(a) whether the Disabilities Act provides for three percent reservations in Government jobs
to disabled;
(b) if so, whether the quota reserved for the handicaps is filled up regularly;
(c) if not, the reasons therefor; and
(d) the efforts being made by the Government to fill up the reserved quota in the States?;
MINISTER OF STATE OF THE MINISTRY OF SOCIAL JUSTICE AND EMPOWERMENT (SMT. MANEKA GANDHI)
(a) Yes, Sir.
(b)&(c) : Section 33 of the Persons with Disabilities (Equal Opportunities, Protection of Rights
and Full Participation) Act, cast statutory obligation on the appropriate Government to
reserve not less than 3% of the vacancies for persons with disabilities in the posts
identified for each disability. Instructions have been issued from time to time both by
the Department of Persdonnel and Training and Department of Public Enterprises in this
regard. Vide DOPT`S O.M. No. 36035/19/99-Estt. (Res) dated 17.9.1999, all the
appointing authorities are required to furnish a Certificate to the recruiting agencies that
the policy relating to 3% reservation for persons with disabilities has been taken care of.
(d) Since Appropriate Government with reference to Persons with Disabilities (Equal
Opportunities, Protection of Rights and Full Participation) Act includes State
Government as well as U.T. Administration, they have been requested regularly to take
appropriate action so that the policy relating to 3% reservation for persons with
disabilities is taken care of:
The Ministry has also reviewed the progress of implementation of the various
provisions of the Act including Section 33, in a Conference of State Social Welfare
Secretaries in February, 2000.