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FREQUENTLY
ASKED QUESTIONS (FAQS) ON RESERVATION TO PERSONS WITH BENCHMARK DISABILITIES IN
POSTS/SERVICES UNDER CENTRAL GOVERNMENT – REG
No.36035/02/2017-Estt (Res)
Government of India
Ministry of Personnel,
Public Grievances & Pensions
Department of Personnel & Training
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Government of India
Ministry of Personnel,
Public Grievances & Pensions
Department of Personnel & Training
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North Block, New Delhi
dated the 25 March, 2019
dated the 25 March, 2019
Subject: Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) on reservation to Persons with
Benchmark Disabilities in posts/services under Central Government – reg.
This Department receives references from various
Ministries/Departments seeking clarification on instructions with regard to
reservation for Persons with Bench mark Disabilities issued vide OM of even
number dated 15.1.2018; therefore, a set of Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
have been answered as under for their use:
Q.1 Whether the reservation for Persons with Benchmark
Disabilities are vacancy based or post based?
Answer: Reservation for
Persons with Benchmark Disabilities is vacancy based as per Section 34 of the
Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act, 2016.
Q.2 What categories of specified disabilities are covered for
reservation and what is the percentage allocation of reservation for each
category of persons with benchmark disabilities?
Answer: As provided in
Para 2 of the OM of even number dated 15.1.2018, categories of specified
disabilities covered under reservation in posts and services of the Central
Government vis-a-vis category wise percentage of reservation is as under:
(a)
|
blindness
and low vision;
|
1%
|
(b)
|
deaf and
hard of hearing;
|
1%
|
(c)
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locomotor disability including cerebral palsy, leprosy cured, dwarfism, acid attack victims and muscular dystrophy; |
1%
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| (d) | autism, intellectual disability, specific learning disability and mental illness; |
1%
|
(e)
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multiple disabilities from amongst persons under clauses (a) to (d) including deaf-blindness,
|
Q.3 Whether the Persons with Bench mark Disabilities can apply against the posts, which are not identified suitable for Persons with Benchmark Disabilities?
Answer: Persons with
Benchmark Disabilities can apply only against the posts identified suitable for
the relevant category.
Q.4 Whether any
priority has been given in selection to any category of disability?
Answer: Priority has not
bee n given in selection to any category of Persons with Bench m ark
disability.
Q.5 Whether a Benchmark Disability candidate can compete for
appointment against an unreserved vacancies?
Answer: Yes, Bench mark
Disability candidates can compete for appointment by direct recruitment against
an unreserved vacancy if selected with out relaxed standards a long with other
candidates for those posts/services which are identified suitable for them.
Q.6 Whether the vacancies which are to be earmarked reserved for
Persons with Benchmark Disabilities is to be computed on the total number of
vacancies in the cadre strength in identified categories of posts as well as
unidentified categories of posts.
Answer: Yes, vacancies
which are to be earmarked reserved for Persons with Benchmark Disabilities is
to be computed on the total number of vacancies in the cadre strength in
identified categories of posts as well as unidentified categories of posts.
However, recruitment of persons with bench mark disabilities would only be
against the category of posts identified suitable for them.
Q.7 Whether a separate roster is to be maintained for Persons
with Benchmark Disabilities irrespective of the post based roster applicable
for SC/ST/OBC?
Answer: Yes, every Central
Government establishment shall maintain group-wise separate 100 point vacancy
based reservation roster register in the prescribed format for determining
/effecting reservation for the Persons with Benchmark Disabilities – one each
for Group ‘A’ posts filled by direct recruitment, Group ‘B’ posts filled by
direct recruitment and Group ‘C’ posts filled by direct recruitment.
Q.8 What to do with vacancies reserved f or any particular
category(s) of Persons with Benchmark Disabilities cannot be filled due to
non-availability of a suitable candidate, or for any other sufficient reasons?
Answer: As per Section
34(2) of the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act, 2016, if in any
recruitment year any vacancy can not be filled up due to non-availability of a
suitable person with benchmark disability or for any other sufficient reasons,
such vacancy shall be carried forward in the succeeding recruitment year and if
in the succeeding recruitment year also suitable person with benchmark
disability is not available, it may first be filled by interchange among the
five categories and only when there is no person with disability available for
the post in that year, the employer shall fill up the vacancy by appointment of
a person, other than a person with disability.
Sd/-
(G. Srinivasan)
Director (Res)
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