Parliament Question: Implementation of Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act (RPwD)

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF SOCIAL JUSTICE AND EMPOWERMENT DEPARTMENT OF EMPOWERMENT OF PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES RAJYA SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. - 3811 ANSWERED ON - 25/03/2026 IMPLEMENTATION OF RIGHTS OF PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES ACT (RPWD) 3811. SMT. SEEMA DWIVEDI: SHRI MADAN RATHORE: Will the Minister of SOCIAL JUSTICE AND EMPOWERMENT be pleased to state: (a) the list of States that have notified rules under the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (RPwD) Act; (b) the status of implementation of reservation in Government employment; (c) whether accessibility audits of public buildings have been completed; (d) if so, the details thereof; (e) whether the Unique Disability ID (UDID) system is fully operational nationwide; and (f) if so, the details of the operationalisation thereof? ANSWER MINISTER OF STATE FOR SOCIAL JUSTICE AND EMPOWERMENT (SHRI B L VERMA) (a): Under Section 101 of the RPwD Act, 2016, State Governments are empowered to notify rules for implementing the provisions of the Act. As per available record in the Department, all the States have notified the rules. (b): Under Section 34 of the RPwD Act, 2016, every appropriate Government is required to reserve not less than 4% of the total vacancies in each cadre strength, in each group of posts, for persons with benchmark disabilities in Government employment. In r/o the central government establishments, the 4% reservation is implemented in both direct recruitment and promotion. For State Government establishments, the respective State Governments are the appropriate authorities responsible for implementing the reservation provisions as mandated in the Act.(c) & (d): The Accessible India Campaign (Sugamya Bharat Abhiyan), launched on 3 December 2015, now subsumed under the “Scheme for Creation of Barrier Free Environment (CBFE)", aimed to improve accessibility for persons with disabilities in the built environment, transport, and information- communication sectors. The Centre does not maintain district- wise accessibility data. To aid States and service providers, the Department has empanelled 60 accessibility auditors for the built environment, who can be engaged by authorities on mutually agreed terms to conduct audits of public and private infrastructure as required. (e) & (f): The Unique Disability ID (UDID) system is fully operational in all 36 States and Union Territories (UTs) across country. So far, 1,35,91,096 UDID cards/certificates have been generated across all States/UTs. The details of state wise operationalisation of UDID card is attached at Annexure. *****Annexure Annexure referred to in reply to part (e) & (f) of the Rajya Sabha Unstarred Question No. 3811 to be answered on 25.03.2026 regarding “Implementation Of Rights Of Persons With Disabilities Act (Rpwd)” S.No. Name of the State/ UT Issued UDID Cards 1 Andaman & Nicobar Islands 6991 2 Andhra Pradesh 987831 3 Arunachal Pradesh 4654 4 Assam 244998 5 Bihar 718288 6 Chandigarh 13003 7 Chattisgarh 275904 8 Delhi 110385 9 Goa 13307 10 Gujarat 495698 11 Haryana 237286 12 Himachal Pradesh 110097 13 Jammu & Kashmir 229888 14 Jharkhand 212893 15 Karnataka 934949 16 Kerala 428442 17 Laddakh 4271 18 Lakshdweep 1390 19 Madhya Pradesh 1009305 20 Maharashtra 1416490 21 Manipur 16924 22 Meghalaya 34661 23 Mizoram 7525 24 Nagaland 3965 25 Odisha 949493 26 Pudducherry 24661 27 Punjab 384458 28 Rajasthan 741018 29 Sikkim 5906 30 Tamil Nadu 1022956 31 Telangana 875807 32 Dadar & Nagar Haveli and Daman & Diu 4724 33 Tripura 45452 34 Uttar Pradesh 1676372 35 Uttarakhand 106725 36 West Bengal 234379 Total 13591096 *****