Disability certificate (UDID / SADAREM)
How to get a disability certificate and UDID card in Telangana, what to do if you hold an old SADAREM certificate, and how it leads to the disability pension.
About this guidePending verification
Published on 12-11-2026. Not every fact has been checked against its official source yet: confirm at the office.
For whom: People with disabilities living in Telangana, and parents and guardians of children with disabilities.
Answer the questions below first. Then the documents and steps open.
1Your situation
We show only what your answers need.
- Which of these are you?
- Do you already have a disability certificate?
- Do you also want to apply for the disability pension (Cheyutha)?
Your answers stay on this phone.
Each step below says who it is for. Confirm yours at the office, then change your answer here.
We could not confirm whether this applies to you
The disability rules (as amended in 2024) let any person with a specified disability apply, with an Aadhaar number or Aadhaar enrolment number. But the UDID portal's FAQ says "any citizen of India" can apply. Under the Ministry of Home Affairs notification S.O. 1050(E) of 4 March 2021, an OCI cardholder is a foreign national, not an Indian citizen, and in fields the notification does not name has the same rights as a foreigner. Telangana's pension orders say nothing about this. Before applying, ask the UDID hospital of your district (its Superintendent / CMO) or the District Rural Development Officer (DRDO).
Sources: 1, 2, 22, 13, 4
We could not confirm whether this applies to you
The disability rules (as amended in 2024) let any person with a specified disability apply, with an Aadhaar number or Aadhaar enrolment number. But the UDID portal's FAQ says "any citizen of India" can apply. The rules say nothing specific about foreign nationals. Telangana's pension orders say nothing about this. Before applying, ask the UDID hospital of your district (its Superintendent / CMO) or the District Rural Development Officer (DRDO).
Sources: 1, 2, 13, 4
2Documents you need
Tick the ones you have. They are kept in this browser.
Details
What the photo must look like- It shows your face only.
- Not older than six months.
- A colour photo.
- The file must be 15 to 100 KB; jpg, jpeg, png or gif.
- File for an online form: 15–100 KB, JPG/JPEG/PNG
Not confirmed: The rules say only 'passport size' and give no measurements or background colour. For the online application the file is enough. Ask at the hospital or the MeeSeva centre whether a printed photo is needed, and what size.
Sources: 1, 2
Details
A file of 3 to 30 KB; jpg, jpeg, png or gif. For people with intellectual disability, autism, cerebral palsy or multiple disabilities, the legal guardian may sign.
Sources: 1, 2
Details
If you have no Aadhaar yet: your Aadhaar enrolment number and enrolment slip, with one of: a bank or post office passbook with photo, PAN card, passport, ration card, voter ID, MGNREGA job card, driving licence.
Sources: 1, 2
Details
Any one of: an Indian passport; a ration card; a voter ID; an electricity, water, phone or gas bill under three months old; a registered sale or rent agreement; a certificate from the Panchayat Secretary, a Gazetted Officer, an MP, MLA or councillor. A file of 10 to 500 KB; jpg, jpeg, png or pdf.
Sources: 1, 2
Details
Not confirmed: The renewal procedure only says to give documentary proof of the new address; it does not list which papers count.
Sources: 7
Details
In some cases, such as blood disorders and neurological conditions, medical reports are needed for the assessment.
Not confirmed: The official papers do not say which reports, or whether originals or copies; ask at the hospital.
Sources: 3
Details
Under 'Pension Type', tick 'Disabled'. At item 15, write the number and date of your UDID or SADAREM certificate.
If you don't have it: Ask at the panchayat or municipal office. The Cheyutha website has Telugu and English forms under 'Cheyutha Application Forms'.
Sources: 16, 13
Details
What the photo must look like- Stick it in the 'Applicant Photo' box on the first page of the form.
Not confirmed: The pension orders and the form only ask for a photograph; they say nothing about its size, colour or background. Ask at the panchayat or municipal office.
Sources: 13, 16
Details
It must show 40% disability or more (51% for hearing impairment).
Not confirmed: The 2026 form asks for the certificate's number and date; its checklist of copies does not list it. Ask at the office whether a copy is needed too.
Sources: 13, 16
Details
Any one of: a ration (food security) card; an income certificate from the Tahsildar (Revenue Department).
Sources: 14, 16
Details
Showing the account number and IFSC code.
Sources: 13, 16
Nothing to get ready before these steps.
3Your steps
· Do them in order. Tick each one when it is done.
- Do this nowIf: No, this is my first one
On the UDID portal, fill in the application (Form IV) for a new disability certificate and UDID card.
Upload your photo and signature, and your address proof if it is not your Aadhaar. You can fill it in yourself or with anyone's help. For a child, or someone who cannot apply themselves, the legal guardian may apply.
Open the official pageNot confirmed
We could not open the UDID portal itself: on 30 October 2026 our computer reported its security certificate as revoked. These details are from the central rules, the UDID FAQs and SERP's process note; the buttons on the portal may be named differently.
Sources: 1, 2, 3, 5, 4, 10
- Do this nowIf: No, this is my first one
If you cannot apply online yourself, a MeeSeva centre can also submit the UDID application for you.
Not confirmed
We found no official source for the MeeSeva charge for this service. Ask at the centre and take a receipt. SERP warns not to trust middlemen who ask for money to get you a certificate.
Sources: 3, 4
- Do this nowIf: No, this is my first one
In the application, choose the hospital for the assessment: the government hospital mapped to your district, or the hospital treating your disability.
For autism, Niloufer Hospital, Hyderabad, serves all districts.
Open the official pageSources: 1, 4, 3, 2
- Do this nowIf: No, this is my first one
After you submit, note down the enrolment number and download the acknowledgement.
It shows which hospital will assess you.
Open the official pageSources: 3, 2
- Do this nowIf: Yes, but it is temporary and its validity is ending or over
Log in to the UDID portal with your UDID number and date of birth, and choose to renew your card.
If you have only a SADAREM certificate and do not know your UDID number, look it up first under 'Track Your Application Status' with your Aadhaar or mobile number; if none was made, tell the DRDO office. Choose the same hospital, or another one if your address has changed (with proof of the new address). You can renew from 9 months before expiry, and also after it has expired. SADAREM no longer takes new or renewal applications.
Open the official pageNot confirmed
We could not open the UDID portal itself: on 30 October 2026 our computer reported its security certificate as revoked. These details are from the central rules, the UDID FAQs and SERP's process note; the buttons on the portal may be named differently.
Sources: 7, 3, 2
- Do this nowIf: No, this is my first one / Yes, but it is temporary and its validity is ending or over
Wait for an SMS with the date of your assessment (camp) and the hospital.
Camp dates are set by the district through SADAREM. You can check your slot booking status on the SADAREM website.
Open the official pageNot confirmed
There is no fixed time for the call to the assessment; it depends on how many are waiting and on the specialist doctors available.
Sources: 4, 6, 2, 11
- Do this nowIf: No, this is my first one / Yes, but it is temporary and its validity is ending or over
Go to the hospital on that date.
Your details, address and mobile number are checked there. The medical board examines you and decides the type and percentage of disability and how long the certificate is valid.
Sources: 4, 2, 3, 1
- Do this nowIf: No, this is my first one / Yes, but it is temporary and its validity is ending or over
After approval, log in to the UDID portal with your enrolment number and date of birth and download the e-certificate and e-card.
The plastic card comes by Speed Post; if it cannot be delivered, it is kept at the hospital's UDID cell. The card's colour: white below 40%, yellow from 40% to 79%, blue at 80% and above.
Open the official pageSources: 1, 3, 2, 4
- Do this nowIf: Yes, an old SADAREM certificate
You do not need to apply again.
Your SADAREM certificate is valid for the pension and other benefits in Telangana; your pension and bus pass will not stop. For benefits in other states you need the UDID certificate.
Sources: 3
- Do this nowIf: Yes, an old SADAREM certificate
Check whether a UDID number has been made for you: on the UDID portal, under 'Track Your Application Status', enter your Aadhaar or mobile number.
UDID certificates and cards were made and sent for SADAREM certificates issued up to 31-10-2023.
Open the official pageNot confirmed
We could not open the UDID portal itself: on 30 October 2026 our computer reported its security certificate as revoked. These details are from the central rules, the UDID FAQs and SERP's process note; the buttons on the portal may be named differently.
Sources: 3, 2
- Do this nowIf: Yes, an old SADAREM certificate
If you find your UDID number, log in with it and your date of birth and download the e-certificate and e-card.
If the plastic card never reached you, choose 'card is lost' to ask for a new one; it comes by Speed Post.
Open the official pageSources: 3, 2
- Do this nowIf: Yes, an old SADAREM certificate
If no UDID number was made for a SADAREM certificate issued before 01-11-2023, tell your District Rural Development Officer (DRDO, DRDA).
SERP says UDID numbers are being made for certificates issued on or after 01-11-2023. District officers' phone numbers are on the SADAREM website under 'Contact Us'.
Sources: 3, 12
- Do this nowIf: Yes, a UDID certificate or card
You do not need to apply again.
Log in to the UDID portal to download your e-certificate and e-card at any time. If your card is lost or never arrived, choose 'Lost Card/Card Not Received'.
Open the official pageSources: 2, 3
- Do this nowIf: Indian citizen living in India now (also if you have come back from abroad to live here)If: Yes
Check the pension rules: your certificate must show 40% disability or more (51% for hearing impairment).
Under the orders the household's yearly income must be under ₹1,50,000 in a village or ₹2,00,000 in a town; a household above that with more than 3 acres of wet or 7.5 acres of dry land, a car, a large business, a government, private or contract job, or a government or freedom fighter's pension is barred. The 2026 form asks every applicant to declare that the family has none of these. The orders and the form do not agree; if one of these applies to you though your income is within the limit, ask at the office. The disability pension is given even if someone else in the household already gets a pension. A child's pension is paid to the mother or father.
Sources: 13, 14, 16
- Do this nowIf: Indian citizen living in India now (also if you have come back from abroad to live here)If: Yes
Ask the Panchayat Secretary (in a village) or the municipal Bill Collector (in a town) whether disability pension applications are being taken now.
Not confirmed
The new application form SERP put on the Cheyutha website in August 2026 has a box for the disabled. But no order or guidelines saying until when this round runs are published, and nothing official says what to do when no round is open. Ask at the office or the district pension officer (APO).
Sources: 13, 16
- Do this nowIf: Indian citizen living in India now (also if you have come back from abroad to live here)If: Yes
Give the filled pension form, your photo and photocopies of the documents to the Panchayat Secretary (in a village) or the Bill Collector (in a town).
Not confirmed
The officials named here are from the 2014 order. In 2026 officials enter applications on the Cheyutha website. Ask at the office whom to give it to in this round.
Sources: 13, 14, 16
- Do this nowIf: Indian citizen living in India now (also if you have come back from abroad to live here)If: Yes
Wait for the decision: the MPDO (in a village), the Municipal Commissioner (in a town) or the Tahsildar (in Hyderabad district) reviews it and the District Collector approves it.
You can see the status on the Cheyutha website under 'New Sanctions Applicants Search', by application ID or Aadhaar number.
Open the official pageSources: 13, 17
- Do this nowIf: Indian citizen living in India now (also if you have come back from abroad to live here)If: Yes
Collect the pension each month.
It is paid into your bank or post office account; at the pay point you confirm with your fingerprint or iris. Under the 2019 order the disability pension is ₹3,016 a month.
Not confirmed
₹3,016 is the amount in G.O.Ms.No.34 of 2019, the latest order we could read on an official site. News reports say G.O.Ms.No.25 of July 2023 raised it to ₹4,016; we did not find that order on a government website. Under the 2014 order the pension is paid between the 1st and 7th of each month. Ask the MPDO office for the current amount and dates.
Sources: 13, 15
- Do this nowIf: Indian citizen living abroad now (NRI)
About the disability pension: Telangana's pension orders say nothing about Indian citizens living abroad; they do say the pension is collected each month at the pay point with your fingerprint or iris.
Ask the district pension officer (APO) whether you can get it.
Not confirmed
We found no official rule that says whether this pension applies to Indian citizens living abroad; only that office can tell you.
Sources: 13, 19
If something goes wrong
If it is rejectedIf the medical board finds no disability, the reasons come online in Form VIII within a month.
If the medical board finds no disability, the reasons come online in Form VIII within a month. If you disagree with that, or with the percentage or validity on your card, appeal within 90 days: log in to the UDID portal and choose 'apply for review of decision'; you can appeal only once. If the appeal is not decided within three months, you can apply afresh. If your application is closed because you did not come for the assessment (after at least five calls or messages over two months), you can apply afresh, giving the old enrolment number. SERP's FAQ of March 2025 says that if you do not appeal, the portal lets you apply afresh after 90 days.
UDID portal · Open the official page
Sources: 1, 8, 9, 3
If it is lateThe rules say the hospital must issue the certificate and card within three months where a disability is found.
The rules say the hospital must issue the certificate and card within three months where a disability is found. If you are not called for assessment, or the certificate is late, ask the Superintendent / CMO of the hospital where you applied, then your district DRDA officer (phone numbers on the SADAREM website). If it is still not resolved, call the central Department of Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities on 011-24365019 or email disability-udid@gov.in. An application with no decision for over two years becomes inactive, and you must apply again.
Department of Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities (DEPwD), UDID
Sources: 1, 2, 3, 12
AlsoSERP warns not to trust middlemen or agents who ask for money to get you a certificate.
SERP warns not to trust middlemen or agents who ask for money to get you a certificate. If anyone asks, tell the district administration (the Collector's office); you can also complain on Prajavani.
District Collector's office / Prajavani
Sources: 3, 21
If it is rejectedIf your pension application is rejected, ask the MPDO or Municipal Commissioner's office why.
If your pension application is rejected, ask the MPDO or Municipal Commissioner's office why. Your district pension officer's (APO's) phone number is on the Cheyutha website under 'APOs Contact Details'.
District pension officer (APO), SERP · Open the official page
Sources: 13, 19
AlsoIf your pension stops, open 'Search Pensioner Details' on the Cheyutha website and look yourself up by pension ID, Aadhaar or SADAREM ID.
If your pension stops, open 'Search Pensioner Details' on the Cheyutha website and look yourself up by pension ID, Aadhaar or SADAREM ID. Then call the district APO. You can also register a complaint with the Rural Development Call Center (toll-free 1800-200-1001), which passes it to the officials.
Rural Development Call Center · Open the official page
Sources: 18, 19, 20
Official websites for this work
- Cheyutha pensions (Telangana) Old age, widow and disability pensions
- SADAREM (Telangana) Disability certificate
Related guides
The 22 official pages and papers this guide is written from
- Notification G.S.R. 649(E), 16 October 2024: the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (Amendment) Rules, 2024 (new rules 17 and 18, Forms IV to VIII)Department of Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities, Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment, Government of India (The Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, Section 3(i), No. 593), Rule 17 (who may apply, where, on the UDID portal; documents); rule 18 (1) colour-coded cards, (2) three months, (3) two years inactive, (4) permanent or temporary, (5) reasons in Form VIII within one month, appeal within ninety days; Form IV (photo, address proofs, hospital). Opened from the SADAREM site's 'Help Documents' (UDID-SADAREM Ready Reckoner), item 3 'RPwD Rules, 2024' (16-10-2024) · read on 30-10-2026
- UDID: Frequently Asked Questions (as available in the UDID portal)Department of Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities, Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment, Government of India, Questions 2–4 (who may apply, documents, file sizes), 6–9, 11, 16, 19–20, 24–26, 33–34, 36–41. Opened from the SADAREM site's 'Help Documents', item 21 'FAQ as available in UDID portal in English' (04-03-2025) · read on 30-10-2026
- Frequently Asked Questions on UDID (FAQ on UDID V3, 04-03-2025, English)Society for Elimination of Rural Poverty (SERP), Government of Telangana, Questions 2–9, 13, 18, 20–23, 26, 28, 30. Opened from the SADAREM site's 'Help Documents', item 20 'FAQ on UDID in English' (04-03-2025) · read on 30-10-2026
- Process for issuance of disability certificates to persons with disabilities through UDID from 01-03-2025, with the list of UDID designated hospitals (CEO, SERP, letter to District Collectors, 27-02-2025)Society for Elimination of Rural Poverty (SERP), Government of Telangana, Process paras a–i, h–r (SADAREM registration stopped 14-02-2025, certificates from 01-03-2025; UDID portal directly or through MeeSeva; 38 hospitals; SMS with camp date; Speed Post or the hospital's UDID cell); hospital table ('UDID Telangana – Designated Hospitals'). Opened from the SADAREM site's 'Help Documents', item 18 'Process flow in UDID and in SADAREM' (27-02-2025) · read on 30-10-2026
- Memo No.PRRD-RD2/81/2024/SERP-TSIRD, 24-2-2024: issuance of disability certificate and identity card to 21 categories of disabilities through the UDID portalPanchayat Raj and Rural Development (SERP.TSIRD) Department, Government of Telangana, Paras 1–2 (G.O.Ms.No.371 of 2009 modified; certificates through the UDID portal only, www.swavalambancard.gov.in). Enclosed in the SADAREM site's 'Help Documents', item 18 (24-02-2024) · read on 30-10-2026
- Memo No.PRRD-RD2/42/2025, 19-02-2025: UDID, 21 categories of disabilities, SADAREM software kept as the back-end processPanchayat Raj and Rural Development (RD.2) Department, Government of Telangana, Paras 1–3. Enclosed in the SADAREM site's 'Help Documents', item 18 (19-02-2025) · read on 30-10-2026
- SOP for submitting request for renewal of disability certificate/UDID card through the UDID portal (effective 16.10.2024)Department of Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities, Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment, Government of India, Para 1.3 (nine months before expiry; same or another hospital). SADAREM 'Help Documents', item 10 (16-10-2024) · read on 30-10-2026
- SOP for appeal for re-assessment as per Section 59 of the RPwD Act on the UDID portal (effective 1 July 2024)Department of Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities, Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment, Government of India, Purpose a–c; steps 1–3 ('apply for review of decision', within 90 days), 5 (appellate authority), 6 (surrender the old card), note i. SADAREM 'Help Documents', item 8 (19-06-2024) · read on 30-10-2026
- SoP for rejection of applications and handling rejected applications through the UDID portal (No. P-13013/95/2023-UDID/IT/Statistics, effective 18.02.2026)Department of Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities, Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment, Government of India, Paragraphs 1.3 (i)–(ii) (no disability found after assessment; not appearing despite at least five attempts over two months), 1.4 (a) (reasons in Form VIII; appeal within 90 days), 1.4.1 (apply afresh, with the old enrolment number, if an appeal is not acted on within three months, or after not appearing) and 1.5 (the SOP of 29.10.2024 withdrawn from 18.02.2026) (18-02-2026) · read on 31-10-2026
- UDID Scheme: Quick Information Guide for Persons with Disabilities (PwDs)Department of Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities, Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment, Government of India, 'How to apply and where to apply?' (fees NIL; the card delivered free of cost by speed post) · read on 31-10-2026
- SADAREM (Software for Assessment of Disabled for Access, Rehabilitation and Empowerment): home pageSociety for Elimination of Rural Poverty (SERP), Government of Telangana, Menu 'Check Status' ('Check Slot Availability', 'Check Slot booking status'); notice on booking a slot for multiple disabilities · read on 30-10-2026
- SADAREM: Contact Us (details of DPMs in the office of DRDA, by district)Society for Elimination of Rural Poverty (SERP), Government of Telangana, District table: name, designation, mobile number, email · read on 30-10-2026
- G.O.Ms.No.17, PR&RD (RD.I) Dept., 05-11-2014: Aasara pensions, guidelines and eligibilityPanchayat Raj and Rural Development (RD.I) Department, Government of Telangana, Para 4: III (A) eligibility table, 'Differently Abled' row (40% under SADAREM assessment, 51% for hearing impairment; a minor child's pension paid to the mother or father); (B) exclusions i–vii; (C) iv one pension per household except disabled and widows; IV vii SADAREM certificate; V–VI verification and sanction; VII biometric payment; X disbursal, 1st to 7th of the month. Opened from the portal's GOs menu, 'GO-MS No 17 Aasara Pensions' (05-11-2014) · read on 30-10-2026
- G.O.Ms.No.23, PR&RD (RD.I) Dept., 25-11-2014: amendment to G.O.Ms.No.17 (income limits, income certificate)Panchayat Raj and Rural Development (RD.I) Department, Government of Telangana, Amendments 1, 2 and 4. Opened from the portal's GOs menu, 'GO MS No 23 - Amendment' (25-11-2014) · read on 30-10-2026
- G.O.Ms.No.34, PR&RD (RD.II) Dept., 28-05-2019: enhancement of Aasara pensionsPanchayat Raj and Rural Development (RD.II) Department, Government of Telangana, Para 3, table, row 3 (Disabled). Opened from the portal's GOs menu, 'GO Ms.No.34 - Enhancements' (28-05-2019) · read on 30-10-2026
- Application for sanction of new pension under Cheyutha scheme (English format)Society for Elimination of Rural Poverty (SERP), Government of Telangana, Page 1: 'Pension Type' boxes (Widow, Disabled, …), items 10–12; page 2: item 15 'UDID/SADAREM Certificate No.', declaration, document checklist items 1–5. Opened from the portal's menu 'Cheyutha Application Forms', 'Cheyutha Application Form - English Format' (the file is dated 8 August 2026) · read on 30-10-2026
- Cheyutha portal: New Applicant Details SearchSociety for Elimination of Rural Poverty (SERP), Government of Telangana, Search by 'Application ID / AADHAR ID' or by district, mandal and panchayat · read on 30-10-2026
- Cheyutha portal: Search Pensioner DetailsSociety for Elimination of Rural Poverty (SERP), Government of Telangana, Search by 'Pension ID/UID/SADAREM ID' or by district, mandal and panchayat · read on 30-10-2026
- Cheyutha portal: APOs Contact Details (district pension officers)Society for Elimination of Rural Poverty (SERP), Government of Telangana, District-wise table: APO name, contact number, email · read on 30-10-2026
- Rural Development Call Center: About RDCCDepartment of Rural Development, Government of Telangana, Page header ('Reach Us' number), the list of RD sites (Aasara, SADAREM) and the three purposes of the call centre · read on 30-10-2026
- Prajavani at Praja Bhavan, effective Grievance Redressal SystemCentre for Good Governance, Government of Telangana, Project brief; roll-out table (Hyderabad District Collectorate: Monday sessions) · read on 30-10-2026
- Notification S.O. 1050(E), 4 March 2021: rights of an Overseas Citizen of India (OCI) Cardholder, under section 7B(1) of the Citizenship Act, 1955Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India (The Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, Section 3(ii), No. 962), Para (5) (in fields the notification does not name, an OCI cardholder has the same rights as a foreigner) and Explanation (1) (an OCI cardholder is a foreign national, not an Indian citizen) (04-03-2021) · read on 30-10-2026