Reservation for Persons with Benchmark Disabilities (PwBD) (Handicapped) in Services

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Reservation for Persons with Benchmark Disabilities (PwBDs) (Handicapped) in Services

Act & Rules * All Orders/Circulars * Accessible India Campaign (Sugamya Bharat Abhiyan) in CPSEs * Age Concession/Concessions/Allowances/Facilities/Transport Allowance * Annual Reports * Banking/Insurance Sector  * Change of Cadre * Committee for Monitoring * Compendium of Instructions on Reservation for SCs/STs/OBCs/PwBDs/EWS * Compendium of Schemes for PwDs * Computation of Reservation for PWDs * Concept of Own Merit * COVID-19 Related Orders * CSS * Disabilities * Disability Certificate * Doorstep Banking * Facilities * Grievance Redressal Officer * Identification of Posts suitable for Persons with Benchmark Disabilities * Leave * Lists of Posts Identified Suitable for Persons with Disabilities * National Policy for Persons with Disabilities (PWDs) * Posting * Relaxations/Concessions * Reservation for PwBD * Reservation in CPSEs * Reservation in Promotion * Revised Forms of Disability Certificates * Special Recruitment Drive (SRD) * Transfer/Rotational Transfer * Voluntary Retirement * Written Examination for PWDs

Relaxation in aptitude test available to SC/ST applicable to the disabled – 

  SC Order dated 08.07.2020 - Aryan Raj Vs. Chandigarh Administration & Ors. (53.0 KiB, 3,346 hits)

All Orders/Circulars

2023

  DoPT O.M. dated 26.04.2023 - Litigation involving reservation in promotion to Persons with Benchmark Disabilities (PwBD)-regarding (83.1 KiB, 303 hits)

  DPE O.M. dated 18.03.2023 - Double/Additional Transport Allowance out of the 50%/35% ceiling relating to Divyangjan - Date of implementation (21.02.2022) (830.1 KiB, 682 hits)

  DEPwD Circular dated 24.01.2023 - Change in procedure for submission of certificate by NFPwD scholars from 1st April 2023 - reg. (170.2 KiB, 935 hits)

2022

  DoPT O.M. dated 26.12.2022 - Recommendations received from the Court of Chief Commissioners for PwDs on the representation of Shri Vishnu S. Nair, SO, CSS, for posting to native place, i.e. Ernakulam (201.7 KiB, 585 hits)

  DoPT O.M. dated 08.12.2022-Liaison Officer for SC/ST/OBC/PwD/EWS & ESM and Reservation Cell for enforcement of reservation (101.9 KiB, 1,955 hits)

  DoPT O.M. dated 21.11.2022 - Reiteration of instructions relating to reservation in temporary appointments - regarding (64.3 KiB, 1,582 hits)

  Compendium of Instructions on Reservation in Appointments/Services in the Central Government (updated on 14.10.2022) (as on DoPT website) (1.3 MiB, 5,675 hits)

  DoPT O.M. dated 27.09.2022 - Reservation for Persons with Benchmark Disabilities - Clarification with regard to the concept of own merit (1.1 MiB, 2,571 hits)

  Annual Report 2021-22 of Department of Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities (As on DEPwD website-18.09.2022) (10.6 MiB, 1,634 hits)

  MoF O.M. dated 15.09.2022 - Compendium of Instructions regarding grant of Transport Allowance at the double rates to persons with disabilities employed in Central Government-reg. (2.3 MiB, 2,125 hits)

  DEPwD O.O. dated 21.06.2022 - Appointment of Ms. Meena Kumari Sharma, DS, as Grievance Redressal Officer for the Deptt. of Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities (113.0 KiB, 1,372 hits)

  DFS Letter dated 06.06.2022 - Reservation in promotion to Persons with Benchmark Disabilities (PwBDs) (536.4 KiB, 51 hits)

  DoPT O.M. dated 31.05.2022 - Reservation to Persons with Benchmark Disabilities (PwBDs) in promotions in Section Officers' Grade of CSS (447.3 KiB, 2,518 hits)

  DoPT O.M. dated 17.05.2022 - Reservation in promotion to Persons with Benchmark Disabilities (PwBDs) (418.6 KiB, 43 hits)

  DEPwD Notification dated 05.05.2021 - Mandatory online certification of disability through Unique Disability Identity Card portal w.e.f. 01.06.2021 (867.1 KiB, 379 hits)

Prior to 2022

  DPE O.M. dated 23.09.2020 – Exemption of Employees with Disabilities from roster duty due to COVID-19 situation-reg. (DoEPWD OM dt. 14.09.2020) (56.6 KiB, 7,338 hits)

  DPE O.M. dated 23.09.2020 – Guidelines for conducting written examination for persons with benchmark disabilities-reg. (DoEPWD OM dated 09.09.2020) (52.0 KiB, 7,312 hits)

  DoEPWD O.M. dated 14.09.2020 – Exemption of Employees with Disabilities from roster duty due to COVID-19 situation-reg. (1.0 MiB, 8,574 hits)

  DoEPWD O.M. dated 09.09.2020 – Guidelines for conducting written examination for persons with benchmark disabilities-reg. (2.5 MiB, 7,256 hits)

  DoEPWD O.M. dated 12.12.2018-Identification of posts suitable for persons with benchmark disabilities in pursuance of the provisions of the RPWD Act, 2016 (84.2 KiB, 4,470 hits)

  DoPT O.M. dated 08.10.2018 - Exemption from the routine exercise of transfer/rotational transfer (for PwDs) (79.0 KiB, 9,648 hits)

  DoPT O.M. dated 17.07.2018 - Leave to a Government servant who is unlikely to be fit to return to duty (applicability of the Right of Persons with Disability Act) (1.6 MiB, 5,096 hits)

  DPE O.M. dated 17.04.2018 - Accessible India Campaign (Sugamya Bharat Abhiyan) - Guidelines for CPSE MoU 2018-19 onwards (426.7 KiB, 1,818 hits)

  MoSJ&E Notification dated 04.01.2018 - Guidelines for the purpose of assessing the extent of specified disabilities in a person (2.6 MiB, 1,822 hits)

  DoPT O.M. dated 15.01.2018 - Reservation for the Persons with Benchmark Disabilities - reg. (470.3 KiB, 4,089 hits)

  DPE O.M. dated 23.11.2017-Relaxation of terms and conditions of selection while selecting disabled Ex-servicemen and dependents of Armed Forces Personnel killed in action for recruitment in CPSEs (3.3 MiB, 3,429 hits)

  DoPT O.M. dated 11.08.2017-Training of the Liaison Officers for Scheduled Castes/Scheduled Tribes/Persons with Disabilities and Other Backward Classes-regarding (60.9 KiB, 2,838 hits)

  MoSJ&E Notification dated 19.04.2017 - Coming into force of the Rights of PWDs Act, 2016 (1.1 MiB, 2,141 hits)

  MoF O.M. dated 17.01.2017 - Grant of Transport Allowance at double the normal rates to deaf and dumb employees of Central Government (39.2 KiB, 2,943 hits)

  वित्त मंत्रालय का का.ज्ञा. 17.01.2017 - केंद्र सरकार के मूक एवं बधिर कर्मचारियों को सामान्य दरों से दुगुना परिवहन भत्ता प्रदान किया जाना (33.5 KiB, 433 hits)

  The Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act, 2016 (13.01.2017) (1.1 MiB, 28,395 hits)

  Filling up of various posts for Persons with Disabilities-reg. (As on DoPT website-06.01.2017) (176.3 KiB, 2,974 hits)

  DoPT Circular dated 11.03.2016- Scheme for providing facilities to the employees with disabilities of Department of Personnel & Training (72.5 KiB, 4,663 hits)

  DOPT O.M. dated 17.11.2015 - Posting of Government employees who have differently abled dependents-reg. (128.9 KiB, 5,247 hits)

  Advertisements issued by Ministries,Departments,Organisations in regard to Spl. Rectt. Drive for filling up of vacancies for PWDs (As on DoPT website-07.10.15) (3.1 MiB, 2,620 hits)

  DoPT O.M. dated 28.08.2015-Copies of advertisements issued by Deptts./Ministries/PSUs/Corporations, etc.-Rectt. Drives for vacancies of PWDs (1.3 MiB, 946 hits)

  DPE O.M. dated 30.07.2015-Disable friendly examination centres for candidates with disabilities-Order of Court of Chief Commissioner for PWDs-reg. (518.1 KiB, 2,913 hits)

  DoPT O.M. dated 29.06.2015 - Grant of age concession to the PWDs suffering from (a) blindness or low vision (b) hearing impairment (c) locomotor disability or cerebral palsy-direct rectt. under Govt. (96.3 KiB, 7,183 hits)

  DoPT O.M. dated 22/25.05.2015 - Special Recruitment Drive to fill up the vacancies for Persons with Disabilities (PwDs) (73.4 KiB, 5,885 hits)

  DoPT O.M. dated 22.05.2015 - Constitution of a Committee to monitor the progress in filling up of vacancies of persons with disabilities (109.1 KiB, 5,656 hits)

  DoPT O.M. dated 19.05.2015-Request for Voluntary Retirement from persons suffering from disability-Supreme Court Order in the case of Bhagwan Dass & Anr. (63.5 KiB, 5,135 hits)

  DoPT O.M. dated 22.05.2015 - Constitution of a Committee to monitor the progress in filling up of vacancies of persons with disabilities (109.1 KiB, 5,656 hits)

  DoPT O.M. dated 12.05.2015-Age concession to the PwDs suffering from blindness/low vision, hearing impairment & locomotor disability/cerebral palsy for direct rectt. under Govt. (74.8 KiB, 4,054 hits)

  RBI Circular dated 19.03.2015 - Priority Sector Lending - Persons with Disabilities(PwD) - Inclusion under Weaker Sections - UCBs (132.3 KiB, 2,603 hits)

  DPE O.M. dated 25.02.2015 - Applicability of instructions regarding reservation to SC/ST/OBC, Disability & Ex-servicemen as issued by Govt. Ministries/Departments to CPSEs (105.4 KiB, 20,641 hits)

  O.M. dated 17.02.2015 - Travelling Allowance in respect of Attendant,Escort for accompanying a Govt. servant with disabilities on travel during tour, training, etc. (1.6 MiB, 3,945 hits)

  O.M. dated 06.02.2015 - Request for Voluntary Retirement from Persons suffering with disability - regarding (100.4 KiB, 3,822 hits)

  O.M. dated 07.01.2015 - Amendment in Para 15(i) of O.M. dated 29.12.2005 -Reservation for PWDs in posts and services of Govt. of India (38.2 KiB, 2,736 hits)

  DFS letter 28.07.2014 - Posting of Government employees who have differently abled dependents (1.1 MiB, 4,567 hits)

  O.M. dated 15.07.2013 - Online collection of data on representation of SCs, STs and OBCs and Persons with Disabilities in Central Government Services (324.3 KiB, 6,057 hits)

  O.M. dated 06.06.2014 - Posting of Government employees who have differently abled dependents (61.9 KiB, 2,576 hits)

  O.M. dated 17.04.2014 - Computation of reservation- implementation of the judgment in the matter of Union of India Vs. National Federation of Blind & Ors. (Reminder) (308.2 KiB, 1,595 hits)

  DFS Letter dated 11.04.2014 - Payment of Conveyance Allowance to Deaf and Dumb employees at par with Blind and Ortho. Handicapped employees, along with copy of MOF O.M. dt. 19.02.14 (3.0 MiB, 1,763 hits)

  O.M. dated 31.03.2014 - Guidelines for providing certain facilities in respect of PWDs who are already employed in Government for efficient performance of their duties (142.6 KiB, 1,781 hits)

  O.M. dated 20.03.2014 - Computation of reservation- implementation of the judgment in the matter of Union of India Vs. National Federation of Blind & Ors (info to be furnished by 27.3.14) (155.7 KiB, 1,982 hits)

  DFS Letter dated 11.04.2014 - Payment of Conveyance Allowance to Deaf and Dumb employees at par with Blind and Ortho. Handicapped employees, along with copy of MOF O.M. dt. 19.02.14 (3.0 MiB, 1,763 hits)

  O.M. dated 19.02.2014 - Grant of Transport Allowance to Central Government Employees - Extension of benefit of Transport Allowance at double the normal rate to Deaf and Dumb employees (172.2 KiB, 858 hits)

  O.M. dated 14.02.2014 - Reservation for PWDs - Computation of reservation - Supreme Court judgement in the case of Union of India & Ors. Vs. National Federation of Blind & Ors. (71.7 KiB, 749 hits)

  O.M. dated 14.02.2014 - Guidelines for providing certain facilities in respect of persons with disabilities who are already employed in Government for efficient performance of their duties (161.1 KiB, 714 hits)

  O.M. dated 14.02.2014 - Guidelines regarding change of cadre of IAS Officers appointed against vacancies reserved for Physically Handicapped (PH) category (77.4 KiB, 823 hits)

  O.M. dated 21.01.2014 - Identification of Scientific and Technical posts in terms of DOPT's O.M. dated 23.06.1975 (294.7 KiB, 2,254 hits)

  O.M. dated 08.01.2014 - Identification of jobs or posts for persons with disabilities - review thereof (48.4 KiB, 1,907 hits)

  O.M. dated 03.12.2013 – Reservation for Persons with Disabilities - Computation of Reservation - Hon'ble Supreme Court judgement in the matter of Union of India & Anr. Vs. National Federation of Blind (638.0 KiB, 2,119 hits)

  O.M. dated 29.11.2013 – Reservation for Persons with Disabilities - Revised forms for Disability Certificates (528.8 KiB, 947 hits)

  SC Judgment dated 08.10.2013 - Union of India & Ors. Vs. National Federation of the Blind & Ors. (330.9 KiB, 5,712 hits)

Notification dated 29.07.2013 – List of posts in Group A, B, C and D identified suitable for persons with disabilities (Annexure-C)

  O.M. dated 05.08.2013 - Grant of Transport Allowance to orthopaedically handicapped Central Government employees (710.9 KiB, 1,060 hits)

  MOH&FW O.M. dated 25.07.2013 - Extension of CGHS facilities to permanently disabled dependent brother of a CGHS beneficiary (719.4 KiB, 1,171 hits)

  O.M. dated 15.07.2013 - Online collection of data on representation of SCs, STs and OBCs and Persons with Disabilities in Central Government services (324.4 KiB, 930 hits)

  O.M. dated 10.06.2013 - Framing of guidelines for smooth functioning of Persons with Disabilities (PWDs) in their duties in Govt. services (160.8 KiB, 644 hits)

  D.O. letter dated 27.02.2013 - Initiation of online filling up of data about representation of SCs, STs and OBCs and Persons with Disabilities (378.2 KiB, 921 hits)

  O.M. dated 14.12.2012 - Reservation for Persons with Disabilities (75.8 KiB, 691 hits)

  O.M. dated 26.11.2012 - Filling up of vacancies reserved for Persons with Disabilities (98.8 KiB, 668 hits)

  D.O. letter dated 03.10.2012 - Online collection of annual data about representation of SCs, STs & OBCs and PWDs in Central Govt. Services (81.5 KiB, 976 hits)

  DFS Circular dated 23.07.2012 - An Order of Case under the Persons with Disabilities Act, 1995 in Banks/Insurance Companies, Railways & CPSEs - Reservation for persons with hearing impairment (6.6 MiB, 820 hits)

  O.M. dated 19.07.2012 - Representation of various categories at higher positions in the Central Government (41.7 KiB, 915 hits)

  O.M. dated 13.07.2012 - Special Recruitment Drive for filling up backlog reserved vacancies for SCs, STs, OBCs and PWDs - Notice of Meeting (69.7 KiB, 787 hits)

  O.M. dated 10.05.2012 - Special Recruitment Drive for filling up backlog reserved vacancies for Persons with Disabilities (PWDs) (78.9 KiB, 706 hits)

  O.M. dated 09.04.2012 - Special Recruitment Drive for filling up backlog reserved vacancies for Persons with Disabilities - Regarding (45.8 KiB, 658 hits)

  O.M. dated 01.08.2011 - Consideration of persons with disabilities for promotion against unreserved vacancies (32.3 KiB, 724 hits)

  O.M. dated 28.07.2011 - Re-launch of Special Recruitment Drive for filling up backlog reserved vacancies of PWDs (37.7 KiB, 663 hits)

  O.M. dated 26.05.2011 - Conclusion of Special Recruitment Drive launched for filling up backlog reserved vacancies of Persons with Disabilities (PWDs) (22.8 KiB, 630 hits)

  O.M. dated 19.05.2011 - Conclusion of Special Recruitment Drive launched for filling up backlog reserved vacancies of Persons with Disabilities (PWDs) (43.2 KiB, 674 hits)

  O.M. dated 18.03.2011 - Annual Reports regarding representation of SCs, STs, OBCs and PWDs in the Central Govt. Services as on 1.1.2011 (68.8 KiB, 1,005 hits)

  O.M. dated 15.02.2011 - Annual Reports regarding Representation of SCs, STs, OBCs and PWDs in the Central Govt. Services as on 1.1.2011 (356.6 KiB, 936 hits)

  O.M. dated 04.01.2011 - Special Recruitment Drive for filling up backlog reserved vacancies for Persons with Disabilities (PWDs) (524.1 KiB, 704 hits)

  O.M. dated 30.3.2010 - Forwarding of applications of Government Servants suffering from disability for employment elsewhere (47.0 KiB, 791 hits)

  O.M. dated 10.3.2010 - Reservation Roster of Assistants with Disabilities (56.7 KiB, 813 hits)

  O.M. dated 15.1.2010 - Reservation for PWDs - Filling up of the backlog reserved vacancies through a Special Recruitment Drive (44.1 KiB, 735 hits)

  O.M. dated 27.11.2009 - Spl. Recruitment Drive to fill up backlog reserved vacancies for PWDs (209.1 KiB, 832 hits)

  O.M. dated 10.6.2009 - Benefit of reservation to PWDs who acquire disability after entering into Govt. service (69.2 KiB, 772 hits)

  O.M. dated 4.5.2009 - Delhi High Court judgement in W.P.(C) filed by National Federation of Blind vs. UOI & Ors (146.3 KiB, 692 hits)

  DFS letter dated 18.2.2009 - Payment of conveyance allowances to the blind and orthopaedically handicapped employees in Banks (436.7 KiB, 1,138 hits)

  O.M. dated 10.12.2008 - Spl. Recruitment Drive for filling up the backlog reserved vacancies for PWDs (263.6 KiB, 798 hits)

  O.M. dated 12.12.2006 - Reservation for PWDs (198.1 KiB, 962 hits)

  O.M. dated 26.4.2006 - Reservation for the PWDs (120.1 KiB, 856 hits)

  O.M. dated 29.12.2005 - Govt. instructions-Reservation for persons with disabilities (944.7 KiB, 869 hits)

  O.M. dated 29.10.2003 - Annual Reports regarding representation of PWDs in services (63.5 KiB, 855 hits)

  O.M. dated 8.7.2003 - Appointment of PWDs against unreserved vacancies (42.1 KiB, 748 hits)

  O.M. dated 18.2.2000 - Posting of Government employees who have children with hearing impairment or multiple disability (80.6 KiB, 849 hits)

Act & Rules

  The Rights of Persons with Disability Rules, 2017 (As on DEPwD website-09.07.2017) (297.2 KiB, 11,170 hits)

  Draft for the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Rules, 2017 (As on MoSJ&E website-17.06.2017) (485.0 KiB, 3,954 hits)

  MoSJ&E Notification dated 19.04.2017 - Coming into force of the Rights of PWDs Act, 2016 (1.1 MiB, 2,141 hits)

  The Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act, 2016 (13.01.2017) (1.1 MiB, 28,395 hits)

  The Persons with Disabilitiess Act, 1995 (As on newsonair.nic.in-07.04.2017) (144.1 KiB, 578 hits)

Age Concession/Concessions/Allowances/Facilities

Age Concession * Allowances/Concessions/Facilities  * Transport Allowance to Persons with Disabilities (PwDs)/Divyangjan

— Accessible India Campaign (Sugamya Bharat Abhiyan) in CPSEs 

  DPE O.M. dated 17.04.2018 - Accessible India Campaign (Sugamya Bharat Abhiyan) - Guidelines for CPSE MoU 2018-19 onwards (426.7 KiB, 1,818 hits)

— Age Concession 

  DoPT O.M. dated 29.06.2015 - Grant of age concession to the PWDs suffering from (a) blindness or low vision (b) hearing impairment (c) locomotor disability or cerebral palsy-direct rectt. under Govt. (96.3 KiB, 7,183 hits)

  DoPT O.M. dated 12.05.2015-Age concession to the PwDs suffering from blindness/low vision, hearing impairment & locomotor disability/cerebral palsy for direct rectt. under Govt. (74.8 KiB, 4,054 hits)

— Allowances/Concessions/Facilities

  MoF O.M. dated 17.01.2017 - Grant of Transport Allowance at double the normal rates to deaf and dumb employees of Central Government (39.2 KiB, 2,943 hits)

  वित्त मंत्रालय का का.ज्ञा. 17.01.2017 - केंद्र सरकार के मूक एवं बधिर कर्मचारियों को सामान्य दरों से दुगुना परिवहन भत्ता प्रदान किया जाना (33.5 KiB, 433 hits)

  DOPT O.M. dated 17.11.2015 - Posting of Government employees who have differently abled dependents-reg. (128.9 KiB, 5,247 hits)

  DPE O.M. dated 30.07.2015-Disable friendly examination centres for candidates with disabilities-Order of Court of Chief Commissioner for PWDs-reg. (518.1 KiB, 2,913 hits)

  RBI Circular dated 19.03.2015 - Priority Sector Lending - Persons with Disabilities(PwD) - Inclusion under Weaker Sections - UCBs (132.3 KiB, 2,603 hits)

  RBI Circular dated 13.03.2015 - Priority Sector Lending - Persons with Disabilities(PwD) - Inclusion under Weaker Sections (291.9 KiB, 3,121 hits)

  O.M. dated 17.02.2015 - Travelling Allowance in respect of Attendant,Escort for accompanying a Govt. servant with disabilities on travel during tour, training, etc. (1.6 MiB, 3,945 hits)

  DFS letter 28.07.2014 - Posting of Government employees who have differently abled dependents (1.1 MiB, 4,567 hits)

  O.M. dated 06.06.2014 - Posting of Government employees who have differently abled dependents (61.9 KiB, 2,576 hits)

  DFS Letter dated 11.04.2014 - Payment of Conveyance Allowance to Deaf and Dumb employees at par with Blind and Ortho. Handicapped employees, along with copy of MOF O.M. dt. 19.02.14 (3.0 MiB, 1,763 hits)

  O.M. dated 19.02.2014 - Grant of Transport Allowance to Central Government Employees - Extension of benefit of Transport Allowance at double the normal rate to Deaf and Dumb employees (172.2 KiB, 858 hits)

  O.M. dated 14.02.2014 - Guidelines for providing certain facilities in respect of persons with disabilities who are already employed in Government for efficient performance of their duties (161.1 KiB, 714 hits)

  O.M. dated 05.08.2013 - Grant of Transport Allowance to orthopaedically handicapped Central Government employees (710.9 KiB, 1,060 hits)

  MOH&FW O.M. dated 25.07.2013 - Extension of CGHS facilities to permanently disabled dependent brother of a CGHS beneficiary (719.4 KiB, 1,171 hits)

  O.M. dated 10.06.2013 - Framing of guidelines for smooth functioning of Persons with Disabilities (PWDs) in their duties in Govt. services (160.8 KiB, 644 hits)

  O.M. dated 15.11.2011 - Transport Allowance to Blind or Orthopedically handicapped employees of CPSEs (1,013.8 KiB, 2,136 hits)

  DFS letter dated 18.2.2009 - Payment of conveyance allowances to the blind and orthopaedically handicapped employees in Banks (436.7 KiB, 1,138 hits)

— Transport Allowance for Persons with Disabilities (PwDs)/Divyangjan 

  DPE O.M. dated 18.03.2023 - Double/Additional Transport Allowance out of the 50%/35% ceiling relating to Divyangjan - Date of implementation (21.02.2022) (830.1 KiB, 682 hits)

  MoF O.M. dated 15.09.2022 - Compendium of Instructions regarding grant of Transport Allowance at the double rates to persons with disabilities employed in Central Government-reg. (2.3 MiB, 2,125 hits)

  DoPT O.M. dated 12.07.2018 - Transport Allowance at double the normal rates to persons with disabilities employed in Central Government (168.0 KiB, 1,341 hits)

  MoF O.M. dated 17.01.2017 - Grant of Transport Allowance at double the normal rates to deaf and dumb employees of Central Government (39.2 KiB, 2,943 hits)

  वित्त मंत्रालय का का.ज्ञा. 17.01.2017 - केंद्र सरकार के मूक एवं बधिर कर्मचारियों को सामान्य दरों से दुगुना परिवहन भत्ता प्रदान किया जाना (33.5 KiB, 433 hits)

  DFS Letter dated 11.04.2014 - Payment of Conveyance Allowance to Deaf and Dumb employees at par with Blind and Ortho. Handicapped employees, along with copy of MOF O.M. dt. 19.02.14 (3.0 MiB, 1,763 hits)

  O.M. dated 19.02.2014 - Grant of Transport Allowance to Central Government Employees - Extension of benefit of Transport Allowance at double the normal rate to Deaf and Dumb employees (172.2 KiB, 858 hits)

  O.M. dated 05.08.2013 - Grant of Transport Allowance to orthopaedically handicapped Central Government employees (710.9 KiB, 1,060 hits)

Annual Reports

  Annual Report 2021-22 of Department of Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities (As on DEPwD website-18.09.2022) (10.6 MiB, 1,634 hits)

Banking/Insurance Sector

  DFS Circular dated 23.07.2012 - An Order of Case under the Persons with Disabilities Act, 1995 in Banks/Insurance Companies, Railways & CPSEs - Reservation for persons with hearing impairment (6.6 MiB, 820 hits)

Change of Cadre

  O.M. dated 14.02.2014 - Guidelines regarding change of cadre of IAS Officers appointed against vacancies reserved for Physically Handicapped (PH) category (77.4 KiB, 823 hits)

Committee for Monitoring

  DoPT O.M. dated 22.05.2015 - Constitution of a Committee to monitor the progress in filling up of vacancies of persons with disabilities (109.1 KiB, 5,656 hits)

Compendium of Instructions on Reservation for SCs/STs/OBCs/PwBDs/EWS

  Compendium of Instructions on Reservation in Appointments/Services in the Central Government (updated on 14.10.2022) (as on DoPT website) (1.3 MiB, 5,675 hits)

Compendium of Schemes for PwDs

  Compendium of Schemes for the Welfare of Persons with Disabilities-2019 (As on DEPwD(D) website-06.01.2021) (6.3 MiB, 1,973 hits)

Computation of Reservation for PWDs

  O.M. dated 07.01.2015 - Amendment in Para 15(i) of O.M. dated 29.12.2005 -Reservation for PWDs in posts and services of Govt. of India (38.2 KiB, 2,736 hits)

  O.M. dated 17.04.2014 - Computation of reservation- implementation of the judgment in the matter of Union of India Vs. National Federation of Blind & Ors. (Reminder) (308.2 KiB, 1,595 hits)

  O.M. dated 20.03.2014 - Computation of reservation- implementation of the judgment in the matter of Union of India Vs. National Federation of Blind & Ors (info to be furnished by 27.3.14) (155.7 KiB, 1,982 hits)

  O.M. dated 14.02.2014 - Reservation for PWDs - Computation of reservation - Supreme Court judgement in the case of Union of India & Ors. Vs. National Federation of Blind & Ors. (71.7 KiB, 749 hits)

  O.M. dated 03.12.2013 – Reservation for Persons with Disabilities - Computation of Reservation - Hon'ble Supreme Court judgement in the matter of Union of India & Anr. Vs. National Federation of Blind (638.0 KiB, 2,119 hits)

  SC Judgment dated 08.10.2013 - Union of India & Ors. Vs. National Federation of the Blind & Ors. (330.9 KiB, 5,712 hits)

Concept of Own Merit

  DoPT O.M. dated 27.09.2022 - Reservation for Persons with Benchmark Disabilities - Clarification with regard to the concept of own merit (1.1 MiB, 2,571 hits)

COVID-19 Related Orders

— Exemption of PWD employees from Roster Duty

  DPE O.M. dated 23.09.2020 – Exemption of Employees with Disabilities from roster duty due to COVID-19 situation-reg. (DoEPWD OM dt. 14.09.2020) (56.6 KiB, 7,338 hits)

  DoEPWD O.M. dated 14.09.2020 – Exemption of Employees with Disabilities from roster duty due to COVID-19 situation-reg. (1.0 MiB, 8,574 hits)

CSS 

  DoPT O.M. dated 31.05.2022 - Reservation to Persons with Benchmark Disabilities (PwBDs) in promotions in Section Officers' Grade of CSS (447.3 KiB, 2,518 hits)

Disabilities 

  DoPT O.M. dated 15.01.2018 - Reservation for the Persons with Benchmark Disabilities - reg. (470.3 KiB, 4,089 hits)

  MoSJ&E Notification dated 04.01.2018 - Guidelines for the purpose of assessing the extent of specified disabilities in a person (2.6 MiB, 1,822 hits)

Disability Certificate

  DEPwD Notification dated 05.05.2021 - Mandatory online certification of disability through Unique Disability Identity Card portal w.e.f. 01.06.2021 (867.1 KiB, 379 hits)

Doorstep Banking 

  RBI Circular dated 31.03.2020 - Doorstep Banking Services for Senior Citizens and Differently Abled Persons (209.2 KiB, 4,632 hits)

  RBI Circular dated 09.11.2017 - Statement on Development and Regulatory Policies - Oct 4, 2017 - Banking Facility for Senior Citizens and Differently abled Persons (52.5 KiB, 994 hits)

Facilities/Concessions

  RBI Circular dated 31.03.2020 - Doorstep Banking Services for Senior Citizens and Differently Abled Persons (209.2 KiB, 4,632 hits)

  RBI Circular dated 09.11.2017 - Statement on Development and Regulatory Policies - Oct 4, 2017 - Banking Facility for Senior Citizens and Differently abled Persons (52.5 KiB, 994 hits)

  MoF O.M. dated 17.01.2017 - Grant of Transport Allowance at double the normal rates to deaf and dumb employees of Central Government (39.2 KiB, 2,943 hits)

  DoPT Circular dated 11.03.2016- Scheme for providing facilities to the employees with disabilities of Department of Personnel & Training (72.5 KiB, 4,663 hits)

  O.M. dated 31.03.2014 - Guidelines for providing certain facilities in respect of PWDs who are already employed in Government for efficient performance of their duties (142.6 KiB, 1,781 hits)

Grievance Redressal Officer in DEPwD

  DEPwD O.O. dated 21.06.2022 - Appointment of Ms. Meena Kumari Sharma, DS, as Grievance Redressal Officer for the Deptt. of Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities (113.0 KiB, 1,372 hits)

Identification of posts suitable for Persons with Benchmark Disabilities

  DoEPWD O.M. dated 12.12.2018-Identification of posts suitable for persons with benchmark disabilities in pursuance of the provisions of the RPWD Act, 2016 (84.2 KiB, 4,470 hits)

Leave

  DoPT O.M. dated 17.07.2018 - Leave to a Government servant who is unlikely to be fit to return to duty (applicability of the Right of Persons with Disability Act) (1.6 MiB, 5,096 hits)

Liaison Officer

  DoPT O.M. dated 08.12.2022-Liaison Officer for SC/ST/OBC/PwD/EWS & ESM and Reservation Cell for enforcement of reservation (101.9 KiB, 1,955 hits)

Lists of Posts Identified Suitable for Persons with Disabilities

Gist of Expert Committee’s Report and List of Posts in Group ‘A’, ‘B’, ‘C’& ‘D’ Suitable/Identified To Be Reserved for PWDs (at Annexure-C)-Four Lists in Annexure-C to the Notification dated 04.01.2021 * Notification dated 25.07.2013 * Lists of Posts in Group ‘A’, ‘B’, ‘C’& ‘D’ Identified To Be Reserved for PWDs (at Annexure-C)

— Gist of Expert Committee’s Report and List of Posts in Group ‘A’, ‘B’, ‘C’& ‘D’ Suitable/Identified To Be Reserved for PWDs (at Annexure-C)-Four Lists in Annexure-C to the Notification dated 04.01.2021

  MoSJE Notification dated 04.01.2021-Gist of Expert Committee's Report & list of CG posts in Group A,B,C and D identified suitable for persons with benchmark disabilities (Annex-C) (22.7 MiB, 7,097 hits)

— Notification dated 25.07.2013

  MoSJ&E Notification dated 29.07.2013-Lists of posts in Group 'A', 'B', 'C'& 'D' identified suitable for PWDs (at Annexure-C) (52.2 KiB, 170 hits)

— Lists of Posts in Group ‘A’, ‘B’, ‘C’& ‘D’ Suitable/Identified To Be Reserved for PWDs (at Annexure-C)-Four Lists in Annexure-C to the Notification dated 25.07.2013

  Posts Identified to be Reserved for Persons with Disabilities Group 'A'-Annexure-C to Ntfn. dated 29.07.2013 (As on DEPwD(D) website) (546.6 KiB, 2,243 hits)

  Posts Identified To Be Reserved for Persons with Disabilities Group 'B' (As on Min. of SJ&E website - 12.01.2014) (343.2 KiB, 2,219 hits)

  Posts Identified To Be Reserved for Persons with Disabilities Group 'C' (As on Min. of SJ&E website - 12.01.2014) (2.1 MiB, 2,273 hits)

  Posts Identified To Be Reserved for Persons with Disabilities Group 'D' (As on Min. of SJ&E website - 12.01.2014) (474.8 KiB, 2,169 hits)

Note:-  Later, the Department of Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities, as mentioned in its O.M. dated 12.12.2018, constituted an Expert Committee to look into the identification of posts for cetain new categories of disabilities as well. That Department, vide its O.M. dated 12.12.2018, have, inter alia, requested as under:-
“In view of the above, it is requested that until process of identification of posts suitable for PwDs is completed, all the Ministries/Departments may constitute an Expert Committees in their Departments including Public Sector Units under their administrative control for the purpose of identification of  posts suitable  for all the categories of disabilities identified under Section 34(1) of the RPwD Act, 2016. In this Committee, they may include one representative from this Department and also persons with benchmark disabilities in terms of Section 33(ii) of the RPwD Act, 2016.”

National Policy for Persons with Disabilities (PwDs)

  National Policy for Persons with Disabilities, Dated 10.02.2006 (Ministry of SJ&E) (As on DEPwD(D) website-06.01.2021) (382.8 KiB, 1,994 hits)

  National Policy for Persons with Disabilities and United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (11.1 MiB, 1,094 hits)

Posting

  DoPT O.M. dated 26.12.2022 - Recommendations received from the Court of Chief Commissioners for PwDs on the representation of Shri Vishnu S. Nair, SO, CSS, for posting to native place, i.e. Ernakulam (201.7 KiB, 585 hits)

Relaxations/Concessions
— Relaxation in aptitude test available to SC/ST applicable to the disabled

  SC Order dated 08.07.2020 - Aryan Raj Vs. Chandigarh Administration & Ors. (53.0 KiB, 3,346 hits)

Reservation for PwBD

  DoPT O.M. dated 27.09.2022 - Reservation for Persons with Benchmark Disabilities - Clarification with regard to the concept of own merit (1.1 MiB, 2,571 hits)

Reservation in CPSEs

  DPE O.M. dated 25.02.2015 - Applicability of instructions regarding reservation to SC/ST/OBC, Disability & Ex-servicemen as issued by Govt. Ministries/Departments to CPSEs (105.4 KiB, 20,641 hits)

Reservation in Promotion for PwDs

  DoPT O.M. dated 26.04.2023 - Litigation involving reservation in promotion to Persons with Benchmark Disabilities (PwBD)-regarding (83.1 KiB, 303 hits)

  DoPT O.M. dated 27.09.2022 - Reservation for Persons with Benchmark Disabilities - Clarification with regard to the concept of own merit (1.1 MiB, 2,571 hits)

  DFS Letter dated 06.06.2022 - Reservation in promotion to Persons with Benchmark Disabilities (PwBDs) (536.4 KiB, 51 hits)

  DoPT O.M. dated 17.05.2022 - Reservation in promotion to Persons with Benchmark Disabilities (PwBDs) (418.6 KiB, 43 hits)

— The Supreme Court on June 28, 2021 ruled that reservation for Persons with Disabilities (PwD) mandated by Persons with Disabilities (Equal Opportunities, Protection of Rights and Full Participation) Act, 1995, is applicable to promotions as well (State of Kerala vs. Leesamma Joseph).

  SC Judgment dated 28.06.2021 - The State of Kerala & Ors. Vs. Leesamma Joseph (120.0 KiB, 5,421 hits)

Revised Forms for Disability Certificates

  O.M. dated 29.11.2013 – Reservation for Persons with Disabilities - Revised forms for Disability Certificates (528.8 KiB, 947 hits)

The Rights of Persons With Disabilities Act/Rules

  The Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act, 2016 (13.01.2017) (1.1 MiB, 28,395 hits)

  The Persons with Disabilitiess Act, 1995 (As on newsonair.nic.in-07.04.2017) (144.1 KiB, 578 hits)

Special Recruitment Drive

  Special Recruitment Drive for filling up of Laboratory Assistant post for Persons with Disabilities - reg. (835.5 KiB, 1,864 hits)

  Filling up of various posts for Persons with Disabilities-reg. (As on DoPT website-06.01.2017) (176.3 KiB, 2,974 hits)

  Advertisements issued by Ministries,Departments,Organisations in regard to Spl. Rectt. Drive for filling up of vacancies for PWDs (As on DoPT website-07.10.15) (3.1 MiB, 2,620 hits)

  Advertisements issued by Ministries/Departments/Organisations in regard to Spl. Rectt. Drive for filling up of vacancies for PWDs (As on DoPT website-28.09.15) (1.8 MiB, 888 hits)

  DoPT O.M. dated 22/25.05.2015 - Special Recruitment Drive to fill up the vacancies for Persons with Disabilities (PwDs) (73.4 KiB, 5,885 hits)

Submission of Certificate by NFPwD Scholars

  DEPwD Circular dated 24.01.2023 - Change in procedure for submission of certificate by NFPwD scholars from 1st April 2023 - reg. (170.2 KiB, 935 hits)

Temporary Appointment

  DoPT O.M. dated 21.11.2022 - Reiteration of instructions relating to reservation in temporary appointments - regarding (64.3 KiB, 1,582 hits)

Transfer/Rotational Transfer

  DoPT O.M. dated 08.10.2018 - Exemption from the routine exercise of transfer/rotational transfer (for PwDs) (79.0 KiB, 9,648 hits)

  DPE O.M. dated 18.03.2023 - Double/Additional Transport Allowance out of the 50%/35% ceiling relating to Divyangjan - Date of implementation (21.02.2022) (830.1 KiB, 682 hits)

Voluntary Retirement

  DoPT O.M. dated 07.09.2020 - Request received for retirement from service (VRS) from PWDs - SC Order in Bhagwan Dass & Anr. Vs. Punjab State Electricity Board - Clarification reg. (110.4 KiB, 3,554 hits)

  DoPT O.M. dated 19.05.2015-Request for Voluntary Retirement from persons suffering from disability-Supreme Court Order in the case of Bhagwan Dass & Anr. (63.5 KiB, 5,135 hits)

  O.M. dated 06.02.2015 - Request for Voluntary Retirement from Persons suffering with disability - regarding (100.4 KiB, 3,822 hits)

Written Examination for PWDs 

  DPE O.M. dated 23.09.2020 – Guidelines for conducting written examination for persons with benchmark disabilities-reg. (DoEPWD OM dated 09.09.2020) (52.0 KiB, 7,312 hits)

  DoEPWD O.M. dated 09.09.2020 – Guidelines for conducting written examination for persons with benchmark disabilities-reg. (2.5 MiB, 7,256 hits)

  MoSJ&E O.M. dated 26.02.2013 – Guidelines for conducting written examination for persons with disabilities (194.5 KiB, 318 hits)

  SC Order dated 08.07.2020 - Aryan Raj Vs. Chandigarh Administration & Ors. (53.0 KiB, 3,346 hits)

V. Court Judgements – New  

Relaxation in aptitude test available to SC/ST applicable to the disabled

  SC Order dated 08.07.2020 - Aryan Raj Vs. Chandigarh Administration & Ors. (53.0 KiB, 3,346 hits)

  Bombay HC judgement dated 04.12.2013 - National Confederation for Development of Disabled & Anr. (132.5 KiB, 9,853 hits)

  SC Judgment dated 08.10.2013 - Union of India & Ors. Vs. National Federation of the Blind & Ors. (330.9 KiB, 5,712 hits)

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