Chapter IX RESEARCH AND MANPOWER DEVELOPMENT

The appropriate Governments and local authorities shall promote and sponsor research, inter alia, in the following areas- a. prevention of disability; b. rehabilitation including community based rehabilitation; c. development of assistive devices including their psycho-social aspects; d. job identification; e. on site modifications in offices and factories.

The appropriate Governments shall provide financial assistance to universities, other institutions of higher learning, professional bodies and non-Governmental research units or institutions, for undertaking research for special education rehabilitation and manpower development.