(a) the posts for which the persons suffering from colour blindness are declared to be unfit;
(b) whether the Government propose to exempt the candidates who are found colour blind
in the medical examination after passing the written and oral examinations and whether
there is any proposal under consideration of Government to include such candidates in
the handicapped category; and
(c) if not, the reasons for adopting such norms in regard thereto?
MINISTER OF STATE OF THE MINISTRY OF SOCIAL JUSTICE AND EMPOWERMENT (SMT. MANEKA GANDHI)
(a)&(c) Colour Blindness is not covered as a category of disability under the Persons with
Disabilities (Equal Opportunities, Protection of Rights and Full Participation) Act, 1995
and therefore persons suffering from Colour Blindness are not eligible to claim
reservation benefits under the Act. There is no proposal under consideration of the
Government to recognize Colour Blindness as a category of disability under the Persons
with Disabilities (Equal Opportunities, Protection of Rights and Full Participation) Act,
1995.