Executive Summary:
This notification from the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment, Department of Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities, publishes draft rules to amend the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Rules, 2017. The notification solicits objections and suggestions to the draft rules within 30 days of the gazette's publication. The proposed amendments involve substituting "Speed Post" for "registered post" in specific subrules.
Key Points / Main Content:
Amendments to Rights of Persons with Disabilities Rules, 2017:
* Rule 22 Amendment: In subrule 4 of Rule 22, "Speed Post" shall be used instead of "registered post."
* Rule 38 Amendment: In subrule 1 of Rule 38, "Speed Post" shall be used instead of "registered post."
* Effective Date: The amended rules will be effective from the date of publication in the Official Gazette.
Objections and Suggestions:
* Deadline: Objections and suggestions regarding the draft rules must be submitted within 30 days of the Official Gazette publication date.
* Submission: Comments can be sent to Ms. Debala Bhattacharjee via postal mail or email.
Impact Analysis:
Persons with Disabilities and Related Stakeholders:
Impact: The amendment impacts how official communications are sent, changing the method from registered post to speed post, potentially affecting delivery speed and tracking.
Action Required: Stakeholders should note the change in communication methods for official purposes related to the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Rules, 2017.
Central Government (Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment):
Impact: The Ministry is responsible for considering and addressing any objections or suggestions received regarding the draft amendments.
Action Required: The Ministry must review and consider feedback received within the specified timeframe before finalizing the amendments.
General Public:
Impact: The general public is informed of the proposed changes to the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Rules, 2017 and is given an opportunity to provide feedback.
Action Required: Review the draft rules and submit any objections or suggestions to the Ministry within the specified timeframe if they are likely to be affected by the changes.
Key Entities Referenced
Rights of Persons with Disabilities Rules, 2017: A set of rules pertaining to the rights of persons with disabilities, which are being amended by this notification.
Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act, 2016: An act of the parliament of India concerning rights of people with disabilities.
Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment: The ministry responsible for the Department of Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities.
Department of Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities: A department under the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment, dealing with the empowerment of persons with disabilities.
New Delhi: The location where the notification was issued.
Debala Bhattacharjee: Under Secretary to the Government of India, Department of Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities, to whom objections and suggestions regarding the draft rules may be addressed.
Pandit Deendayal Antyodaya Bhawan, CGO Complex, Lodhi Road, New Delhi, 110003: The office address of Debala Bhattacharjee, Under Secretary to the Government of India, Department of Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities.
Official Gazette: The official government publication in which the notification and amended rules will be published.
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EXTRAORDINARY
भाग II—खण् ड 3—उप-खण्ड (i)
PART II—Section 3—Sub-section (i)
प्राजधकार स ेप्रकाजित
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स.ं 495] नई दिल्ली, िुक्रिार, अगस्ट्त 8, 2025/श्रािण 17, 1947
No. 495] NEW DELHI, FRIDAY, AUGUST 8, 2025/SHRAVANA 17, 1947
सामाजिक न्याय और अजधकाररता मत्रं ालय
(दिव यागं िन सिजिकरण जिभाग)
अजधसचू ना
नई दिल्ली, 4 अगस्ट्त, 2025
सा.का.जन. 539(अ).––दिव यांगिन अजधकार जनयमािली, 2017 म ें संिोधन करने के जलए कजतपय जनयमों का
जनम्नजलजखत मसौिा, जिसे केन्र सरकार दिव यांगिन अजधकार अजधजनयम, 2016 (2016 का 49) की धारा 100 की
उप-धारा (1) और (2) द्वारा प्रित्त िजियों का प्रयोग करते हुए संिोधन करन े का प्रस्ट्ताि करती ह,ै को इससे प्रभाजित होने
िाले संभाजित व्यजियों की सचू ना के जलए, िैसादक उि धारा की उपधारा (1) द्वारा यथा अपेजित ह,ै एतद्द्वारा प्रकाजित
दकया िाता ह,ै और एतद्द्वारा सूजचत दकया िाता ह ैदक इस अजधसूचना िाले आजधकाररक रािपत्र की प्रजतयां प्रकाजित होने
और उसे िनता को उपलब्ध कराने की तारीख स े तीस दिन की अिजध की समाजि के पश्च ात उक्त मसौिा जनयमों पर
जिचार दकया िाएगा;
आपजत्तयां और सुझाि, यदि कोई हो, सुश्री िेबाला भट्टाचािी, अिर सजचि, भारत सरकार, दिव्यांगिन
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नई दिल्ली, 110003 को या ईमेल द्वारा debala.joarder@gov.in और/अथिा policy.depwd@gmail.com पर
भेिी िा सकती ह;ैं
उपरोि मसौिा जनयमों के संबंध म,ें दकसी भी व्यजि स े उपरोि जनर्ििष्ट अिजध के समाि होने स े पहल े प्राि होन े
िाली आपजत्तयों और सुझािों पर, केंर सरकार द्वारा जिचार दकया िाएगा।
5323 GI/2025 (1)2 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART II—SEC. 3(i)]
मसौिा जनयम
1. संजिि िीर्िक और जिस्ट्तार- (1)इन जनयमों को दिव्यांगिन अजधकार (संिोधन) जनयमािली, 2025कहा िाएगा।
(2) य ेआजधकाररक रािपत्र म ेंउनके प्रकािन की तारीख स ेलागू होंगे।
2. दिव्यांगिन अजधकार जनयमािली, 2017के जनयम 22,और जनयम 38म ें जनम्नानुसार संिोधन दकया िाएगााः –
i. जनयम 22के उप-जनयम (4)म‘ेंरजिस्ट्टडि डाक'िब्ि के स्ट्थान पर 'स्ट्पीड पोस्ट्ट'िब्ि प्रजतस्ट्थ ाजपत दकया िाएगा।
ii. जनयम 38के उप-जनयम (1)म ें ‘रजिस्ट्टड ि डाक'िब्ि के स्ट्थान पर 'स्ट्पीड पोस्ट्ट'िब्ि प्रजतस्ट्थ ाजपत दकया िाएगा।
[फा.सं. पी-11012/1/2025-नीजत]
ऋचा िंकर, उप महाजनिेिक
नोट:—दिव्यांगिन अजधकार जनयमािली, 2017 भारत के रािपत्र, असाधारण, भाग II, खंड 3, उप-खडं (i) म ें अजधसूचना
संख्या सा.का.जन. 591(अ.), दिनांक 15 िून, 2017 के माध्यम स े प्रकाजित दकए गए थ े और उन् ह ें जपछली बार
सा.का.जन.649 (अ.), दिनांक 16 अक्टूबर, 2024 द्वारा संिोजधत दकया गया था।
MINISTRY OF SOCIAL JUSTICE AND EMPOWERMENT
(Department of Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities)
NOTIFICATION
New Delhi, the 4th August, 2025
G.S.R. 539(E).—The following draft of certain rules to amend the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Rules,
2017, which the Central Government proposes to make in exercise of the powers conferred by sub-sections (1) and (2)
of section 100 of the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act, 2016 (49 of 2016), is hereby published as required by
sub-section (1) of the said section, for the information of all persons likely to be affected thereby; and notice is hereby
given that the said draft rules shall be taken into consideration after the expiry of a period of thirty days from the date
on which the copies of the Official Gazette in which this notification is published are made available to the public;
Objections and suggestions, if any, may be addressed to Ms. Debala Bhattacharjee, Under Secretary to the
Government of India, Department of Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities (Divyangjan), Room No 517, 5th
Floor, Pandit Deendayal Antyodaya Bhawan, CGO Complex, Lodhi Road, New Delhi, 110003 or by email at
debala.joarder@gov.in and/or policy.depwd@gmail.com ;
The objections and suggestions, which may be received from any person with respect to the said draft rules
before the expiry of the period specified above, will be considered by the Central Government.
DRAFT RULES
1. Short tile and extent.- (1) These rules may be called the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (Amendment)
Rules, 2025.
(2) They shall come into force from the date of their publication in the Official Gazette.
2. The Rule 22, and Rule 38 of the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Rules, 2017, shall be amended as
under:-
i. In sub-rule (4) of Rule 22 for the word ‘registered post’, the word ‘Speed Post’ shall be substituted.
ii. In sub-rule (1) of Rule 38 for the word ‘registered post’, the word ‘Speed Post’ shall be substituted.
[F. No. P-11012/1/2025-Policy]
RICHA SHANKER, Deputy Director General
Note:—The Rights of Persons with Disabilities Rules, 2017 were published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary,
Part II, section 3, sub-section (i) vide notification number G.S.R. 591 (E), dated the 15th June, 2017 and was
last amended vide G.S.R. 649 (E), dated the 16th October, 2024.
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