Vidhi Codex

Bare Act

The Persons with Disabilities (Equal Opportunities, Protection of Rights and Full Participation) Act, 1995

Civil199551 sections

This law establishes the rights of people with disabilities in India to ensure they have equal opportunities, protection of their rights, and full participation in society. It applies to the entire country and defines specific disabilities such as blindness, hearing impairment, and locomotor disabilities. The legislation mandates appropriate governments to take measures for the prevention and early detection of disabilities, as well as to provide education, employment, and rehabilitation services. By setting these standards, the Act aims to eliminate discrimination and promote the social and economic integration of persons with disabilities.

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  1. 1. Short title, extent and commencement
  2. 2. Definitions
  3. 26. Appropriate Governments and local authorities to provide free education, etc., to children with disabilities
  4. 27. Appropriate Governments and local authorities to make schemes and programmes for non-formal education, etc.
  5. 28. Research for designing and developing new assistive devices, teaching aids, etc.
  6. 29. Appropriate Governments to set up teachers' training institutions to develop requisite manpower
  7. 30. Appropriate Governments to prepare a comprehensive education scheme providing for transport facilities, supply of books, etc.
  8. 31. Educational institutions to provide writers to blind students
  9. 32. Identification of posts which can be reserved for persons with disabilities
  10. 33. Reservation of posts
  11. 34. Special employment exchange
  12. 35. Power to inspect records or documents in the possession of any establishment
  13. 36. Unfilled vacancies to be carried forward
  14. 37. Maintenance of records by employers
  15. 38. Schemes for ensuring employment of persons with disabilities
  16. 39. All educational institutions to reserve seats for persons with disabilities
  17. 40. Vacancies for persons with disabilities in poverty alleviation schemes
  18. 41. Incentives to employers to ensure employment for persons with disabilities
  19. 42. Schemes for providing aids and appliances to persons with disabilities
  20. 43. Schemes for preferential allotment of land for certain purposes
  21. 44. Non-discrimination in transport
  22. 45. Non-discrimination on the road
  23. 46. Non-discrimination in built environment
  24. 47. Non-discrimination in Government employment
  25. 48. Research
  26. 49. Financial incentives to universities to enable them to undertake research
  27. 50. Competent authority
  28. 51. No person to establish or maintain institution for persons with disabilities without a certificate of registration
  29. 52. Certificate of registration
  30. 53. Revocation of certificate of registration
  31. 54. Appeal
  32. 55. Act not to apply to institutions established or maintained by the Central or State Government
  33. 56. Institution for persons with severe disabilities
  34. 57. Appointment of Chief Commissioner for persons with disabilities
  35. 58. Functions of the Chief Commissioner
  36. 59. Chief Commissioner to look into complaints with respect to deprivation of rights of persons with disabilities
  37. 60. Appointment of Commissioners for persons with disabilities
  38. 61. Powers of the Commissioner
  39. 62. Commissioner to look into complaints with respect to matters relating to deprivation of rights of persons with disabilities
  40. 63. Authorities and officers to have certain powers of civil court
  41. 64. Annual report to be prepared by the Chief Commissioner
  42. 65. Annual report to be prepared by the Commissioner
  43. 66. Rehabilitation
  44. 67. Insurance scheme for employees
  45. 68. Unemployment allowance
  46. 69. Punishment for fraudulently availing any benefit meant for persons with disabilities. Punishment for fraudulently availing any benefit meant for persons with disabilities
  47. 70. Chief Commissioner, Commissioners, officers and other staff to be public servants. Chief Commissioner, Commissioners, officers and other staff to be public servants
  48. 71. Protection of action taken in good faith. Protection of action taken in good faith
  49. 72. Act to be in addition to and not in derogation of any other law. Act to be in addition to and not in derogation of any other law
  50. 73. Power to make rules. Power to make rules
  51. 74. Amendment of Act 39 of 1987. Amendment of Act 39 of 1987

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