📷 Image: Wikimedia Commons / Kris Sreekandath
Sarkari Yojana
Kerala processes 95% of UDID disability‑card applications, government data shows
✍️ ET Government
🗓 12 Nov 2026, 07:42 AM
👁 5
The Kerala government reports that 95% of Unique Disability ID (UDID) card applications have been processed, marking a major step in the state’s disability welfare drive.
Kerala's Department of Social Justice announced that 95 per cent of applications for the Unique Disability ID (UDID) card have been cleared. The figure, released in a recent government bulletin, reflects the state's accelerated efforts to enrol persons with disabilities into the national scheme.
The UDID card, a central government initiative, provides disability‑specific benefits such as travel concessions, educational support and health subsidies. Officials said the high processing rate is the result of digitised verification, increased field staff and collaboration with local panchayats.
The department aims to achieve full coverage by the end of the fiscal year, after which beneficiaries will be able to access scheme benefits directly through the card. The government also plans to launch an awareness campaign to ensure that eligible citizens submit complete documentation.
Stakeholders, including disability rights groups, welcomed the progress but urged the administration to maintain transparency and address any pending backlogs swiftly.
The UDID card, a central government initiative, provides disability‑specific benefits such as travel concessions, educational support and health subsidies. Officials said the high processing rate is the result of digitised verification, increased field staff and collaboration with local panchayats.
The department aims to achieve full coverage by the end of the fiscal year, after which beneficiaries will be able to access scheme benefits directly through the card. The government also plans to launch an awareness campaign to ensure that eligible citizens submit complete documentation.
Stakeholders, including disability rights groups, welcomed the progress but urged the administration to maintain transparency and address any pending backlogs swiftly.