EMPLOYMENT OF PERSONS WITH DISABILLITIES IN CENTRAL GOVERNMENT HIGHER THAN THE STATUTORY LIMIT

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The employment of persons with disabilities in various ministries / departments of the Central government against posts identified as suitable for their recruitment is higher than the statutory three percent. 66 Ministries/ Departments of the Government of India have more than six percent representation of persons with disabilities with reference to the identified posts in Group A, B, C as follows:

Group of Posts	Percentage w.r.t. identified posts
Group A	6.56%
Group B	5.43%
Group C	6.50%
Group D	6.39%

In respect of 28 Ministries/Departments, the information pertains to position as on 1.1.2000 and for the remaining Ministries/Departments, the same pertains to 1.1.99.

In public Sector Undertakings (PSUs), also more people with disabilities are employed in all Group except Group A.:

Group of Posts	Percentage w.r.t. identified posts
Group A	2.78%
Group B	8.54%
Group C	5.04%
Group D	6.75%

The Persons with Disabilities (Equal opportunities Protection of Rights and Full Participation) Act, 1995 enjoins upon appropriate governments to ensure reservation of 3 per cent vacancies in identified posts for persons with disabilities of which 1 per cent each is to be reserved for persons suffering from (I) blindness or low vision; (ii) hearing impairment and (iii) locomotor disability or cerebral palsy.

While Department of Personnel & Training (DOPT) and Department of Public Enterprises (DPE) monitor the implementation of the statutory reservation in respect of the Central Ministries/Departments and public sector undertakings respectively, the Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment also reviews the position regularly in meetings of the Central Coordination Committee and the Central Executive Committee.