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, 8,483 hits)

All Orders/Circulars

2026

  DPE O.M. dated 13.01.2026 - Consolidated guidelines on double/additional Transport Allowance out of 50%/35% ceiling relating to Divyangan (934.0 KiB, 1,445 hits)

2025

  MoF O.M. dated 29.07.2025 - Compendium of instructions regarding grant of Transport Allowance at double the normal rates to PwDs employed in Central Govt. (948.4 KiB, 3,020 hits)

  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, 5,241 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, 5,241 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, 7,439 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, 11,445 hits)

  DoPT O.M. dated 14.03.2024 - Modules launched on PM DAKSH DEPWD for PwDs (112.3 KiB, 5,109 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, 8,350 hits)

2023

  DoPT O.M. dated 28.12.2023 - Reservation in promotion to Persons with Benchmark Disabilities (PwBDs) regarding (2.3 MiB, 8,363 hits)

  DoPT O.M. dated 26.04.2023 - Litigation involving reservation in promotion to Persons with Benchmark Disabilities (PwBD)-regarding (83.1 KiB, 5,335 hits)

  DPE O.M. dated 05.04.2023 – Adhering to the provisions/guidelines relating to transfer of divyang employees - regarding (1.7 MiB, 4,888 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, 7,523 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, 6,943 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, 4,756 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, 2,555 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, 14,097 hits)

  DoPT O.M. dated 21.11.2022 - Reiteration of instructions relating to reservation in temporary appointments - regarding (64.3 KiB, 11,785 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, 22,437 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, 7,650 hits)

  Annual Report 2021-22 of Department of Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities (As on DEPwD website-18.09.2022) (10.6 MiB, 6,552 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, 5,306 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, 3,219 hits)

  DFS Letter dated 06.06.2022 - Reservation in promotion to Persons with Benchmark Disabilities (PwBDs) (536.4 KiB, 2,926 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, 5,309 hits)

  DoPT O.M. dated 17.05.2022 - Reservation in promotion to Persons with Benchmark Disabilities (PwBDs) (418.6 KiB, 2,387 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, 2,456 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, 10,212 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, 10,232 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, 11,571 hits)

  DoEPWD O.M. dated 09.09.2020 – Guidelines for conducting written examination for persons with benchmark disabilities-reg. (2.5 MiB, 10,236 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, 8,943 hits)

  DoPT O.M. dated 08.10.2018 - Exemption from the routine exercise of transfer/rotational transfer (for PwDs) (79.0 KiB, 10,650 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, 5,984 hits)

  DPE O.M. dated 17.04.2018 - Accessible India Campaign (Sugamya Bharat Abhiyan) - Guidelines for CPSE MoU 2018-19 onwards (426.7 KiB, 2,193 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, 2,253 hits)

  DoPT O.M. dated 15.01.2018 - Reservation for the Persons with Benchmark Disabilities - reg. (470.3 KiB, 4,536 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, 4,557 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, 3,386 hits)

  MoSJ&E Notification dated 19.04.2017 - Coming into force of the Rights of PWDs Act, 2016 (1.1 MiB, 2,944 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, 3,420 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, 726 hits)

  The Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act, 2016 (13.01.2017) (1.1 MiB, 37,308 hits)

  Filling up of various posts for Persons with Disabilities-reg. (As on DoPT website-06.01.2017) (176.3 KiB, 3,351 hits)

  DoPT Circular dated 11.03.2016- Scheme for providing facilities to the employees with disabilities of Department of Personnel & Training (72.5 KiB, 5,443 hits)

  DOPT O.M. dated 17.11.2015 - Posting of Government employees who have differently abled dependents-reg. (128.9 KiB, 6,153 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, 3,034 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, 1,774 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, 3,692 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, 8,060 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, 6,775 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, 6,103 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, 5,643 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, 6,103 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, 4,522 hits)

  RBI Circular dated 19.03.2015 - Priority Sector Lending - Persons with Disabilities(PwD) - Inclusion under Weaker Sections - UCBs (132.3 KiB, 2,929 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, 28,624 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, 4,576 hits)

  O.M. dated 06.02.2015 - Request for Voluntary Retirement from Persons suffering with disability - regarding (100.4 KiB, 4,406 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, 3,071 hits)

  DFS letter 28.07.2014 - Posting of Government employees who have differently abled dependents (1.1 MiB, 5,803 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, 7,145 hits)

  O.M. dated 06.06.2014 - Posting of Government employees who have differently abled dependents (61.9 KiB, 3,659 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, 1,893 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, 2,182 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, 4,402 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, 2,846 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, 3,107 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, 2,182 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, 1,228 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, 1,093 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, 1,079 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, 1,250 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, 2,796 hits)

  O.M. dated 08.01.2014 - Identification of jobs or posts for persons with disabilities - review thereof (48.4 KiB, 2,230 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, 2,464 hits)

  O.M. dated 29.11.2013 – Reservation for Persons with Disabilities - Revised forms for Disability Certificates (528.8 KiB, 1,528 hits)

  SC Judgment dated 08.10.2013 - Union of India & Ors. Vs. National Federation of the Blind & Ors. (330.9 KiB, 7,086 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, 1,743 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, 1,926 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, 1,378 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, 1,023 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, 1,451 hits)

  O.M. dated 14.12.2012 - Reservation for Persons with Disabilities (75.8 KiB, 1,053 hits)

  O.M. dated 26.11.2012 - Filling up of vacancies reserved for Persons with Disabilities (98.8 KiB, 1,000 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, 1,450 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, 1,155 hits)

  O.M. dated 19.07.2012 - Representation of various categories at higher positions in the Central Government (41.7 KiB, 1,394 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, 1,216 hits)

  O.M. dated 10.05.2012 - Special Recruitment Drive for filling up backlog reserved vacancies for Persons with Disabilities (PWDs) (78.9 KiB, 1,006 hits)

  O.M. dated 09.04.2012 - Special Recruitment Drive for filling up backlog reserved vacancies for Persons with Disabilities - Regarding (45.8 KiB, 983 hits)

  O.M. dated 01.08.2011 - Consideration of persons with disabilities for promotion against unreserved vacancies (32.3 KiB, 1,034 hits)

  O.M. dated 28.07.2011 - Re-launch of Special Recruitment Drive for filling up backlog reserved vacancies of PWDs (37.7 KiB, 1,037 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, 933 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, 987 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, 1,446 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, 1,412 hits)

  O.M. dated 04.01.2011 - Special Recruitment Drive for filling up backlog reserved vacancies for Persons with Disabilities (PWDs) (524.1 KiB, 1,152 hits)

  O.M. dated 30.3.2010 - Forwarding of applications of Government Servants suffering from disability for employment elsewhere (47.0 KiB, 1,255 hits)

  O.M. dated 10.3.2010 - Reservation Roster of Assistants with Disabilities (56.7 KiB, 2,016 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, 1,025 hits)

  O.M. dated 27.11.2009 - Spl. Recruitment Drive to fill up backlog reserved vacancies for PWDs (209.1 KiB, 1,206 hits)

  O.M. dated 10.6.2009 - Benefit of reservation to PWDs who acquire disability after entering into Govt. service (69.2 KiB, 1,111 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, 992 hits)

  DFS letter dated 18.2.2009 - Payment of conveyance allowances to the blind and orthopaedically handicapped employees in Banks (436.7 KiB, 1,500 hits)

  O.M. dated 10.12.2008 - Spl. Recruitment Drive for filling up the backlog reserved vacancies for PWDs (263.6 KiB, 1,186 hits)

  O.M. dated 12.12.2006 - Reservation for PWDs (198.1 KiB, 1,402 hits)

  O.M. dated 26.4.2006 - Reservation for the PWDs (120.1 KiB, 1,275 hits)

  O.M. dated 29.12.2005 - Govt. instructions-Reservation for persons with disabilities (944.7 KiB, 1,795 hits)

  O.M. dated 29.10.2003 - Annual Reports regarding representation of PWDs in services (63.5 KiB, 1,219 hits)

  O.M. dated 8.7.2003 - Appointment of PWDs against unreserved vacancies (42.1 KiB, 1,052 hits)

  O.M. dated 18.2.2000 - Posting of Government employees who have children with hearing impairment or multiple disability (80.6 KiB, 1,179 hits)

Act & Rules

  The Rights of Persons with Disability Rules, 2017 (As on DEPwD website-09.07.2017) (297.2 KiB, 13,329 hits)

  Draft for the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Rules, 2017 (As on MoSJ&E website-17.06.2017) (485.0 KiB, 5,938 hits)

  MoSJ&E Notification dated 19.04.2017 - Coming into force of the Rights of PWDs Act, 2016 (1.1 MiB, 2,944 hits)

  The Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act, 2016 (13.01.2017) (1.1 MiB, 37,308 hits)

  The Persons with Disabilitiess Act, 1995 (As on newsonair.nic.in-07.04.2017) (144.1 KiB, 914 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, 2,193 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, 8,060 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, 4,522 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, 3,420 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, 726 hits)

  DOPT O.M. dated 17.11.2015 - Posting of Government employees who have differently abled dependents-reg. (128.9 KiB, 6,153 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, 3,692 hits)

  RBI Circular dated 19.03.2015 - Priority Sector Lending - Persons with Disabilities(PwD) - Inclusion under Weaker Sections - UCBs (132.3 KiB, 2,929 hits)

  RBI Circular dated 13.03.2015 - Priority Sector Lending - Persons with Disabilities(PwD) - Inclusion under Weaker Sections (291.9 KiB, 3,463 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, 4,576 hits)

  DFS letter 28.07.2014 - Posting of Government employees who have differently abled dependents (1.1 MiB, 5,803 hits)

  O.M. dated 06.06.2014 - Posting of Government employees who have differently abled dependents (61.9 KiB, 3,659 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, 2,182 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, 1,228 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, 1,079 hits)

  O.M. dated 05.08.2013 - Grant of Transport Allowance to orthopaedically handicapped Central Government employees (710.9 KiB, 1,743 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, 1,926 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, 1,023 hits)

  O.M. dated 15.11.2011 - Transport Allowance to Blind or Orthopedically handicapped employees of CPSEs (1,013.8 KiB, 2,659 hits)

  DFS letter dated 18.2.2009 - Payment of conveyance allowances to the blind and orthopaedically handicapped employees in Banks (436.7 KiB, 1,500 hits)

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

  DPE O.M. dated 13.01.2026 - Consolidated guidelines on double/additional Transport Allowance out of 50%/35% ceiling relating to Divyangan (934.0 KiB, 1,445 hits)

  MoF O.M. dated 29.07.2025 - Compendium of instructions regarding grant of Transport Allowance at double the normal rates to PwDs employed in Central Govt. (948.4 KiB, 3,020 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, 7,523 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, 5,306 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, 1,727 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, 3,420 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, 726 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, 2,182 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, 1,228 hits)

  O.M. dated 05.08.2013 - Grant of Transport Allowance to orthopaedically handicapped Central Government employees (710.9 KiB, 1,743 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, 6,552 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, 1,155 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, 1,250 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, 6,103 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, 22,437 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, 3,853 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, 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, 1,893 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, 3,107 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, 1,093 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, 2,464 hits)

  SC Judgment dated 08.10.2013 - Union of India & Ors. Vs. National Federation of the Blind & Ors. (330.9 KiB, 7,086 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, 7,650 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, 10,212 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, 11,571 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, 5,309 hits)

Disabilities 

  DoPT O.M. dated 15.01.2018 - Reservation for the Persons with Benchmark Disabilities - reg. (470.3 KiB, 4,536 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, 2,253 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, 2,456 hits)

Doorstep Banking 

  RBI Circular dated 31.03.2020 - Doorstep Banking Services for Senior Citizens and Differently Abled Persons (209.2 KiB, 9,105 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, 1,374 hits)

Facilities/Concessions

  RBI Circular dated 31.03.2020 - Doorstep Banking Services for Senior Citizens and Differently Abled Persons (209.2 KiB, 9,105 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, 1,374 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, 3,420 hits)

  DoPT Circular dated 11.03.2016- Scheme for providing facilities to the employees with disabilities of Department of Personnel & Training (72.5 KiB, 5,443 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, 4,402 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, 2,846 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, 3,219 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, 8,943 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, 5,984 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, 14,097 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, 15,344 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, 465 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, 4,247 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, 4,114 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, 4,191 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, 4,003 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, 3,872 hits)

  National Policy for Persons with Disabilities and United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (11.1 MiB, 1,481 hits)

PM- DAKSH-DEPwD

  DoPT O.M. dated 14.03.2024 - Modules launched on PM DAKSH DEPWD for PwDs (112.3 KiB, 5,109 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, 2,555 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, 8,483 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, 11,445 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, 7,650 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, 8,350 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, 4,756 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, 28,624 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, 5,241 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, 7,439 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, 11,445 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, 8,350 hits)

  DoPT O.M. dated 28.12.2023 - Reservation in promotion to Persons with Benchmark Disabilities (PwBDs) regarding (2.3 MiB, 8,363 hits)

  DoPT O.M. dated 26.04.2023 - Litigation involving reservation in promotion to Persons with Benchmark Disabilities (PwBD)-regarding (83.1 KiB, 5,335 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, 4,756 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, 7,650 hits)

  DFS Letter dated 06.06.2022 - Reservation in promotion to Persons with Benchmark Disabilities (PwBDs) (536.4 KiB, 2,926 hits)

  DoPT O.M. dated 17.05.2022 - Reservation in promotion to Persons with Benchmark Disabilities (PwBDs) (418.6 KiB, 2,387 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, 16,982 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, 1,528 hits)

The Rights of Persons With Disabilities Act/Rules

  The Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act, 2016 (13.01.2017) (1.1 MiB, 37,308 hits)

  The Persons with Disabilitiess Act, 1995 (As on newsonair.nic.in-07.04.2017) (144.1 KiB, 914 hits)

Special Recruitment Drive

  Special Recruitment Drive for filling up of Laboratory Assistant post for Persons with Disabilities - reg. (835.5 KiB, 2,708 hits)

  Filling up of various posts for Persons with Disabilities-reg. (As on DoPT website-06.01.2017) (176.3 KiB, 3,351 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, 3,034 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, 1,986 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, 6,775 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, 6,943 hits)

Temporary Appointment

  DoPT O.M. dated 21.11.2022 - Reiteration of instructions relating to reservation in temporary appointments - regarding (64.3 KiB, 11,785 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, 4,888 hits)

  DoPT O.M. dated 08.10.2018 - Exemption from the routine exercise of transfer/rotational transfer (for PwDs) (79.0 KiB, 10,650 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, 7,523 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, 6,765 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, 5,643 hits)

  O.M. dated 06.02.2015 - Request for Voluntary Retirement from Persons suffering with disability - regarding (100.4 KiB, 4,406 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, 10,232 hits)

  DoEPWD O.M. dated 09.09.2020 – Guidelines for conducting written examination for persons with benchmark disabilities-reg. (2.5 MiB, 10,236 hits)

  MoSJ&E O.M. dated 26.02.2013 – Guidelines for conducting written examination for persons with disabilities (194.5 KiB, 736 hits)

  SC Order dated 08.07.2020 - Aryan Raj Vs. Chandigarh Administration & Ors. (53.0 KiB, 8,483 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, 8,483 hits)

  Bombay HC judgement dated 04.12.2013 - National Confederation for Development of Disabled & Anr. (132.5 KiB, 11,154 hits)

  SC Judgment dated 08.10.2013 - Union of India & Ors. Vs. National Federation of the Blind & Ors. (330.9 KiB, 7,086 hits)

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