each group of posts meant to be filled with persons with benchmark disabilities of which, one per cent. each shall be reserved for persons with ... victims and muscular dystrophy; (d) autism, intellectual disability, specific learning disability and mental illness; (e) multiple disabilities from amongst persons under clauses
specified disability where specified disability has not been defined in measurable terms and includes a person with disability where specified disability has been defined ... persons with disabilities or a disabled person organization, association of parents of persons with disabilities, association of persons with disabilities and family members
establishments which can be held by respective category of persons with benchmark disabilities in respect of the vacancies reserved in accordance with the provisions ... constitute an expert committee with representation of persons with benchmark disabilities for identification of such posts; and (iii) undertake periodic review of the identified posts
Section 32 in The Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act, 2016
32. Reservation in higher educational institutions.
(1) All Government institutions of higher education ... reserve not less than five per cent. seats for persons with benchmark disabilities. (2) The persons with benchmark disabilities shall be given an upper
hearing disability, intellectual disability, disability
caused due to chronic neurological conditions, disability due to blood disorder
and multiple disabilities :
“25.2. The disability caused ... Speech and language disability
2. Intellectual disability including
(a) specific learning disabilities
(b) autism spectrum disorder
3. Mental behavior
4. Disability caused
Rajneesh Kumar Pandey vs Union Of India on 28 October, 2021
Author: A.M. Khanwilkar
books, other learning materials and appropriate assistive devices to students with benchmark disabilities free of cost up to the age of eighteen years ... provide scholarships in appropriate cases to students with benchmark disability; (i) to make suitable modifications in the curriculum and examination system to meet the needs
Persons with Disabilities Act, 2016
31. Free education for children with benchmark disabilities.
(1) Notwithstanding anything contained in the Rights of Children to Free ... Compulsory Education Act, 2009, every child with benchmark disability between the age of six to eighteen years shall have the right to free education
Section 36 in The Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act, 2016
36. Special employment exchange.
- The appropriate Government may, by notification, require that from such ... Central Government in relation to vacancies appointed for persons with benchmark disability that have occurred or are about to occur in that establishment to such
Empowerment
of Persons with Disabilities (Divyangjan)] on 4th January 2018.
3. The minimum degree of disability should be
40% (Benchmark Disability) in order ... specified
disability where specified disability has not been defined in
measurable terms and includes a person with disability where
specified disability has been defined
