Unique Medical Identity Card (UMID)

Unique Medical Identity Card (UMID)

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Indian Railways has enhanced the facilities for all employees and pensioners as well as their dependents. The newly launched UMID (Unique Medical Identity Card) seems very innovative and revolutionary.

Salient Features of UMID Cards:

1. Smart Health Card System:

UMID provides a unique identity to all medical beneficiaries individually through a unique number. Along with a unique id number, there are some smart unique features included like web-enabled QR code and biometric identity with common database at an all India level.

2. Web & Mobile Application:

Access the medical card from your mobile device or through the web portal. Download the official Android app from the Play store and save your id card in mobile. You can also download QR code on a paper to e-validate your details.

3. Automatic Generation of OPD Slips:

Now access medical facilities in any railway hospital or private clinics and generate automatic OPD slips with the help of a kiosk installed in hospitals.

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4. Fully Electronic Platform:

The complete process of registration, approval, and card generation is fully electronic. Everything is done online and no additional paperwork is required. Even the revision of medical benefits particulars is done online. Definitely a great step towards digitization.

5. Easy and Convenient to Use:

Now getting health services for railway employees and their dependents has become very easy and convenient thanks to the built-in authentication mechanism of UMID medical cards. You can access medical facilities through any of these 7 valid particulars including medical card number, PF number, QR code, PAN number, Aadhar number, PPO number, and registered mobile number.

6. Card Independent System:

With the help of integrated database of Pan Indian Identity numbers (PF no./ PAN/ Aadhar/ PPO/ Registered Mobile No. etc) along with biometric and QR code systems, it has become very efficient to facilitate identity without a physical card.

Benefits of UMID Health Card

• There are multiple benefits of UMID medical card.
• It’s easy and convenient to access health services at Railway hospitals using UMID cards.
• You can apply for this card from any place through web and mobile application.
• It is possible to identify beneficiaries without a physical card. Any update to the details of beneficiaries and their particulars can easily be done.
• There are multiple sources of identification for a beneficiary for convenience.
• UMID cards help in initiating debits and credits between health units.
• These cards have the functionality of automatic rule integration with manual scrutiny which is powered by robust rule engine.
• Smart hospital interface which is able to generate OPD slips automatically through Kiosk.
• These cards have built-in validation for automatic invalidation for conditional eligibility.

Who Can Get a UMID Card?

Indian railways issues UMID cards to its:

• Employees
• Pensioners
• Dependents of Employees and Pensioners
• Other beneficiaries such as Quasi Rly. Employees, Porters/ Coolies etc.
• UMID card gives a unique identity to all medical ben
• Efficacies through a unique number as a perpetual identity.

New Features Added in UMID Cards

• Beneficiaries database can help effectively with the e-pass system as the Medical Beneficiary rules are almost coordinated with the Pass Beneficiary Rules.
• The Golden Master Beneficiary Registry aims to make services to legitimate family members at the time of settlements, compassionate appointments, children’s education, allowance, etc.
• Shared registry with common data reinforcement at pan-India level leverages large-scale data analytics and data mining for railway fraternity’s social welfare policy decisions.

How to Register and Apply for UMID Railway Medical Card?

The complete process of registration and application for UMID health card can be done in 3 simple steps:

Access:

You can visit the official website of UMID to start the process. Alternatively, you can download the UMID card mobile app from Google Playstore.

Registration:

• Choose Type of Beneficiaries (Employee/ Pensioner/ Other’s).
• Identity Particulars (PAN, Date of Birth and PF number).
• Mobile Number Registration.

Initiate Application:

• Login through OTP.
• Initiate New Application.
• Fill up details of Self and Family Members.
• Upload Relevant Documents (as per checklist) and submit.

Checklists to Apply for UMID Cards

Checklists are different for employees and pensioners or their dependents. Documents required to get UMID cards for employees are:

Common documents for all

• Photograph of Employee & all the dependents
• Signature of employee
• Old Medical ID card of employee
• ID proof of all individual dependents

If you have the question “What are the documents required to get a UMID card for pensioners?”, then we have an answer. The following checklists are required for all the pensioners:

Common documents for all

• Photograph of all the pensioners and their dependents
• Signature of pensioner
• Old Medical Card of pensioner
• ID proof of all individual dependents
• Latest pension slip

Note: In case of physically/ mentally challenged dependents – Railway Doctor Certified Medical Certificate should be uploaded.

How to Fill the Application Form for UMID Cards?

The first step to get a UMID card for railway employees is to register for UMID card online. The different fields for registration are:

• PF/ Employee number (11 digits)
• PAN number
• Date of Birth

After successful registration, proceed to apply online for UMID cards. The following fields are required to fill the online application form:

For Employees

• Gender
• PAN number
• Date of Birth

For Dependents of Employees

• Family Member Name*
• Date of Birth
• Relation*
• Marital Status*
• Date of Birth
• Phy./ Men. Challenged*
• Blood Group
• Residential Address*
• City*
• Pin Code
• Health Unit Opted
• Aadhar Number
• PAN
• Email Id Mobile Number

For Pensioners and their Dependents

If you are a pensioner or a dependent of pensioner, then the first step to get a UMID medical card is to register on UMID website. The following fields are required for registration:

• PPO Number (7th CPC)
• Date of Birth
• Date of Cessation
• Pensioner Type (Primary/ Secondary)
• Pension Scheme (with/ without FMA)

After successful registration, you can proceed to fill out the online application form to get a UMID health card. The following fields are required:

For Pensioners

• Department*
• Designation*
• Station
• Blood Group
• Residential Address*
• City*
• Pin Code*
• Health Unit Opted*
• Aadhar Number
• PAN Email Id

For Dependents of Pensioners

• Family Member Name*
• Date of Birth
• Relation*
• Marital Status*
• Date of Birth
• Phy./ Men. Challenged*
• Blood Group
• Residential Address*
• City*
• Pin Code
• Health Unit Opted
• Aadhar Number
• PAN
• Email Id Mobile Number

Note: Fields marked with * are mandatory.

Help Desk for UMID

• If you have any complaints or queries regarding UMID medical cards, then you can raise a service request under the help desk tab.
• Provide email id if not registered (It’s optional to provide email id if you are already registered).
• Enter the subject of your request.
• State your problems or queries in detail.
• Submit and you will get a reference number. Note down that reference number for future use.

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