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Department of Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities (DEPwD)
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Acts Administered by the Department

The Department administers the following three Acts:

  1. RPwD Act, 2016 –
    The Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act.
  2. The National Trust Act, 1999 –
    For the Welfare of Persons with Autism, Cerebral Palsy, Intellectual Disability and Multiple Disabilities.
  3. The Rehabilitation Council of India Act, 1992 –
    Regulates training of professionals in the disability sector.
RPwD Act, 2016, rules & assessment guidelines
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RPwD Act, 2016. 28/12/2016
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Commencement of RPwD Act, 2016 from 19th August 2017 19/04/2017
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Rights of Persons with Disabilities Rules, 2017. These rules were notified on 15 June 2017 15/06/2017
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Corrigendum in Hindi dated 21 July 2017. 17/07/2017
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Notification constituting Governing Body for Management of National Fund for Persons with Disabilities on 13th October 2017 13/10/2017
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Notification constituting Central Advisory Board on Disability on 08th November 2017. 08/11/2017
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Latest Notified Guidelines for assessing the extent of specified disabilities dated 14 March 2024 14/03/2024
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National Trust for the Welfare of Persons with Autism, Cerebral Palsy, Mental Retardation and Multiple Disabilities Act, 1999
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National Trust for the Welfare of Persons with Autism, Cerebral Palsy, Mental Retardation and Multiple Disabilities Act, 1999 notified on 30 Dec 1999. 30/12/1999
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National Trust for the Welfare of Persons with Autism, Cerebral Palsy, Mental Retardation and Multiple Disabilities (Amendment) Rules, 2010 notified on 28 Dec 2010. 28/12/2010
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National Trust for the Welfare of Persons with Autism, Cerebral Palsy, Mental Retardation and Multiple Disabilities (Amendment) Rules, 2015 notified on 04 Feb 2015. 04/02/2015
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Board of the Trust (Amendment) Regulations, 2017 notified on 23 Oct 2017. 23/10/2017
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Rehabilitation Council of India Act, 1992
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Rehabilitation Council of India Act, 1992 notified on 01 Sept 1992. 01/09/1992
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Rehabilitation Council of India Regulations notified on 27 March 1997. 27/03/1997
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Rehabilitation Council of India Regulations notified on 22 April 1998. 22/04/1998
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Rehabilitation Council of India Act, Amendment 04 Sept 2000 04/09/2000
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Amendment in the Schedule of RCI Act notified on 25 Oct 2006. 25/10/2006
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Standards/Guidelines notified under the Rights for Persons with Disabilities Rules 2017
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Accessibility standards and Guidelines for Banking Sector 02/07/2024
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Accessibility Guidelines and Standards for Higher Education Institutions and Universities by Department of Higher Education, Ministry of Education. 25/06/2024
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Accessibility Code for Educational Institutions by Dept. of School Education and Literacy, Ministry of Education 20/06/2024
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Accessibility Standards and Guidelines for MHA Specific Built Infrastructures & Associated Services for Police Stations, Prisons & Disaster Mitigation Centres by Ministry of Home Affairs 22/03/2024
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Guidelines for Accessibility Standards in Port Sector by Ministry of Port Shipping and Waterways 15/02/2024
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Guidelines on accessibility of Indian Railway stations and facilities at stations for differently abled persons (Divyangjan) and passengers with reduced mobility by Ministry of Railways 08/03/2024
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Guidelines on accessible and inclusive piped water supply for persons with disabilities and for other population groups with access challenges by Department of Drinking Water and Sanitation 15/02/2024
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The accessibility standards and guidelines for Civil Aviation 2022 by Ministry of Civil Aviation 21/07/2023
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Rural Sector Specific Harmonized accessibility Standards/ guidelines by Ministry of Rural Development 16/11/2023
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Accessibility Standards for Bus Body Code by Ministry of Road Transport and highways 16/09/2016
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Accessibility standards for Health Care by Ministry of Health and family Affairs 09/08/2023
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Guidelines on accessible sports complex and residential facilities for sports persons with disabilities by Department of Sports 17/07/2023
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Culture sector specific harmonised accessibility standards by Ministry of Culture 13/07/2023
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Accessibility for the ICT products and services (Part I and II) by Bureau of Indian Standards(Department of Consumer Affairs) 11/06/2023
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Harmonised guidelines & standards for universal accessibility in India 2021 by Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs 05/06/2023
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Accessibility for the ICT products and services 11/05/2023
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