2 Constitution & Welfare of Weaker Sections · 2.5 Disability and vulnerable groups

2.5.1 Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act 2016: specified disabilities, benchmark disability and reservation

The RPwD Act 2016 replaced the 1995 law, widened the list of disabilities from 7 to 21, and moved India from a charity approach to a rights approach, with 4% job reservation for persons with benchmark disabilities.

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Key terms

  • RPwD Act 2016
  • PwD Act 1995
  • 21 specified disabilities
  • benchmark disability
  • 40 per cent
  • 4 per cent reservation
  • 5 per cent higher education
  • Chief Commissioner
  • Special Court
  • section 92
  • reasonable accommodation
  • medical model
  • social model
  • Divyangjan
  • Census 2011
  • stigma

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