Lok Sabha Question No. 1134 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-02-08
Subject: Disability Certificates
Ministry: SOCIAL JUSTICE AND EMPOWERMENT
Asked by: P.P. Chaudhary

## GOVERNEMNT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF SOCIAL JUSTICE AND EMPOWERMENT DEPARTMENT OF EMPOWERMENT OF PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1134

TO BE ANSWERED ON 08.02.2022

## DISABILITY CERTIFICATES

## 1134. SHRI P.P. CHAUDHARY

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

- (a) the details of disability certificates issued in the State of Rajasthan, district-wise and Statewise data;
- (c) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor; and
- (b) whether the Government is planning to formulate guidelines for hospitals and e-mitra centres for issuance of disability certificates;
- (d) the details of the steps taken by the Government to increase the efficiency of the software through which certificates are generated?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE FOR SOCIAL JUSTICE AND EMPOWERMENT ( SUSHRI PRATIMA BHOUMIK )

- (a) Certificates  of  disability  are  issued  to  Persons  with  Disabilities  (PwDs)  by  the  competent medical authorities as notified by the States/Union Territories. As per information available from the office of Chief Commissioner of Persons with Disabilities (CCPD), the details of the number of certificates of disability issued by various States/Union Territories including Rajasthan as on 02.12.2021  are  at Annexure  I .  As  per  information  received  from  Government  of  Rajasthan district-wise  status  of  issuance  of  certificate  of  disability  only  through  online  mode  as  on 02.02.2022 is at Annexure-II
- (b) & (c)  The Ministry notified the guidelines for assessment of specified disabilities included under Rights  of Persons with  Disabilities  Act,  2016  (except  Autism  Spectrum  Disorder)  on as notified  04.01.2018.  The  guidelines  for  assessment  of  Autism  Spectrum  Disorder  notified  on 25.04.2016, is applicable. These guidelines are required to be followed by all certifying medical authorities while assessing disability. Further, the Ministry has also issued a notification on 5th May  2021,  which  mandates  issuance  of  certificate  of  disability  through  Unique  Disability Identity  Card  portal  i.e.www.swavlambancard.gov.in  with  effect  from  01.06.2021  by  the competent medical authorities  by the States and Union Territories. Further, the Department of Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities has signed an Memorandum of Understanding with CSC e-Governance  Services  India  Limited  under  the  Ministry  of  Electronics  and  Information Technology  with  a  view  to  enable  registration  of  persons  with  disabilities  for  applying  for certificate of disability under the Unique Disability ID (UDID) portal. Government of Rajasthan has informed that the facility of free online registration of  PwDs and certification of disability through  hospitals  is  available  on  the  "Specially  Abled  Registration"  online  portal  through  eMitra.
- (d) Up-gradation of the application  software  of  the  UDID  portal  through  which  certificates  of disability are issued is a continuous process. The Ministry undertakes security audit of the UDID application  software  periodically  and  enhances  the  capacity  of  servers  and  addresses  other technical parameters as and when required to increase the efficiency.

## LOK SABHA

Annexure I as referred to in reply to part (a) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 1134 for answer on 08.02.2022 regarding Disability Certificates raised by Shri P.P. Chaudhary:

| SI. No   | State/UTs                                 | Issuance of Disability Certificates (as on 02.12.2021)   |
|----------|-------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------|
| 1        | Andaman &Nicobar Island                   | 4,604                                                    |
| 2        | Andhra Pradesh                            | 11,81,097                                                |
| 3        | Arunachal Pradesh                         | 2,907                                                    |
| 4        | Assam                                     | 3,44,665                                                 |
| 5        | Bihar                                     | 14,87,357                                                |
| 6        | Chandigarh (UT)                           | 29,054                                                   |
| 7        | Chhattisgarh                              | 2,84,464                                                 |
| 8        | Dadra & Nagar Haveli (UT) and Daman & Diu | 6,069                                                    |
| 9        | Delhi (UT)                                | 1,83,160                                                 |
| 10       | Goa                                       | 19,202                                                   |
| 11       | Gujarat                                   | 5,51,000                                                 |
| 12       | Haryana                                   | 3,39,190                                                 |
| 13       | Himachal Pradesh                          | 95,630                                                   |
| 14       | Jammu& Kashmir (Including Ladakh)         | 1,79,385                                                 |
| 15       | Jharkhand                                 | 4,93,012                                                 |
| 16       | Karnataka                                 | 12,29,825                                                |
| 17       | Kerala                                    | 3,14,777                                                 |
| 18       | Lakshadweep                               | 1,353                                                    |
| 19       | Madhya Pradesh                            | 6,60,313                                                 |
| 20       | Maharashtra                               | 17,79,545                                                |
| 21       | Manipur                                   | 26,450                                                   |
| 22       | Meghalaya                                 | 22,244                                                   |
| 23       | Mizoram                                   | 12,409                                                   |
| 24       | Nagaland                                  | 1,752                                                    |
| 25       | Odisha                                    | 8,44,250                                                 |
| 26       | Puducherry (UT)                           | 29,700                                                   |
| 27       | Punjab                                    | 3,82,081                                                 |
| 28       | Rajasthan                                 | 5,66,157                                                 |
| 29       | Sikkim                                    | 5,767                                                    |
| 30       | Tamilnadu                                 | 11,79,303                                                |
| 31       | Telangana                                 | 7,92,345                                                 |
| 32       | Tripura                                   | 89,060                                                   |
| 33       | Uttar Pradesh                             | 23,95,120                                                |
| 34       | Uttarakhand                               | 1,28,947                                                 |
| 35       | West Bengal                               | 17,63,711                                                |
| Total    |                                           | 1,74,25,905                                              |

Annexure II as referred to in reply to part (a) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 1134 for answer on 08.02.2022 regarding Disability Certificates raised by Shri P.P. Chaudhary:

| District-wise certificate of disability issued by the Government of Rajasthan through online mode as on 02.02.2022   | District-wise certificate of disability issued by the Government of Rajasthan through online mode as on 02.02.2022   | District-wise certificate of disability issued by the Government of Rajasthan through online mode as on 02.02.2022   |
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| S.NO                                                                                                                 | District[                                                                                                            | Disability Certificates                                                                                              |
| 1                                                                                                                    | AJMER                                                                                                                | 14,199                                                                                                               |
| 2                                                                                                                    | ALWAR                                                                                                                | 24,572                                                                                                               |
| 3                                                                                                                    | BANSWARA                                                                                                             | 12,248                                                                                                               |
| 4                                                                                                                    | BARAN                                                                                                                | 7,513                                                                                                                |
| 5                                                                                                                    | BARMER                                                                                                               | 13,351                                                                                                               |
| 6                                                                                                                    | BHARATPUR                                                                                                            | 15,527                                                                                                               |
| 7                                                                                                                    | BHILWARA                                                                                                             | 21,425                                                                                                               |
| 8                                                                                                                    | BIKANER                                                                                                              | 11,699                                                                                                               |
| 9                                                                                                                    | BUNDI                                                                                                                | 11,222                                                                                                               |
| 10                                                                                                                   | CHITTORGARH                                                                                                          | 13,123                                                                                                               |
| 11                                                                                                                   | CHURU                                                                                                                | 7,723                                                                                                                |
| 12                                                                                                                   | DAUSA                                                                                                                | 16,761                                                                                                               |
| 13                                                                                                                   | DHOLPUR                                                                                                              | 7,522                                                                                                                |
| 14                                                                                                                   | DUNGARPUR                                                                                                            | 4,980                                                                                                                |
| 15                                                                                                                   | HANUMANGARH                                                                                                          | 13,416                                                                                                               |
| 16                                                                                                                   | JAIPUR                                                                                                               | 27,161                                                                                                               |
| 17                                                                                                                   | JAISALMER                                                                                                            | 3,436                                                                                                                |
| 18                                                                                                                   | JALORE                                                                                                               | 14,331                                                                                                               |
| 19                                                                                                                   | JHALAWAR                                                                                                             | 15,473                                                                                                               |
| 20                                                                                                                   | JHUNJHUNU                                                                                                            | 13,847                                                                                                               |
| 21                                                                                                                   | JODHPUR                                                                                                              | 15,906                                                                                                               |
| 22                                                                                                                   | KARAULI                                                                                                              | 5,399                                                                                                                |
| 23                                                                                                                   | KOTA                                                                                                                 | 10,174                                                                                                               |
| 24                                                                                                                   | NAGAUR                                                                                                               | 24,224                                                                                                               |
| 25                                                                                                                   | PALI                                                                                                                 | 16,021                                                                                                               |
| 26                                                                                                                   | PRATAPGARH                                                                                                           | 10,054                                                                                                               |
| 27                                                                                                                   | RAJSAMAND                                                                                                            | 11,464                                                                                                               |
| 28                                                                                                                   | SAWAI MADHOPUR                                                                                                       | 6,213                                                                                                                |
| 29                                                                                                                   | SIKAR                                                                                                                | 11,109                                                                                                               |
| 30                                                                                                                   | SIROHI                                                                                                               | 8,726                                                                                                                |
| 31                                                                                                                   | SRI GANGANAGAR                                                                                                       | 16,204                                                                                                               |
| 32                                                                                                                   | TONK                                                                                                                 | 11,099                                                                                                               |
| 33                                                                                                                   | UDAIPUR                                                                                                              | 15,930                                                                                                               |
| Total                                                                                                                | Total                                                                                                                | 4,32,052                                                                                                             |

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