hope that govt will successfully complete its plan. also that agents will
not deny to take photographs of blind persons just because they can't see.
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From: "Vikas Kapoor" <[email protected]>
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Sent: Sunday, July 20, 2014 9:00 AM
Subject: [AI] Govt to issue ID cards for persons with disabilities
Govt to issue ID cards for persons with disabilities
Moushumi Das Gupta , Hindustan Times New Delhi, July 20, 2014
In a unique initiative aimed at empowering disabled people, the government
is planning to issue a pan-India multipurpose identity card to the about
27 million persons with disability (PwD) in India.
The card, which will be valid across the country, is likely to be launched
next year and will help PwDs to easily avail benefits under various
government schemes targeting them.
Currently, a disability certificate - issued to persons with over 40%
disability - is required for availing government benefits.
But there have been instances where a certificate issued by one state or a
government department is not accepted by another. The certificate is
reviewed all over again by doctors and only when approved, can the person
claim entitlement. "This often results in PwDs being subjected to
harassment. The unique card will do away with this anomaly as it will be
valid across India," said a source.
The disability affairs department, under the social justice and
empowerment ministry, had last week roped in the National Informatics
Centre (NIC), Department of Electronics and Information Technology to
prepare a detailed project report for rolling out the ID cards.
"NIC will prepare a centralised database to help identify PwDs by
collating data from the census and state governments. They will also
design the unique ID and recommend its implementation mechanism," said an
official.
For issuing the ID card, the ministry has proposed to hire implementation
agencies in coordination with state governments.
"The agencies would be provided a hand held device to scan the disability
certificates, take photographs or collect biometrics of the beneficiary.
Once the scanned disability certificate is available, data entry operator
can centrally verify and enter the data into the database for issuance of
a unique ID card," the official added
http://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/govt-to-issue-unique-id-cards-for-persons-with-disabilities/article1-1242468.aspx
Vikas Kapoor,
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