How children with disabilities are made to jump through hoops to access benefits
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Children with disabilities in India face significant delays and bureaucratic hurdles in obtaining the Unique Disability Identity Number (UDID), which is essential for accessing government benefits. The process involves lengthy medical assessments, which can take years to complete, as illustrated by the case of a mother struggling for over two years to secure the number for her autistic daughter. In Delhi, the average processing time for the UDID is over 218 days, highlighting systemic inefficiencies that disproportionately affect families with neurodevelopmental disabilities.
All articles from 27 October 2026. Summaries are AI-generated and may contain errors; the linked article is the authority.