Archive · 12 Aug 2025
AIIMS Delhi: Disability Certificate Applications Under Review
The government is working to help people with disabilities get certificates that prove their condition.
At AIIMS in Delhi, many people are waiting for these certificates.
The Health Minister explained that doctors check each person to decide if they qualify.
The process is supposed to take less than three months.
The government has made it easier to apply and get the certificates, with new guidelines and online tools.
AIIMS Delhi is processing 1,148 applications for disability certificates in Pediatrics and 755 in Psychiatry.
Union Health Minister J P Nadda addressed the Rajya Sabha regarding disability certificate issuance.
Disability certificates are issued after clinical assessment by a Medical Disability Board at AIIMS.
The time frame for issuing certificates is within three months of application receipt.
The government has revised guidelines, simplified forms, and revamped the UDID portal to streamline the process.
- Who
- Union Health Minister J P Nadda, people with disabilities.
- What
- Applications are under process for disability certificates and UDID cards.
- When
- As of the reporting date.
- Where
- AIIMS, Delhi.
- Why
- To facilitate the issuance of disability certificates and UDID cards.
- Applications in Pediatrics
- 1,148
- Applications in Psychiatry
- 755
- Issuing Authority
- AIIMS Delhi
- Minister
- J P Nadda
- Departments Involved
- Pediatrics and Psychiatry