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Parliament Question: Schemes for the Empowerment of Divyangjans

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Executive Summary: This document provides an overview of the schemes implemented by the Government of India for the empowerment of Divyangjans (Persons with Disabilities). It addresses a Lok Sabha Starred Question, outlining the number of Divyangjans empowered, scheme details, fund allocation and utilization since 2019, and evaluation efforts to assess scheme implementation and impact. The information provided is current as of August 12, 2025. Key Points / Main Content: * **Divyangjan Population:** * As per the 2011 Census, the total population of Divyangjans in India was 2.68 crore, representing 2.21% of the country's total population. * The Rights of Persons with Disabilities (RPwD) Act 2016 increased disability categories from 7 to 21. * **Legislative Framework:** * The RPwD Act, 2016, effective from April 19, 2017, ensures rights to equality, education, employment, and accessibility. * It mandates at least 4% reservation in government jobs and 5% in higher education for benchmark disabilities. * **Government Schemes and Initiatives:** * **Assistance to Persons with Disabilities for Purchase/Fitting of Aids and Appliances (ADIP):** Provides funds for procuring modern aids and appliances. * **Deendayal Divyangjan Rehabilitation Scheme (DDRS):** Offers financial assistance to voluntary organizations for District Disability Rehabilitation Centres (DDRCs) and welfare projects. * **Scholarship Schemes for Students with Disabilities:** Umbrella scheme comprising Prematric, Postmatric, Top Class Education, National Overseas Scholarship, National Fellowship for PwDs, and Free Coaching schemes, with funds disbursed directly to students' bank accounts (DBT mode). * **UDID Scheme:** Provides a Unique Disability ID for streamlined access to government benefits. * **Other Schemes:** National Action Plan for Skill Development of Persons with Disabilities (NAP SDP), Awareness Generation and Publicity (AGP) In Service Training, Creation of Barrier-Free Environment Accessible India Campaign (AIC), Indira Gandhi National Disability Pension Scheme (IGNDPS). * **National Divyangjan Finance and Development Corporation (NDFDC):** Promotes economic development and self-employment for persons with disabilities. * **Monitoring and Evaluation:** * The Department periodically sponsors Impact Evaluation Studies through independent agencies to assess implementation, impact, and fund utilization. * Impact Evaluation Studies of ADIP, DDRS, and Scholarship Schemes were conducted in 2021 by the National Institute of Labour Economics Research and Development (NILERD). Impact Analysis: * Divyangjans (Persons with Disabilities): * Impact: Benefit from various schemes promoting empowerment, education, skill development, and access to assistive devices and government benefits. * Action Required: Utilize available schemes and resources to enhance their social, economic, and physical rehabilitation. Register for UDID to streamline access to benefits. * Government of India (Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment): * Impact: Responsible for implementing and monitoring schemes for the empowerment of Divyangjans. * Action Required: Ensure effective implementation of schemes, allocate and utilize funds efficiently, conduct regular evaluations, and address recommendations from evaluation studies. * State Governments: * Impact: While relief to the disabled is a State subject, the Central Government supports their efforts. * Action Required: Collaborate with the Central Government to implement welfare, skill development, and accessibility initiatives. * Voluntary Organizations/Implementing Agencies: * Impact: Receive financial assistance to run projects for the welfare and empowerment of Persons with Disabilities. * Action Required: Utilize funds effectively, implement projects as per guidelines, and participate in evaluation studies. * Educational Institutions: * Impact: Required to provide reservations in higher education for persons with benchmark disabilities. * Action Required: Implement reservation policies and create inclusive educational environments.

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Divyangjans: Refers to Persons with Disabilities (PwDs), a key subject of the policy, aiming at their empowerment. Shri Vijay Kumar Hansdak: Member of Parliament (MP) who raised the question in Lok Sabha regarding schemes for the empowerment of Divyangjans. Dr. VIRENDRA KUMAR: Minister of Social Justice and Empowerment, responsible for answering the questions raised in the Lok Sabha. Census 2011: A nationwide census that provides data on the population of Divyangjans in India, although based on older disability classifications. Rights of Persons with Disabilities RPwD Act 2016: The current legislation ensuring the rights and entitlements of persons with disabilities in India, including reservations in government jobs and higher education. Assistance to Persons with Disabilities for PurchaseFitting of Aids and Appliances ADIP: A scheme providing financial assistance to Divyangjans for procuring aids and appliances to enhance their rehabilitation and economic potential. Deendayal Divyangjan Rehabilitation Scheme DDRS: A scheme providing financial assistance to organizations for setting up rehabilitation centers and running welfare projects for Persons with Disabilities. Unique Disability ID Scheme UDID: A scheme providing a single digital ID for Persons with Disabilities, streamlining access to government benefits and promoting inclusivity.
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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 atenabling 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 (NAP- SDP) (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 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 & NAGAR HAVELI 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 14988593 11826401 26814994Annexure-II Scheme for Assistance to Persons with Disabilities for Purchase/ Fitting of Aids /Appliances (ADIP Scheme) 2019-20 2020-21 2021-22 2022-23 2023-24 2024-25 Name Funds No. of No. Funds No. of SC Funds No. No. of Funds No. of SC Funds No. of No. Funds No. No. of the utilize Benef of SC utilize Benef. Bene utilized of SC utilized Benef. Bene utilize Benef of utilize of of State / d (Rs. Benef d (Rs. f. (Rs. in Bene Benef. (Rs. in f. d (Rs. SC d (Rs. Bene SC . Uts in in Lakhs f. Lakhs in Bene in f. Be Lakhs Lakhs Lakhs f. Lakhs 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 720.78 12593 1744 303.32 2658 383 1194.8 10256 1899 686.16 7726 1225 2084.3 17500 3202 1686.5 1007 233 Pradesh 8 6 5 Arunach 12.08 204 26 14.9 289 17 20.79 300 62 0 0 0 4.57 40 0 10.13 86 1 al Pradesh 8297 639.01 9708 889 341.62 4900 100 1003.06 11572 176 1302.6 17350 1205 1075.5 1150 240 Assam 591.06 696 2 6 6 2 3104 645.19 7233 1004 496.22 5951 744 1076.87 13143 860 2427.1 23912 2129 785.37 5152 127 Bihar 236.63 453 2 Chandig 128 31.68 301 51 9.76 128 13 39.12 422 38 31.39 163 34 186.78 781 243 arh 11.31 6 Chhattis 3283 403.22 3316 593 118.44 891 100 152.36 1768 273 37.42 320 43 231.7 1365 365 garh 349.38 178 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 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 & Diu 0.00 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 6105 946.82 13648 747 993.29 15250 1727 443.07 5032 758 1539.7 18648 1292 3244.6 2656 433 Gujarat 616.26 391 8 6 0 9 10287 134.94 1539 66 338.85 4072 907 678.06 5937 1609 1077 5930 1079 750.92 4005 106 Haryana 981.58 1494 1 Himach 12.10 255 65 169.7 2559 761 68.74 1272 406 143.74 1924 514 153.25 1808 446 157.36 1752 317 al Pradesh Jammu 131.25 1813 220 151.22 2390 116 311.89 4129 569 507.6 6878 30 542.88 6817 439 328.6 2967 231 and Kashmir Jharkha 0.00 0 0 104.8 1365 359 380.45 5197 456 851.16 10804 862 629.64 7742 687 836.88 8277 210 nd 6 Karnata 5119 92.15 2181 327 249.31 4829 599 421.81 5622 884 1248.2 15752 2642 1324.5 1099 283 ka 267.34 595 2 8 6 1Kerala 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 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.66 15 2 18.83 257 4 weep 0.00 0 Madhya 1085.0 11615 1995.0 21347 3353 2693.85 25053 4519 1732.72 19930 3911 4283.6 33542 7070 2520.7 1410 358 Pradesh 8 1326 8 9 2 2 4 Maharas 2622.0 28678 6041 8511.8 19589 2629 7913.55 3007 1485 1568.47 10836 1935 4211.2 54455 6771 2636.5 1930 306 htra 4 2 3 5 9 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 3.27 34 0 7.45 151 0 19.94 212 0 172.87 2295 3 3.87 42 0 50.84 777 180 ya Mizora 0.00 0 0 0 0 0 5.78 67 16 0.13 1 0 10.41 297 0 29.78 373 26 m Nagalan 12.62 253 0 6.55 163 0 28.47 496 34 23.82 380 0 3.16 48 0 47.82 590 14 d Odisha 839.73 10935 1257 982.29 12770 1200 882.07 12055 1612 784.57 10164 1018 953.44 11232 1823 1579.0 1555 417 3 6 5 Puduche 32.94 383 78 5.98 78 0 37.73 612 0 0 0 0 24.37 302 58 102.59 393 62 rry Punjab 671.38 10444 3145 326.7 4054 534 1281.55 14815 5115 902.06 8006 3857 1703.6 11259 4982 2029.3 8273 318 1 2 1 Rajastha 12061 731.5 10493 1963 452.83 7488 1442 667.52 10132 1784 2155.4 19873 3290 1697.8 1540 376 n 816.57 2093 8 1 7 2 Sikkim 15.10 197 88 7.91 173 13 0.00004 4 0 3.15 67 6 4.27 61 6 2.68 18 3 Tamil 906.16 13417 2813 623.28 8407 1585 1336.24 21746 4571 859.85 11327 1810 1137.2 12622 2156 416.12 2499 432 Nadu 9 Telangn 380.87 2221 554 355.19 2667 530 1134.44 5982 1067 420.54 2321 392 1389.1 11380 2419 1417.2 8961 181 a 4 4 5 The 2.92 160 11 17.79 285 5 5.42 86 2 21.13 233 12 4.78 49 5 54.05 455 46 Dadra & Nagar Haveli 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 3638.6 45479 4690 2750.6 33823 3318 2855.02 33697 4742 3823.14 35149 4800 7479.2 50042 1108 9244.4 5483 113 Pradesh 8 9 9 4 9 4 70 Uttrakha 80.06 3868 255 80.32 6141 447 132.48 5854 828 185.59 4244 490 275.44 2510 391 401.98 2442 469 nd West 976.95 14390 2354 715.28 11967 1398 267.67 5159 920 1587.88 24169 4053 958.23 10344 3216 1358.6 1465 402 Bengal 6 2 8 16265. 20994 3103 21502. 18884 2351 24125.2 2288 34974 19575.6 22011 3232 36845 35483. 5761 35483. 2514 549 Total 76 7 2 7 9 6 71 8 1 1 41 7 41 89 33GIA released State wise under Deendayal Divyangjan Rehabilitation Scheme (DDRS) since 2019-20 (Rs. in Lakh) S. 2019-20 2020-21 2021-22 2022-23 2023-24 2024-25 GIA GIA GIA GIA GIA GIA No. Name of the State released No. of released No. of released No. of released No. of released No. of released No. of (Rs. in Benef. (Rs. in Benef. (Rs. in Benef. (Rs. in Benef. (Rs. in Benef. (Rs. in Benef. lakh) lakh) lakh) lakh) lakh) lakh) Andhra 1 2663.05 6187 1639.88 5620 1779.89 4620 2648.41 5605 2851.56 4604 2728.44 5085 Pradesh 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 Himachal 8 71.77 302 69.2 212 67.15 144 69.05 89 84.13 119 101.12 154 Pradesh Jammu & 9 4.53 81 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Kashmir 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 Madhya 14 155.5 639 248.31 822 325.57 682 382.72 803 484.55 764 307.05 832 Pradesh 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 5320 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 10166.84 38004 8318.14 31542 10089.49 30173 11469.06 35349 12997.79 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 (Rs. in Crores) S State/UT 2019-20 2020-21 2021-22 2022-23 2023-24 2024-25 Total Total N Benic Amou iaries nt Benefic Amount Benefic Amount Benefici Amount Benefici Amount Benefic Amount Benefici Amount iaries iaries aries aries iaries aries 1 ANDAMAN & 0 0.0000 0 0.0000 0 0.0000 0 0.0000 0 0.0000 0 0.0000 0 0 NICOBAR 2 ANDHRA 628 5.2399 201 2.4243 1343 4.7474 3070 6.2620 625 3.4455 336 1.2836 6203 2.34026 PRADESH 3 ARUNACHAL 0 0.0000 0 0.0000 0 0.0000 0 0.0000 0 0.0000 0 0.0000 0 0 PRADESH 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 0 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 344 0.6806 7 0.1262 1125 1.5298 612 3.0101 456 0.7552 410 1.1986 2954 7.3006 RH 8 DADRA & 8 0.0086 1 0.0007 15 0.0130 28 0.0294 5 0.0057 0 0.0000 57 0.0574 NAGAR HAVELI 9 DAMAN & 0 0.0000 0 0.0000 0 0.0000 1 0.0009 2 0.0021 2 0.0023 5 0.0053 DIU 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 142 0.3826 78 0.4865 186 0.5762 179 1.3118 204 1.0861 168 0.7366 957 4.57 PRADESH15 JAMMU AND 206 1.0056 545 2.4355 594 1.7661 547 1.8832 291 2.1764 79 0.3515 2262 9.61 KASHMIR 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 16.2860 3428 23.200 1722 7.5166 1384 74.43 2 6 18 KERALA 3669 5.4825 4192 4.1035 5095 7.2184 4932 7.6189 3992 6.2938 5307 6.5225 2718 37.23 7 19 LADAKH 0 0.0000 0 0.0000 0 0.0000 0 0.0000 0 0.0000 0 0.0000 0 0 20 LAKSHADWE 0 0.0000 0 0.0000 0 0.0000 0 0.0000 0 0.0000 0 0.0000 0 0 EP 21 MADHYA 5429 9.0405 4003 4.5954 5661 9.7270 8765 18.0335 1293 3.9276 1728 3.9266 2687 49.25 PRADESH 9 22 MAHARASHT 1082 4.0443 459 2.4890 1490 5.8300 691 5.9860 1757 6.7339 442 3.9973 5921 29.08 RA 23 MANIPUR 12 0.0317 7 0.0150 0 0.0000 32 0.1116 27 0.1617 63 0.1679 141 0.48 24 MEGHALAYA 0 0.0000 0 0.0000 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 0.0000 56 0.263 26 NAGALAND 0 0.0000 45 0.0485 6 0.0100 2 0.0018 7 0.0075 1 0.0032 61 0.07 27 ODISHA 3341 7.4491 1495 3.0094 2699 5.4000 3168 6.1144 1467 4.3636 1941 6.0202 1411 32.35 1 28 PUDUCHERR 79 0.3888 27 0.2659 95 0.2863 46 0.2999 7 0.3876 56 0.1843 310 1.81 Y 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 3.9550 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 13.4580 4046 10.694 3820 7.0739 2187 50.04 2 933 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 0.3570 66 0.0974 186 1.1876 245 0.4755 329 1.8592 79 0.1712 1064 4.14 35 UTTARAKHA 391 1.4776 142 0.4644 259 0.9639 229 1.0455 64 0.4452 142 0.6201 1227 5.01 ND 36 UTTAR 18205 45.7274 7177 36.7572 5115 32.9010 2318 24.3304 4477 24.858 1934 6.5045 3922 171.07 PRADESH 2 6 37 WEST 485 2.1821 660 4.4215 512 3.4883 459 4.4916 596 5.2205 28 0.7000 2740 20.5 BENGAL 38 Canara Bank 0 0.0000 0 0.0000 0 0.0000 0 0.0000 0 0.0000 447 24.720 447 24.72 2 39 Advertising & 0 0.0000 0 0.0000 0 0.0000 0 0.0000 0 0.2000 0 0.5146 0 0.71 Publicity 40 Bank Service 0 0.0000 0 0.0000 0 0.0000 0 0.0000 0 0.6621 0 0.3500 0 1.01 Charge & Agency Charge TOTAL 42972 114.5671 26067 91.7668 42136 131.3952 44162 145.1979 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 2345427 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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