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Pradeep Kumar

08/06/21 10:25 AM IST

Unique Disability Identification Card (UDID)

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Unique Disability Identification Card (UDID) now acceptable as a Photo ID for registration on Co-WIN 2.0

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  • The Union Government has developed the CoWIN digital platform to streamline the process of vaccination for various categories of beneficiaries across the country.
  • CoWIN provides the technological backbone to effectively roll out and scale up the mechanism for COVID Vaccine Distribution System.
  • It has been the constant endeavour of the Union Government to streamline the vaccination process for its universalization. 
  • As per the Guidance note for Co-WIN 2.0 issued on 2nd March 2021, seven prescribed Photo IDs were specified and prescribed for verification of beneficiary prior to their vaccination.
About Unique Disability ID
  • "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.
  • The project will not only encourage transparency, efficiency and ease of delivering the government benefits to the person with disabilities, but also ensure uniformity.
  • The project will also help in stream-lining the tracking of physical and financial progress of beneficiary at all levels of hierarchy of implementation – from village level, block level, District level , State level and National level.
Source: PIB, The Hindu

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