To honor and encourage persons with disabilities, self-employed individuals with disabilities, employers who employ persons with disabilities, Assistant Placement Officers, and voluntary organizations/individuals who have performed excellently in the disability sector. The awards aim to motivate excellence in the implementation, work area, and mobility of disability-related schemes.
a. One shield
b. One certificate
c. ₹25,000/- cash prize
a. Persons with benchmark disabilities (above 40%) as per RPwD Act, 2016
b. Must be residents of Uttar Pradesh
c. Applicable to all age groups
d. No income criteria
e. The following are eligible:
1. Persons with disabilities who work excellently despite their disability
2. Self-employed persons with disabilities
3. Employers who have employed persons with disabilities
4. Assistant Placement Officers who have provided employment to persons with disabilities
5. Voluntary organizations or individuals who have worked excellently in the disability sector
f. Recommendation from the District Magistrate of the concerned district is mandatory
a. Prescribed form available on the official website: www.uphwd.gov.in
b. Submit the filled application to the District Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities Officer of the respective district
a. UDID Card
b. Duly filled prescribed application form
c. Recommendation letter from the District Magistrate
d. Proof of disability (Disability certificate if UDID not available)
e. Supporting documents (work experience, achievement record, proof of employment/self-employment/organizational work in the disability field)