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REGD. No. D. L.-33004/99
The Gazette of India
CG-DL-E-22102024-258124
EXTRAORDINARY
PART II-Section 3-Sub-section (i)
PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY
No. 593]
NEW DELHI, FRIDAY, OCTOBER 18, 2024/ ASHVINA 26, 1946
Form-VII
UDID Card
[See rule 18(1)]
A. White Card: When the disability percentage of a Person with Disability is below forty percent
UNIQUE DISABILITY ID
Government of India
Name
UD ID
Disability Type
Year of Birth
Date of Issue
Valid upto
% of Disability
Issuing Authority Sign
Passport Size Photo
State ID: If Applicable
Aadhaar No.
Address of the Card Issuing Authority
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B. Yellow Card: When the disability percentage of a Person with Disability is forty percent and above but below eighty percent
C. Blue Card: When the disability percentage of a Person with Disability is eighty percent and above
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Department of Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities,
Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment, Government of India
MINISTRY OF SOCIAL JUSTICE AND EMPOWERMENT
(Department of Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities)
NOTIFICATION
New Delhi, the 16th October, 2024
G.S.R. 649(E).—Whereas a draft of certain rules further to amend the Rights of Persons with Disabilities
Rules, 2017, were published, as mandated by sub-sections (1) and (2) of section 100 of the Rights of Persons with
Disabilities Act, 2016 (49 of 2016), vide G.S.R. 455(E), dated the 29th July, 2024 in the Official Gazette of India,
Extraordinary, Part-II, Section-3, Sub-section (i), inviting objections and suggestions from the public and persons
likely to be affected thereby, before exiry of thirty days from date on which the copies of the Official Gazette
containing the said notification was made available to the public;
And whereas, the copies of the Official Gazette in which the said notification were made available to the
public on 29th July, 2024;
And whereas, the objections and suggestions received from the public were considered by the Central
Government;
Now, therefore, in exercise of powers conferred by sub-sections (1) and (2) of section 100 of the Rights of
Persons with Disabilities Act, 2016 (49 of 2016), the Central Government hereby makes the following rules further to
amend the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Rules, 2017, namely:-
(1) These rules may be called the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (Amendment) Rules, 2024.
(2) They shall come into force from the date of their publication in the Official Gazette.
2. In the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Rules, 2017 (hereinafter referred to as the said rules), for rule 17
the following rule shall be substituted, namely:-
“17. Application for disability certificate and UDID Card.- (1) Any person with specified disability may apply in
Form -IV for a disability certificate/ Unique Disability Identity (UDID) Card and submit the application through
UDID Portal to:
(a) a medical authority or any other notified competent medical authority to issue such a certificate in the district
of residence of the applicant as mentioned in the proof of residence in the application; or
(b) the concerned medical authority in a hospital where he may be undergoing or may have undergone treatment
in connection with his disability:
Provided that where a person with disability is a minor or suffering from intellectual disability or any other
Disability which renders him unfit or unable to make such an application himself, the application on his behalf may be
made by his legal guardian or by any organisation registered under the Act having the minor under its care.
(2) The application shall be accompanied by -
(a) proof of identity;
(b) a recent photograph not older than six months;
(c) proof of residence;
(d) aadhaar number or aadhaar enrolment number.
Note: if an Aadhaar Card is submitted as proof of identity, no additional documents will be required for address proof
in case Aadhaar has the same residential address"
In the said rules, for rule 18, the following rule shall be substituted, namely:-
“18 Issue of disability certificate/ UDID Card.- (1) On receipt of an application under rule 17, the medical authority
or any other notified competent medical authority shall verify the information as provided by the applicant and shall
assess the disability in terms of the relevant guidelines issued by the Central Government and after satisfying himself
that the applicant is a person with disability, issue a disability certificate in Form-V and Form-VI and one of the three
types of colour-coded UDID card in form VII in his favour, as the case may be. One of the three types of colour-
coded UDID Card shall be issued based on the severity of the disability-
a. White Band Card: When the disability percentage of a Person with Disability is below forty percent.
b. Yellow Band Card: When the disability percentage of a Person with Disability is forty percent or above but
below eighty percent.
с. Blue Band Card: When the disability percentage of a Person with Disability is eighty percent or above.
(2) The medical authority shall issue the Disability certificate and UDID card within three months, in case any
disability is diagnosed.
(3) In case, due to any reason not attributable to concerned Medical authority, no decision is taken by the Medical
authority on the application of the applicant for a period above two years, such application shall be made inactive, and
the applicant needs to apply afresh on portal, or approach the medical authority to re-activate the pending application.
(4) The medical authority shall, after due examination-
(i) issue a permanent Disability certificate/UDID card in cases where there are no chances of improvement over
time in the degree of disability; or
(ii) issue a certificate of disability/UDID Card indicating the period of validity, in cases where there is any
chance of improvement over time in the degree of disability.
(5) If an applicant is found ineligible for issuance of certificate of disability/UDID Card after assessment by Specialist
or Medical Board or as the case may be, the medical authority shall convey the reasons to him in Form-VIII through
online platform within a period of one month from the date of such rejection. The aggrieved applicant may file appeal
within ninety days of such rejection, using the mechanism prescribed under Section-59 (1) of the Rights of Persons
with Disabilities Act, 2016.
(6) The State Government and Union territory Administration shall ensure that the certificate of disability/UDID
Card is granted through online platform as notified by the Central Government.
[(F.No. P-13013/50/2024-UDID/IT/STATISTICS]
RAJEEV SHARMA, Jt. Secy.
Note:- The Rights of Persons with Disabilities Rules, 2017 were published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary,
Part-II, section-3, sub-section (i) vide notification number G.S.R. 591 (E), dated the 15th June, 2017 and was last
amended vide G.S.R. 361 (E), dated the 2nd July, 2024.
FORM- IV
Application for Obtaining Certificate of Disability/Unique Disability Identity (UDID) Card by Applicant
[See rule 17(1)]
1. Personal Details:
a) Applicant's Full Name :
b) Gender (Male/Female/Transgender):
c) Date of Birth : DD/MM/YYYY
d) Mobile number (10 digits only):
e) Email id (Optional) :
f) Name of Applicant's Father/Mother/Guardian:
g) Contact Number of Father/Mother/Guardian
h) In case of Guardian, relation of Guardian with Applicant:
2. Proof of Identity:
a) Aadhaar no. of the applicant :
b) I agree to share Aadhaar information with Government Department:
(Please see Note at the end of this Form in case Aadhaar Card is not available.)
3. Proof of Address:
(a) Address :
(b) State/UT:
(c) District:
(d) Sub District:
(e) Village / Town (Optional):
Recent passport
size photograph
(Showing face
only) of the
applicant
(f) Pin Code:
(g) Nature of Document for Address Proof (Please tick as applicable):
i. Aadhaar Card
ii. Indian Passport
iii. Ration/Public Distribution System Photograph Card or E-Ration Card
iv. Voter Identity Card or E-Voter Identity Card
v. Disability Certificate issued under RPwD Rules, 2017
vi. Photograph Identity Card or Certificate with Photograph issued by Central Govt./State Government
like Bhamashah, Domicile Certificate, Resident Certificate, Jan-Aadhaar, MGNREGA/ NREGS Job
Card, Labour Card etc.
vii. ST/SC/OBC Certificate issued by Central/State Government
viii. Transgender Identity Card or Certificate issued under Transgender Persons Act, 2019
ix. Certificate issued by MP or MLA or MLC or Municipal Councillor
x. Certificate issued by Gazetted Officer of Central/State Government etc.
xi. Certificate issued by Superintendent or Warden or Matron or Head of Institution of recognized
shelter or Home or orphanages (for children of concerned shelter home or orphanage only)
xii. Certificate issued by Village Panchayat Head or President or Mukhiya or Gaon Bura or Panchayat
Secretary etc.
xiii. Electricity bill (but not older than three months)
xiv. Water bill (but not older than three months)
xv. Telephone Landline bill or Postpaid mobile bill/Broad band bill (but not older than three months)
xvi. Valid Registered Sale Agreement or Registered Gift Deed in Registrar Office or Registered or non
registered rent
xvii. Lease agreement or Leave and License agreement
xviii. Gas Connection bill (but not older than three months)
xix. Allotment letter of accommodation issued by Central Government or State Government or Public
Sector Undertaking or Regulatory Bodies or Statutory bodies (Not older than one year)
xx. Life or Medical Insurance Policy (Valid upto one year from the date of issue of the policy)
4. Disability Details:
(a) Disability Type (Please tick as applicable):
(i) Acid Attack Victim
(ii) Autism Spectrum Disorder
(iii) Blindness
(iv) Cerebral Palsy
(v) Chronic Neurological Conditions
(vi) Dwarfism
(vii) Hearing Impairment
(viii) Hemophilia
(ix) Intellectual Disability
(x) Leprosy cured
(xi) Locomotor Disability
(xii) Low Vision
(xiii) Mental Illness
(xiv) Multiple Sclerosis
(xv) Muscular Dystrophy
(xvi) Parkinson's Disease
(xvii) Sickle Cell Disease
(xviii) Specific Learning Disabilities
(xix) Speech and Language Disability
(xx) Thalassemia
(xxi) Multiple Disabilities *
(*Note: In Case of Multiple Disabilities, Please choose 2 or more out of the 20 disabilities listed above)
(b) Disability due to:
(i) Accident
(ii) Congenital
(iii) Diseases
(iv) Hereditary
(v) Infection
(vi) Medicine
(vii) Any other
(c) Period since when disabled: From Birth or since year _________
(d) Do you have the old (manual) disability certificate (Yes/No): __________
If yes, scanned copy of disability certificate to be uploaded with below details
i) Certificate Number
ii) Date of Issue
iii) Details of Issuing Medical Authority
5. Mention the hospital for assessment/issue of Unique Disability Identity card /disability certificate:
Is your treating Hospital in other State or District (Yes/No): ________________
If yes,
(a) Hospital Treating State / UTs: ________________
(b) Hospital Treating District: _______________
(c) Hospital Name ________________________
If No, choose Hospital from your domicile district
Hospital Name : ________________________
Declaration: I hereby declare that all particulars stated above are true to the best of my knowledge and belief, and no
material information has been concealed or misstated. I further state that if any inaccuracy is detected in the
application, I shall be liable to forfeiture of any benefits derived and other action as per law.
(Signature or left thumb impression
of person with disability, or of his/her
legal guardian in case of persons with
intellectual disability, autism, cerebral palsy
and multiple disabilities, etc)
Date:
Place:
Enclosures:
1. Proof of Identity- Aadhaar Card (Please see Note at the end of this Form in case Aadhaar Card is not available.)
2. Proof of Address (As indicated in Para 3(g) above) if it is other than Aadhaar.
Note (In Reference to Para 2: Proof of Identity):
If Applicant has Enrolled for Aadhaar but has not got Aadhaar Number till now, mention your Aadhaar Enrollment
Number
and Attach or Upload the Aadhaar Enrollment Slip along with any one of the
following documents, namely:-
I. Bank or Post Office Passbook with Photo; or
II. Permanent Account Number (PAN) Card; or
III. Passport; or
IV. Ration Card; or
V. Voter Identity Card; or
VI. Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act Card; or
VII. Kisan Photo Passbook; or
VIII. Driving License Issued by the Licensing Authority under Motor Vehicle Act, 1988 (59 of 1988); or
IX. Certificate of Identity having Photo of such Person Issued by a Gazetted Officer or a Tehsildar on an Official
Letter Head; or
X. Any other Document as Specified by the Department;
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Department of Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities,
Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment, Government of India
Form-V
Disability Certificate
(In case of Single Disability)
[See rule 18(1)]
(Name and Address of the Medical Authority Issuing the Certificate)
Recent passport
size photograph
(Showing face
only) of the
person
disability
with
Certificate/UDID No.
Date of Issue :
This is to certify that I/we have carefully examined <Name of the applicant>, Son/Daughter/Care of < name of
father/mother/guardian>, Date of Birth (DD/MM/YYYY), Gender < Male/Female/Transgender>, Registration No.
<UDID Enrolment No.> Resident of < address of PwD> whose photograph is affixed above, and I am /we are
satisfied that:
(A) He/She is a case of (Any one of the following disabilities):
i. Locomotor Disability
ii. Muscular Dystrophy
iii. Leprosy Cured
iv. Dwarfism
v. Cerebral Palsy
vi. Acid Attack Victim
vii. Low Vision
viii. Blindness
ix. Hearing Impairment
x. Speech and Language Disability
xi. Intellectual Disability
xii. Specific Learning Disabilities
xiii. Autism Spectrum Disorder
xiv. Mental Illness
xv. Chronic Neurological Conditions
xvi. Multiple Sclerosis
xvii. Parkinson's Diseases
xviii. Haemophilia
xix. Thalassemia
xx. Sickle Cell Disease
(B) Name of affected body part:
(C) The diagnosis in his/her case is ________
(D) He/She has ________ % (in figure) __________ percent (in words) disability and the nature of
certificate is {Permanent / temporary and valid till (DD/MM/YYYY) } as per the guidelines for the purpose of
assessing the extent of specified disability in a person included under the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act, 2016
notified by Government of India vide <Notification No> dated (DD/MM/YYY).
Signature / Thumb impression of the Person with Disability:
Signature of notified Medical Authority Member(s):
Signature:
Name and Address of the Medical Authority Issuing the Certificate:
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| Logo of Government of India| Logo of Department of Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities, GoI | Logo of Respective State or Union Territory |
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Department of Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities,
Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment, Government of India
Form-VI
Disability Certificate
(In case of Multiple Disabilities)
[See rule 18(1)]
(Name and Address of the Medical Authority issuing the Certificate)
Recent passport
size photograph
(Showing face
only) of the
person
disability
with
Certificate/UDID No.
Date of Issue:
This is to certify that we have carefully examined <Name of the applicant>, Son/Daughter/Care of <write name of
father/mother/guardian>, Date of Birth (DD/MM/YYYY), Gender< Male/Female/Transgender >, Registration No.
<UDID Enrolment No.> Resident of < address of PwD> whose photograph is affixed above, and we are satisfied
that:
(A) He/She is a case of Multiple Disabilities. His/her extent of physical impairments/ disabilities have been evaluated
as per the guidelines for the purpose of assessing the extent of specified disability in a person included under the
Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act, 2016 notified by Government of India vide <Notification No> dated
(DD/MM/YYY) for the disabilities below:
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| S. No. | Disability | Name of Affected Body Part | Diagnosis | Disability Percentage |
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| 1. | Locomotor Disability | | | |
| 2. | Muscular Dystrophy | | | |
| 3. | Leprosy Cured | | | |
| 4. | Dwarfism | | | |
| 5. | Cerebral Palsy | | | |
| 6. | Acid Attack Victim | | | |
| 7. | Low Vision | | | |
| 8. | Blindness | | | |
| 9. | Hearing Impairment | | | |
| 10. | Speech and Language Disability | | | |
| 11. | Intellectual Disability | | | |
| 12. | Specific Learning Disabilities | | | |
| 13. | Autism Spectrum Disorder | | | |
| 14. | Mental Illness | | | |
| 15. | Chronic Neurological Conditions | | | |
| 16. | Multiple Sclerosis | | | |
| 17. | Parkinson's Diseases | | | |
| 18. | Haemophilia | | | |
| 19. | Thalassemia | | | |
| 20. | Sickle Cell Disease | | | |
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(Note: Only the disabilities diagnosed will be listed)
(B) He/She has ________ % (in figure) __________ percent (in words) overall disability and the nature of
certificate is { permanent/ temporary and valid till (DD/MM/YYYY) }
Signature / Thumb impression of the Person with Disability:
Signature of notified Medical Authority Members:
Signature:
Name and Address of the Medical Authority Issuing the Certificate:
Form-VII
UDID Card
[See rule 18(1)]
A. White Card: When the disability percentage of a Person with Disability is below forty percent
Fold here to see nal card preview
B. Yellow Card: When the disability percentage of a Person with Disability is forty percent and above but below eighty percent
Fold here to see nal card preview
C. Blue Card: When the disability percentage of a Person with Disability is eighty percent and above
Fold here to see final card preview
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| Logo of Government of India| Logo of Department of Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities, GoI | Logo of Respective State or Union Territory |
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Department of Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities,
Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment, Government of India
Form-VIII
Rejection Certificate
(In case of Rejection of Application for Certificate of Disability)
[See rule 18(5)]
(Name and Address of the Medical Authority Issuing the Certificate)
Recent passport
size photograph
(Showing face
only) of the
applicant
Date of Rejection:
To,
(Name and Address of the Applicant for Certificate of Disability)
Subject: Rejection of Application for Certificate of Disability/Unique Disability Identity Card
Sir/Madam,
Please refer to your UDID Application/Registration No. <UDID Enrolment No.> dated <DD/MM/YYYY.>
for issuance of a Certificate of Disability/UDID Card for the following disability:
(i)
(ii)
(iii)
2. Pursuant to your application, you have been examined dated <DD/MM/YYYY> by the undersigned/Medical
Authority and I regret to inform that it is not possible to issue a Certificate of Disability/UDID Card in your favour for
the reason(s) mentioned below:
(i)
(ii)
(iii)
3. In case you are aggrieved by the rejection of your application, you may represent to the Appellate Authority
within 90 days requesting for review of this decision.
Signature:
Name and Address of the Medical Authority Issuing the Certificate:
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