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RAJYA SABHA
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PART-II
Nos.: 51773-51777| TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 11,2014
No. 51773 Bill Office
The Rights of Persons with Disabilities Bill, 2014 (As introduced in
the Rajya Sabha)
(Letter No. 16-09/2011-DD.III. dated 8,h February, 2014 from Shri
Mallikarjun Kharge. Minister of Social Justice and Empowerment to the
Secretary-General, Rajya Sabha)
"The President having been informed of the subject matter of the
proposed 'The Rights of Persons with Disabilities Bill, 2014'
recommends to the House for the consideration of the Bill, under
article 117(3) of the Constitution of India".
RAJYA SABHA
NOTICE OF AMENDMENTS
THE RIGHTS OF PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES BILL, 2014
(As introduced in the Rajya Sabha)
[To be moved at a sitting of the Rajya Sabha]
CLAUSE 2 BY SHRI MALLIKARJUN KHARGE:
1. That at page 2, line 9, after the words "notified under", the
words, bracket and figures "sub-section (3) of section 13 or" be
inserted.
2. That at page 3, line 4, for the word "accessing", the words
"to take independent and informed decision, to access" be
substituted.
3. That at page 3, line 24, after the word "which", the words "in
interaction with barriers in the environment" be inserted.
4. That at page 3, line 41, far the word "psychiatric", the word
"psychological" be substituted.
CLAUSE 3
BY SHRI MALLIKARJUN KHARGE:
5. That at page 4, line 19, for the words "appropriate to achieve",
the words "a proportionate means of achieving" be substituted.
6. That at page 4, after line 21, the following be inserted, namely:
"(5)
The appropriate Government shall take necessary steps to ensure
reasonable accommodation for persons with disabilities.".
CLAUSE 12 BY SHRI MALLIKARJUN KHARGE:
7. That at page 6, after line 33, the following be inserted, namely:
"12.(1)
The appropriate Government shall ensure that the persons with
disabilities enjoy legal capacity on an equal basis with others in all
aspects of life and have the right to equal recognition everywhere as
any other person before the law.".
8. That at page 6, line 34,Jfrr the figures and bracket "12.(1)", the
figure and bracket "(2)" be substituted.
9. That at page 6, line 38, for the figure and bracket "(2)", the
figure and bracket "(3)" be substituted.
10. That at page 6, line 45, for the figure and bracket
"(3)", the figure and bracket "(4)" be substituted.
11. That at page 7, line 4,fgr_ the figure and bracket "(4)", the
figure and bracket "(5)" be substituted.
CLAUSE 13
BY SHRI MALLIKARJUN KHARGE:
12. That at page 7, far lines 6 to 35, the following be substituted, namely:
"13.(1)
Notwithstanding anything contained in any other law for the time being
in force, on and from the date of commencement of this Act, where a
district court or any designated authority, as notified by the State
Government, finds that a person with disability, who had been provided
adequate and appropriate support but is unable to take legally binding
decisions, may be provided further support of a limited guardian to
take legally binding decisions on his or her behalf in consultation
with such person, in such manner, as may be prescribed by the State
Government.
Explanation. - For the purposes of this section,
(i)
"limited guardianship" means a system of joint decision which operates
on mutual understanding and trust between the guardian and the person
with disability:
Provided that the limited guardianship shall be for a specific period
and for specific puipose and shall work in accordance with the will of
the person with disability:
Provided further that the District Court or designated authority may
grant total support to the person with disability requiring such
support or when the limited guardianship has to be granted repeatedly
and the decision regarding the support to be provided may be reviewed
by the Court or designated authority to determine the nature and
manner of support.
(2) On and from the date of commencement of this Act, every plenary
guardian appointed under any provision of any law for persons with
disabilities shall be deemed to function as limited guardian.
(3) The person with disability shall have the right to appeal against
the decision of appointment of a limited guardian before an appellate
authority appointed by the State Government for that purpose.".
CLAUSE 15 BY SHRI MALLIKARJUN KHARGE:
13. That at page 7, line 45, after the word "funded", the words "or
recognised" be inserted.
CLAUSE 32
BY SHRI MALLIKARJUN KHARGE:
14. That at page \2,fgr_ lines 37 to 41, the following be substituted,
namely:"32.
The appropriate Government shall
(i)
identify posts in the establishment which can be held by respective
category of benchmark disabilities in respect of the vacancies
reserved in accordance with the provisions of section 33;
(ii) constitute an expert committee with adequate representation of
persons with benchmark disabilities for identification of such posts;
(iii) undertake periodic review of the identified posts at an interval
not exceeding three years.".
CLAUSE 33
BY SHRI MALLIKARJUN KHARGE:
15. That at page \2,for_ lines 42 to 45, the following be substituted,
namely:
"33.(1)
Every appropriate Government shall appoint in every establishment
under them, not less than five per cent, of the total number of
vacancies in the cadre strength in each group of posts meant to be
filled with persons with benchmark disabilities of which, one per
cent, each shall be reserved for persons with following benchmark
disabilities,- ".
16. That at page 13, for lines 8 to 14, the following be substituted,
namely:-
"Provided that the National Commission or the State Commission, as the
case may be, may, having regard to the duties and functions of
particular posts in any establishment, exempt the recruitment to such
post by notification from the purview of this section.".
17. That at page 13, far lines 25 and 26, the following be substituted,
namely:
"(3)
The appropriate Government shall, by notification, provide relaxation
of upper age limit for employment of persons with benchmark disability
in accordance with the instructions issued by that Government from
time to time.".
CLAUSE 39 BY SHRI MALLIKARJUN KHARGE:
18. That at page 14, line 35, after the word "formulate", the words
"and enforce" be inserted.
CLAUSE 57
BY SHRI MALLIKARJUN KHARGE:
19. That at page 18, after line 22, the following be inserted, namely:"(3)
the certificate so issued will be valid throughout the country."
CLAUSE 76 BY SHRI MALLIKARJUN KHARGE:
20. That at page 25, far line 21, the following be substituted, namely:"(c)
is of unsound mind and stands so declared by a competent court; or".
CLAUSE 89 BY SHRI MALLIKARJUN KHARGE:
21. That at page 29, for line 3, the following be substituted, namely:"(c)
is of unsound mind and stands so declared by a competent court; or".
CLAUSE 114 BY SHRI MALLIKARJUN KHARGE:
22. That at page 34, after line 28, the following be inserted, namely:
"(b)
the manner of providing support of a limited guardian under subsection
(1) of section 13;"
23. That at page 34, line 29, for the bracket and alphabet "(b)", the
bracket and alphabet "(c)" be substituted.
24. That at page 34, line 31,^* the bracket and alphabet "(c)", the
bracket and alphabet "(d)" be substituted.
25. That at page 34, line 33, ^ the bracket and alphabet "(d)", the
bracket and alphabet "(e)" be substituted.
26. That at page 34, line 35, for the bracket and alphabet "(e)", the
bracket and alphabet "(f)" be substituted.
27. That at page 34, line 37, for the bracket and alphabet "(f)", the
bracket and alphabet "(g)" be substituted.
28. That at page 34, line 39, for the bracket and alphabet "(g)", the
bracket and alphabet "(h)" be substituted.
29. That at page 34, line 42, jfor the bracket and alphabet
"(h)", the bracket and alphabet "(i)" be substituted.
30. That at page 34, line 44, for the bracket and alphabet "(i)", the
bracket and alphabet "(j)" be substituted.
31. That at page 34, line 46, fo£ the bracket and alphabet "(j)", the
bracket and alphabet "(k)" be substituted.
32. That at page 35, line \,for the bracket and alphabet "(k)", the
bracket and alphabet "(1)" be substituted.
33. That at page 35, line 3, for the bracket and alphabet "(1)", the
bracket and alphabet "(m)" be substituted.
34. That at page 35, line 5, for the bracket and alphabet "(m)", the
bracket and alphabet "(n)" be substituted.
35. That at page 35, line 7, for the bracket and alphabet "(n)", the
bracket and alphabet "(°)" be substituted.
THE SCHEDULE
BY SHRI MALLIKARJUN KHARGE:
36. That at page 36, line 4, for the word "neuropsychological", the
word "neuro-developmental" be substituted.
37. That at page 37, for paragraph 11, the following be substituted, namely:
"11.
"Low vision" as may be notified by the Central Government.".
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New Delhi; SHUMSHER K. SHERIFF
February 11, 2014. SECRETARY-GENERAL
---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: "National Platform For The Rights of the Disabled (NPRD)"
<[email protected]>
Date: Wed, 12 Feb 2014 15:38:25 +0530
Subject: Fwd: RPD Bill -- amendments
To: [email protected]
Dear Avinash Shahi
I had made the pdf file from scanned pages.
Here it is
Even if converted to MSword it would be images in the word file.
Murali
--
Avinash Shahi
M.Phil Research Scholar
Centre for The Study of Law and Governance
Jawaharlal Nehru University
New Delhi India
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