Government Notifies the List of Posts Identified Suitable for Persons with Benchmark Disabilities
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disabilities was last notified on 29.07.2013 in terms of the repealed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.
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SOURCE ; PIB NEWS
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