The generation of unique disability IDs (UDIDs) had increased from an average of 5,000 IDs a day to an average of 7,000 to 9,000 daily during the 90-day Azadi Se Antodaya Tak campaign, officials of the Department of Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities (DEPwD) of the Social Justice and Empowerment Ministry said on Tuesday.
The campaign was launched on April 28 by the Union government to improve enrolment in several schemes across Ministries in 75 districts identified for their connection with freedom fighters as a part of Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav. The campaign, led by the Rural Development Ministry, was supposed to wrap up on July 28, but could be extended till August 15, according to sources.
When the campaign started, the DEPwD had written to states asking them to expedite generation of the unique IDs for PwD. As of May 2, a total of 72,06,947 IDs had been generated since the UDID project started in 2016. This number climbed to 78,12,977, showing an increase of six lakh since the campaign started, an official said on Tuesday morning.
