Disabled to get web-based universal ID cards from December

May 31, 2015 10:17

Come December, the government will roll out for persons with disabilities universal identity cards having a unique number with which their details can be accessed by the click of a button.

The initiative will help in a big way in ensuring the authenticity of disability certificates and eliminate hassle of having to carry the certificates for different purposes, as various details, including the type of disabilities, would be made available online.

"We are aiming at issuing the first universal disability ID card on December 3. We have almost zeroed in on the software provider, who would also be tasked with the responsibility of uploading disability certificates," joint secretary in the department of empowerment of persons with wisabilities, Awanish Kumar Awasthi, said.

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