UNCRPD and New Disability Act

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Inviting suggestions for amendment in the Persons with Disabilities.

ll interested individuals and organizations are, requested to participate in suggesting for amendment to the existing provisions of the Act or inclusion of new provisions by the 31st October, 2009 . We need to work on the following amendment to the PDA with recommendations. The proposed draft amendment copy can be downloaded from this website

Interested individuals and organizations who would like to share their views and participate in the discussion board set up by ADAPT [Able Disabled All People togerther] Rights Group can visit the web-page and register themselves at ADAPT PDA Amendment Board




 The Documents are listed below :

PDA and NTA Amendment Drafts

  • doletter-statesps.pdf   31k - 11 Sep 2009 11:45 by Nilesh Singit (v2)
    ‎Keeping in view the felt need for amendment to the PwD Act, 1995, arising out of the developments in the sector during the last 14 years, adoption of National Policy for Persons with Disabilities in 2006, consultation meetings with stakeholders, State Governments, NGOs, disabled persons, organizations and experts were held in four zonal meetings at Patna, Chennai, New Delhi and Goa in 2006-07.‎
  • dpwdact.pdf   375k - 11 Sep 2009 11:43 by Nilesh Singit (v2)
    ‎Amendments proposed in the Persons with Disabilities Act, 1995 DRAFT / 04.9.09 ‎
  • expnote.pdf   55k - 11 Sep 2009 11:42 by Nilesh Singit (v2)
    ‎An Explanatory Note on the proposed amendments in the Persons with Disabilities (Equal Opportunities, Protection of Rights and Full Participation Act), 1995‎
  • National Trust amndment act-6-9-09.pdf   784k - 11 Sep 2009 11:41 by Nilesh Singit (v2)
    ‎Draft Amendment of National Trust Act Amita Dhanda‎
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