Disability identification card can be used as photo ID for Co-WIN registration

New Delhi: To help disabled persons access covid-19 vaccination, the Centre on Monday asked states to include Unique Disability Identification (UDID) card as a photo ID for registrations on Co-WIN 2.0.

As per the guidance note for Co-WIN 2.0, issued on 2 March, seven prescribed photo IDs were specified and prescribed for verification of beneficiary prior to their vaccination.

In the letter written to states and Union Territories, the Union health ministry has stated that the UDID card, issued to persons with disability by Department of Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities, Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment, has all the necessary features such as the name,