The Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment (MoSJE) on March 12, 2024, issued a notification regarding Guidelines for Purpose of Assessing the Extent of Specified Disability in a Person Included under the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act, 2016.
supersession of notification issued vide No. 16-21/2013-DD-III dated 25th April, 2016 and No. 16-9/2014-DD-III [S.O. 76 (E) Dated 4thJanuary, 2018.
The Central Government hereby notifies the guidelines for the purpose of assessing the extent of following specified disabilities in a person after having considered the recommendations of the sub-committees of experts to assess the extent of specified disabilities in a person:-
•Locomotor disability
•Visual Impairment
•Hearing Impairment and Speech & Language Disability
•Specific Learning Disability, Intellectual Disability and Autism Spectrum Disorder
•Mental illness
•Blood Disorder
•Multiple Disorder
•Chronic Neurological Disorder.
[Notification No. S.O. 1338(E)]
