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 |