Lok Sabha Question No. 215 (STARRED), answered on 2024-12-10
Subject: Unique Disability Identification Cards
Ministry: SOCIAL JUSTICE AND EMPOWERMENT
Asked by: Shri Joyanta Basumatary

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF SOCIAL JUSTICE & EMPOWERMENT

## DEPARTMENT OF EMPOWERMENT OF PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES

## LOKSABHA

(a) to (c): A statement is laid on the Table of the House.

## STARRED QUESTION NO.- *215

TO BE ANSWERED ON 10.12.2024

## UNIQUE DISABILITY IDENTIFICATION CARDS

## *215. SHRI JOYANTA BASUMATARY:

WILL THE MINISTER OF SOCIAL JUSTICE AND EMPOWERMENT BE PLEASED TO STATE:

- (a)  the  details  of  the  number  of  applications  received  for  Unique  Disability  Identification (UDID) cards in the North Eastern Region (NER) and the number of cards issued; (b) the average time taken for an application for a UDID card to be processed in the NER; and (c) the details of average number of specialist doctors available per district to assess UDID card
- applicants in the NER and measures being taken to increase the same, State-wise?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF SOCIAL JUSTICE & EMPOWERMENT

(DR. VIRENDRA KUMAR)

Statement  in  respect  of  parts  (a)  to  (c)  of  Lok  Sabha  Starred  Question  no.  *215  for answer on 10.12.2024 regarding Unique Disability Identification Cards raised  by Shri Joyanta Basumatary:

(a): The UDID project is an initiative of the Department of Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities (Divyangjan), Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment, Government of India, for the creation of the National Database of Persons with a Disabilities. The project provides an  online  centralized  platform  namely  UDID  portal  (Url:  www.swavlambancard.gov.in  ) where medical authorities notified by the State/UT Governments have been on-boarded for the  purpose  of  issuance  of  disability  certificates  and  Unique  Disability  Identity  Cards  to Persons with Disabilities (Divyangjans) based on the evaluation of type of disability (-ies). As per the record available, the number of applications received from NER states on the UDID portal and UDID cards issued till date are as under:

| S No.   | State Name        |   Number of applications received |   Number of UDID cards issued |
|---------|-------------------|-----------------------------------|-------------------------------|
| 1       | Assam             |                            363778 |                        216345 |
| 2       | Arunachal Pradesh |                              4381 |                          4001 |
| 3       | Manipur           |                             18621 |                         13647 |
| 4       | Meghalaya         |                             33090 |                         32207 |
| 5       | Mizoram           |                              6441 |                          6223 |
| 6       | Nagaland          |                              3594 |                          3124 |
| 7       | Sikkim            |                              5448 |                          5169 |
| 8       | Tripura           |                             44151 |                         37929 |
|         | Total             |                            479504 |                        318645 |

(b): The medical authorities notified by the State/UT Governments can process an application immediately after its submission. State-wise, average time taken by medical authorities from date of filing of application to date of generation of UDID card in respect of NER states is as below:-

| S No.   | State name                |   Average (Days) |
|---------|---------------------------|------------------|
| 1       | Assam                     |              141 |
| 2       | Arunachal Pradesh         |               36 |
| 3       | Manipur                   |              162 |
| 4       | Meghalaya                 |              155 |
| 5       | Mizoram                   |                4 |
| 6       | Nagaland                  |               50 |
| 7       | Sikkim                    |               20 |
| 8       | Tripura                   |               91 |
|         | Average for NER(8 states) |               82 |

( c): As  per  record  provided  by  the  respective  NER  states  on  the  UDID  Portal,  the details of the district-wise number of specialists in NER states as on date are enclosed at Annexure .

The Department has notified and published revised disability assessment guidelines in the official Gazette of Government of India on 14 th March, 2024. One of the features of the revised disability assessment guidelines is to cater the need that may arise in view of shortage of medical professionals by giving provision to co-opt, if required, private  medical  specialist  (duly  qualified  in  the  respective  medical  domain)  as  a  board member, the chairperson compulsorily has to be a Government Doctor e.g. Chief Medical Officer or Civil Surgeon or as specified, ensuring timely and speedy disposal of UDID applications.

In case there is a shortage of specialists in a particular district (s) /hospital (s), the district hospitals can include specialists available in the other district (s) of the same state in the assessment procedure of the PwD.

These  measures  in  the  UDID  portal  have  been  incorporated  to  enhance  the availability  and  services  of  the  specialists  in  the  other  district  (s)  for  the  speedy  and timely disposal of pending applications.

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## Annexure

The district wise number of specialists provided by the respective states in the UDID Portal

## as on date in the North Eastern Region (NER)

| Name of State     | S No.   | Districts               |   Number of Specialist |
|-------------------|---------|-------------------------|------------------------|
| Assam             | 1.      | Barpeta                 |                     12 |
|                   | 2.      | Bongaigaon              |                     12 |
|                   | 3.      | Cachar                  |                     18 |
|                   | 4.      | Darrang                 |                     21 |
|                   | 5.      | Dhemaji                 |                      5 |
|                   | 6.      | Dhubri                  |                      5 |
|                   | 7.      | Dibrugarh               |                     13 |
|                   | 8.      | Goalpara                |                      8 |
|                   | 9.      | Golaghat                |                     21 |
|                   | 10.     | Hailakandi              |                      5 |
|                   | 11.     | Jorhat                  |                     26 |
|                   | 12.     | Kamrup                  |                     27 |
|                   | 13.     | Karimganj               |                     18 |
|                   | 14.     | Kokrajhar               |                     13 |
|                   | 15.     | Lakhimpur               |                     17 |
|                   | 16.     | Marigaon                |                      9 |
|                   | 17.     | Nagaon                  |                     17 |
|                   | 18.     | Nalbari                 |                     19 |
|                   | 19.     | Dima Hasao              |                      6 |
|                   | 20.     | Sivasagar               |                      8 |
|                   | 21.     | Sonitpur                |                     22 |
|                   | 22.     | Chirang                 |                     13 |
|                   | 23.     | Baksa                   |                      5 |
|                   | 24.     | Udalguri                |                      8 |
|                   | 25.     | Kamrup Metro            |                     30 |
|                   | 26.     | Biswanath               |                      4 |
|                   | 27.     | Majuli                  |                     10 |
|                   | 28.     | South Salmara Mancachar |                      4 |
|                   | 29.     | Charaideo               |                     20 |
|                   | 30.     | Hojai                   |                     10 |
|                   | 31.     | Bajali                  |                     11 |
|                   | Total   |                         |                    417 |
| Arunachal Pradesh | 1.      | Changlang               |                      5 |
| Arunachal Pradesh | 2.      | Dibang Valley           |                      4 |
| Arunachal Pradesh | 3.      | East Kameng             |                      5 |

|           | 4.    | East Siang             |   6 |
|-----------|-------|------------------------|-----|
|           | 5.    | Kurung Kumey           |   5 |
|           | 6.    | Lohit                  |   5 |
|           | 7.    | Lower Dibang Valley    |   9 |
|           | 8.    | Papum Pare             |  11 |
|           | 9.    | Tawang                 |   3 |
|           | 10.   | Tirap                  |   4 |
|           | 11.   | Upper Subansiri        |   5 |
|           | 12.   | West Kameng            |   2 |
|           | 13.   | Longding               |   6 |
|           | 14.   | Kra Daadi              |   5 |
|           | 15.   | Namsai                 |   5 |
|           | 16.   | Pakke Kessang          |   1 |
|           | Total |                        |  81 |
| Manipur   | 1.    | Bishnupur              |  14 |
|           | 2.    | Chandel                |   3 |
|           | 3.    | Churachandpur          |  11 |
|           | 4.    | Imphal East            |  22 |
|           | 5.    | Imphal West            |  68 |
|           | 6.    | Senapati               |  12 |
|           | 7.    | Tamenglong             |   6 |
|           | 8.    | Thoubal                |  16 |
|           | 9.    | Ukhrul                 |   8 |
|           | 10.   | Kakching               |   5 |
|           | 11.   | Kangpokpi              |  26 |
|           | 12.   | Jiribam                |   9 |
|           | 13.   | Noney                  |  16 |
|           | 14.   | Pherzawl               |   1 |
|           | 15.   | Tengnoupal             |  13 |
|           | 16.   | Kamjong                |   5 |
|           | Total |                        | 235 |
| Meghalaya | 1.    | East Garo Hills        |  10 |
|           | 2.    | East Khasi Hills       |  90 |
|           | 3.    | West Jaintia Hills     |   8 |
|           | 4.    | Ri Bhoi                |  15 |
|           | 5.    | South Garo Hills       |   6 |
|           | 6.    | West Garo Hills        |  12 |
|           | 7.    | West Khasi Hills       |  14 |
|           | 8.    | North Garo Hills       |   5 |
|           | 9.    | East Jaintia Hills     |   6 |
|           | 10.   | South West Khasi Hills |  13 |
|           | 11.   | South West Garo Hills  |   8 |

|          | 12.   | Eastern West Khasi Hills   |   12 |
|----------|-------|----------------------------|------|
|          | Total |                            |  199 |
| Mizoram  | 1.    | Aizawl                     |   17 |
|          | 2.    | Champhai                   |    4 |
|          | 3.    | Kolasib                    |    6 |
|          | 4.    | Lawngtlai                  |    3 |
|          | 5.    | Lunglei                    |    5 |
|          | 6.    | Mamit                      |    5 |
|          | 7.    | Siaha                      |    3 |
|          | 8.    | Serchhip                   |    4 |
|          | 9.    | Hnahthial                  |    1 |
|          | 10.   | Saitual                    |    2 |
|          | 11.   | Khawzawl                   |    2 |
|          | Total |                            |   52 |
| Nagaland | 1.    | Dimapur                    |    6 |
| Nagaland | 2.    | Kohima                     |   21 |
| Nagaland | 3.    | Mokokchung                 |   10 |
| Nagaland | 4.    | Mon                        |    3 |
| Nagaland | 5.    | Phek                       |    5 |
| Nagaland | 6.    | Tuensang                   |    3 |
| Nagaland | 7.    | Zunheboto                  |    3 |
|          | Total |                            |   51 |
| Sikkim   | 1.    | Gangtok                    |   14 |
| Sikkim   | 2.    | Mangan                     |    2 |
| Sikkim   | 3.    | Namchi                     |    4 |
| Sikkim   | 4.    | Gyalshing                  |    5 |
|          | Total |                            |   25 |
| Tripura  | 1.    | Dhalai                     |   18 |
| Tripura  | 2.    | North Tripura              |    9 |
| Tripura  | 3.    | South Tripura              |   23 |
| Tripura  | 4.    | West Tripura               |   62 |
| Tripura  | 5.    | Khowai                     |   48 |
| Tripura  | 6.    | Sepahijala                 |   50 |
| Tripura  | 7.    | Gomati                     |   20 |
| Tripura  | 8.    | Unakoti                    |   10 |
|          | Total |                            |  240 |

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