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Disabled Persons Data Of 2011 May Be Underestimated: Official
The official figures of people with disabilities in the country could have been underestimated in 2011 census as the actual figure is much higher, a senior official said today.
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Persons With Disabilities May Get 5 Per Cent Quota In Colleges From Next Session
The government is keen to finalise the rules of the recently passed Disabilities Bill by April 14 which will allow persons with disabilities to avail 5 per cent reservation in higher education institutions from next academic session.
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Parliament Panel Recommends More Schemes For Differently-Abled
A parliamentary panel has recommended revamping existing schemes for differently-abled people and formulation of new ones to cover more homeless and destitutes.
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‘A Historic Moment’ Say Activists As Rights Of Persons With Disabilities Bill Is Passed
New Delhi: The Rights of Persons with Disabilities Bill was passed in Parliament on Friday. The Bill, aimed at safeguarding and enhancing the rights of the differently-abled, got the Lok Sabha’s nod today after being passed in the Rajya Sabha yesterday, paving the way for it to become law. While the previous Persons with Disabilities 1995 Act ha...
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Parliament Passes The Disability Bill
Keeping aside the bitterness over notes ban issue which paralysed the Winter session, Parliament today passed the Disabilities Bill which stipulates up to two year jail term and a maximum fine of Rs 5 lakh for discriminating against differently-abled persons.
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Rights Of Persons With Disabilities Bill Passed In Rajya Sabha
A bill stipulating up to two- year jail term and a maximum fine of Rs 5 lakh for discriminating against people with disabilities was passed by the Rajya Sabha today.
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Disabilities Bill Expected To Be Passed In Rajya Sabha Next Week: Minister Thaawar Chand Gehlot
The amended the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Bill, 2014, which proposes a jail term up to two years and a fine of maximum Rs 5 lakh for discriminating against disabled persons is expected to be passed in the Rajya Sabha next week.
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Disabilities Bill Proposes Penalty For Discriminating Against Disabled
Discriminating against persons with disabilities can draw a jail term up to two years and a fine of maximum Rs 5 lakh once a Bill in this regard is passed in Parliament.
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Government Focussing on Comprehensive Law for Differently-Abled: Union Minister Gehlot
Government is focussing on enactment of a comprehensive law for differently-abled to fulfill India's international obligations following the ratification of UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (UNCRPD), Union Minister Thaawar Chand Gehlot said today.
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Disability Bill: Game-changer or betrayal
Expanding the definition of disability, the rights of persons with disabilities bill has been tabled in the current winter session in the parliament.
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Disabled Persons Data Of 2011 May Be Underestimated: Official
The official figures of people with disabilities in the country could have been underestimated in 2011 census as the actual figure is much higher, a senior official said today.
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Persons With Disabilities May Get 5 Per Cent Quota In Colleges From Next Session
The government is keen to finalise the rules of the recently passed Disabilities Bill by April 14 which will allow persons with disabilities to avail 5 per cent reservation in higher education institutions from next academic session.
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Parliament Panel Recommends More Schemes For Differently-Abled
A parliamentary panel has recommended revamping existing schemes for differently-abled people and formulation of new ones to cover more homeless and destitutes.
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‘A Historic Moment’ Say Activists As Rights Of Persons With Disabilities Bill Is Passed
New Delhi: The Rights of Persons with Disabilities Bill was passed in Parliament on Friday. The Bill, aimed at safeguarding and enhancing the rights of the differently-abled, got the Lok Sabha’s nod today after being passed in the Rajya Sabha yesterday, paving the way for it to become law. While the previous Persons with Disabilities 1995 Act ha...
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Parliament Passes The Disability Bill
Keeping aside the bitterness over notes ban issue which paralysed the Winter session, Parliament today passed the Disabilities Bill which stipulates up to two year jail term and a maximum fine of Rs 5 lakh for discriminating against differently-abled persons.
-
Rights Of Persons With Disabilities Bill Passed In Rajya Sabha
A bill stipulating up to two- year jail term and a maximum fine of Rs 5 lakh for discriminating against people with disabilities was passed by the Rajya Sabha today.
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Disabilities Bill Expected To Be Passed In Rajya Sabha Next Week: Minister Thaawar Chand Gehlot
The amended the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Bill, 2014, which proposes a jail term up to two years and a fine of maximum Rs 5 lakh for discriminating against disabled persons is expected to be passed in the Rajya Sabha next week.
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Disabilities Bill Proposes Penalty For Discriminating Against Disabled
Discriminating against persons with disabilities can draw a jail term up to two years and a fine of maximum Rs 5 lakh once a Bill in this regard is passed in Parliament.
-
Government Focussing on Comprehensive Law for Differently-Abled: Union Minister Gehlot
Government is focussing on enactment of a comprehensive law for differently-abled to fulfill India's international obligations following the ratification of UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (UNCRPD), Union Minister Thaawar Chand Gehlot said today.
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Disability Bill: Game-changer or betrayal
Expanding the definition of disability, the rights of persons with disabilities bill has been tabled in the current winter session in the parliament.
