The ID cards will be distributed in two phases to over 7,500 people enrolled under the state-sponsored Swami Vivekanand Disability Swavlamban Program (SVDSP). Each card will detail the type of disability as well as the name and address of the card holder. The guidebooks contain information on medical facilities, disability gear, and nationwide programs for the disabled. The ID also entitles the disabled to railway and air concessions.

Giridih is the first district in India to implement a national ID card program for the disabled. In other parts of the country the disabled receive a certificate from the health department, which entitles them to railway concessions.