**Executive Summary**
This document is the answer to Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 1776, answered on 10/02/2026, concerning details of the Unique Disability ID (UDID). It provides data on the number of persons with disabilities according to the Census 2011, the number of UDID cards issued, and the funds released under the UDID scheme, state-wise. The report also addresses the mandatory nature of UDID registration for availing assistance under the ADIP scheme.
**Key Points / Main Content**
* **Census 2011 Disability Data:**
* The total number of persons with disabilities, along with the category of disability as per Census 2011, State and district-wise including West Bengal, is at Annexure-I.
* **UDID Card Issuance:**
* As of 05.02.2025, 13376684 UDID cards have been issued across the country.
* Issuance of UDID cards is carried out by notified Hospitals authorized by respective State/UT 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 follows:
* West Bengal: 2,19,853
* Darjeeling: 1,792
* Kalimpong: 627
* Reasons and timelines for UDID card issuance depend on the availability of medical infrastructure at the disposal of State Governments.
* **UDID Scheme Funding:**
* The UDID sub-scheme provides one-time grant-in-aid to State/UT Governments for publicity, IT infrastructure for hospitals, and digitization of manual disability certificates.
* A grant of Rs. 50,000/- per month is provided for appointing one State Coordinator per State/UT.
* State/UT-wise fund released during the last three financial years and the current financial year for the implementation of the UDID sub-scheme is at Annexure-II.
* **ADIP Scheme and UDID:**
* UDID registration is mandatory for divyangs to avail assistance under the ADIP scheme.
* Beneficiaries must have a UDID Card or enrollment number and a disability certificate to avail aids and appliances under the ADIP scheme for the first time. A UDID card is mandatory for repeat benefits.
* Implementing agencies are encouraged to enroll beneficiaries for UDID cards at the time of assessment for aids and assistive devices.
* **Disability Assessment:**
* New Disability assessment guidelines were framed and notified in consultation with 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.
**Impact Analysis**
**Stakeholder:** Persons with Disabilities (Divyangs)
* **Impact:** Mandatory UDID registration is required to access assistance under the ADIP scheme for aids and appliances. The simplified assessment parameters are also beneficial.
* **Action Required:** Obtain a UDID card or enrollment number along with a disability certificate to avail ADIP scheme benefits.
**Stakeholder:** State/UT Governments
* **Impact:** Responsible for UDID card issuance through authorized hospitals. Receives grant-in-aid for publicity, IT infrastructure, and a State Coordinator.
* **Action Required:** Ensure adequate medical infrastructure for timely UDID card issuance. Utilize grant funds for publicity, IT infrastructure, and State Coordinator appointment.
**Stakeholder:** Implementing Agencies of ADIP Scheme
* **Impact:** Need to ensure beneficiaries are enrolled for UDID cards.
* **Action Required:** Encourage and facilitate UDID card enrollment during the assessment process.
Key Entities Referenced
Unique Disability ID (UDID): A scheme to provide a unique ID card for persons with disabilities.
Scheme of Assistance to Persons with Disabilities for Purchase/Fitting of Aids/Appliances (ADIP Scheme): A scheme that provides assistance to persons with disabilities for the purchase or fitting of aids and appliances.
Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment: The central ministry responsible for the welfare and empowerment of persons with disabilities.
West Bengal: A state mentioned in the context of UDID card issuance and fund allocation.
Census 2011: Used as a reference for disability data.
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:
S. No. State/District Total no. of UDID cards
i. West Bengal 2,19,853
ii. Darjeeling 1,792
iii. Kalimpong 627
(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.
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.
*****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
Total Mental Mental Any Multiple
State Name PwD Seeing Hearing Speech Movement Retardation Illness other 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 763988 1027835 266586 677713 181342 76603 946436 217011BIHAR 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 75111DAMAN & 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
TAMIL NADU 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 26814994 5033431 5072914 1998692 5436826 1505964 722880 4927589 2116698Annexure-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
Grand
2022-23 2023-24 2024-25 2025-26
Total
S.No.
States/UTS Fund Released (Rs. Fund Released (Rs. Fund Released (Rs. Fund Released (Rs. (Rs. in
in Lakh) in Lakh) in Lakh) in Lakh) Lakhs)
24.92
8.04 6.00 6.50 4.38
1 ANDAMAN AND
NICOBAR ISLANDS
21.30
5.00 6.00 5.20 5.10
2 ANDHRA PRADESH
18.00
6.00 3.00 6.00 3.00
3 ARUNACHAL PRADESH
23.57
7.13 3.00 4.00 9.44
4 ASSAM17.30
5.00 6.00 6.30
5 BIHAR
24.00
6.75 4.37 6.30 6.58
6 CHANDIGARH
0 0 0 0 0
7 CHHATTISGARH
DADRA AND NAGAR HAVELI &
0 0 10.72
6.00 4.72
8 DAMAN AND DIU
11.28
4.28 6.00 1.00 0
9 DELHI
21.75
3.00 3.00 3.00 12.75
10 GOA
20.15
6.00 3.00 4.43 6.72
11 GUJARAT
0 0 0 0 0
12 HARYANA
19.95
4.57 5.78 3.15 6.45
13 HIMACHAL PRADESH
16.00
16.00 0 0 0
14 JAMMU AND KASHMIR
0 16.90
8.49 3.00 5.41
15 JHARKHAND0 14.48
3.00 6.23 5.25
16 KARNATAKA
3.00
3.00 0 0 0
17 KERALA
0 0 0 0 0
18 LADAKH
0 0 0 0 0
19 LAKSHADWEEP
0 0 0 0 0
20 MADHYA PRADESH
15.84
3.00 5.66 0 7.18
21 MAHARASHTRA
30.30
18.00 6.00 3.00 3.30
22 MANIPUR
0
0 0 0 0
23 MEGHALAYA
21.00
6.00 6.00 4.00 5.00
24 MIZORAM
15.65
3.65 6.00 4.00 2.00
25 NAGALAND
0
0 0 0 0
26 ODISHA12.36
4.00 0 2.70 5.66
27 PUDUCHERRY
8.24
0 5.09 0 3.15
28 PUNJAB
11.91
3.00 2.91 3.00 3.00
29 RAJASTHAN
19.65
6.00 7.50 3.00 3.15
30 SIKKIM
9.61
5.67 3.00 0 0.94
31 TAMIL NADU
0
0 0 0 0
32 TELANGANA
20.80
15.82 0 3.52 1.46
33 TRIPURA
52.49
9.76 33.70 1.20 7.83
34 UTTAR PRADESH
18.30
3.00 6.00 3.15 6.15
35 UTTARAKHAND
6.00
6.00 0 0 0
36 WEST BENGAL
Total 158.67 139.50 88.68 118.62 505.47
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