| SECTIONS | Persons with Disabilities (Equal Opportunities, Protection of Rights and Full Participation) Act, 1995 |
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| | Preamble |
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| | CHAPTER I: PRELIMINARY |
| 1. | Short title, extent and commencement |
| 2. | Definitions |
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| | CHAPTER II: THE CENTRAL COORDINATION COMMITTEE |
| 3. | Central Coordination Committee |
| 4. | Term of office of Members |
| 5. | Disqualifications |
| 6. | Vacation of seats by Members |
| 7. | Meetings of the Central Coordination Committee |
| 8. | Functions of the Central Coordination Committee |
| 9. | Central Executive Committee |
| 10. | Functions of the Central Executive Committee |
| 11. | Meetings of the Central Executive Committee |
| 12. | Temporary association of persons with Central Executive Committee for particular purposes |
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| | CHAPTER III: THE STATE COORDINATION COMMITTEE |
| 13. | State Coordination Committee |
| 14. | Terms and conditions of service of Members |
| 15. | Disqualifications |
| 16. | Vacation of seats |
| 17. | Meetings of the State Coordination Committee |
| 18. | Functions of the State Coordination Committee |
| 19. | State Executive Committee |
| 20. | Functions of the State Executive Committee |
| 21. | Meetings of the State Executive Committee |
| 22. | Temporary association of persons with State Executive Committee for particular purposes |
| 23. | Power to give directions |
| 24. | Vacancies not to invalidate proceedings |
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| | CHAPTER IV: PREVENTION AND EARLY DETECTION OF DISABILITIES |
| 25. | Appropriate Governments and local authorities to take certain steps for the prevention of occurrence of disabilities |
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| | CHAPTER V: EDUCATION |
| 26. | Appropriate Governments and local authorities to provide children with disabilities free education, etc |
| 27. | Appropriate Governments and local authorities to make schemes and programmes for non-formal education, etc |
| 28. | Research for designing and developing new assistive devices, teaching aids, etc |
| 29. | Appropriate Governments to set up teachers' training institutions to develop trained manpower for schools for children with disabilities |
| 30. | Appropriate Governments to prepare a comprehensive education scheme providing for transport facilities supply of books, etc |
| 31. | Educational institutions to provide amanuensis to students with visual handicap |
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| | CHAPTER VI: EMPLOYMENT |
| 32. | Identification of posts, which can be reserved for persons with disabilities |
| 33. | Reservation of Posts |
| 34. | Special Employment Exchange |
| 35. | Power to inspect record or document in possession of any establishment |
| 36. | Vacancies not filled up to be carried forward |
| 37. | Employers to maintain records |
| 38. | Schemes for ensuring employment of persons with disabilities |
| 39. | All educational institutions to reserve seats for persons with disabilities |
| 40. | Vacancies to be reserved in poverty alleviation schemes |
| 41. | Incentives to employers to ensure five per cent of the work force is composed of persons with disabilities |
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| | CHAPTER VII: AFFIRMATIVE ACTION |
| 42. | Aid and appliances to persons with disabilities |
| 43. | Schemes for preferential allotment of land for certain purposes |
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| | CHAPTER VIII: NON-DISCRIMINATION |
| 44. | Non discrimination in transport |
| 45. | Non discrimination on the road |
| 46. | Non discrimination in the built environment |
| 47. | Non discrimination in Government employment |
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| | CHAPTER IX: RESEARCH AND MANPOWER DEVELOPMENT |
| 48. | Research |
| 49. | Financial incentives to Universities to enable them to undertake research |
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| | CHAPTER X: RECOGNITION OF INSTITUTIONS FOR PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES |
| 50. | Competent authority |
| 51. | No person to establish or maintain an institution for persons with disabilities except in accordance with a certificate of registration |
| 52. | Certificate of registration |
| 53. | Revocation of certificate |
| 54. | Appeal |
| 55. | Act not to apply to institutions established or maintained by the Central or State Government |
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| | CHAPTER XI: INSTITUTION FOR PERSONS WITH SEVERE DISABILITIES |
| 56. | Institutions for persons with server disabilities |
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| | CHAPTER XII: THE CHIEF COMMISSIONER AND COMMISSIONERS FOR PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES |
| 57. | Appointment of Chief Commissioner for persons with disabilities |
| 58. | Functions of the Chief Commissioner |
| 59. | Chief Commissioner to look into complaints with respect to deprivation of rights of persons with disabilities |
| 60. | Appointment of Commissioners for persons with disabilities |
| 61. | Powers of the Commissioner |
| 62. | Commissioner to look into complaints with respect to matters relating to deprivation of rights of persons with disabilities |
| 63. | Authorities and officers to have certain powers of civil court |
| 64. | Annual report to be prepared by the Chief Commissioner |
| 65. | Annual reports to be prepared by the Commissioners |
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| | CHAPTER XIII: SOCIAL SECURITY |
| 66. | Appropriate Governments and local authorities to undertake rehabilitation |
| 67. | Insurance scheme for employees with disabilities |
| 68. | Unemployment allowance |
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| | CHAPTER XIV: MISCELLANEOUS |
| 69. | Punishment for fraudulently availing any benefit meant for persons with disabilities |
| 70. | Chief Commissioners, Commissioners, officers and other staff to be public servants |
| 71. | Protection of action taken in good faith |
| 72. | Act to be in addition to and not in derogation of any other law |
| 73. | Power of appropriate Government to make rules |
| 74. | Amendment of Act 39 of 1987 |
