Lok Sabha Question No. 1776 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2026-02-10
Subject: Details of Unique Disability ID
Ministry: SOCIAL JUSTICE AND EMPOWERMENT
Asked by: Shri Raju Bista, Shri Bapi Haldar

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

## LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO - 1776 TO BE ANSWERED ON - 10/02/2026

## DETAILS OF UNIQUE DISABILITY ID

## 1776. SHRI BAPI HALDAR: SHRI RAJU BISTA:

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

- (a) the total number of persons with disabilities, along with the category of disability as per Census 2011, State and district-wise including West Bengal;
- (b) the total number of Unique Disability ID (UDID) cards issued so far, and the reasons for the long delay in issuance of UDID cards in the State along with type of disability, State and Gender-wise including West Bengal and in Darjeeling and Kalimpong districts;
- (c) the amount of funds released under the UDID scheme and details of works undertaken for the implementation UDID scheme, State-wise; and
- (d) whether it is a fact that UDID registration is mandatory for divyangs to avail assistance under ADIP scheme and if so, the steps taken by the Government to ensure that all divyangs are issued UDID cards for the effective implementation of ADIP scheme and if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE FOR SOCIAL JUSTICE AND EMPOWERMENT (SHRI B. L. VERMA)

- (a)         As  per  the  data  available  on  official  website  of  the  Registrar  General  and  Census Commissioner  of  India  (https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog/43469),  the  total number of persons with disabilities, along with the category of disability as per Census 2011, State -wise including West Bengal is at Annexure-I.
- (b)        As  per  information  available  on  the  Unique  Disability  Identity  (UDID)  portal, 13376684 UDID cards have been issued across the country as on 05.02.2025. The issuance of UDID  cards  is  carried  out  by  the  notified  Hospitals  authorized  by  respective  State/UT Governments.  the  reasons  and  timelines  of  issuance  of  UDID  cards  depend  upon  the availability of medical infrastructure at the disposal of the State Governments. The status of issuance  of  UDID  cards  and  Disabilities  certificates  in  West  Bengal  and  Darjeeling  and Kalimpong as on 05.02.2026 is as under:
- (c)         Under  the  UDID  Sub  scheme,  one  time  grant-in-aid  is  provided  to  State/UT Government  towards  publicity  of  UDID  project,  procurement  of  Information  Technology (IT) infrastructure for hospitals and digitization of manual disability certificates. Grant at the rate  of  Rs.  50,000/-  (Rupees  Fifty  Thousand  only)  per  month  for  appointing  one  State Coordinator  per  State/UT  is  also  provided.  A  statement  indicating  State/UT  wise  fund released during the last three financial years and current financial year for the implementation of UDID sub scheme is at Annexure-II.
- (d)        New Disability  assessment guidelines were framed and notified in consultation of Directorate General Health Services on 12.03.2024 with simplified assessment parameters. Eight  zonal  training  programmes  were  conducted  across  the  country  covering  more  than 6000 disability assessment experts across the country.

| S. No.   | State/District   | Total no. of UDID cards   |
|----------|------------------|---------------------------|
| i.       | West Bengal      | 2,19,853                  |
| ii.      | Darjeeling       | 1,792                     |
| iii.     | Kalimpong        | 627                       |

Under the Scheme of Assistance to Persons with Disabilities for Purchase/Fitting of Aids/Appliances (ADIP Scheme), the beneficiaries shall have a UDID Card or enrollment number of UDID card alongwith a disability certificate to avail aids and appliances for the first time. In order to avail the repeat benefit under ADIP Scheme, the beneficiaries shall have a UDID card.

In order to ensure effective implementation of ADIP Scheme, the Implementing agencies are encouraged to enroll the beneficiaries for UDID card at the time of assessment of beneficiaries for aids and assistive devices.

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## Annexure-I

## Annexure referred  to  in  reply  to  part  (a)  of  the  Lok  Sabha  Unstarred  Question  No.  1776  to  be  answered  on  10.02.2026  regarding

## 'Details of Unique Disability ID'

| DISABLED POPULATION BY TYPE OF DISABILITY - 2011   | DISABLED POPULATION BY TYPE OF DISABILITY - 2011   | DISABLED POPULATION BY TYPE OF DISABILITY - 2011   | DISABLED POPULATION BY TYPE OF DISABILITY - 2011   | DISABLED POPULATION BY TYPE OF DISABILITY - 2011   | DISABLED POPULATION BY TYPE OF DISABILITY - 2011   | DISABLED POPULATION BY TYPE OF DISABILITY - 2011   | DISABLED POPULATION BY TYPE OF DISABILITY - 2011   | DISABLED POPULATION BY TYPE OF DISABILITY - 2011   | DISABLED POPULATION BY TYPE OF DISABILITY - 2011   |
|----------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------|
| State Name                                         | Total PwD                                          | Seeing                                             | Hearing                                            | Speech                                             | Movement                                           | Mental Retardation                                 | Mental Illness                                     | Any other                                          | Multiple disability                                |
| JAMMU &KASHMIR                                     | 361153                                             | 66448                                              | 74096                                              | 18681                                              | 58137                                              | 16724                                              | 15669                                              | 66957                                              | 44441                                              |
| HIMACHAL PRADESH                                   | 155316                                             | 26076                                              | 26700                                              | 8278                                               | 32550                                              | 8986                                               | 5166                                               | 29024                                              | 18536                                              |
| PUNJAB                                             | 654063                                             | 82199                                              | 146696                                             | 24549                                              | 130044                                             | 45070                                              | 21925                                              | 165607                                             | 37973                                              |
| CHANDIGARH                                         | 14796                                              | 1774                                               | 2475                                               | 961                                                | 3815                                               | 1090                                               | 756                                                | 2583                                               | 1342                                               |
| UTTARAKHAND                                        | 185272                                             | 29107                                              | 37681                                              | 12348                                              | 36996                                              | 11450                                              | 6443                                               | 30723                                              | 20524                                              |
| HARYANA                                            | 546374                                             | 82702                                              | 115527                                             | 21787                                              | 116026                                             | 30070                                              | 16191                                              | 116821                                             | 47250                                              |
| NCT OF DELHI                                       | 234882                                             | 30124                                              | 34499                                              | 15094                                              | 67383                                              | 16338                                              | 10046                                              | 37013                                              | 24385                                              |
| RAJASTHAN                                          | 1563694                                            | 314618                                             | 218873                                             | 69484                                              | 427364                                             | 81389                                              | 41047                                              | 199696                                             | 211223                                             |
| UTTAR PRADESH                                      | 4157514                                            |                                                    | 7639881027835                                      | 266586                                             | 677713                                             | 181342                                             | 76603                                              | 946436                                             | 217011                                             |

| BIHAR             |   2331009 |   549080 |   572163 |   170845 |   369577 |   89251 |   37521 |   431728 |   110844 |
|-------------------|-----------|----------|----------|----------|----------|---------|---------|----------|----------|
| SIKKIM            |     18187 |     2772 |     5343 |     1577 |     2067 |     516 |     513 |     2459 |     2940 |
| ARUNACHAL PRADESH |     26734 |     5652 |     8127 |     1538 |     3235 |    1264 |     631 |     3878 |     2409 |
| NAGALAND          |     29631 |     4150 |     8940 |     2294 |     3828 |    1250 |     995 |     4838 |     3336 |
| MANIPUR           |     58547 |    19194 |    12891 |     2661 |     5315 |    4846 |    1459 |     8628 |     3553 |
| MIZORAM           |     15160 |     2035 |     3354 |     1163 |     1976 |    1585 |    1050 |     1914 |     2083 |
| TRIPURA           |     64346 |    10828 |    11695 |     4567 |    11707 |    4307 |    2909 |    11825 |     6508 |
| MEGHALAYA         |     44317 |     6980 |    12353 |     2707 |     5312 |    2332 |    2340 |     8717 |     3576 |
| ASSAM             |    480065 |    80553 |   101577 |    39750 |    76007 |   26374 |   18819 |    87461 |    49524 |
| WEST BENGAL       |   2017406 |   424473 |   315192 |   147336 |   322945 |  136523 |   71515 |   402921 |   196501 |
| JHARKHAND         |    769980 |   180721 |   165861 |    46684 |   147892 |   37458 |   20157 |   112372 |    58835 |
| ODISHA            |   1244402 |   263799 |   237858 |    68517 |   259899 |   72399 |   42837 |   172881 |   126212 |
| CHHATTISGARH      |    624937 |   111169 |    92315 |    28262 |   190328 |   33171 |   20832 |    76903 |    71957 |
| MADHYA PRADESH    |   1551931 |   270751 |   267361 |    69324 |   404738 |   77803 |   39513 |   295035 |   127406 |
| GUJARAT           |   1092302 |   214150 |   190675 |    60332 |   245879 |   66393 |   42037 |   197725 |    75111 |

| DAMAN&DIU                |                          2196 | 382    | 309    | 149    |     620 |     176 |     89 |     264 |     207 |
|--------------------------|-------------------------------|--------|--------|--------|---------|---------|--------|---------|---------|
| DADRA&NAGAR HAVELI       |                          3294 | 429    | 715    | 201    |     682 |     180 |    115 |     483 |     489 |
| MAHARASHTRA              |                       2963392 | 574052 | 473271 | 473610 |  548418 |  160209 |  58753 |  510736 |  164343 |
| ANDHRA PRADESH           |                       2266607 | 398144 | 334292 | 219543 |  538934 |  132380 |  43169 |  409775 |  190370 |
| KARNATAKA                |                       1324205 | 264170 | 235691 | 90741  |  271982 |   93974 |  20913 |  246721 |  100013 |
| GOA                      |                         33012 | 4964   | 5347   | 5272   |    5578 |    1817 |   1675 |    5784 |    2575 |
| LAKSHADWEEP              |                          1615 | 337    | 224    | 73     |     361 |     112 |     96 |     183 |     229 |
| KERALA                   |                        761843 | 115513 | 105366 | 41346  |  171630 |   65709 |  66915 |   96131 |   99233 |
| TAMILNADU                |                       1179963 | 127405 | 220241 | 80077  |  287241 |  100847 |  32964 |  238392 |   92796 |
| PUDUCHERRY               |                         30189 | 3608   | 6152   | 1824   |    9054 |    2335 |    853 |    4137 |    2226 |
| ANDAMAN &NICOBAR ISLANDS |                          6660 | 1084   | 1219   | 531    |    1593 |     294 |    364 |     838 |     737 |
| Total                    | 26814994503343150729141998692 |        |        |        | 5436826 | 1505964 | 722880 | 4927589 | 2116698 |

Annexure-II

Annexure referred  to  in  reply  to  part  (c)  of  the  Lok  Sabha  Unstarred  Question  No.  1776  to  be  answered  on  10.02.2026  regarding

## 'Details of Unique Disability ID'

| State wise &Financial Year wise expenditure under UDID Sub Scheme   | State wise &Financial Year wise expenditure under UDID Sub Scheme   | State wise &Financial Year wise expenditure under UDID Sub Scheme   | State wise &Financial Year wise expenditure under UDID Sub Scheme   | State wise &Financial Year wise expenditure under UDID Sub Scheme   | State wise &Financial Year wise expenditure under UDID Sub Scheme   | State wise &Financial Year wise expenditure under UDID Sub Scheme   |
|---------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
| S.No.                                                               |                                                                     | 2022-23                                                             | 2023-24                                                             | 2024-25                                                             | 2025-26                                                             | Grand Total                                                         |
|                                                                     | States/UTS                                                          | Fund Released (Rs. in Lakh)                                         | Fund Released (Rs. in Lakh)                                         | Fund Released (Rs. in Lakh)                                         | Fund Released (Rs. in Lakh)                                         | (Rs. in Lakhs)                                                      |
| 1                                                                   | ANDAMAN AND NICOBAR ISLANDS                                         | 8.04                                                                | 6.00                                                                | 6.50                                                                | 4.38                                                                | 24.92                                                               |
| 2                                                                   | ANDHRA PRADESH                                                      | 5.00                                                                | 6.00                                                                | 5.20                                                                | 5.10                                                                | 21.30                                                               |
| 3                                                                   | ARUNACHAL PRADESH                                                   | 6.00                                                                | 3.00                                                                | 6.00                                                                | 3.00                                                                | 18.00                                                               |
| 4                                                                   | ASSAM                                                               | 7.13                                                                | 3.00                                                                | 4.00                                                                | 9.44                                                                | 23.57                                                               |

|   5 | BIHAR                                 |   5.00 |   6.00 |   6.30 |       |   17.30 |
|-----|---------------------------------------|--------|--------|--------|-------|---------|
|   6 | CHANDIGARH                            |   6.75 |   4.37 |   6.3  |  6.58 |   24    |
|   7 | CHHATTISGARH                          |   0    |   0    |   0    |  0    |    0    |
|   8 | DADRA AND NAGAR HAVELI& DAMAN AND DIU |   0    |   0    |   6    |  4.72 |   10.72 |
|   9 | DELHI                                 |   4.28 |   6    |   1    |  0    |   11.28 |
|  10 | GOA                                   |   3    |   3    |   3    | 12.75 |   21.75 |
|  11 | GUJARAT                               |   6    |   3    |   4.43 |  6.72 |   20.15 |
|  12 | HARYANA                               |   0    |   0    |   0    |  0    |    0    |
|  13 | HIMACHAL PRADESH                      |   4.57 |   5.78 |   3.15 |  6.45 |   19.95 |
|  14 | JAMMUAND KASHMIR                      |  16    |   0    |   0    |  0    |   16    |
|  15 | JHARKHAND                             |   0    |   8.49 |   3    |  5.41 |   16.9  |

|   16 | KARNATAKA     |     0 |   3.00 |   6.23 |   5.25 |   14.48 |
|------|---------------|-------|--------|--------|--------|---------|
|   17 | KERALA        |  3    |   0    |      0 |   0    |    3    |
|   18 | LADAKH        |  0    |   0    |      0 |   0    |    0    |
|   19 | LAKSHADWEEP   |  0    |   0    |      0 |   0    |    0    |
|   20 | MADHYAPRADESH |  0    |   0    |      0 |   0    |    0    |
|   21 | MAHARASHTRA   |  3    |   5.66 |      0 |   7.18 |   15.84 |
|   22 | MANIPUR       | 18    |   6    |      3 |   3.3  |   30.3  |
|   23 | MEGHALAYA     |  0    |   0    |      0 |   0    |    0    |
|   24 | MIZORAM       |  6    |   6    |      4 |   5    |   21    |
|   25 | NAGALAND      |  3.65 |   6    |      4 |   2    |   15.65 |
|   26 | ODISHA        |  0    |   0    |      0 |   0    |    0    |

| 27    | PUDUCHERRY    |   4.00 |      0 |   2.70 |   5.66 |   12.36 |
|-------|---------------|--------|--------|--------|--------|---------|
| 28    | PUNJAB        |   0    |   5.09 |   0    |   3.15 |    8.24 |
| 29    | RAJASTHAN     |   3    |   2.91 |   3    |   3    |   11.91 |
| 30    | SIKKIM        |   6    |   7.5  |   3    |   3.15 |   19.65 |
| 31    | TAMIL NADU    |   5.67 |   3    |   0    |   0.94 |    9.61 |
| 32    | TELANGANA     |   0    |   0    |   0    |   0    |    0    |
| 33    | TRIPURA       |  15.82 |   0    |   3.52 |   1.46 |   20.8  |
| 34    | UTTAR PRADESH |   9.76 |  33.7  |   1.2  |   7.83 |   52.49 |
| 35    | UTTARAKHAND   |   3    |   6    |   3.15 |   6.15 |   18.3  |
| 36    | WEST BENGAL   |   6    |   0    |   0    |   0    |    6    |
| Total | Total         | 158.67 | 139.5  |  88.68 | 118.62 |  505.47 |