Doubling of tax exemptions for differently-abled
The minister was speaking on the sidelines of the 13th national meeting of State Commissioners for Persons with Disabilities to review the implementation of Persons with Disabilities Act, 1995.
List of Central Government
Central Government Schemes list for persons with disabilities ( differently abled persons )
Relaxation in Upper age limit : differently abled
by ten years ( 15 years for SCs/STs and 13 years for OBCs) in case of direct recruitment to Group ‘C’ and Group ‘D’ posts; by 5 years (10 years for SCs/STs and 8 years for OBCs) in case of direct recruitment to Group’ A’ and Group ‘B’ posts
Computation of Reservation for the Persons with Disabilities
Reservation for persons with disabilities in case of Group C and Group D posts shall be computed on the basis of total number of vacancies occurring in all Group C or Group D posts, as the case may be
High Court reserves order on implementation of disabled quota
Clarified that the 3% reservation will be to the extent of 1% each for the blind, hearing and speech impaired and persons suffering from locomotor disability or cerebral palsy.
Special Education Institution in Andhra and Telangana
RCI recognized Special Education Institution in Andhra Pradesh and Telangana. Application received through proper channel upto 31st October every year will only be considered for the next academic year subject to completion of all formalities.
Incentives to private sector for employing persons with disability
Payment by the Government of the employer’s contribution to the Employees Provident fund and Employees State Insurance for the first three years. Total Outlay : Rs. 1800 crore for the 11th Five Year Plan; Sector covered : Private Sector
Raise Income tax slab for disabled people
Disabled Rights Group (DRG), Delhi, has urged finance minister Arun Jaitley to increase the income tax slab for disabled people and for those who have dependents with disability.
National Award for Persons with Disabilities 2014
Invitation of Applications for the National Award for the empowerment of persons with disabilities, 2014. Last Date 15th July, 2014.
Posting of Govt employees who have differently abled dependents
This demand has been made on the ground that a Government employee raises a kind of support system for his/her disabled child over a period of time in the locality where he/she resides which helps them in the rehabilitation.
DGCA Directs Airlines to Handle Passengers with Care
Provision of automated buggies free of charge for all senior citizens, expectant mothers and disabled and needy passengers in the terminal building to facilitate their access to boarding gates located beyond reasonable walking distance at all airports having annual aircraft movements of 50,000 or more