Now comes the question — the capital of India is New Delhi, and you're talking about Sonia Bihar. Mr. Deepak Kumar, please consider this: Mr. Deepak Sharma, are you concerned about the situation? Let’s say you are traveling on a bus, and you're being asked to pay the fare. You're being told that you can only travel within the state where your UDID card (Unique Disability ID) is issued. That is, you're allowed to move around within that particular state. Now, this statement is actually correct. Many people have a curiosity about this, and today I want to address that curiosity. The UDID card has "Government of India" written on it — meaning this scheme is being run by the Government of India. What does this imply? It means that the Government of India has initiated this scheme with the purpose of creating a database for all the Divyangjan (persons with disabilities) across the country. The goal is to collect their data — that's why this scheme has been launched. In the same way that Aadhaar card became popular at one time — and still is — the UDID card is going through a similar phase. But remember when Aadhaar was first introduced? Camps were set up in every locality, volunteers would go door-to-door, cyber café owners helped people apply for it. But now, for Aadhaar, we have to find a center ourselves. Sometimes, due to crowding, we don’t even get service at the centers. So think about how different the times were. When Aadhaar was launched, people would come to your door. Camps were set up in villages, and people would gather there to get their Aadhaar made. But now, even though the UDID card is such a large-scale campaign, no camps have been set up at the block level, nor has anyone come to our villages or neighborhoods to help us apply for it. Thankfully, due to platforms like Radio, due to our voice, and thanks to some Divyangjan organizations, we came to know that this UDID card even exists — that it’s been launched for us. So we must thank them, and thank platforms like iWay and such, which helped spread awareness. Still, there hasn’t been any major publicity or advertisement about it. So can we really blame the disabled community for not having it? No. Our own local resources and infrastructure are also responsible. So if someone is asking you for bus fare, the rule or regulation must be respected. If it's mentioned somewhere that travel is free, then great — free travel will be allowed. But if someone is asking you to pay, and the rule allows it, then you’ll have to pay. We can’t refuse. Where the Government has granted free travel, it's being provided. Where it hasn’t, you’ll have to pay. Simple as that.
