Three Pronged Approach To Ensure Social Justice of Persons with Disabilities in India

To attain the goal of inclusive development it is very important that the  differently abled individuals are brought into social and economic mainstream. However this is easier said than done as barriers like poor implementation of statutory laws, architectural barriers, unfriendly transportation, information and communication ecosystem and other ; pose severe challenges in path of state's commitments towards welfare of these people.

To overcome these barriers, the government of India has taken several initiatives. Three initiatives are worth considering : ratification of Marrakesh treaty, launching an 'accessible India campaign' and introduction of the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Bill in the parliament.

Let us try to understand these initiatives through the following questions:

Question 1 : Which of the following provisions is not correct with respect to recently introduced 'The Rights of Persons with Disabilities Bill'?

a) The bill recognises 21 conditions for disability certificate.
b) The bill provides for 5% reservation for persons with disabilities in employment.
c) The bill provides for penal provisions for non compliance in terms of monetary fines.
d) Private entities have now been brought within the purview of the definition of "establishments"

Question 2 Which of the following statements is/are correct with respect to the 'Accessible India Campaign' or 'Sugamya Bharat Abhiyaan'?

a) It aims to provide universal accessibility to persons with disability.
b) The campaign is been implemented by the Ministery of Social Justice and Empowerment.
c) Both a and b
d) Neither a nor b

Answers

1) b, The bill provides for 4% reservation for persons with disabilities in employment.
2) c

For further reading : Marrakesh Treaty