UDID cards: Registration, diagnostics fee at national institutes to be waived off for Divyangjan

Registration, diagnostics and treatment fees will be waived off for UDID card holders as well as for those, who have disability certificate and are enrolled on UDID portal, irrespective of percentage of disability from January 1, 2023.

This will be applicable at all National Institutes (NIs) (Autonomous Bodies under DEPwD) and Composite Regional Centers (CRCs).

As per PIB report, full course fee will also be waived off for those students of various courses at NIs/CRCs, who are UDID card holders, as well as for those who have disability certificate and are enrolled on UDID portal, irrespective of percentage of disability.

This will be effective for 2022-23 batch students onwards (including those who are doing two years or more duration courses and are in their 2nd/3rd/4th year).

“Each NI and CRC have been instructed to have a dedicated counter to help PwDs in filing UDID applications and to provide treatment facilities to all persons on Saturday and Sunday also,” the PIB report said.

It is pertinent to mention here that the Department of Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities (DEPwD) has been established to take steps for assisting ease of living for all PwDs. Similarly, to improve skills of education/rehabilitation professionals in this field, DEPwD is continuously striving to take steps and decisions towards these objectives.

The Unique ID for Persons with Disabilities project is being implemented with a view of creating a National Database for PwDs, and to issue a Unique Disability Identity Card to each person with disabilities.