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In which year the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Bill was passed? Correct Answer 2016

The Rights of Persons with Disabilities Bill 2014, introduced in Lok Sabha in 2014, was passed in the Rajya Sabha in 2016.

  • The government brought 119 amendments to the Bill, and this legislation has been pending in the House since February 2014.
  • Additional Categories - The amended version recognizes two other disabilities i.e resulting from acid attacks and Parkinson’s Disease, taking the number of recognized conditions to 21, and defines each one of them.
  • It makes a special mention of the needs of women and children with disabilities and lays down specific provisions on the guardianship of mentally ill persons.
  • Establishment definition - The amendments include private firms in the definition of ‘establishments’, which previously referred to only government bodies. All such establishments have to ensure that persons with disabilities are provided with barrier-free access in buildings, transport systems, and all kinds of public infrastructure, and are not discriminated against in matters of employment.
  • Reservation - The 1995 law had 3% reservation for the disabled in higher education institutions and government jobs. The 2014 Bill raised the ceiling to 5%. But the amendments cut the quota to 4%.
  • Imprisonment - It removed the jail term entirely, and only keep fines for breaking the law or discriminating against persons with disabilities.
  • Reasonable Restriction- The proposed amended law defines discrimination as “any distinction, exclusion, restriction on the basis of disability” which impairs or nullifies the exercise on an equal basis of rights in the “political, social, cultural, civil or any other field”. However, it excuses such discrimination if “it is shown that the impugned act or omission is a proportionate means of achieving a legitimate aim”.

Thus, we can say that in 2016 Rights of Persons with Disabilities Bill was passed.

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