Various Initiatives/Programs for Disabled People
- Campaign for an Accessible India: It is a program that is about to start serving the nation’s population of people with disabilities. The program includes an index to rate the design of buildings and human resource practices that are accessible to people with disabilities. It helps in creating an environment for People with Disabilities.
- DeenDayal Disabled Rehabilitation Program: NGOs receive financial support in order to offer a range of services to people with disabilities.
- Assistance to Disabled Persons for Purchase/fitting of Aids and Appliances (ADIP): It attempts to assist the disabled by putting appropriate, dependable, cutting-edge, standard aids and equipment within their grasp.
- National Fellowship for Disabled Students: Its goal is to give individuals with impairments more possibilities to pursue higher education.
Recently, the Unique Disability ID (UDID) plan for People with Disabilities (PwD) in the 75 districts was requested to be implemented more quickly by the states by the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment. As part of its 90-day campaign in areas “picked on the basis of unsung heroes of India’s liberation struggle” for Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav, the Rural Development Ministry has chosen the UDID program. The effort sought to completely cover 17 Central plans across the 75 districts.
Unique ID for Persons with Disabilities (UDID) Project
The Department of Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities launched the “Unique Disability ID”(UDID) project. It aspires to create an all-encompassing, fully integrated system for the issuance of universal identification cards and disability certificates for people with disabilities, complete with information about their identification and disabilities. A National Database for PwDs will be created as part of the Unique ID for Persons with Disabilities project, and each PwD will receive a unique disability identity card. In addition to promoting transparency, efficiency, and convenience of delivery of government benefits to people with disabilities, the project will also guarantee uniformity. Additionally, the initiative would facilitate the tracking of beneficiaries’ material and financial success at all tiers of implementation, including the village, block, district, state, and national levels.