Mandatory online certification of disability through UDID port | UPSC PIB NEWS
Mandatory online certification of disability through UDID portal
The Department of Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities (DEPwD), Government of India, through a Gazette notification, has made it mandatory for all States/UTs to grant certificate of disability through online mode only using UDID portal w.e.f. 1 June 2021.
The Central Government notified the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Rules, 2017 under RPwD Act, 2016.
Rule 18(5) mandates the Central Government to appoint a date making it mandatory for the State/UT authorities to issue certificate of disability through online mode.
Accordingly, this notification was passed which makes online issue of disability certificates mandatory by the states and UTs.
The UDID portal which has been under implementation since 2016 is http://www.swavlambancard.gov.in/.
This move is expected to ensure complete digitization of certification of disability, besides providing a viable mechanism for cross-checking genuineness of the certificate to achieve pan-India validity, and simplifying the process for the benefit of Divyangjan.
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