Thanks for the feedback On Sun, Mar 19, 2023 at 11:29 PM Avichal Bhatnagar <coolavic...@gmail.com> wrote:
> I strongly support the step to make UDID mandatory, as it will help in > removing the unwanted beneficiaries out of the system, like how the > linking of DBT with aadhaar helped in removing lakhs of fraudulent > beneficiaries. > It may also curb to an extent the problem of low vision people > pretending to be totally blind. > That said, we must also hold a dialogue with the department of persons > with disabilities and suggest them measures to expedite the process of > making UDID easily available and accessible to all. > One way could be to rope in the NGO's working at the ground level > especially in the rural areas for organising camps for mass > enrollment. > Another way could be to advertise about UDID far and wide on various > channels of mass communication such as radio stations, TV channels, > newspapers etc like how other schemes are publicised. > Also, various schools/centres catering to the educational needs of the > disabled can be requested to collate the data and help the > students/trainees to apply. > Similarly, the local bodies such as the panchayats and municipalities > can also be made co-partners. > Making UDID mandatory becomes necessary as without the need, nobody cares. > > > > > > On 3/19/23, Pinkesh Tailor <pinkesh.tai...@gmail.com> wrote: > > On 3/19/23, Pinkesh Tailor <pinkesh.tai...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> Hi, > >> > >> Currently instead of making mandatory, we must insist the government > >> to first link all the benefits offered to PWD's with udid. Once this > >> is done, most of the pwd's would also then make their way to avail the > >> udid card. Secondly in respect to the issue of the difficulty in > >> getting udid card or adhaar card etc is concern, the government need > >> to facilitate this by empowering the organization who are working for > >> the development of pwd. Once this is taken care, udid would > >> automatically be a mandatory element. > >> > >> On 3/19/23, Muralidharan Vishwanath <murali.alat...@gmail.com> wrote: > >>> This has nothing to do with sim cards > >>> > >>> On Sun, Mar 19, 2023 at 6:45 PM <ilovec...@gmail.com> wrote: > >>> > >>>> Does this exclusion applies in obtaining sim cards? Despite having > >>>> Aadhar card, some totally blind folks are denied sim card due to > >>>> inability > >>>> of that software to recognise our iris. > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> *From:* accessindia@accessindia.org.in < > accessindia@accessindia.org.in> > >>>> *On > >>>> Behalf Of *Ram > >>>> *Sent:* Saturday, March 18, 2023 2:07 PM > >>>> *To:* accessindia@accessindia.org.in > >>>> *Subject:* Re: [AI] Issues with UDID > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> Hi, > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> I do not understand why you are refused Aadhar Card because your > retina > >>>> can't be scanned. In fact, there is a provision in the Aadhar > software > >>>> itself to exclude IRIS scan for VI persons. > >>>> > >>>> Try visiting some another enrolment center and i am sure you will > >>>> succeed > >>>> > >>>> I have observed that the agents are neither properly trained nor > >>>> educated > >>>> to handel special cases. > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> *From:* Yamuna Jivana dasa (Yogan) <ykhan...@gmail.com> > >>>> > >>>> *To:* accessindia@accessindia.org.in > >>>> > >>>> *Sent:* Saturday, March 18, 2023 12:55 PM > >>>> > >>>> *Subject:* Re: [AI] Issues with UDID > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> Dear Muralidharan, > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> Thank you for taking up these matters. I pray you meet some success. > In > >>>> India it seems a lot of this is going on: They make something > >>>> inaccessible > >>>> to achieve, manditory to achieve. Everybody should have 5 biscuits > each > >>>> from the packet of biscuits, but there is an empty biscuit packet on > >>>> the > >>>> table even before the distribution to all the attendees. This is my > >>>> experience having come to India. Very sad and ironical. Aadhaar for > the > >>>> blind is impossible here in Vrindavana because the agents say the > >>>> retina > >>>> scan cannot be bypassed. Without Aadhaar I cannot get UDID either. > When > >>>> I > >>>> went to buy my home, they refused because a blind person cannot own > >>>> property. We have to be linked with a sighted person who has Aadhaar > so > >>>> that the property can be registered with the sighted person’s name. I > >>>> am > >>>> very hurt by this behaviour in India, and there seems to be no > >>>> authority > >>>> in > >>>> place who really cares to actually do something. > >>>> > >>>> Can you please help me? Very pained and frustrated. Sometimes I feel > >>>> life > >>>> was better under our former captivity of slave-owners and later the > >>>> African > >>>> leadership who hate Indians in Africa. I came to India to become free. > >>>> How > >>>> wrong was I? Now having returned home after 4 generations away, I > >>>> return > >>>> home only to find we are slaves here to a highly corrupt and > >>>> disorganized > >>>> administration. For example, the National number for the Aadhaar > >>>> Helpdesk > >>>> is 1947. Guess what! Only problem is it does not exist!!! > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> Thanks a lot however for doing what you can. Evidently you are > fighting > >>>> a > >>>> very difficult battle and my heart is with you. May Bhagavan Sri > >>>> Ramachandra who was the most organized and loved King on Earth, walk > >>>> with > >>>> you – no – carry you through this fight. > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> Yoganathan Khandoo (Yamuna Jivana Dasa) > >>>> > >>>> *From:* Muralidharan Vishwanath <murali.alat...@gmail.com> > >>>> > >>>> *Sent:* Saturday, March 18, 2023 11:39 AM > >>>> > >>>> *To:* accessindia@accessindia.org.in > >>>> > >>>> *Subject:* [AI] Issues with UDID > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> March 18, 2023 > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> As all of you are aware, the UDID is being made mandatory from April > 1, > >>>> 2023 for registering for central government schemes. > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> This even while more than half of the disabled who have certificates, > >>>> have > >>>> not been issued UDID or have enrolled but not been issued > certificates, > >>>> or > >>>> have been unable to enroll for it, due to various issues. > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> UDID is being made compulsory even when central government’s own > >>>> ministries/departments viz. railways, for admissions to MBBS, for > >>>> recruitment in jobs, or many institutes of higher learning are > >>>> refusing > >>>> to > >>>> accept the validity of the card > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> The NPRD has written to the DEPwD objecting to the mandatory > imposition > >>>> of > >>>> the UDID. > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> It has also raised the issue of the refusal by various departments to > >>>> accept its validity. > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> Notwithstanding this, we would like to list before the department, the > >>>> issues that the disabled are facing with regard to procuring UDID. > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> One of the main issues that has been identified especially in the > rural > >>>> areas is about non-availability of seva kendras, private centres > >>>> charging > >>>> hefty amounts, or they being far away including their inaccessibility. > >>>> Second issue identified is about card not being issued despite passage > >>>> of > >>>> a > >>>> long time after enrollment. > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> We are seeking a meeting with the Secretary DEPwD next week. 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