Disability certificates issued by state authorities may soon be valid
across the country, according to the draft of Right of Persons with
Disabilities Bill , 2014, which has been sent to the Prime Minister's
Office for consultation.
"We have made a new provision in the draft Right of Persons with
Disabilities Bill, 2014 as per which the Disability certificate once
issued will be valid all across the country or in any central government
office."
"In the present act, we do not have a provision like this. So what
happens is that if a disability certificate is issued by Uttar Pradesh
government, the certificate is not valid in Delhi, or any other state.
So if a disabled person changes place or gets married and shifts to a
different state, he faces difficulty," Social Justice and Empowerment
Minister Thawar Chand Gehlot said today.
He was speaking after inaugurating the 14th national meeting of the State Commissioners for Persons with Disabilities .
Gehlot said in the draft bill, the categories of disabilities for which
benefits of government schemes are given has been raised from 7 to 19.
The Right of Persons with Disabilities Bill, 2014, which makes
accessibility a mandatory requirement under the law, is going to replace
the Persons with Disabilities (Equal Opportunities, Protection of
Rights and Full Participation) Act, 1995.
Gehlot said the government will roll out a web-based unique disability
identification ( UDID ) card in the next two months as a pilot project
at Ratlam District in Madhya Pradesh.
The initiative will help in a big way in ensuring the authenticity of
disability certificates and eliminate the hassle of having to carry
certificates for different purposes, as various details, including the
type of disability, would be made available online.
The UDID cards will include identity details such as name, address,
birth date, parents' or guardian names, mobile number, income status,
type of disability, bank details, BPL details, and voter ID details etc
in English and a local language.
During the meeting, status of implementation of various provisions of
the existing act with focus on education, employment or self-employment,
accessible environment, social security etc for persons with
disabilities in the states/UTs were reviewed and strategy for more
effective implementation of the act was formulated.
Source :The Economic Times
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