he details of the categories of disability that come under reservation for the purpose of giving admission in educational institutes in the country?
he details of the categories of disability that come under reservation for the purpose of giving admission in educational institutes in the country?
MINISTER OF STATE FOR SOCIAL JUSTICE AND EMPOWERMENT (SHRI KRISHANPAL GURJAR)
As per section 2(i) of the Persons with Disabilities (Equal Opportunities, Protection of Rights and Full Participation) Act, 1995, “disability” means-
As per section 2(t) of the above Act, “person with disability” means a person suffering from not less than forty percent of any disability as certified by a medical authority.
(i) blindness; (ii) low vision; (iii) leprosy-cured; (iv) hearing impairment; (v) locomotor disability; (vi) mental retardation; (vii) mental illness.