Lok Sabha Question No. 38 (STARRED), answered on 2016-07-19
Subject: Unique Disabled Identity Cards
Ministry: SOCIAL JUSTICE AND EMPOWERMENT
Asked by: T. RADHAKRISHNAN, ASHOK SHANKARRAO CHAVAN

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA DEPARTMENT OF EMPOWRERMENT OF PERSONS WITH DISABILTIES (DIVYANGJAN) MINISTRY OF SOCIAL JUSTICE & EMPOWERMENT

## LOK SABHA

## Unique Disabled Identity Cards

## *38. SHRI T, RADHAKRISHNAN:SHRI ASHOK SHANKARRAO CHAVAN:

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

- (a) whether the Government proposes to launch a process for registration of disabled persons o a centralized e-platform for issuance of Unique Disabled Identity (UDID) cards;
- (b) if so, the details thereof and the objectives behind this move;
- (c) the names of the States proposed to be covered in the first phase with the total expenditure likely to be incurred for this purpose: along
- (d) the time by which the registration process is likely to be started and UDID cards issued to the eligible persons; and
- (e) the other steps taken/being taken by the Government for the benefit of differently abled persons in the country?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF SOCIAL JUSTICE AND EMPOWERMENT

(SHRI THAA WAR CHAND GEHLOT)

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

STARRED QUESTION NO. *38 TO BE ANSWERED ON 19.07.2016

## Statement referred to in reply to part (a) to (e) of the Lok Sabha Starred Q No 38 regarding "UNIQUE DISABLED IDENTITY CARDS" for answer on 19.07.2016

- (a) Yes, Sir.
- (b) With a view to create & national database on persons with disabilities and also to ensure issuance of Unique Disability Identity Card to each person with disability in the country through uniform web-based programme; the Govenment has already developed an Application Software which has been hosted on the National Informatics Centre (NIC) cloud: The project envisages transparency. efficiency, and ease of delivering the Government benefits to the persons with disabilities  ensuring homogeneity. and uniformity and streamlines the tracking of physical and financial progress of benefit delivery at all levels of hierarchy of implementation
- (c) It is envisaged to implement UDID in 14 States/UTs in the first phase namely Sanctioned cost of the total project for the country is Rs, 98,75 crore.
- (d) Implementation of web-based programme for issuance of unique disability identity card is a continuous process. Actual  implementation of the project depends upon preparedness of the States/UTs such as migration of data to the new web portal, training of personnel involved in the process Of disability certification etc. The software for the project is ready and the project shall be rolled out in the current year based on the preparedness of the States.
- The Government enacted the Persons with Disabilities (Equal Opportunities, Protection of Rights and Full Participation) Act; 1995 which provides various entitlements for persons with disabilities and mandates the appropriate Governments for measures for their empowerment The Government also  implements various   schemes for the empowerment of taking
- (i) Assistance to Disabled   Persons for Purchase/Fitting   of Aids and   Appliances (ADIP): Under ADIP Scheme the funds are released to various Implementing Agencies to assist the needy disabled persons 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 enhance their economic potential.
- (ii) Scheme   for Implementation of Persons with Disabilities   (Equal  Opportunities, Protection of Rights and Full Participation) Act. 1995 (SIPDA): Under this scheme, assistance is provided to State Governments and to autonomous organizations/Institutions under Central relating to implementation of Persons with Disabilities Acl, 1995, particularly for creation of barrier free environment for persons with disabilities.
- (iii) The Department of Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities is implementing & Scheme,  namely, Deendayal  Disabled  Rehabilitation Scheme   (DDRS) under which grant-in-aid is provided to Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs) for their projects relating to rehabilitation of persons with disabilities  aimed at enabling persons   with

disabilities to reach and maintain their optimal, physical, sensory, intellectual, psychiatric or social functional levels

(iv)   Scholarship schemes for students with disabilities such as Pre-matric, Post-metric, Class Education, National Fellowship, National Overseas Scholarship. Top

Further, with a view t0 provide more rights and entitlements to persons with disabilities, the Ministry has introduced the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Bill, 2014 (to replace existing PwD Act; 1995) in Rajya Sabha on 07.02.2014. The Bill proposes to mandate the appropriate Governments to frame scheme/programme for benefit of persons with disabilities in the area of them an equitable environment for their empowerment and effective participation in society.