TS: G.O.Ms.No. 5 Dated: 13-06-2018. Department for Women, Children, Disabled and Senior Citizens - Constitution of Medical Boards and Appellate Medical Authorities for issuing disability Certificate- Guidelines for evaluation of various disabilities and Procedure for Certification Comprehensive

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Department  for  Women,  Children,  Disabled  and  Senior  Citizens  -  Constitution  of Medical  Boards  and  Appellate  Medical  Authorities  for  issuing  disability  Certificate- Guidelines  for  evaluation  of  various  disabilities  and  Procedure  for  CertificationComprehensive –  orders  - Issued.

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   DEPARTMENT  FOR  WOMEN, CHILDREN,  DISABLED AND SENIOR        CITIZENS (SCHEMES)

TS: G.O.Ms.No.  5  Dated:  13-06-2018.   Department  for  Women,  Children,  Disabled  and  Senior  Citizens  -  Constitution  of Medical  Boards  and  Appellate  Medical  Authorities  for  issuing  disability  Certificate- Guidelines  for  evaluation  of  various  disabilities  and  Procedure  for  Certification Comprehensive

Read the  following:

         1.  G.O.Ms.No.31,  Women  Development,  Child  Welfare  &  Disabled  Welfare (DW)  Department, Dated:  01.12.2009.

         2.  The  Rights of  Persons  with Disabilities Act, 2016 (Central  Act  No.  49  of  2016).

          3.  Guidelines  issued  by  the  Government  of  India  for  the  purpose  of  assessing the  extent  of  specified  disability  in  a  person  included  under  the  Rights  of Persons  with  Disabilities Act,  2016.

          4.  From  the  Director, Welfare  of  Disabled  &  Senior  Citizens,  letter  No.  C/1828/ 2017-3 &  4, Dated:  22.01.2018.

***** ORDER :-

                     In  the  G.O.  1st  read  above  comprehensive  orders  were  issued  for  evaluation  of various  disabilities  and  procedure  for  certification  and  constituting  Medical  Boards  for assessing  degree  of  disability  of  persons  with  Disabilities  and  Appellate  Medical Boards  duly  adopting  the  guidelines  issued  by  the  Government  of  India  under Persons  with  Disabilities Act,  1995.

            2. In  the  reference  2nd  read  above,  the  Government  of  India  has  enacted  the Rights  of  Persons  with  Disabilities  Act,  2016  by  repealing  the  existing  Persons  with Disabilities Act,  1995  which  came  into  force  with  effect  from  19.04.2017.

               3. In  the  reference  3rd  read  above,  the  Government  of  India  has  notified  the guidelines  for  evaluation  and  assessment  of  various  disabilities  in  persons  included under  Section  56th  of  the  Rights  of  Persons  with  Disabilities  Act,  2016  and  procedure for  certification after  having considered the recommendations of  the Ministry  of  Health and Family  Welfare  by  superseding  the  existing  guidelines under  PwD  Act, 1995.

          4. In  the  reference  4th  read  above,  the  Director,  Welfare  of  Disabled  &  Senior Citizens  has  requested  to  issue    guidelines  and  comprehensive  orders  for  evaluation of  specific  disabilities  covered  in  Rights  of  Persons  with  Disabilities  Act,  2016  and procedure  for  certification  duly  adopting  the  guidelines  issued  by  Ministry  of  Social Justice and  Empowerment, Government of India.

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