Union Minister for Social Justice and Empowerment Thaawar Chand Gehlot has said that the Central government was planning to introduce special identity cards for all persons with disabilities in the country, which would enable them to claim the benefits of various government welfare schemes. The Minister said this yesterday while inaugurating the construction works of upcoming Composite Regional Centre, CRC for Persons with Disabilities at Kozhikode in Kerala. He announced a financial aid of 19 crore rupees for completing the project.<br/><br/>The Union Minister congratulated the Kerala government for preparing an authentic data bank of differently-abled citizens in the State. He said, the upcoming Accessible India Campaign -Sugamya Bharat Abhiyan- would strive to promote the concept of universal accessibility for all, especially for persons with disabilities. Mr Gehlot also said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi will launch the project on December 3rd and districts including Kozhikode would get special funds from the government to facilitate the implementation of the project.<br/><br/>Explaining the steps taken by the Centre for the welfare of the differently abled, the Union Minister said, the government has extended pre-matric and post-matric scholarships to all eligible students. He said, the Union government has also requested state governments to come up with proposals for the welfare and rehabilitation of the differently abled.