Special people - Indemnities, Concessions and Provisions (As per PWD Act, 1995 and RPWD Act, 2016)

Chesfeeda Akhter; Ulfat jan; Gulshan Wani

Special people - Indemnities, Concessions and Provisions (As per PWD Act, 1995 and RPWD Act, 2016)

Author(s)	Chesfeeda Akhter, Ulfat jan, Gulshan Wani
Country	India
Abstract	Abstract Rights of persons with act bill were passed by Raj Sabah on 14th December 2016 and it came into force as RPWD, 2016 on 19th April 2017. It is enacted to promote, protect and ensure equal enjoyment of all human rights and fundamental freedoms by all persons with disabilities and to promote respect for their inherent dignity, ratified by India in 2017 .It recognizes the role of environmental factors and relevance of associated health conditions and their effects in the creation of disability. It states that all human rights are universal, indivisible, interdependent and interrelated. RPWD Act 2016 replaced PWD Act ,1995 .It is more comprehensive than PWD Act 1995 as the number of disabilities has been increased from 7 (that is, blindness, low-vision, leprosy cured persons or Hansen’s disease, hearing impairment, locomotor disability, intellectual disability /general learning disability /mental retardation and mental illness) to 21 including blindness, low vision, leprosy cured persons, hearing impairment, locomotor disability ,mental retardation, mental illness, dwarfism, autism spectrum disorder, cerebral palsy, muscular dystrophy, chronic neurological conditions such as Alzheimer’s disease, Parkinson’s disease, dystopia, ALS (Lou Gehrig’s disease, Huntington’s disease, neuromuscular disease, multiple sclerosis and epilepsy), specific learning disabilities, multiple sclerosis, speech and language disability, Thalassemia, hemophilia, sickle cell disease, multiple disabilities, acid attack victims, Parkinson’s disease) along with new provisions and institutional arrangements, which put heavy demands on parents teachers , administrators and community in terms of creating inclusive environments and accessible infrastructure for persons with disabilities as recognized by RWD Act 2016.
Keywords	Impairment; Disability; Handicap; Inclusion; Exclusion; Accessibility; Restriction
Field	Arts
Published In	Volume 8, Issue 5, September-October 2026
Published On	2026-09-07

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Special people - Indemnities, Concessions and Provisions (As per PWD Act, 1995 and RPWD Act, 2016)

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