Reservation for Persons with Disabilities (PwDs) (Handicapped) in Services

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Reservation for Persons with Disabilities (PwDs) (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, 6,752 hits)

All Orders/Circulars

2025

  DoPT O.M. dated 07.01.2025 - Reservation in promotion of Persons with Benchmark Disabilities-grant of notional promotion w.e.f. 30.6.2016 onwards (Reminder) (142.6 KiB, 1,011 hits)

2024

  DoPT O.M. dated 07.01.2025 - Reservation in promotion of Persons with Benchmark Disabilities-grant of notional promotion w.e.f. 30.6.2016 onwards (Reminder) (142.6 KiB, 1,011 hits)

  DoPT O.M. dated 09.10.2024 - Reservation in promotion with Persons with Benchmark Disabilities - grant of notional promotion w.e.f. 30.06.2016 - reg. (278.5 KiB, 2,631 hits)

  DoPT O.M. dated 28.03.2024 - Reservation for SCs,STs,OBCs,PwDs and EWS in Posts and Services in the Central Government (558.0 KiB, 5,664 hits)

  DoPT O.M. dated 14.03.2024 - Modules launched on PM DAKSH DEPWD for PwDs (112.3 KiB, 2,649 hits)

  DPE Letter dated 23.01.2024 – Reservation in promotion to Persons with Benchmark Disabilities (PwBDs) - regarding (reg. DoPT O.M. dt. 28.12.23) (3.1 MiB, 4,431 hits)

2023

  DoPT O.M. dated 28.12.2023 - Reservation in promotion to Persons with Benchmark Disabilities (PwBDs) regarding (2.3 MiB, 5,463 hits)

  DoPT O.M. dated 26.04.2023 - Litigation involving reservation in promotion to Persons with Benchmark Disabilities (PwBD)-regarding (83.1 KiB, 4,216 hits)

  DPE O.M. dated 05.04.2023 – Adhering to the provisions/guidelines relating to transfer of divyang employees - regarding (1.7 MiB, 2,433 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, 5,032 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, 4,676 hits)

  DPE O.M. dated 17.01.2023 – Reservation in promotion to Persons with Benchmark Disabilities (PwBDs) - Clarification with regard to the concept of own merit (3.1 MiB, 2,324 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, 1,611 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, 10,078 hits)

  DoPT O.M. dated 21.11.2022 - Reiteration of instructions relating to reservation in temporary appointments - regarding (64.3 KiB, 8,272 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, 16,413 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, 5,734 hits)

  Annual Report 2021-22 of Department of Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities (As on DEPwD website-18.09.2022) (10.6 MiB, 4,737 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, 4,150 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, 2,318 hits)

  DFS Letter dated 06.06.2022 - Reservation in promotion to Persons with Benchmark Disabilities (PwBDs) (536.4 KiB, 1,713 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, 4,017 hits)

  DoPT O.M. dated 17.05.2022 - Reservation in promotion to Persons with Benchmark Disabilities (PwBDs) (418.6 KiB, 1,235 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, 1,465 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, 9,280 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, 9,308 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, 10,634 hits)

  DoEPWD O.M. dated 09.09.2020 – Guidelines for conducting written examination for persons with benchmark disabilities-reg. (2.5 MiB, 9,293 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, 7,121 hits)

  DoPT O.M. dated 08.10.2018 - Exemption from the routine exercise of transfer/rotational transfer (for PwDs) (79.0 KiB, 10,229 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, 5,430 hits)

  DPE O.M. dated 17.04.2018 - Accessible India Campaign (Sugamya Bharat Abhiyan) - Guidelines for CPSE MoU 2018-19 onwards (426.7 KiB, 2,009 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, 2,061 hits)

  DoPT O.M. dated 15.01.2018 - Reservation for the Persons with Benchmark Disabilities - reg. (470.3 KiB, 4,339 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, 3,947 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, 3,149 hits)

  MoSJ&E Notification dated 19.04.2017 - Coming into force of the Rights of PWDs Act, 2016 (1.1 MiB, 2,587 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, 3,182 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, 577 hits)

  The Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act, 2016 (13.01.2017) (1.1 MiB, 34,352 hits)

  Filling up of various posts for Persons with Disabilities-reg. (As on DoPT website-06.01.2017) (176.3 KiB, 3,178 hits)

  DoPT Circular dated 11.03.2016- Scheme for providing facilities to the employees with disabilities of Department of Personnel & Training (72.5 KiB, 5,114 hits)

  DOPT O.M. dated 17.11.2015 - Posting of Government employees who have differently abled dependents-reg. (128.9 KiB, 5,756 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, 2,801 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, 1,401 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, 3,384 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, 7,663 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, 6,393 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, 5,843 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, 5,374 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, 5,843 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, 4,272 hits)

  RBI Circular dated 19.03.2015 - Priority Sector Lending - Persons with Disabilities(PwD) - Inclusion under Weaker Sections - UCBs (132.3 KiB, 2,755 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, 25,650 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, 4,287 hits)

  O.M. dated 06.02.2015 - Request for Voluntary Retirement from Persons suffering with disability - regarding (100.4 KiB, 4,149 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, 2,898 hits)

  DFS letter 28.07.2014 - Posting of Government employees who have differently abled dependents (1.1 MiB, 5,172 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, 6,671 hits)

  O.M. dated 06.06.2014 - Posting of Government employees who have differently abled dependents (61.9 KiB, 3,071 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, 1,731 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, 1,985 hits)

  DPE Letter dated 07.04.2014 – Guidelines for providing certain facilities in respect of PwD who are already employed in Govt. for efficient discharge of their duties (3.3 MiB, 2,260 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, 2,280 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, 2,544 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, 1,985 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, 1,027 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, 929 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, 890 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, 1,046 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, 2,548 hits)

  O.M. dated 08.01.2014 - Identification of jobs or posts for persons with disabilities - review thereof (48.4 KiB, 2,065 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, 2,290 hits)

  O.M. dated 29.11.2013 – Reservation for Persons with Disabilities - Revised forms for Disability Certificates (528.8 KiB, 1,185 hits)

  SC Judgment dated 08.10.2013 - Union of India & Ors. Vs. National Federation of the Blind & Ors. (330.9 KiB, 6,427 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, 1,488 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, 1,518 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, 1,188 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, 821 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, 1,204 hits)

  O.M. dated 14.12.2012 - Reservation for Persons with Disabilities (75.8 KiB, 871 hits)

  O.M. dated 26.11.2012 - Filling up of vacancies reserved for Persons with Disabilities (98.8 KiB, 825 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, 1,234 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, 961 hits)

  O.M. dated 19.07.2012 - Representation of various categories at higher positions in the Central Government (41.7 KiB, 1,164 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, 997 hits)

  O.M. dated 10.05.2012 - Special Recruitment Drive for filling up backlog reserved vacancies for Persons with Disabilities (PWDs) (78.9 KiB, 850 hits)

  O.M. dated 09.04.2012 - Special Recruitment Drive for filling up backlog reserved vacancies for Persons with Disabilities - Regarding (45.8 KiB, 790 hits)

  O.M. dated 01.08.2011 - Consideration of persons with disabilities for promotion against unreserved vacancies (32.3 KiB, 864 hits)

  O.M. dated 28.07.2011 - Re-launch of Special Recruitment Drive for filling up backlog reserved vacancies of PWDs (37.7 KiB, 821 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, 756 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, 810 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, 1,231 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, 1,196 hits)

  O.M. dated 04.01.2011 - Special Recruitment Drive for filling up backlog reserved vacancies for Persons with Disabilities (PWDs) (524.1 KiB, 927 hits)

  O.M. dated 30.3.2010 - Forwarding of applications of Government Servants suffering from disability for employment elsewhere (47.0 KiB, 1,068 hits)

  O.M. dated 10.3.2010 - Reservation Roster of Assistants with Disabilities (56.7 KiB, 1,587 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, 855 hits)

  O.M. dated 27.11.2009 - Spl. Recruitment Drive to fill up backlog reserved vacancies for PWDs (209.1 KiB, 1,034 hits)

  O.M. dated 10.6.2009 - Benefit of reservation to PWDs who acquire disability after entering into Govt. service (69.2 KiB, 929 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, 831 hits)

  DFS letter dated 18.2.2009 - Payment of conveyance allowances to the blind and orthopaedically handicapped employees in Banks (436.7 KiB, 1,297 hits)

  O.M. dated 10.12.2008 - Spl. Recruitment Drive for filling up the backlog reserved vacancies for PWDs (263.6 KiB, 1,003 hits)

  O.M. dated 12.12.2006 - Reservation for PWDs (198.1 KiB, 1,157 hits)

  O.M. dated 26.4.2006 - Reservation for the PWDs (120.1 KiB, 1,062 hits)

  O.M. dated 29.12.2005 - Govt. instructions-Reservation for persons with disabilities (944.7 KiB, 1,386 hits)

  O.M. dated 29.10.2003 - Annual Reports regarding representation of PWDs in services (63.5 KiB, 1,024 hits)

  O.M. dated 8.7.2003 - Appointment of PWDs against unreserved vacancies (42.1 KiB, 907 hits)

  O.M. dated 18.2.2000 - Posting of Government employees who have children with hearing impairment or multiple disability (80.6 KiB, 1,006 hits)

Act & Rules

  The Rights of Persons with Disability Rules, 2017 (As on DEPwD website-09.07.2017) (297.2 KiB, 12,307 hits)

  Draft for the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Rules, 2017 (As on MoSJ&E website-17.06.2017) (485.0 KiB, 4,937 hits)

  MoSJ&E Notification dated 19.04.2017 - Coming into force of the Rights of PWDs Act, 2016 (1.1 MiB, 2,587 hits)

  The Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act, 2016 (13.01.2017) (1.1 MiB, 34,352 hits)

  The Persons with Disabilitiess Act, 1995 (As on newsonair.nic.in-07.04.2017) (144.1 KiB, 735 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, 2,009 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, 7,663 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, 4,272 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, 3,182 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, 577 hits)

  DOPT O.M. dated 17.11.2015 - Posting of Government employees who have differently abled dependents-reg. (128.9 KiB, 5,756 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, 3,384 hits)

  RBI Circular dated 19.03.2015 - Priority Sector Lending - Persons with Disabilities(PwD) - Inclusion under Weaker Sections - UCBs (132.3 KiB, 2,755 hits)

  RBI Circular dated 13.03.2015 - Priority Sector Lending - Persons with Disabilities(PwD) - Inclusion under Weaker Sections (291.9 KiB, 3,280 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, 4,287 hits)

  DFS letter 28.07.2014 - Posting of Government employees who have differently abled dependents (1.1 MiB, 5,172 hits)

  O.M. dated 06.06.2014 - Posting of Government employees who have differently abled dependents (61.9 KiB, 3,071 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, 1,985 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, 1,027 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, 890 hits)

  O.M. dated 05.08.2013 - Grant of Transport Allowance to orthopaedically handicapped Central Government employees (710.9 KiB, 1,488 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, 1,518 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, 821 hits)

  O.M. dated 15.11.2011 - Transport Allowance to Blind or Orthopedically handicapped employees of CPSEs (1,013.8 KiB, 2,455 hits)

  DFS letter dated 18.2.2009 - Payment of conveyance allowances to the blind and orthopaedically handicapped employees in Banks (436.7 KiB, 1,297 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, 5,032 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, 4,150 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, 1,549 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, 3,182 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, 577 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, 1,985 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, 1,027 hits)

  O.M. dated 05.08.2013 - Grant of Transport Allowance to orthopaedically handicapped Central Government employees (710.9 KiB, 1,488 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, 4,737 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, 961 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, 1,046 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, 5,843 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, 16,413 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, 2,960 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, 2,898 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, 1,731 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, 2,544 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, 929 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, 2,290 hits)

  SC Judgment dated 08.10.2013 - Union of India & Ors. Vs. National Federation of the Blind & Ors. (330.9 KiB, 6,427 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, 5,734 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, 9,280 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, 10,634 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, 4,017 hits)

Disabilities 

  DoPT O.M. dated 15.01.2018 - Reservation for the Persons with Benchmark Disabilities - reg. (470.3 KiB, 4,339 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, 2,061 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, 1,465 hits)

Doorstep Banking 

  RBI Circular dated 31.03.2020 - Doorstep Banking Services for Senior Citizens and Differently Abled Persons (209.2 KiB, 7,861 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, 1,176 hits)

Facilities/Concessions

  RBI Circular dated 31.03.2020 - Doorstep Banking Services for Senior Citizens and Differently Abled Persons (209.2 KiB, 7,861 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, 1,176 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, 3,182 hits)

  DoPT Circular dated 11.03.2016- Scheme for providing facilities to the employees with disabilities of Department of Personnel & Training (72.5 KiB, 5,114 hits)

  DPE Letter dated 07.04.2014 – Guidelines for providing certain facilities in respect of PwD who are already employed in Govt. for efficient discharge of their duties (3.3 MiB, 2,260 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, 2,280 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, 2,318 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, 7,121 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, 5,430 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, 10,078 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, 12,441 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, 305 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, 3,272 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, 3,178 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, 3,246 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, 3,095 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, 2,960 hits)

  National Policy for Persons with Disabilities and United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (11.1 MiB, 1,272 hits)

PM- DAKSH-DEPwD

  DoPT O.M. dated 14.03.2024 - Modules launched on PM DAKSH DEPWD for PwDs (112.3 KiB, 2,649 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, 1,611 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, 6,752 hits)

Reservation for PwDs

  DoPT O.M. dated 28.03.2024 - Reservation for SCs,STs,OBCs,PwDs and EWS in Posts and Services in the Central Government (558.0 KiB, 5,664 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, 5,734 hits)

Reservation in CPSEs

  DPE Letter dated 23.01.2024 – Reservation in promotion to Persons with Benchmark Disabilities (PwBDs) - regarding (reg. DoPT O.M. dt. 28.12.23) (3.1 MiB, 4,431 hits)

  DPE O.M. dated 17.01.2023 – Reservation in promotion to Persons with Benchmark Disabilities (PwBDs) - Clarification with regard to the concept of own merit (3.1 MiB, 2,324 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, 25,650 hits)

Reservation in Promotion to PwDs

  DoPT O.M. dated 07.01.2025 - Reservation in promotion of Persons with Benchmark Disabilities-grant of notional promotion w.e.f. 30.6.2016 onwards (Reminder) (142.6 KiB, 1,011 hits)

  DoPT O.M. dated 09.10.2024 - Reservation in promotion with Persons with Benchmark Disabilities - grant of notional promotion w.e.f. 30.06.2016 - reg. (278.5 KiB, 2,631 hits)

  DoPT O.M. dated 28.03.2024 - Reservation for SCs,STs,OBCs,PwDs and EWS in Posts and Services in the Central Government (558.0 KiB, 5,664 hits)

  DPE Letter dated 23.01.2024 – Reservation in promotion to Persons with Benchmark Disabilities (PwBDs) - regarding (reg. DoPT O.M. dt. 28.12.23) (3.1 MiB, 4,431 hits)

  DoPT O.M. dated 28.12.2023 - Reservation in promotion to Persons with Benchmark Disabilities (PwBDs) regarding (2.3 MiB, 5,463 hits)

  DoPT O.M. dated 26.04.2023 - Litigation involving reservation in promotion to Persons with Benchmark Disabilities (PwBD)-regarding (83.1 KiB, 4,216 hits)

  DPE O.M. dated 17.01.2023 – Reservation in promotion to Persons with Benchmark Disabilities (PwBDs) - Clarification with regard to the concept of own merit (3.1 MiB, 2,324 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, 5,734 hits)

  DFS Letter dated 06.06.2022 - Reservation in promotion to Persons with Benchmark Disabilities (PwBDs) (536.4 KiB, 1,713 hits)

  DoPT O.M. dated 17.05.2022 - Reservation in promotion to Persons with Benchmark Disabilities (PwBDs) (418.6 KiB, 1,235 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, 12,854 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, 1,185 hits)

The Rights of Persons With Disabilities Act/Rules

  The Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act, 2016 (13.01.2017) (1.1 MiB, 34,352 hits)

  The Persons with Disabilitiess Act, 1995 (As on newsonair.nic.in-07.04.2017) (144.1 KiB, 735 hits)

Special Recruitment Drive

  Special Recruitment Drive for filling up of Laboratory Assistant post for Persons with Disabilities - reg. (835.5 KiB, 2,356 hits)

  Filling up of various posts for Persons with Disabilities-reg. (As on DoPT website-06.01.2017) (176.3 KiB, 3,178 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, 2,801 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, 1,206 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, 6,393 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, 4,676 hits)

Temporary Appointment

  DoPT O.M. dated 21.11.2022 - Reiteration of instructions relating to reservation in temporary appointments - regarding (64.3 KiB, 8,272 hits)

Transfer/Rotational Transfer

  DPE O.M. dated 05.04.2023 – Adhering to the provisions/guidelines relating to transfer of divyang employees - regarding (1.7 MiB, 2,433 hits)

  DoPT O.M. dated 08.10.2018 - Exemption from the routine exercise of transfer/rotational transfer (for PwDs) (79.0 KiB, 10,229 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, 5,032 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, 5,697 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, 5,374 hits)

  O.M. dated 06.02.2015 - Request for Voluntary Retirement from Persons suffering with disability - regarding (100.4 KiB, 4,149 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, 9,308 hits)

  DoEPWD O.M. dated 09.09.2020 – Guidelines for conducting written examination for persons with benchmark disabilities-reg. (2.5 MiB, 9,293 hits)

  MoSJ&E O.M. dated 26.02.2013 – Guidelines for conducting written examination for persons with disabilities (194.5 KiB, 547 hits)

  SC Order dated 08.07.2020 - Aryan Raj Vs. Chandigarh Administration & Ors. (53.0 KiB, 6,752 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, 6,752 hits)

  Bombay HC judgement dated 04.12.2013 - National Confederation for Development of Disabled & Anr. (132.5 KiB, 10,510 hits)

  SC Judgment dated 08.10.2013 - Union of India & Ors. Vs. National Federation of the Blind & Ors. (330.9 KiB, 6,427 hits)

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