Links to Govt. websites on Disability:
Central Government Agencies
National Trust :
http://www.thenationaltrust.gov.in/
Rehabilitation Council of India (RCI) :
http://www.rehabcouncil.nic.in/
Ministry of Labour and Employment :
https://labour.gov.in/
Ministry of Human Resource Development (MHRD) :
http://mhrd.gov.in/
Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment (MSJE) :
http://socialjustice.nic.in/
Haryana
Haryana Government :
http://haryana.gov.in/
NGOs in Haryana :
https://www.giveindia.org/all-ngos/haryana/
1st country report on the status of Disability in India
Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act, 2016
Disability Act, 2016:
The Rights of Persons with Disability Act, 2016, has replaced the existing PwD act 1995, which was enacted 21 years ago. The number of disabilities covered under this has increased from 7 to 21:
- Blindness
- Low-vision
- Leprosy Cured persons
- Hearing Impairment (deaf and hard of hearing)
- Locomotor Disability
- Dwarfism
- Intellectual Disability
- Mental Illness
- Autism Spectrum Disorder
- Cerebral Palsy
- Muscular Dystrophy
- Chronic Neurological conditions
- Specific Learning Disabilities
- Multiple Sclerosis
- Speech and Language disability
- Thalassemia
- Hemophilia
- Sickle Cell disease
- Multiple Disabilities including deafblindness
- Acid Attack victim
- Parkinson’s disease
