Schemes for Persons with Disabilities
Disability Pension

Disability Pension

Special benefits in cases of death and disability in service-payment of disability pension/family pension-recommendations of the Fifth Central Pay Commission. Death or disability due to natural causes not attributable to Government service Examples would be chronic ailments like heart and renal diseases, prolonged illness, accidents while not on duty, etc.

Transfers and Postings Schemes

Transfers and Postings Schemes

Posting of Physically handicapped candidates The undersigned is directed to say that a suggestion has been made that physically handicapped candidates appointed under the Government should preferably be posted in their native places or at least in their native district. The matter has been examined carefully.

Promotions for Employees with disabilities

Promotions for Employees with disabilities

promotion policies for employees with physical handicaps as the same as those who are in the SC/ST category. This would provide useful information for many who write in regarding their future in the careers they choose

Economic assistance by Public sector banks

Economic assistance by Public sector banks

Under the schemes of public sector banks for the welfare of physically handicapped persons, differential interest rates are available to physically handicapped persons as well as institutions working for the welfare of the handicapped.

Exemption for Examinations and Application Fee

Exemption for Examinations and Application Fee

Physically handicapped persons – Exemption from payment of examination fee and application fee – Government of India Ministry of Personnel & Training Admn, Reforms and Public Grievances & Pension Department of Personnel & Training

Special Provisions for the Blind and Partially Sighted

Special Provisions for the Blind and Partially Sighted

Special Provisions for the Blind and Partially Sighted in Government Offices. Ministries and Departments were requested to ensure that as far as possible the entire work of recanning of chairs in Government of India offices should be done by the blind persons in consultation with the Vocational Rehabilitation Centres and Special Employment Exchanges for the physically handicapped.

Reservations- Provisions in ‘A’ and ‘B’ category jobs

Reservations- Provisions in ‘A’ and ‘B’ category jobs

Reservation for the physically handicapped persons in Group A and B posts/ services under the Central Govt. The undersigned is directed to state that Section 33 of the Persons with Disabilities (Equal Opportunities, Protection of Rights and Full Participation) Act, 1995 provides that Government shall appoint in every establishment such percentage of vacancies not less than 3% for persons or class of persons with disability of which 1% each shall be reserved for persons suffering from

Reservations – Provisions ‘C’ and ‘D’ category jobs

Reservations – Provisions ‘C’ and ‘D’ category jobs

Clarifications have been sought by various Ministries/Departments in the manner in which the vacancies reserved for the physically handicapped persons is to be calculated for providing reservation to them and their adjustment in the various reservation roster. The instructions so far issued on the subject have, therefore, been consolidated.

Appointment of Special Officers to Oversee Employment Implementation

Appointment of Special Officers to Oversee Employment Implementation

Reservation for physically handicapped and OBCs – appointment of Liaison officers. Association of physically handicapped persons that the reservation benefits in direct recruitment and in promotion are not being properly extended to them by various offices of the Government of India