Mandatory online certification of disability through UDID portal from June 1 ANI | Updated: May 06, 2021 16:37 IST New Delhi [India], May 6 (ANI): The Department of Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities (DEPwD) on Thursday made it mandatory for all states and Union Territories to grant a certificate of disability through online mode only using the UDID portal. The order will come into effect from June 1. "The Central government notified the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (RPwD) Rules, 2017 under RPwD Act, 2016 on June 15, 2017, Rule 18(5) mandates the Central Government to appoint a date making it mandatory for the State/UT authorities to issue a certificate of disability through online mode," the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment said.