 1,965,315                        |