Draft policy calls for linking national database of PwD with services, schemes
The Hindu
Portal will allow stakeholders to monitor progress of applications for various schemes
A national database of persons with disabilities (PwD) linking their Unique Disability Identity (UDID) numbers with welfare schemes and education and health services was among the proposals of the draft National Policy for PwD, 2021, which, officials said, was likely to be published next month.
The draft would be put in the public domain for comments after approval from Social Justice and Empowerment Minister Virendra Kumar in a few weeks, an official of the Department of Empowerment of PwD (DEPwD) said on Wednesday. The last time such a policy was published was in 2006.
The UDID project and a national database had been proposed in 2014 and implemented from 2016 in stages. As on Wednesday, 62.33 lakh UDID cards had been generated through the portal. However, no other services are offered through it.
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