PRESS NEWS
GOVERNMENT NOTIFIES THE LIST OF POSTS IDENTIFIED
SUITABLE FOR PERSONS WITH BENCHMARK DISABILITIES
Ministry of Social
Justice & Empowerment
Posted
On: 15 JAN 2021 7:10PM by PIB Delhi
The
Department of Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities on 4th January 2021
notified 3566 posts in Central Government establishments as suitable for
persons with benchmark disabilities (disability of 40% and above) under the
Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act, 2016. These posts include 1046 in
Group A, 515 in Group B, 1724 in Group C and 281 in Group D posts. Posts have
also been identified suitable for new categories of persons with disabilities
such as dwarfism, acid attack victims, muscular dystrophy, autism spectrum
disorder, intellectual disability; specific learning disability, mental illness
and multiple disability have been added. This list is not an exhaustive
one and Central Ministries/Department/Autonomous Bodies and Public Sector
Undertakings may further supplement. This notification will broaden the scope
for employment for persons with benchmark disabilities in Government
establishments.
A
list of 2973 posts identified suitable for persons with benchmark disabilities
was last notified on 29.07.2013 in terms of the repealed Persons with
Disabilities (Equal Opportunity, Protection of Rights and Full Participation)
Act, 1995. As compared to the earlier notified list, 593 new posts have been
added.
The
list of posts notified by the Central Government on 04.01.2021 is based on the
recommendations of an expert committee constituted under the chairpersonship of
the Secretary, Department of Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities and
consisting experts, persons with benchmark disabilities and representatives
from various associations of persons with disabilities.
Details
of the list is available on the website of the Department. Notification is also
available on http://egazette.nic.in/WriteReadData/2021/224370.pdf
NB/SK/jk/MoSJ&E-15-01-2021(Release ID:
1688869)
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