Unique Disability ID - UDID Card

A UDID (Unique Disability ID) Card is issued by Government of India which act as an official identification card for persons with disabilities.

This universally recognized document provides them with a unique ID number and a standardized digital record of their disability details. The card is designed to help disable in easily availing government benefits, schemes, and services across the country by replacing multiple disability certificates.

Types of UDID Card

There are three types of UDID cards. They are as follows:

• White Card: This card is issued if the if the beneficiary’s disability is below 40%
• Yellow Card: This card is issued if the if the beneficiary’s disability is above 40% but on or below 80%
• Blue Card: This card is issued if the if the beneficiary’s disability is above 80%

Objectives of UDID Card

The objectives of UDID Card are given below:

• Maintaining a national database of people with disabilities and providing each person with a special disability identity card.
• To promote openness, effectiveness, and simplicity in the distribution of various government benefits to people with disabilities.

• The card will also make it easier to monitor beneficiaries' overall financial and physical development.
• The database would assist the government in creating and implementing a variety of programs for people with impairments.
• This card will be functional throughout India.

Features and Benefits of UDID Card

The features and benefits of UDID Card are given below:

• Unique identification: The UDID Card provides a unique identification number to each person with disabilities, ensuring a distinct and individualized record.
• Disability information: The card includes specific details about the type and extent of disability, offering a standardised and clear record for authorities and service providers.
• Accessible services: The UDID Card facilitates easier access to a range of government and non-government services and benefits intended for persons with disabilities.
• Online registration: Individuals with disabilities can register for the UDID Card online, streamlining the application process and making it more accessible.
• Centralised database: The initiative aims to create a centralised database of persons with disabilities, promoting efficient and targeted service delivery.
• Easy access to government schemes: Having a UDID Card ensures that individuals with disabilities can readily avail themselves of various benefits, concessions, and entitlements provided by the government.
• Authentication Tool: The UDID Card serves as a reliable authentication tool, aiding in the verification of disability-related information when accessing services or benefits.
• All information at one place: Now, individuals with disabilities do not need to produce numerous copies of various documents, keep them, or carry them because this card will collect all the relevant information and may be decoded by a reader.
• Support for people with disabilities: By providing a uniform identification mechanism, the UDID Card contributes to creating an inclusive environment and fostering support for persons with disabilities. The beneficiary's overall financial and physical development will be monitored with the use of this card.

Eligibility Criteria for UDID Card

The persons who are recognized under the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act, 2016 are eligible to get a UDID card. The list of disabilities is as follows: 

• Blindness: A condition where a person has:
  • Total absence of sight, or
  • Visual acuity not better than 6/60 or 20/200 (Snellen) in the better eye with corrective lenses, or
  • Limitation of the field of vision to 20 degrees or less.

• Low Vision: A person with impaired vision even after standard treatment, who uses or may use vision with assistive devices to perform activities.

• Mental Retardation: A condition of arrested or incomplete mental development, marked by below-average intelligence.

• Cerebral Palsy: A group of non-progressive conditions involving abnormal posture or motor control due to brain damage during pregnancy, birth, or early childhood.

• Hearing Impairment: Hearing loss of 60 decibels or more in the better ear within speech frequency range.

• Leprosy-Cured: A person cured of leprosy but with:
  • Loss of sensation in hands/feet or eyes/eyelids without visible deformity, or
  • Visible deformity and paresis but still able to work, or
  • Severe deformity and advanced age preventing gainful employment.

• Mental Illness: Any mental disorder other than mental retardation.

• Locomotor Disability: Disability of bones, joints, muscles, or cerebral palsy that substantially restricts movement of limbs.

• Acid Attack Victims

• Autism Spectrum Disorder

• Chronic Neurological Conditions

• Dwarfism

• Haemophilia

• Intellectual Disability

• Multiple Disabilities (including Deaf-Blindness)

• Multiple Sclerosis

• Muscular Dystrophy

• Parkinson’s Disease

• Sickle Cell Disease

• Specific Learning Disability

• Speech & Language Disability

• Thalassemia

Documents required for UDID Card

Generally, the following documents are to be submitted to apply for a UDID Card:

✔️ Aadhaar Card

✔️ Proof of Address

✔️ Caste Certificate (SC/ST/OBC)

✔️ Domicile Certificate

✔️ Income Certificate (if applicable)

✔️Scanned copy of Disability Certificate (available only to people with disabilities for whom the appropriate authority has issued a certificate of disability) 

How to Apply for a UDID Card?

Given below are the steps to apply for a UDID Card:

Step 1: Visit the official website of the Unique Disability ID.

Step 2: Click on the option ‘Apply for UDID’. 

Step 3: Select the Aadhar e-KYC method.

Step 4: If you select ‘Apply with Aadhaar Number’, then fill in your Aadhar number, captcha code, and OTP that you get in your phone number.

Step 5: If you select the other option ‘Apply with Aadhaar Enrollment Number’, then you have to fill out the registration form.

Step 6: Upload the required documents and submit the form.

Step 7: You will get an Enrollment Number after submitting the form.

How to Download your E-UDID Card 

Given below are the steps you will need to follow to download your E-UDID Card:

Step 1: Go to the official website of the Unique Disability ID.

Step 2: Log in by clicking on the option ‘PWD Login’

Step 3: Enter your enrollment number/ UDID number, Date of Birth, and captcha code.

Step 4: Click on the option ‘Log in’.

Step 5: Navigate to the ‘My Account’ section.

Step 6: Click on the option ‘Download your E-UDID Card’.

Note:*You can now also download the card by downloading the PWD app on your mobile phone.

How to Track the Application Status of UDID Card?

By following the steps given below, you can track the application status of UDID Card:

Step 1: Go to the official website of the Unique Disability ID.

Step 2: Click on the option ‘Track Your Application’.

Step 3: Select from the given options, i.e. UDID Number, Mobile Number, Enrollment Number, or Aadhaar Number.

Step 4: Fill in the number for the option you selected.

Step 5: Click on ‘Submit’ to check the status of your UDID Card.

Validity of UDID Card

There are two types of validity for UDID card: Permanent UDID card and Temporary UDID Card. 

Permanent UDID: If there is no progress or regress in the disability of a beneficiary, this card is issued by the medical authority. 

Temporary UDID: If there is a progress or a regress in the disability of a beneficiary, this card is issued by the medical authority.

Contact Details and Helpline Number for UDID Card

In case you face any issue related to UDID card application, registration, or status tracking, you can contact the UDID support team using the details provided below:

✅ Address -

Shri Vineet Singhal, Director 

Department of Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities, Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment 

Room No. 517, B-II Block, Antyodaya Bhawan, CGO Complex, Lodhi Road, New Delhi - 110003

✅ Helpline Number - 011-24365019 

✅ WhatsApp Number - 91-93549-39703 

✅ Email Address - disability-udid@gov.in

                               - vikash.prasad@nic.in

✅ Toll-Free Number - 1800-110-708