Executive Summary:
This notification from the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment announces amendments to the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Rules, 2017. These amendments, effective from the date of publication in the Official Gazette, concern the qualifications for a specific role, modifying the experience and age criteria. The notification follows consideration of public feedback on the draft rules published on November 13, 2019.
Key Points / Main Content:
* **Amendment Overview:** The Rights of Persons with Disabilities Rules, 2017 are further amended.
* **Effective Date:** The amendment rules come into force from the date of their publication in the Official Gazette.
* **Rule 31 Amendment:** Clauses (b) and (c) of rule 31 in the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Rules, 2017, are substituted.
* **Experience Criteria:** The revised clause (b) specifies that candidates should have at least twenty years of experience in a Group A level post in specific sectors (Central Government, State Government, public sector, semi-government, or autonomous body) dealing with disability-related matters or the social sector, or as a senior functionary in relevant registered organizations. A minimum of three years of this experience must be in the field of rehabilitation or empowerment of persons with disabilities.
* **Age Limit:** The revised clause (c) states that the candidate should be less than fifty-six years of age as of the 1st of January of the year of recruitment.
Impact Analysis:
Central Government/State Government/Public Sector Undertakings/Semi-Government/Autonomous Bodies/Relevant Organisations:
* Impact: These entities are affected by the changes to the required qualifications for specific roles related to the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Rules.
* Action Required: Review and update recruitment processes to align with the new experience and age criteria for relevant positions.
Individuals Aspiring to Relevant Positions:
* Impact: The revised rules directly impact individuals who wish to apply for positions governed by the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Rules, 2017, particularly concerning the experience and age requirements.
* Action Required: Assess their qualifications against the new criteria and ensure they meet the updated requirements for experience and age.
Key Entities Referenced
Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act, 2016: An act of the Indian Parliament concerning the rights and entitlements of persons with disabilities. (Act 49 of 2016)
Rights of Persons with Disabilities Rules, 2017: Rules established in 2017 pertaining to the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act, 2016, and are being amended by this notification.
Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment: The Indian government ministry responsible for matters related to social justice and empowerment.
Department of Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities: A department within the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment, specifically focused on the empowerment of persons with disabilities.
New Delhi: The location of the notification and the capital of India.
Central Government: The government of India, which is issuing the notification.
Dr. PRABODH SETH: Joint Secretary who signed the notification.
Group A level post: Refers to a specific level of employment within the Indian Central Government or State Government.
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असाधारण
EXTRAORDINARY
भाग II—खण् ड 3—उप-खण्ड (i)
PART II—Section 3—Sub-section (i)
प्राजधकार स ेप्रकाजित
PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY
स.ं 155] शई दिल्ली, मगं लाार, माचच 17, 2020/फाल् गशु 27, 1941
No. 155] NEW DELHI, TUESDAY, MARCH 17, 2020/PHALGUNA 27, 1941
सामाजिक न्य ाय र अजधकातरता मरं ालय
(दिवय ागं िश सिज त करण जाभाग)
अजधसचू शा
शई दिल्ली, 17 माच,च 2020
सा.का.जश. 181(अ).—दिव यांगिश अजधकार अजधजशयम, 2016 (2016 का 49) की धारा 100 की उपधारा (1) की
अपेक्षाशुसार, दिव यागं िश अजधकार जशयम, 2017 का र संिोधश करश े के जलए कजतपय जशयमों का प्रारूप भारत के
रािपर, असाधारण, भाग II, खंड 3, उपखंड (i) में अजधसचू शा सं. सा.का.जश. 839(अ), तारीख 13 शांबर, 2019 द्वारा
प्रकाजित दकए गए थ,े उश सभी व यज त यों से, जिशके उशस े प्रभाजात होशे की संभााशा थी, उस तारीख से जिसको उ त
अजधसूचशा से यु त रािपर की प्रजतयां िशता को उपल्ध करा िी गई थं, तीस दिश की समाज त से पूाच ्क्षेप र सुवाा
्मंजरत दकए गए थ;े
र रािपर की प्रजतयां, जिसमें उ त अजधसूचशा प्रकाजित की गई थी, िशता को 13 शांबर, 2019 को उपल् ध
करा िी गई थी;
र िशता स ेप्रा त ्क्षेप र सुवााों पर केन् रीय सरकार द्वारा जाचार कर जलया गया था;
अत:, अब केन्र ीय सरकार, दिव यांगिश अजधकार अजधजशयम, 2016 (2016 का 49) की धारा 100 की उपधारा (1)
र उपधारा (2) द्वारा प्रित् त िज त यों का प्रयोग करते ए ए दिव यांगिश अजधकार जशयम, 2017 का र संिोधश करशे के
जलए जशम् शजलजखत जशयम बशाती ह, अथाचत्:-
1477 GI/2020 (1)2 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART II—SEC. 3(i)]
1. (1) इश जशयमों का संजक्ष त शाम दिव यांगिश अजधकार (सिं ोधश) जशयम, 2020 ह ।
(2) ये रािपर में उशके प्रकािश की तारीख को प्राृत् त होंगे ।
2. दिव यांगिश अजधकार जशयम, 2017 के जशयम 31 में, खंड (ख) र खडं (ग) के स्ट्थ ाश पर जशम्श जलजखत खंड रखे
िाएंगे, अथाचत:्-
"(ख) जिशके पास केन् रीय सरकार या रा य सरकार या पज् लक से ट र उप्रमम या अ्सच रकारी या स्ट् ाायत् त जशकायों में
दिव यागं ता से संबंजधत मामलों या सामाजिक क्षेर में समूह "क" स्ट्त र के पि का या दकसी रजिस्ट् रीकृत रा्र ीय र
अंतराच्र ीय स्ट् ा जि क संग श म ें य े् स्ट् तर के कृत् यकारी के रूप में दिव यांगता या सामाजिक जाकास के क्षेर में कम से
कम बीस ार्च का अशुभा ह:
परंत ु बीस ार्च के कुल अशुभा में स े उसके पास कम स े कम तीश ार्च का अशुभा दिव यांगिशों के पशु ााचस या
सिज त करण के क्षेर म ेंहोशा चाजहए; र
(ग) ाह भती के ार् च की 1 िशारी को ि पश ार् च की उ्र से कम का हो ।"
[फा. सं. 22-26/2019-डीडी-III]
डॉ. प्रबोध से , संयु त सजचा
तटप ण : दिव यागं िश अजधकार जशयम, 2017 भारत के रािपर, असाधारण, भाग II, खडं 3, उप-खंड (i) में सा.का.जश.
591(अ), तारीख 15 िूश, 2017 द्वारा प्रकाजित दकए गए थे र सा.का.जश. 209(अ), तारीख 8 माचच, 2019
द्वारा अंजतम संिोधश दकया गया था।
MINISTRY OF SOCIAL JUSTICE AND EMPOWERMENT
(Department of Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities)
NOTIFICATION
New Delhi, the 17th March, 2020
G.S.R. 181(E).—Whereas a draft of certain rules further to amend the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Rules,
2017 was published as required by sub-section (1) of section 100 of the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act, 2016 (49
of 2016) in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part-II, section 3, sub-section (i) vide number G.S.R. 839(E), dated the
13th November, 2019 inviting objections and suggestions from all persons likely to be affected thereby, before the expiry
of thirty days from the day on which the copies of the Official Gazette containing the said notification was made
available to the public;
And whereas the copies of the Official Gazette in which the said notification was published were made available
to the public on the 13th November, 2019;
And whereas the objections and suggestions received from the public were considered by the Central
Government;
Now, therefore, in exercise of powers conferred by sub-sections (1) and (2) of section 100 of the Rights of
Persons with Disabilities Act, 2016 (49 of 2016), the Central Government hereby makes the following rules further to
amend the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Rules, 2017, namely:-
1. (1) These rules may be called the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (Amendment) Rules, 2020.
(2) They shall come into force from the date of their publication in the Official Gazette.
2. In the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Rules, 2017, in rule 31, for clauses (b) and (c), the following clauses
shall be substituted, namely:-
“(b) he is having at least twenty years experience in a Group “A” level post in the Central Government or a State
Government or a public sector undertaking or a semi Government or an autonomous body dealing with disability[भाग II—खण् ड 3(i)] भारत का रािपर : असाधारण 3
related matters or social sector or as senior level functionary in registered national and international voluntary
organisations in the field of disability or social development:
Provided that out of the total of twenty years of experience, he should have at least three years of experience in
the field of rehabilitation or empowerment of persons with disabilities; and
(c) he is less than fifty-six years of age as on the 1st January of the year of recruitment.”.
[F. No. 22-26/2019-DD-III]
Dr. PRABODH SETH, Jt. Secy.
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 G.S.R. 591(E), dated the 15th June, 2017 and last amended vide G.S.R. 209 (E),
dated the 8th March, 2019.
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