Disability certificate / UDID stuck? File one RTI

Mahesh applied for UDID for his locomotor disability in February. “Pending Medical Board” for 5 months.

He filed RTI to District Hospital + state DEP&D. 20 days later reply: Medical Board scheduled in 8 days. Certificate + UDID issued 14 days later.

- Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act 2016 — 21 disability categories. - Unique Disability ID (UDID) Notification 2017. - §6(1) + §7(1) + §7(5) RTI Act.

To, PIO, [Hospital Civil Surgeon Office] / [State DEP&D], [Address]

Subject: §6(1) RTI Act — disability certificate / UDID application

   Applicant      : [Name]
   Father/Husband : [Name]
   Disability     : [Category per RPwD Act 2016 Schedule]
   UDID portal ref: [Application no.]
   Hospital       : [Name]
   Application date: DD-MM-YYYY

Please provide:
   1. Current status + stage.
   2. Medical Board scheduled date + expected completion.
   3. Reason for delay beyond [RPwD Rules / state Citizen Charter].
   4. Name + designation of dealing officer.
   5. Disability percentage assessment + final certificate timeline.
   6. UDID portal sync status post-certificate.

Citizen of India [+ BPL: §7(5) waiver, BPL card photocopy enclosed].

Fee: ₹10 IPO/DD enclosed [or §7(5) waiver].
[Name + signature + address + date]

- Medical Board not scheduled — ask schedule + DM intervention. - Specialist doctor unavailable — referral to higher hospital. - Re-assessment after temporary cert expiry. - UDID portal sync failure post-certificate. - Lost certificate — duplicate via SADM.

- Vikash Kumar v. UPSC, (2021) — SC — RPwD Act mandates reasonable accommodation; certificate-issuance delays violate statutory right. - Justice Sunanda Bhandare Foundation v. UoI (2014) — SC on disability rights enforcement. - CIC UDID v. DEP&D (2020) — directed disclosure of pendency.

Yes — composite assessment.

4% under RPwD Act §34 across categories.

Permanent for permanent disabilities; temporary cert validity per assessment.

UDID unlocks rights for divyangjan. RTI ends Medical Board delays.

File the RTI.

- Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act 2016. - UDID Notification 2017. - Vikash Kumar v. UPSC (2021).

Last reviewed: 24 April 2026.

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