Section 4(1) in The Rights of Persons with Disabilities Rules, 2017
(1)The Central Committee for Research on Disability shall consist of the following persons, namely:-(i)an eminent person having vast experience in the field of science or medicine, to be nominated by the Central Government, ex officio - Chairperson;(ii)nominee of the Director General of Health Services not below the rank of Deputy Director General - Member;(iii)four persons drawn from National Institutes representing physical, visual, hearing and intellectual disabilities, to be nominated by the Central Government - Members;(iv)five persons as representatives of the registered organisations, from each of the five groups of specified disabilities in the Schedule to the Act, to be nominated by the Central Government - Members:Provided that at least one representative of the registered organizations is a woman;(v)the Director, Department of Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities, New Delhi shall be the Member Secretary.
