Section 8(6) in The National Award for the Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities Rules, 2013
(6)For role model: - (a) There shall be 10 national awards in this category to be given to persons with disability who can be an example for disabled citizens by way of his or her achievements in their chosen field. Two awards each-one male and one female are to be given to the following sub-categories of disabilities:-(i)Blindness or Low Vision;(ii)Leprosy cured;(iii)Hearing Impairment;(iv)Locomotor Disability or Cerebral Palsy; and(v)Mental retardation or Mental Illness or Autism(b)However, if suitable person(s) in any one or more of these sub-categories are not found, the awards may be given to additional person(s) in other sub-categories.(c)The applications shall be invited in the prescribed format attached at Annexure-F.
