Lok Sabha Question No. 323 (STARRED), answered on 2025-08-12
Subject: Schemes for the Empowerment of Divyangjans
Ministry: SOCIAL JUSTICE AND EMPOWERMENT
Asked by: Shri Vijay Kumar Hansdak

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

## LOK SABHA

STARRED QUESTION No. *323

## TO BE ANSWERED ON  12/08/2025

## Schemes for the Empowerment of Divyangjans

- *323. Shri Vijay Kumar Hansdak:

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

- (a) the total number of Divyangjans and from SC category who have been empowered, as per the latest estimates, category and State-wise;
- (b) the details of the schemes implemented by the Government for their empowerment;
- (c)  the  total  funds  allocated  and  utilised  along  with  the  physical  targets  planned  and  achieved since 2019, year-wise;
- (d)  whether  the  Government  has  undertaken  any  evaluation  to  assess  the  implementation  and impact of its various schemes; and
- (e) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF SOCIAL JUSTICE AND EMPOWERMENT (Dr. VIRENDRA KUMAR)

- (a) to (e)    A statement is laid on the Table of the House.

## Statement referred to in reply to part (a) to (e) of the Lok Sabha Starred Question No. 323 raised by Shri Vijay Kumar  Hansdak,  Hon'ble  MP  regarding  'Schemes for the Empowerment of Divyangjans' for answer on 12.08.2025

(a) to (c): As  per  the  2011  Census,  the  total  population  of  Divyangjans  (Persons  with Disabilities)  in  the  country  was  2.68  crore,  which  is  about  2.21%  of  the  country's  total population.  The  Census  2011  data  was  based  on  the  disability  classifications  under  the  now repealed Persons with Disabilities (PWD) Act of 1995.  After the enactment of Rights of Persons with  Disabilities  (RPwD) Act  2016,  the  categories  of  disabilities  has  been  increased  from  the earlier 7 to now 21 categories of disabilities.

Details of number of Persons with Disabilities  (State and Gender wise) as per Census 2011 is at Annexure-I.

The  Government  of  India  has  undertaken  several  initiatives  for  the  empowerment  and upliftment of Divyangjans. The RPwD Act, 2016, effective from 19.04.2017, ensures rights like equality,  education,  employment  and  accessibility.  It  mandates at  least  4%  reservation  in government jobs under Section 34 and 5% in higher education under Section 32 for benchmark disabilities.

Although relief to the disabled is a State subject by virtue of entry 9 of the State  List of the  Constitution  of  India,  the  Central  Government  supports  the  efforts  for  welfare,  skill development and inclusive, accessible India through its major initiatives and schemes that inter alia include the following: -

(i) Assistance to Persons with Disabilities for Purchase/Fitting of Aids and Appliances (ADIP): The Department is implementing the Scheme of 'Assistance to Persons with Disabilities for Purchase/Fitting of Aids and Appliances (ADIP)' under which funds are released to various Implementing Agencies to assist the eligible persons with disabilities (Divyangjan) in procuring durable, sophisticated and scientifically manufactured, modern, standard aids and appliances that can  promote  their  physical,  social  and  psychological  rehabilitation  by  reducing  the  effects  of disabilities and enhancing their economic potential throughout the country.

(ii) Deendayal Divyangjan Rehabilitation Scheme (DDRS ):-Under Deendayal Divyangjan  Rehabilitation  Scheme  (DDRS),  financial  assistance  is  provided  to  the  voluntary Organizations/  State  Project  Implementing  agencies  for  (i)  setting  up  of  District  Disability Rehabilitation Centres (DDRCs) and (ii) running various projects for the welfare/empowerment of  Persons  with  Disabilities  (PwDs)  including  Special  School  for  the   Children  with  Visual, Hearing  and  Intellectual  disability  including   Children  with  Cerebral  Palsy  etc.,  aimed  at enabling  them  to  maintain  their  optimal,  physical,  sensory,  intellectual,  psychiatric  or  social functional levels.

(iii) Scholarship  Schemes  for  Students  with  Disabilities: Department  is  implementing Umbrella Scheme 'Scholarships for Students with Disabilities' comprising six components viz., Pre-matric, Post-matric, Top Class Education, National Overseas Scholarship, National Fellowship for PwDs and Free Coaching schemes with an objective to remove financial, physical and  psychological  barriers,  enabling  the  Divyang  students  to  pursue  education  and  live  with dignity. Funds are disbursed directly to students' bank accounts (DBT mode) Pan India.

(iv) UDID Scheme: The UDID (Unique Disability ID) Scheme provides a single digital ID card for  Persons  with  Disabilities,  streamlining  access  to  government  benefits.  It  eliminates redundant  documentation,  ensures  transparency,  and  promotes  inclusivity  by  linking  welfare schemes directly to beneficiaries, empowering PwDs  with easier access to rights and opportunities.

In addition, this department is also implementing the schemes for the Empowerment of PwDs viz. (i) National  Action Plan for Skill Development of Persons with Disabilities (NAPSDP) (ii) Awareness Generation and Publicity (AGP) & In Service Training and (iii) Creation of Barrier-Free  Environment  &  Accessible  India  Campaign  (AIC)  (iv)  Indira  Gandhi  National Disability Pension Scheme (IGNDPS) of National Social Assistance Programme (NSAP).

In  addition,  the  Chief Commissioner for Persons with Disabilities is  mandated to take measures  to  protect  the  rights  of  persons  with  disabilities.  Also,  the  National  Divyangjan Finance and Development Corporation (NDFDC), a Central Public Sector Enterprises  under the Department,  has  the  main  objective  of  promoting  economic  developmental  activities  for  the rehabilitation  of  the  beneficiaries  and  to  promote  self-employment  and  other  enterprises  of persons with disabilities.

## Details of  Divyangjans benefitted and funds utilization (State wise)  under various schemes of the Department from 2019-20 to 2024-25 is at Annexure-II.

(d) & (e): The Department periodically sponsors Impact Evaluation Studies through independent  evaluation  agencies  (Third  Party).  The  study  aims  to  assess  the  implementation, impact  and  proper  utilization  of  funds  by  the  implementing  agencies.  The  Impact  Evaluation Studies of the ADIP, DDRS and Scholarship Schemes were conducted in  2021 by the National Institute  of  Labour  Economics  Research  and  Development  (NILERD),  New  Delhi.  The  key recommendations  emerging  from  the  evaluation  were  given  due  attention  and  accordingly necessary action has been taken to adopt/implement them.

Annexure-I

| The number of Persons with Disabilities (State and Gender wise) as per Census 2011   | The number of Persons with Disabilities (State and Gender wise) as per Census 2011   | The number of Persons with Disabilities (State and Gender wise) as per Census 2011   | The number of Persons with Disabilities (State and Gender wise) as per Census 2011   | The number of Persons with Disabilities (State and Gender wise) as per Census 2011   |
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| S.No.                                                                                | State / UT                                                                           | Males                                                                                | Females                                                                              | Total                                                                                |
| 1.                                                                                   | JAMMU &KASHMIR                                                                       | 204834                                                                               | 156319                                                                               | 361153                                                                               |
| 2.                                                                                   | HIMACHAL PRADESH                                                                     | 86321                                                                                | 68995                                                                                | 155316                                                                               |
| 3.                                                                                   | PUNJAB                                                                               | 379551                                                                               | 274512                                                                               | 654063                                                                               |
| 4.                                                                                   | CHANDIGARH                                                                           | 8743                                                                                 | 6053                                                                                 | 14796                                                                                |
| 5.                                                                                   | UTTARAKHAND                                                                          | 102787                                                                               | 82485                                                                                | 185272                                                                               |
| 6.                                                                                   | HARYANA                                                                              | 315533                                                                               | 230841                                                                               | 546374                                                                               |
| 7.                                                                                   | NCT OF DELHI                                                                         | 138379                                                                               | 96503                                                                                | 234882                                                                               |
| 8.                                                                                   | RAJASTHAN                                                                            | 848287                                                                               | 715407                                                                               | 1563694                                                                              |
| 9.                                                                                   | UTTAR PRADESH                                                                        | 2364171                                                                              | 1793343                                                                              | 4157514                                                                              |
| 10.                                                                                  | BIHAR                                                                                | 1343100                                                                              | 987909                                                                               | 2331009                                                                              |
| 11.                                                                                  | SIKKIM                                                                               | 9779                                                                                 | 8408                                                                                 | 18187                                                                                |
| 12.                                                                                  | ARUNACHAL PRADESH                                                                    | 14245                                                                                | 12489                                                                                | 26734                                                                                |
| 13.                                                                                  | NAGALAND                                                                             | 16148                                                                                | 13483                                                                                | 29631                                                                                |
| 14.                                                                                  | MANIPUR                                                                              | 31174                                                                                | 27373                                                                                | 58547                                                                                |
| 15.                                                                                  | MIZORAM                                                                              | 8198                                                                                 | 6962                                                                                 | 15160                                                                                |
| 16.                                                                                  | TRIPURA                                                                              | 35482                                                                                | 28864                                                                                | 64346                                                                                |
| 17.                                                                                  | MEGHALAYA                                                                            | 23326                                                                                | 20991                                                                                | 44317                                                                                |
| 18.                                                                                  | ASSAM                                                                                | 257385                                                                               | 222680                                                                               | 480065                                                                               |
| 19.                                                                                  | WEST BENGAL                                                                          | 1127181                                                                              | 890225                                                                               | 2017406                                                                              |
| 20.                                                                                  | JHARKHAND                                                                            | 426876                                                                               | 343104                                                                               | 769980                                                                               |
| 21.                                                                                  | ODISHA                                                                               | 674775                                                                               | 569627                                                                               | 1244402                                                                              |
| 22.                                                                                  | CHHATTISGARH                                                                         | 334093                                                                               | 290844                                                                               | 624937                                                                               |
| 23.                                                                                  | MADHYA PRADESH                                                                       | 888751                                                                               | 663180                                                                               | 1551931                                                                              |
| 24.                                                                                  | GUJARAT                                                                              | 612804                                                                               | 479498                                                                               | 1092302                                                                              |
| 25.                                                                                  | DAMAN&DIU                                                                            | 1300                                                                                 | 896                                                                                  | 2196                                                                                 |
| 26.                                                                                  | DADRA &NAGARHAVELI                                                                   | 1893                                                                                 | 1401                                                                                 | 3294                                                                                 |
| 27.                                                                                  | MAHARASHTRA                                                                          | 1692285                                                                              | 1271107                                                                              | 2963392                                                                              |
| 28.                                                                                  | ANDHRA PRADESH                                                                       | 1224459                                                                              | 1042148                                                                              | 2266607                                                                              |
| 29.                                                                                  | KARNATAKA                                                                            | 726521                                                                               | 597684                                                                               | 1324205                                                                              |
| 30.                                                                                  | GOA                                                                                  | 17016                                                                                | 15996                                                                                | 33012                                                                                |
| 31.                                                                                  | LAKSHADWEEP                                                                          | 838                                                                                  | 777                                                                                  | 1615                                                                                 |
| 32.                                                                                  | KERALA                                                                               | 394706                                                                               | 367137                                                                               | 761843                                                                               |
| 33.                                                                                  | TAMIL NADU                                                                           | 657418                                                                               | 522545                                                                               | 1179963                                                                              |
| 34.                                                                                  | PUDUCHERRY                                                                           | 16373                                                                                | 13816                                                                                | 30189                                                                                |
| 35.                                                                                  | ANDAMAN &NICOBAR ISLANDS                                                             | 3861                                                                                 | 2799                                                                                 | 6660                                                                                 |
| Total                                                                                | Total                                                                                | 14988593                                                                             | 11826401                                                                             | 26814994                                                                             |

## Annexure-II

## Scheme for Assistance to Persons with Disabilities for Purchase/ Fitting of Aids /Appliances (ADIP Scheme)

|                         | 2019-20                       | 2019-20      | 2019-20           | 2020-21                       | 2020-21       | 2020-21    | 2021-22                      | 2021-22        | 2021-22          | 2022-23                      | 2022-23       | 2022-23    | 2023-24                       | 2023-24      | 2023-24           | 2024-25                       | 2024-25        | 2024-25           |
|-------------------------|-------------------------------|--------------|-------------------|-------------------------------|---------------|------------|------------------------------|----------------|------------------|------------------------------|---------------|------------|-------------------------------|--------------|-------------------|-------------------------------|----------------|-------------------|
| Name of the State / Uts | Funds utilize d (Rs. in Lakhs | No. of Benef | No. of SC Benef . | Funds utilize d (Rs. in Lakhs | No. of Benef. | SC Bene f. | Funds utilized (Rs. in Lakhs | No. of Bene f. | No. of SC Benef. | Funds utilized (Rs. in Lakhs | No. of Benef. | SC Bene f. | Funds utilize d (Rs. in Lakhs | No. of Benef | No. of SC Bene f. | Funds utilize d (Rs. in Lakhs | No. of Bene f. | No. of SC Be nef. |
| A&N                     | 5.35                          | 115          | 27                | 8.29                          | 162           | 0          | 8.06                         | 145            | 3                | 7.23                         | 154           | 0          | 0.06                          | 1            | 0                 | 14.5                          | 218            | 6                 |
| Andhra Pradesh          | 720.78                        | 12593        | 1744              | 303.32                        | 2658          | 383        | 1194.8                       | 10256          | 1899             | 686.16                       | 7726          | 1225       | 2084.3                        | 17500        | 3202              | 1686.5 8                      | 1007 6         | 233 5             |
| Arunach al Pradesh      | 12.08                         | 204          | 26                | 14.9                          | 289           | 17         | 20.79                        | 300            | 62               | 0                            | 0             | 0          | 4.57                          | 40           | 0                 | 10.13                         | 86             | 1                 |
| Assam                   | 591.06                        | 8297         | 696               | 639.01                        | 9708          | 889        | 341.62                       | 4900           | 100              | 1003.06                      | 11572         | 176        | 1302.6 2                      | 17350        | 1205              | 1075.5 6                      | 1150 6         | 240 2             |
| Bihar                   | 236.63                        | 3104         | 453               | 645.19                        | 7233          | 1004       | 496.22                       | 5951           | 744              | 1076.87                      | 13143         | 860        | 2427.1                        | 23912        | 2129              | 785.37                        | 5152           | 127 2             |
| Chandig arh             | 11.31                         | 128          | 6                 | 31.68                         | 301           | 51         | 9.76                         | 128            | 13               | 39.12                        | 422           | 38         | 31.39                         | 163          | 34                | 186.78                        | 781            | 243               |
| Chhattis garh           | 349.38                        | 3283         | 178               | 403.22                        | 3316          | 593        | 118.44                       | 891            | 100              | 152.36                       | 1768          | 273        | 37.42                         | 320          | 43                | 231.7                         | 1365           | 365               |
| Delhi                   | 35.85                         | 1006         | 116               | 38.33                         | 666           | 19         | 268.36                       | 4214           | 549              | 247.13                       | 2120          | 214        | 423.51                        | 3293         | 308               | 907.76                        | 5847           | 975               |
| Daman &Diu              | 0.00                          | 0            | 0                 | 0                             | 0             | 0          | 0                            | 0              | 0                | 0                            | 0             | 0          | 0                             | 0            | 0                 | 0                             | 0              | 0                 |
| Goa                     | 9.59                          | 139          | 0                 | 156.5                         | 2161          | 81         | 2.24                         | 24             | 4                | 0                            | 0             | 0          | 40.66                         | 418          | 11                | 33.18                         | 224            | 7                 |
| Gujarat                 | 616.26                        | 6105         | 391               | 946.82                        | 13648         | 747        | 993.29                       | 15250          | 1727             | 443.07                       | 5032          | 758        | 1539.7 8                      | 18648        | 1292              | 3244.6 6                      | 2656 0         | 433 9             |
| Haryana                 | 981.58                        | 10287        | 1494              | 134.94                        | 1539          | 66         | 338.85                       | 4072           | 907              | 678.06                       | 5937          | 1609       | 1077                          | 5930         | 1079              | 750.92                        | 4005           | 106 1             |
| Himach al Pradesh       | 12.10                         | 255          | 65                | 169.7                         | 2559          | 761        | 68.74                        | 1272           | 406              | 143.74                       | 1924          | 514        | 153.25                        | 1808         | 446               | 157.36                        | 1752           | 317               |
| Jammu and Kashmir       | 131.25                        | 1813         | 220               | 151.22                        | 2390          | 116        | 311.89                       | 4129           | 569              | 507.6                        | 6878          | 30         | 542.88                        | 6817         | 439               | 328.6                         | 2967           | 231               |
| Jharkha nd              | 0.00                          | 0            | 0                 | 104.8                         | 1365          | 359        | 380.45                       | 5197           | 456              | 851.16                       | 10804         | 862        | 629.64                        | 7742         | 687               | 836.88                        | 8277           | 210 6             |
| Karnata ka              | 267.34                        | 5119         | 595               | 92.15                         | 2181          | 327        | 249.31                       | 4829           | 599              | 421.81                       | 5622          | 884        | 1248.2 2                      | 15752        | 2642              | 1324.5 8                      | 1099 6         | 283 1             |

| Kerala                  | 182.47   |   2683 |   281 | 425.57   | 5181       | 659   |    168.6 | 2442   |   295 |   222.35 |   2912 |   599 | 563.87   | 6766       | 490      | 152.72   | 1425   | 74      |
|-------------------------|----------|--------|-------|----------|------------|-------|----------|--------|-------|----------|--------|-------|----------|------------|----------|----------|--------|---------|
| Ladakh                  | 1.26     |     23 |     0 | 0        | 0          | 0     |    0     | 0      |     0 |     1.89 |     59 |     0 | 28.79    | 355        | 16       | 13.39    | 130    | 0       |
| Lakshad weep            | 0.00     |      0 |     0 | 0        | 0          | 0     |    0     | 0      |     0 |     0    |      0 |     0 | 1.66     | 15         | 2        | 18.83    | 257    | 4       |
| Madhya Pradesh          | 1085.0 8 |  11615 |  1326 | 1995.0 8 | 21347 3353 |       | 2693.85  | 25053  |  4519 |  1732.72 |  19930 |  3911 | 4283.6 9 | 33542 7070 | 2520.7 2 |          | 1410 2 | 358 4   |
| Maharas htra            | 2622.0 4 |  28678 |  6041 | 8511.8 2 | 19589      | 2629  | 7913.55  | 3007 3 |  1485 |  1568.47 |  10836 |  1935 | 4211.2 5 | 54455      | 6771     | 2636.5   | 1930 9 | 306 5   |
| Manipur                 | 5.70     |     89 |     0 | 73.15    | 660        | 113   |   47.25  | 594    |    65 |    47.93 |    581 |    15 | 21       | 259        | 2        | 43.97    | 440    | 15      |
| Meghala ya              | 3.27     |     34 |     0 | 7.45     | 151        | 0     |   19.94  | 212    |     0 |   172.87 |   2295 |     3 | 3.87     | 42         | 0        | 50.84    | 777    | 180     |
| Mizora m                | 0.00     |      0 |     0 | 0        | 0          | 0     |    5.78  | 67     |    16 |     0.13 |      1 |     0 | 10.41    | 297        | 0        | 29.78    | 373    | 26      |
| Nagalan d               | 12.62    |    253 |     0 | 6.55     | 163        | 0     |   28.47  | 496    |    34 |    23.82 |    380 |     0 | 3.16     | 48         | 0        | 47.82    | 590    | 14      |
| Odisha                  | 839.73   |  10935 |  1257 | 982.29   | 12770      | 1200  |  882.07  | 12055  |  1612 |   784.57 |  10164 |  1018 | 953.44   | 11232      | 1823     | 1579.0 3 | 1555 6 | 417 5   |
| Puduche rry             | 32.94    |    383 |    78 | 5.98     | 78         | 0     |   37.73  | 612    |     0 |     0    |      0 |     0 | 24.37    | 302        | 58       | 102.59   | 393    | 62      |
| Punjab                  | 671.38   |  10444 |  3145 | 326.7    | 4054       | 534   | 1281.55  | 14815  |  5115 |   902.06 |   8006 |  3857 | 1703.6 1 | 11259      | 4982     | 2029.3 2 | 8273   | 318     |
| Rajastha n              | 816.57   |  12061 |  2093 | 731.5    | 10493      | 1963  |  452.83  | 7488   |  1442 |   667.52 |  10132 |  1784 | 2155.4 8 | 19873      | 3290     | 1697.8 1 | 1540 7 | 1 376 2 |
| Sikkim                  | 15.10    |    197 |    88 | 7.91     | 173        | 13    |    4e-05 | 4      |     0 |     3.15 |     67 |     6 | 4.27     | 61         | 6        | 2.68     | 18     | 3       |
| Tamil Nadu              | 906.16   |  13417 |  2813 | 623.28   | 8407       | 1585  | 1336.24  | 21746  |  4571 |   859.85 |  11327 |  1810 | 1137.2 9 | 12622      | 2156     | 416.12   | 2499   | 432     |
| Telangn a               | 380.87   |   2221 |   554 | 355.19   | 2667       | 530   | 1134.44  | 5982   |  1067 |   420.54 |   2321 |   392 | 1389.1 4 | 11380      | 2419     | 1417.2 4 | 8961   | 181 5   |
| The Dadra& Nagar Haveli | 2.92     |    160 |    11 | 17.79    | 285        | 5     |    5.42  | 86     |     2 |    21.13 |    233 |    12 | 4.78     | 49         | 5        | 54.05    | 455    | 46      |
| Tripura                 | 11.38    |    569 |    35 | 46.05    | 724        | 356   |   59.54  | 878    |   123 |   292.69 |   4203 |   193 | 89.49    | 1142       | 319      | 90.32    | 784    | 137     |
| Uttar Pradesh           | 3638.6 8 |  45479 |  4690 | 2750.6 9 | 33823      | 3318  | 2855.02  | 33697  |  4742 |  3823.14 |  35149 |  4800 | 7479.2 9 | 50042      | 1108 4   | 9244.4 9 | 5483 4 | 113 70  |
| Uttrakha nd             | 80.06    |   3868 |   255 | 80.32    | 6141       | 447   |  132.48  | 5854   |   828 |   185.59 |   4244 |   490 | 275.44   | 2510       | 391      | 401.98   | 2442   | 469     |
| West Bengal             | 976.95   |  14390 |  2354 | 715.28   | 11967      | 1398  |  267.67  | 5159   |   920 |  1587.88 |  24169 |  4053 | 958.23   | 10344      | 3216     | 1358.6 6 | 1465 2 | 402 8   |

## GIA released State wise under Deendayal Divyangjan Rehabilitation Scheme (DDRS) since 2019-20

(Rs. in Lakh)

| S. No.   | Name of the      | 2019-20                    | 2019-20       | 2020-21                    | 2020-21       | 2021-22                    | 2021-22       | 2022-23                    | 2022-23       | 2023-24                    | 2023-24       | 2024-25                    | 2024-25       |
|----------|------------------|----------------------------|---------------|----------------------------|---------------|----------------------------|---------------|----------------------------|---------------|----------------------------|---------------|----------------------------|---------------|
| S. No.   | State            | GIA released (Rs. in lakh) | No. of Benef. | GIA released (Rs. in lakh) | No. of Benef. | GIA released (Rs. in lakh) | No. of Benef. | GIA released (Rs. in lakh) | No. of Benef. | GIA released (Rs. in lakh) | No. of Benef. | GIA released (Rs. in lakh) | No. of Benef. |
| 1        | Andhra Pradesh   | 2663.05                    | 6187          | 1639.88                    | 5620          | 1779.89                    | 4620          | 2648.41                    | 5605          | 2851.56                    | 4604          | 2728.44                    | 5085          |
| 2        | Assam            | 124.72                     | 603           | 90.7                       | 248           | 167.76                     | 488           | 261.34                     | 753           | 136.87                     | 327           | 228.25                     | 285           |
| 3        | Bihar            | 23.67                      | 53            | 0                          | 0             | 41.89                      | 55            | 33.54                      | 69            | 68.65                      | 111           | 48.96                      | 139           |
| 4        | Chhattisgarh     | 49.78                      | 187           | 1.63                       | 110           | 47.58                      | 110           | 0                          | 0             | 0                          | 0             | 74.14                      | 93            |
| 5        | Delhi            | 32.65                      | 501           | 247.67                     | 685           | 162.74                     | 615           | 185.51                     | 937           | 166.89                     | 688           | 191.70                     | 714           |
| 6        | Gujarat          | 131.96                     | 864           | 43.32                      | 378           | 120.66                     | 447           | 72.77                      | 437           | 95.19                      | 187           | 108.84                     | 215           |
| 7        | Haryana          | 154.81                     | 512           | 140.19                     | 505           | 101.99                     | 292           | 128.93                     | 444           | 174.61                     | 377           | 148.67                     | 432           |
| 8        | Himachal Pradesh | 71.77                      | 302           | 69.2                       | 212           | 67.15                      | 144           | 69.05                      | 89            | 84.13                      | 119           | 101.12                     | 154           |
| 9        | Jammu & Kashmir  | 4.53                       | 81            | 0                          | 0             | 0                          | 0             | 0                          | 0             | 0                          | 0             | 0                          | 0             |
| 10       | Jharkhand        | 10.39                      | 64            | 0                          | 0             | 0                          | 0             | 26.09                      | 0             | 0                          | 0             | 0                          | 0             |
| 11       | Karnataka        | 41.31                      | 339           | 81.3                       | 373           | 135.6                      | 389           | 139.92                     | 685           | 73.73                      | 104           | 94.87                      | 294           |
| 12       | Kerala           | 611.82                     | 2112          | 628.3                      | 1656          | 725.3                      | 1883          | 762.41                     | 2081          | 455.2                      | 1549          | 1632.25                    | 3951          |
| 13       | Ladakh           | 0                          | 0             | 0                          | 0             | 0                          | 0             | 0                          | 0             | 0.44                       | 0             | 0                          | 0             |
| 14       | Madhya Pradesh   | 155.5                      | 639           | 248.31                     | 822           | 325.57                     | 682           | 382.72                     | 803           | 484.55                     | 764           | 307.05                     | 832           |
| 15       | Maharashtra      | 342.21                     | 3036          | 180.11                     | 2049          | 71.46                      | 1677          | 383.87                     | 523           | 311.19                     | 1354          | 101.16                     | 0             |
| 16       | Manipur          | 974.01                     | 2597          | 596.24                     | 1523          | 741.55                     | 1478          | 1016.29                    | 2681          | 946.48                     | 1942          | 1091.05                    | 1894          |
| 17       | Meghalaya        | 32.59                      | 443           | 105.37                     | 322           | 29.64                      | 84            | 101.76                     | 361           | 87.86                      | 352           | 165.55                     | 482           |
| 18       | Mizoram          | 33.9                       | 168           | 11.73                      | 20            | 0                          | 0             | 29.22                      | 61            | 17.26                      | 60            | 6.51                       | 86            |
| 19       | Nagaland         | 2.48                       | 30            | 26.32                      | 47            | 0                          | 0             | 30.36                      | 60            | 46.83                      | 48            | 38.28                      | 53            |

| 20   | Odisha        |   1001.05 |   3239 |   789.16 |   5953 |   1457.59 |   5306 |    929.8 |   4776 |   1382.09 |   2067 |   1284.63 |   2360 |
|------|---------------|-----------|--------|----------|--------|-----------|--------|----------|--------|-----------|--------|-----------|--------|
| 21   | Punjab        |    133.65 |    588 |    98.92 |    272 |    149.27 |    505 |   168.06 |    682 |    211.68 |    697 |    294.16 |    703 |
| 22   | Rajasthan     |    261.6  |   1096 |   150.58 |    370 |    286.26 |    528 |   239.28 |    546 |    320.06 |    513 |    350.38 |    489 |
| 23   | Tamil Nadu    |    191.9  |    786 |   208.25 |    706 |    137.06 |   1267 |   184.7  |   1320 |    312.15 |   1052 |    260.89 |   1036 |
| 24   | Tripura       |      0    |      0 |     0    |      0 |      0    |      0 |    15.57 |     44 |     51.67 |      0 |      0    |      0 |
| 25   | Uttar Pradesh |   1018.59 |   4105 |  1335.24 |   3580 |   1389.36 |   3604 |  1147.75 |   3249 |   1653.52 |   3017 |   2051.16 |   4095 |
| 26   | Uttrakhand    |     84.07 |    197 |   102.68 |    144 |     68.67 |    142 |    87.29 |    125 |     80.48 |     62 |    157.41 |    304 |
| 27   | West Bengal   |    335.46 |   3621 |   336.31 |   1935 |    606.89 |   1389 |   811.67 |   4424 |    782.79 |   7162 |    610.29 |   7766 |
| 28   | Telangana     |   1646.76 |   5513 |  1168.25 |   3932 |   1439.72 |   4397 |  1527.48 |   4389 |   2121.26 |   3271 |   1780.89 |   3278 |
| 29   | Puducherry    |     32.61 |    141 |    18.48 |     80 |     35.89 |     71 |    85.27 |    205 |     80.65 |    162 |     82.75 |    158 |
|      | Total         |  10166.8  |  38004 |  8318.14 |  31542 |  10089.5  |  30173 | 11469.1  |  35349 |  12997.8  |  30589 |  13939.4  |  34898 |

*DEPwD does not keep SC/ST/General/OBC category wise data for Deendayal Divyangjan Rehabilitation Scheme (DDRS)

## Scholarship for Students with Disabilities

| S N   | State/UT            | 2019-20        | 2019-20   | 2020-21        | 2020-21   | 2021-22        | 2021-22   | 2022-23        | 2022-23   | 2023-24        | 2023-24   | 2024-25        | 2024-25   | Total Benic iaries   | Total Amou nt   |
|-------|---------------------|----------------|-----------|----------------|-----------|----------------|-----------|----------------|-----------|----------------|-----------|----------------|-----------|----------------------|-----------------|
| S N   | State/UT            | Benefic iaries | Amount    | Benefic iaries | Amount    | Benefici aries | Amount    | Benefici aries | Amount    | Benefic iaries | Amount    | Benefici aries | Amount    |                      |                 |
| 1     | ANDAMAN& NICOBAR    | 0              | 0.0000    | 0              | 0.0000    | 0              | 0.0000    | 0              | 0.0000    | 0              | 0.0000    | 0              | 0.0000    | 0                    | 0               |
| 2     | ANDHRA PRADESH      | 628            | 5.2399    | 201            | 2.4243    | 1343           | 4.7474    | 3070           | 6.2620    | 625            | 3.4455    | 336            | 1.2836    | 6203                 | 2.34026         |
| 3     | ARUNACHAL PRADESH   | 0              | 0.0000    | 0              | 0.0000    | 0              | 0.0000    | 0              | 0.0000    | 0              | 0.0000    | 0              | 0.0000    | 0                    | 0               |
| 4     | ASSAM               | 1089           | 2.1467    | 19             | 0.7497    | 783            | 2.0207    | 71             | 0.6710    | 322            | 1.0701    | 83             | 0.2721    | 2367                 | 6.9303          |
| 5     | BIHAR               | 1771           | 6.5574    | 902            | 3.6822    | 2278           | 9.0513    | 1257           | 5.4317    | 1441           | 11.941    | 875            | 6.4377    | 8524                 | 43.1012         |
| 6     | CHANDIGARH          | 17             | 0.3961    | 1              | 0.0833    | 34             | 0.0327    | 90             | 0.1927    | 343            | 0.7525    | 912            | 1.6520    | 1397                 | 3.1092          |
| 7     | CHHATTISGA RH       | 344            | 0.6806    | 7              | 0.1262    | 1125           | 1.5298    | 612            | 3.0101    | 456            | 0.7552    | 410            | 1.1986    | 2954                 | 7.3006          |
| 8     | DADRA& NAGAR HAVELI | 8              | 0.0086    | 1              | 0.0007    | 15             | 0.0130    | 28             | 0.0294    | 5              | 0.0057    | 0              | 0.0000    | 57                   | 0.0574          |
| 9     | DAMAN& DIU          | 0              | 0.0000    | 0              | 0.0000    | 0              | 0.0000    | 1              | 0.0009    | 2              | 0.0021    | 2              | 0.0023    | 5                    | 0.0053          |
| 10    | DELHI               | 476            | 1.9945    | 8              | 1.1388    | 313            | 1.0253    | 502            | 1.6585    | 149            | 1.2949    | 107            | 0.5453    | 1555                 | 7.65            |
| 11    | GOA                 | 11             | 0.0162    | 6              | 0.0358    | 26             | 0.0551    | 25             | 0.0389    | 26             | 0.0344    | 22             | 0.0670    | 116                  | 0.24            |
| 12    | GUJARAT             | 250            | 1.2744    | 1379           | 3.2426    | 1577           | 2.7591    | 1240           | 2.5580    | 1034           | 2.6293    | 1023           | 2.8364    | 6503                 | 15.29           |
| 13    | HARYANA             | 239            | 0.8956    | 111            | 0.5673    | 275            | 1.0701    | 285            | 1.2916    | 136            | 0.9477    | 61             | 0.2683    | 1107                 | 5.04            |
| 14    | HIMACHAL PRADESH    | 142            | 0.3826    | 78             | 0.4865    | 186            | 0.5762    | 179            | 1.3118    | 204            | 1.0861    | 168            | 0.7366    | 957                  | 4.57            |

(Rs. in  Crores)

|   15 | JAMMUAND KASHMIR   |   206 |   1.0056 |   545 |   2.4355 |   594 |   1.7661 |   547 |   1.8832 |   291 | 2.1764   |   79 |   0.3515 | 2262   |   9.61 |
|------|--------------------|-------|----------|-------|----------|-------|----------|-------|----------|-------|----------|------|----------|--------|--------|
|   16 | JHARKHAND          |   286 |   1.1987 |    99 |   0.7906 |   145 |   0.9909 |   762 |   8.3186 |   331 | 3.4345   |  114 |   1.0288 | 1737   | 15.76  |
|   17 | KARNATAKA          |  1100 |   5.0541 |  1239 |   5.4413 |  3331 |  16.9334 |  3026 |  16.286  |  3428 | 23.200 2 | 1722 |   7.5166 | 1384 6 | 74.43  |
|   18 | KERALA             |  3669 |   5.4825 |  4192 |   4.1035 |  5095 |   7.2184 |  4932 |   7.6189 |  3992 | 6.2938   | 5307 |   6.5225 | 2718 7 | 37.23  |
|   19 | LADAKH             |     0 |   0      |     0 |   0      |     0 |   0      |     0 |   0      |     0 | 0.0000   |    0 |   0      | 0      |  0     |
|   20 | LAKSHADWE EP       |     0 |   0      |     0 |   0      |     0 |   0      |     0 |   0      |     0 | 0.0000   |    0 |   0      | 0      |  0     |
|   21 | MADHYA PRADESH     |  5429 |   9.0405 |  4003 |   4.5954 |  5661 |   9.727  |  8765 |  18.0335 |  1293 | 3.9276   | 1728 |   3.9266 | 2687 9 | 49.25  |
|   22 | MAHARASHT RA       |  1082 |   4.0443 |   459 |   2.489  |  1490 |   5.83   |   691 |   5.986  |  1757 | 6.7339   |  442 |   3.9973 | 5921   | 29.08  |
|   23 | MANIPUR            |    12 |   0.0317 |     7 |   0.015  |     0 |   0      |    32 |   0.1116 |    27 | 0.1617   |   63 |   0.1679 | 141    |  0.48  |
|   24 | MEGHALAYA          |     0 |   0      |     0 |   0      |     6 |   0.0566 |     5 |   0.0073 |    22 | 0.0471   |   31 |   0.1153 | 64     |  0.226 |
|   25 | MIZORAM            |    26 |   0.0359 |     5 |   0.0046 |    11 |   0.0155 |    12 |   0.1372 |     2 | 0.0698   |    0 |   0      | 56     |  0.263 |
|   26 | NAGALAND           |     0 |   0      |    45 |   0.0485 |     6 |   0.01   |     2 |   0.0018 |     7 | 0.0075   |    1 |   0.0032 | 61     |  0.07  |
|   27 | ODISHA             |  3341 |   7.4491 |  1495 |   3.0094 |  2699 |   5.4    |  3168 |   6.1144 |  1467 | 4.3636   | 1941 |   6.0202 | 1411 1 | 32.35  |
|   28 | PUDUCHERR Y        |    79 |   0.3888 |    27 |   0.2659 |    95 |   0.2863 |    46 |   0.2999 |     7 | 0.3876   |   56 |   0.1843 | 310    |  1.81  |
|   29 | PUNJAB             |   444 |   1.2273 |  1019 |   1.5529 |  1393 |   2.1197 |  1094 |   1.7366 |   608 | 2.3495   |   91 |   0.2266 | 4649   |  9.21  |
|   30 | RAJASTHAN          |  1567 |   3.955  |    76 |   1.4275 |  1856 |   4.0762 |  1084 |   3.5449 |  1007 | 3.5116   |  787 |   2.7516 | 6377   | 19.26  |
|   31 | SIKKIM             |     7 |   0.0537 |     3 |   0.0027 |     3 |   0.0029 |     1 |   0.0009 |     1 | 0.0011   |    6 |   0.0369 | 21     |  0.09  |
|   32 | TAMIL NADU         |  1181 |   4.4209 |  2000 |   5.2572 |  4384 |   9.1456 |  6448 |  13.458  |  4046 | 10.694 2 | 3820 |   7.0739 | 2187 9 | 50.04  |

| 33   | TELANGANA                          |   328 |   1.8423 |    95 |   6.0501 |   1340 |   6.3951 |   2936 |   8.8594 |   879 | 6.7624   |   183 | 1.5136   | 5761   |   31.42 |
|------|------------------------------------|-------|----------|-------|----------|--------|----------|--------|----------|-------|----------|-------|----------|--------|---------|
| 34   | TRIPURA                            |   159 |   0.357  |    66 |   0.0974 |    186 |   1.1876 |    245 |   0.4755 |   329 | 1.8592   |    79 | 0.1712   | 1064   |    4.14 |
| 35   | UTTARAKHA ND                       |   391 |   1.4776 |   142 |   0.4644 |    259 |   0.9639 |    229 |   1.0455 |    64 | 0.4452   |   142 | 0.6201   | 1227   |    5.01 |
| 36   | UTTAR PRADESH                      | 18205 |  45.7274 |  7177 |  36.7572 |   5115 |  32.901  |   2318 |  24.3304 |  4477 | 24.858 2 |  1934 | 6.5045   | 3922 6 |  171.07 |
| 37   | WEST BENGAL                        |   485 |   2.1821 |   660 |   4.4215 |    512 |   3.4883 |    459 |   4.4916 |   596 | 5.2205   |    28 | 0.7000   | 2740   |   20.5  |
| 38   | Canara Bank                        |     0 |   0      |     0 |   0      |      0 |   0      |      0 |   0      |     0 | 0.0000   |   447 | 24.720 2 | 447    |   24.72 |
| 39   | Advertising& Publicity             |     0 |   0      |     0 |   0      |      0 |   0      |      0 |   0      |     0 | 0.2000   |     0 | 0.5146   | 0      |    0.71 |
| 40   | Bank Service Charge& Agency Charge |     0 |   0      |     0 |   0      |      0 |   0      |      0 |   0      |     0 | 0.6621   |     0 | 0.3500   | 0      |    1.01 |
|      | TOTAL                              | 42972 | 114.567  | 26067 |  91.7668 |  42136 | 131.395  |  44162 | 145.198  | 29374 | 131.3321 | 23085 | 90.5700  | 207796 |  704.82 |

*DEPwD does not keep SC/ST/General/OBC category wise data for scholarship scheme.

## Unique Disability Identity (UDID)  CARD GENERATED as on 08/08/2025

|   S. No. | Name of the State           |   UDID card generated |
|----------|-----------------------------|-----------------------|
|        1 | Andaman And Nicobar Islands |                  6755 |
|        2 | Andhra Pradesh              |                980828 |
|        3 | Arunachal Pradesh           |                  4389 |
|        4 | Assam                       |                231871 |
|        5 | Bihar                       |                642293 |
|        6 | Chandigarh                  |                 12216 |
|        7 | Chhattisgarh                |                267799 |
|        8 | Delhi                       |                 97536 |
|        9 | Goa                         |                 12390 |
|       10 | Gujarat                     |                469038 |
|       11 | Haryana                     |                222465 |
|       12 | Himachal Pradesh            |                106392 |
|       13 | Jammu And Kashmir           |                219261 |
|       14 | Jharkhand                   |                202384 |
|       15 | Karnataka                   |                887030 |
|       16 | Kerala                      |                396647 |
|       17 | Ladakh                      |                  3927 |
|       18 | Lakshadweep                 |                  1187 |
|       19 | Madhya Pradesh              |                963155 |
|       20 | Maharashtra                 |               1294207 |
|       21 | Manipur                     |                 15376 |
|       22 | Meghalaya                   |                 33596 |
|       23 | Mizoram                     |                  6657 |
|       24 | Nagaland                    |                  3680 |
|       25 | Odisha                      |                857945 |
|       26 | Puducherry                  |                 23454 |

| 27   | Punjab                                       |   373978 |
|------|----------------------------------------------|----------|
| 28   | Rajasthan                                    |   675422 |
| 29   | Sikkim                                       |     5569 |
| 30   | Tamil Nadu                                   |   926111 |
| 31   | Telangana                                    |   781428 |
| 32   | The Dadra And Nagar Haveli And Daman And Diu |     4424 |
| 33   | Tripura                                      |    41254 |
| 34   | Uttar Pradesh                                |  1560767 |
| 35   | Uttarakhand                                  |   101448 |
| 36   | West Bengal                                  |   151712 |
|      | Total                                        | 12584591 |

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