Draft for Rights of Persons with Disabilities Rules 2017
Rights of Persons with Disabilities Rules 2017 – The following draft of the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Rules, the Central Government
List of disability act
Suggestions from public for formulation of Rules under the RPwDs Act, 2016
Members of the public are requested to forward their suggestions / inputs, if any for formulating Rules by e-mail ASAP.
Children With Special Needs and Education
The policy aims to “provide free and compulsory education to children with disabilities, as defined under the Physical Disabilities Act
Persons with Disability Act 1995 – Chapter VI Employment
Employment for persons with disabilities – identify posts, in the establishments, which can be reserved for the persons with disability
Rights of Persons with Disabilities Bill in Rajya Sabha – Feb 2014
Government on Friday introduced the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Bill in Rajya Sabha (RS), seeking to increase reservation for persons with disabilities in public sector jobs from existing 3% to 5% and reserve seat for them in higher educational institutions.
Benefits for disabled government employees
Section-47(1) & 47(2), 48(c), 67(1) & 67(2) of PWD Act’1995 have following provisions to safeguard the rights of disabled Government employees and to ensure equal rights/participation.
Self-Employment and Persons With Disability
The appropriate Government and local authorities shall by notification frame scheme in favour of PWDs for the preferential allotment of land at concessional rates for Setting up business and Establishment of factories by entrepreneurs with disabilities.
Empowerment for the Differently Abled
The degree of evolvement of a society is gauged by the manner in which it cares for those on its fringes or those placed at any kind of disadvantage vis-a-vis the rest of society at large due to force of circumstances such as birth, age or disability. A truly compassionate society makes allowances for such infirmities in a non-intrusive, participative and sensitive manner, ensuring equal opportunities to all by providing a level playing field.
Official document information for disabilities
Use the format given below to give the information about the official documents. Also mention the place where the documents are available for e.g. at Official documents information for disabilities Secretariat level, directorate level and others
Rights demanded by them should be given to them
The differently abled are not subjects of charity and patronage but holders of rights and those rights demanded by them should be given to them. Tamil Nadu has pioneered many social movements and hope it comes up with something similar in the case of the differently abled, according to Brinda Karat, Polit Bureau member, Communist Party of India (Marxist).