Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act, 2016
Bare Act · 2016
An Act to give effect to the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities and for matters connected therewith or incidental thereto.
In the syllabus of: Andhra Pradesh APO · Tamil Nadu APO · UP Civil Judge
- Act number
- 49 of 2016
- Enacted
- 27 December 2016
- Contents
- 102 sections · 17 chapters
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Contents
Chapter I — Preliminary
Chapter II — Rights And Entitlements
- Section 3 – Equality and non-discrimination
- Section 4 – Women and children with disabilities
- Section 5 – Community life
- Section 6 – Protection from cruelty and inhuman treatment (preview)
- Section 7 – Protection from abuse, violence and exploitation (preview)
- Section 8 – Protection and safety (preview)
- Section 9 – Home and family (preview)
- Section 10 – Reproductive rights (preview)
- Section 11 – Accessibility in voting (preview)
- Section 12 – Access to justice (preview)
- Section 13 – Legal capacity (preview)
- Section 14 – Provision for guardianship (preview)
- Section 15 – Designation of authorities to support (preview)
Chapter III — Education
- Section 16 – Duty of educational institutions (preview)
- Section 17 – Specific measures to promote and facilitate inclusive education (preview)
- Section 18 – Adult education (preview)
Chapter IV — Skill Development And Employment
- Section 19 – Vocational training and self-employment (preview)
- Section 20 – Non-discrimination in employment (preview)
- Section 21 – Equal opportunity policy (preview)
- Section 22 – Maintenance of records (preview)
- Section 23 – Appointment of Grievance Redressal Officer (preview)
Chapter V — Social Security, Health, Rehabilitation And Recreation
- Section 24 – Social security (preview)
- Section 25 – Healthcare (preview)
- Section 26 – Insurance schemes (preview)
- Section 27 – Rehabilitation (preview)
- Section 28 – Research and development (preview)
- Section 29 – Culture and recreation (preview)
- Section 30 – Sporting activities (preview)
Chapter VI — Special Provisions For Persons With Benchmark Disabilities
- Section 31 – Free education for children with benchmark disabilities (preview)
- Section 32 – Reservation in higher educational institutions (preview)
- Section 33 – Identification of posts for reservation (preview)
- Section 34 – Reservation (preview)
- Section 35 – Incentives to employers in private sector (preview)
- Section 36 – Special employment exchange (preview)
- Section 37 – Special schemes and development programmes (preview)
Chapter VII — Special Provisions For Persons With Disabilities With High Support Needs
Chapter VIII — Duties And Responsibilities Of Appropriate Governments
- Section 39 – Awareness campaigns (preview)
- Section 40 – Accessibility (preview)
- Section 41 – Access to transport (preview)
- Section 42 – Access to information and communication technology (preview)
- Section 43 – Consumer goods (preview)
- Section 44 – Mandatory observance of accessibility norms (preview)
- Section 45 – Time limit for making existing infrastructure and premises accessible and action for that purpose (preview)
- Section 46 – Time limit for accessibility by service providers (preview)
- Section 47 – Human resource development (preview)
- Section 48 – Social audit (preview)
Chapter IX — Registration Of Institutions For Persons With Disabilities And Grants To Such Institutions
- Section 49 – Competent authority (preview)
- Section 50 – Registration (preview)
- Section 51 – Application and grant of certificate of registration (preview)
- Section 52 – Revocation of registration (preview)
- Section 53 – Appeal (preview)
- Section 54 – Act not to apply to institutions established or maintained by Central or State Government (preview)
- Section 55 – Assistance to registered institutions (preview)
Chapter X — Certification Of Specified Disabilities
- Section 56 – Guidelines for assessment of specified disabilities (preview)
- Section 57 – Designation of certifying authorities (preview)
- Section 58 – Procedure for certification (preview)
- Section 59 – Appeal against a decision of certifying authority (preview)
Chapter XI — Central And State Advisory Boards On Disability And District Level Committee
- Section 60 – Constitution of Central Advisory Board on Disability (preview)
- Section 61 – Terms and conditions of service of members (preview)
- Section 62 – Disqualifications (preview)
- Section 63 – Vacation of seats by Members (preview)
- Section 64 – Meetings of the Central Advisory Board on disability (preview)
- Section 65 – Functions of Central Advisory Board on disability (preview)
- Section 66 – State Advisory Board on disability (preview)
- Section 67 – Terms and conditions of service of Members (preview)
- Section 68 – Disqualification (preview)
- Section 69 – Vacation of seats (preview)
- Section 70 – Meetings of State Advisory Board on disability (preview)
- Section 71 – Functions of State Advisory Board on disability (preview)
- Section 72 – District-level Committee on disability (preview)
- Section 73 – Vacancies not to invalidate proceedings (preview)
Chapter XII — Chief Commissioner And State Commissioner For Persons With Disabilities
- Section 74 – Appointment of Chief Commissioner and Commissioners (preview)
- Section 75 – Functions of Chief Commissioner (preview)
- Section 76 – Action of appropriate authorities on recommendation of Chief Commissioner (preview)
- Section 77 – Powers of Chief Commissioner (preview)
- Section 78 – Annual and special reports by Chief Commissioner (preview)
- Section 79 – Appointment of State Commissioner in States (preview)
- Section 80 – Functions of State Commissioner (preview)
- Section 81 – Action by appropriate authorities on recommendation of State Commissioner (preview)
- Section 82 – Powers of State Commissioner (preview)
- Section 83 – Annual and special reports by State Commissioner (preview)
Chapter XIII — Special Court
- Section 84 – Special Court (preview)
- Section 85 – Special Public Prosecutor (preview)
Chapter XIV — National Fund For Persons With Disabilities
- Section 86 – National Fund for persons with disabilities (preview)
- Section 87 – Accounts and audit (preview)
Chapter XV — State Fund For Persons With Disabilities
Chapter XVI — Offences And Penalties
- Section 89 – Punishment for contravention of provisions of Act or rules or regulations made thereunder (preview)
- Section 90 – Offences by companies (preview)
- Section 91 – Punishment for fraudulently availing any benefit meant for persons with benchmark disabilities (preview)
- Section 92 – Punishment for offences of atrocities (preview)
- Section 93 – Punishment for failure to furnish information (preview)
- Section 94 – Previous sanction of appropriate Government (preview)
- Section 95 – Alternative punishments (preview)
Chapter XVII — Miscellaneous
- Section 96 – Application of other laws not barred (preview)
- Section 97 – Protection of action taken in good faith (preview)
- Section 98 – Power to remove difficulties (preview)
- Section 99 – Power to amend Schedule (preview)
- Section 100 – Power of Central Government to make rules (preview)
- Section 101 – Power of State Government to make rules (preview)
- Section 102 – Repeal and savings (preview)