Parliament Question: Sugamya Bharat Abhiyan

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF SOCIAL JUSTICE AND EMPOWERMENT DEPARTMENT OF EMPOWERMENT OF PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES (DIVYANGJAN) LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO-2601 TO BE ANSWERED ON- 04/08/2026 SUGAMYA BHARAT ABHIYAN 2601. Shri Ramasahayam Raghuram Reddy: Shri K C Venugopal: Will the Minister of SOCIAL JUSTICE AND EMPOWERMENT be pleased to state: (a) the details of funds allocated, released and utilised for the implementation of the Sugamya Bharat Abhiyan from Financial Year 2015-16 to Financial Year 2024-25, year and State/UT- wise; (b) the number of applications received, approved and pending under the Unique Disability ID (UDID) project from March 2016 to March 2026, year and State/UT-wise; (c) the number of Divyangjans linked to the UDID’s central database, State/UT-wise; (d) whether the Government intends to establish a disability registry to gather accurate data regarding Divyangjans and their status, if so, the details thereof; and (e )the policy measures being taken by the Government to address the increase in dropout rates among Divyangjans children at the primary and higher secondary levels? ANSWER MINISTER OF STATE FOR SOCIAL JUSTICE AND EMPOWERMENT (SHRI B L VERMA) (a) The Accessible India Campaign, also known as “Sugamya Bharat Abhiyan”, is a nationwide initiative to create a barrier-free environment for persons with disabilities (PwDs). The Details of the details of State/UT-wise and year-wise funds released and utilised for the implementation of the Sugamya Bharat Abhiyan from Financial Year 2015-16 to Financial Year 2024-25 is Annexure -I. (b) Under the UDID sub-scheme, a centralized online platform, namely the UDID Portal(https://swavlambancard.gov.in/), has been developed for issuance of Disability Certificates and Unique Disability Identity (UDID) Cards to eligible persons with disabilities through hospitals authorized by the respective State/UT Governments. The year-wise and State/UT-wise details of applications received, approved and pending under the UDID Project from March, 2016 to March, 2026 are given at Annexure-II. (c and d) : Government has established a centralized national database of persons with disabilities under the Unique Disability Identity (UDID) Project. UDID Portal serves as anational repository of certified persons with disabilities by integrating data received from hospitals authorized by the respective State/UT Governments for issuance of Disability Certificates and UDID Cards. The database is continuously updated as new applications are processed and disability certificates/UDID Cards are issued. State/UT-wise number of persons with disabilities linked to the UDID central database is given at Annexure-III. (e) : The Department of School Education & Literacy is implementing the Samagra Shiksha Scheme wherein the following measures are taken to address dropout rates and enhance enrolment, retention and participation of CwSN at the primary and higher secondary levels: Under the Scheme, financial assistance of ₹3,500 per enrolled CwSN per annum is provided for identification and assessment, aids and assistive devices, transportation, escort and scribe allowance, Braille and large-print books, teaching-learning materials and other support services, including home-based education. In addition, a stipend of ₹2,000 per annum is provided through Direct Benefit Transfer (DBT) to Divyang girl students to encourage regular school attendance. To facilitate early identification and timely educational intervention, the Department has developed PRASHAST (Pre-Assessment Holistic Screening Tool) for screening school-going children aged 3–18 years for the identification of disabilities. The Government has also notified Pupil-Teacher Ratio (PTR) norms for Special Educators in general schools to strengthen inclusive education. Further, NCERT has developed accessible digital learning resources on the DIKSHA platform based on Universal Design for Learning (UDL), including Indian Sign Language (ISL)-based content and assistive learning materials *****Annexure-I (Rs. in Lakhs) Sl 2024- Total Fund State/UT/Years 2016-2017 2017-2018 2018-19 2019-2020 2020-2021 2021-22 2022-23 2023-24 Fund Utilized No. 25* released 1 Andhra Pradesh - - 1,436.33 1,436.33 718.17 718.17 - - - - 2 Arunachal Pradesh - - 1,523.70 1,523.70 - 789.28 - 734.42 - - 3 Assam - - - 1,320.33 697.84 - 697.84 - 542.34 80.16 4 Bihar - - - 925.15 925.15 925.15 - - - 5 Chattisgarh - - - 2,768.58 2,611.48 688.59 1,988.22 91.77 - 6 Goa - - 543.83 143.84 - 444.63 - - 99.21 7 Gujarat - - 592.32 378.35 114.37 - - 477.95 - 8 Haryana - - 1,598.36 890.49 253.66 464.68 880.02 - - - 9 Himachal Pradesh - - 439.47 439.46 - 48.49 390.98 - - 10 Jammu and Kashmir - - 1,995.30 957.61 42.74 - 1,073.98 878.58 - - 11 Jharkhand - - 1,166.85 755.42 583.43 583.43 - - - 12 Karnataka - - 2,708.65 1,104.11 - 1,104.11 1,604.54 - - - 13 Kerala - - 429.98 197.56 - 429.98 - - - - 14 Madhya Pradesh - 3,047.57 2,502.88 316.00 467.49 190.03 - 2,074.06 - - 15 Maharashtra - - - 2,490.77 2,053.59 1,863.34 - - 627.43 - - 16 Manipur - - 1,587.76 1,587.76 - - - 1,379.15 208.61 - 17 Meghalaya - 3,367.53 3,070.37 1,689.67 325.16 31.88 - 1,320.82 - -18 Mizoram - - - 715.72 715.71 298.05 - 417.67 - - - 19 Nagaland - - - 923.86 828.20 432.12 78.48 - 317.61 - 95.65 20 Odisha - - 1,975.47 1,505.77 607.13 118.11 1,028.49 221.74 - - - 21 Punjab - - 1,981.76 1,065.30 - 837.74 1,144.02 - - - 22 Rajasthan - - - 3,813.00 3,813.00 3,813.00 - - - - 23 Sikkim - - - 578.14 578.14 578.14 - - - - - 24 Tamil Nadu - - 4,608.94 3,916.97 796.38 307.50 - 2,856.37 648.69 - - 25 Telangana - - 919.24 455.63 459.62 459.62 - - - - 26 Tripura - - - 2,625.05 2,520.53 - 2,625.05 - - - 27 Uttar Pradesh - 4,907.01 4,878.40 99.32 2,614.70 746.28 1,446.71 - - - 28 Uttarakhand - - 538.50 538.51 50.07 - 115.56 372.88 - - - 29 West Bengal - 1,692.24 1,480.05 289.51 1,105.22 - - 297.50 - - Andaman and Nicobar 30 - - 1,080.91 1,080.91 Islands - 632.32 - 448.59 - - 31 Chandigarh - - - 415.38 415.38 415.38 - - - - - 32 Delhi - - - 1,393.78 1,121.17 1,348.43 45.35 - - - - 33 Lakshadweep - - - - - - - - - - 34 Puducherry - - - 273.16 273.16 273.16 - - - - 35 Dadra and Nagar Haveli - - - - - - - - - - Total * 56,384.61 46,462.77 6,784.75 13,499.47 11,000.68 12,799.39 4,341.77 6,932.59 850.15 175.82 * No GIA was released in FY 2024-25 due to implementation of TSA module for transfer of sanctioned funds to State/UT Governments.Annexure-II state_n 01-03-2016 - FY 2017-2018 FY 2018-2019 FY 2019-2020 FY 2020-2021 FY 2021-2022 FY 2022-2023 FY 2023-2024 FY2024-25_Total FY2025-26_Total ame 31-03-2017 Gener Gener Gener Gener Gener Gener Gener Gener Gener pend Gener pend Recei ated Recei ated Recei ated Recei ated Recei ated Recei ated Recei ated Recei ated Recei ated ing Recei ated ing ved ved ved ved ved ved ved ved ved ved Andama 2 0 390 3 2054 697 1899 1058 450 437 882 1083 575 799 639 895 659 818 43 531 1031 115 n And Nicobar Islands Andhra 279 1 3221 0 664 1 98744 97785 53904 51859 23414 23304 4601 4787 58312 57608 25473 2330 3003 22583 22309 6342 Pradesh 6 9 9 0 Arunach 0 0 71 0 109 97 681 683 445 421 863 916 921 885 695 626 719 531 155 628 514 115 al Pradesh Assam 11 0 332 2 237 0 42568 13915 48828 27185 95760 68282 74209 65844 38019 26080 33674 21262 3150 35511 22916 5798 Bihar 253 0 1296 1 4561 1516 14898 7599 15161 10754 95066 66561 23056 21803 11094 96607 14292 10248 2174 20564 12154 7188 2 8 7 7 4 9 5 9 3 8 2 Chandig 5 0 101 0 2659 1748 2650 2396 686 519 1070 887 2405 1894 2660 2006 2392 1879 257 2098 1656 394 arh Chhattis 92 0 42033 25478 89079 83187 30622 31129 19421 20147 33374 36928 20877 22923 20366 23123 13908 14649 115 14767 17743 243 garh Delhi 407 0 1559 5 2161 52 5546 1190 7134 3176 51560 12087 32522 25346 32680 25819 39919 19977 9075 33083 22877 1158 2 Goa 1 0 56 0 792 0 1000 112 1180 904 2418 2541 5579 3964 1904 2113 1855 2040 118 2381 1697 616 Gujarat 3650 370 47140 24013 16108 84856 85547 74851 32882 33352 57230 55178 58125 58384 50211 55823 48256 53914 2848 46407 53118 4222 5 Haryana 2886 0 5826 3541 48111 25175 11612 6185 12651 5873 42298 17440 11022 67927 62007 51627 47912 31153 5796 38151 28094 8999 1 Himacha 11 0 78 1 13288 2600 27173 20135 12027 16172 21620 17922 20105 21735 12197 14080 12230 9589 3066 10463 7996 4030 l Pradesh Jammu 20 0 128 0 13042 3765 29494 14849 15074 8864 38067 15648 13129 86025 48578 56030 32209 23790 3468 24559 20602 5081 And 5 Kashmir Jharkha 54 1 6124 2259 14228 7917 4030 4119 2055 700 43731 26936 11571 10481 31997 30412 30118 19112 8680 28346 17068 1030 nd 5 9 7 Karnata 455 0 3513 0 26410 4 35466 14963 12901 11824 16669 16703 17795 20635 13045 12565 10635 82831 9146 11090 85456 2126 ka 4 6 1 3 8 0 1 1 0 2 6 3 5 Kerala 254 0 1830 160 14754 3983 46311 10991 13829 25994 13730 17953 13335 90291 56850 75803 71010 53124 1595 52554 51800 1222 4 6 8 7 0 Ladakh 0 0 2 0 2 2 302 230 151 135 931 826 2041 2175 252 259 230 210 17 456 436 31 Lakshad 0 0 0 0 89 0 28 24 827 273 114 510 28 15 293 66 97 183 0 159 298 1 weep Madhya 31639 6087 63139 21279 25565 84748 54614 59375 15764 21091 89952 11660 78257 76718 82378 77435 99627 86303 5373 82881 78758 7155 Pradesh 8 2 4 2 6 1Maharas 2824 0 44153 12628 16354 60427 27298 17963 19589 16637 26279 21587 23699 20678 25009 20858 22425 16803 1144 26653 20005 4519 htra 3 3 5 4 7 5 3 9 9 1 6 9 4 3 6 2 9 Manipur 0 0 72 0 42 0 2558 1038 2477 1102 3510 2706 4604 4475 2725 2597 2990 2364 689 3285 2724 1027 Meghala 1 0 355 216 3831 2296 5374 3922 12613 10131 3103 3267 4129 4933 2317 3574 1719 2884 23 1986 3140 30 ya Mizoram 0 0 49 38 975 954 1079 1079 922 908 528 525 639 643 1652 1641 776 678 99 1384 1074 294 Nagalan 0 0 6 0 2 0 592 470 191 247 758 723 715 754 679 581 821 558 166 778 694 178 d Odisha 21197 114 20800 56920 17801 13528 16087 11290 73671 46972 79374 57121 19784 15864 15469 97308 25154 11875 5858 14612 16544 1909 1 0 2 0 2 6 0 9 0 7 0 2 8 Puduche 24 0 367 0 56 0 3672 2937 9687 10075 4761 4701 1835 1335 1592 1581 2169 2069 55 2038 1915 164 rry Punjab 88 0 903 0 85302 24049 10245 91216 10316 81766 61655 53925 66716 55204 42196 34150 31143 23305 382 26941 20962 2314 7 6 Rajasth 36 0 22296 22221 72632 72275 56049 55805 8919 8661 64341 63561 62251 59694 49998 33775 21985 10298 8032 13066 12415 9691 an 9 8 2 9 4 9 Sikkim 0 0 192 9 125 117 337 358 1459 1427 1306 1280 1047 1026 571 569 608 596 8 650 548 74 Tamil 28163 0 16569 14123 42386 23562 70413 11993 76369 11118 16910 19825 14517 17381 15407 15286 11825 95454 1922 14862 13691 6016 Nadu 8 7 6 0 5 6 8 7 3 9 7 0 Telanga 11 0 110 2 68 2 47719 47713 136 0 130 4 167 71 30129 28443 24375 39 904 15419 10983 7215 na 0 4 0 2 3 8 The 2 0 31 0 396 352 507 434 257 140 1670 1276 911 998 654 453 1148 517 464 628 559 53 Dadra And Nagar Haveli And Daman And Diu Tripura 0 0 154 78 1106 526 1850 967 2271 1661 20090 16295 9301 9790 2581 3679 3386 4574 124 6304 7652 600 Uttar 19851 4 44828 14703 24058 14536 23326 20411 20575 18215 21246 16285 35602 31854 29746 24902 30211 21012 4975 25085 19282 6348 Pradesh 3 3 8 4 3 3 7 6 0 9 5 6 5 0 1 2 4 0 Uttarakh 22 0 321 0 404 0 4697 2732 9026 4734 22994 20252 51670 52479 10451 10715 7598 7186 40 8590 8608 184 and West 120 4 412 7 490 13 257 7 590 9 440 10 2455 33 49543 31685 19122 66002 5480 15252 13933 4776 Bengal 1 4 1 4 9 Total 39711 6581 86546 589197 15717 765566 22065 184987 13632 126026 18985 166100 23418 210815 25888 235775 20935 133230 22678 20142 167235 37378 7 0 20 36 4 10 7 32 8 33 0 30 1 52 6 0 01 2 4Annexure-III Name of State/UT PwD linked to UDID Database Andaman And Nicobar Islands 7164 Andhra Pradesh 990890 Arunachal Pradesh 4878 Assam 253516 Bihar 757082 Chandigarh 13470 Chhattisgarh 280183 Delhi 117449 Goa 13928 Gujarat 512874 Haryana 246310 Himachal Pradesh 112251 Jammu And Kashmir 235792 Jharkhand 218521 Karnataka 957888 Kerala 441908 Ladakh 4393 Lakshadweep 1457 Madhya Pradesh 1030287 Maharashtra 1492109 Manipur 17753 Meghalaya 35174 Mizoram 7762 Nagaland 4337 Odisha 980954 Puducherry 25249 Punjab 390136 Rajasthan 765471 Sikkim 6077 Tamil Nadu 1067128 Telangana 907019 The Dadra And Nagar Haveli And Daman And Diu 4861 Tripura 47453 Uttar Pradesh 1736238 Uttarakhand 109878 West Bengal 271154 Total 14068994 *****