24. Social security. - (1) The appropriate Government shall within the limit of its economic capacity and development formulate necessary schemes and programmes to safeguard and promote the right of persons with disabilities for adequate standard of living to enable them to live independently or in the community:
Provided that the
quantum of assistance to the persons with disabilities under such schemes and
programmes shall be at least twenty-five per cent. higher than the similar
schemes applicable to others.
(2) The appropriate
Government while devising these schemes and programmes shall give due
consideration to the diversity of disability, gender, age, and socio-economic
status.
(3) The schemes
under sub-section (1) shall provide for,-
(a) community centres with good living conditions in terms
of safety, sanitation, health care and counseling;
(b) facilities for persons including children with
disabilities who have no family or have been abandoned, or are without shelter
or livelihood;
(c) support during natural or man-made disasters and in
areas of conflict;
(d) support to women with disability for livelihood and for
upbringing of their children;
(e) access to safe drinking water and appropriate and
accessible sanitation facilities especially in urban slums and rural areas;
(f) provisions of aids and appliances, medicine and
diagnostic services and corrective surgery free of cost to persons with
disabilities with such income ceiling as may be notified;
(g) disability pension to persons with disabilities subject
to such income ceiling as may be notified;
(h) unemployment allowance to persons with disabilities
registered with Special Employment Exchange for more than two years and who
could not be placed in any gainful occupation;
(i) care-giver allowance to persons with disabilities with
high support needs;
(j) comprehensive insurance scheme for persons with
disability, not covered under the Employees State Insurance Schemes, or any
other statutory or Government sponsored insurance schemes;
(k) any other matter which the appropriate Government may
think fit.
25. Healthcare. - (1) The appropriate Government and
the local authorities shall take necessary measures for the persons with
disabilities to provide,-
(a) free health-care in the vicinity specially in rural area
subject to such family income as may be notified;
(b) barrier-free access in all parts of Government and
private hospitals and other health-care institutions and centres;
(c) priority in attendance and treatment.
(2) The appropriate
Government and the local authorities shall take measures and make schemes or
programmes to promote healthcare and prevent the occurrence of disabilities and
for the said purpose shall-
(a) undertake or cause to be undertaken surveys,
investigations and research concerning the cause of occurrence of disabilities;
(b) promote various methods for preventing disabilities;
(c) screen all the children at least once in a year for the
purpose of identifying "at-risk" cases;
(d) provide facilities for training to the staff at the
primary health centres;
(e) sponsor or cause to be sponsored awareness campaigns and
disseminate or cause to be disseminated information for general hygiene, health
and sanitation;
(f) take measures for pre-natal, perinatal and post-natal
care of mother and child;
(g) educate the public through the pre-schools, schools, primary
health centres, village level workers and anganwadi workers;
(h) create awareness amongst the masses through television,
radio and other mass media on the causes of disabilities and the preventive
measures to be adopted;
(i) healthcare during the time of natural disasters and
other situations of risk;
(j) essential medical facilities for life saving emergency
treatment and procedures; and
(k) sexual and reproductive healthcare especially for women
with disability.
26. Insurance
schemes. - The appropriate
Government shall, by notification, make insurance schemes for their employees
with disabilities.
27. Rehabilitation. - (1) The appropriate Government and
the local authorities shall within their economic capacity and development,
undertake or cause to be undertaken services and programmes of rehabilitation,
particularly in the areas of health, education and employment for all persons
with disabilities.
(2) For the
purposes of sub-section (1), the appropriate Government and the local
authorities may grant financial assistance to non-Governmental Organizations.
(3) The appropriate
Government and the local authorities, while formulating rehabilitation policies
shall consult the non-Governmental Organizations working for the cause of
persons with disabilities.
28. Research and
development. - The
appropriate Government shall initiate or cause to be initiated research and
development through individuals and institutions on issues which shall enhance
habilitation and rehabilitation and on such other issues which are necessary
for the empowerment of persons with disabilities.
29. Culture and
recreation. - The
appropriate Government and the local authorities shall take measures to promote
and protect the rights of all persons with disabilities to have a cultural life
and to participate in recreational activities equally with others which
include,-
(a) facilities, support and sponsorships to artists and
writers with disability to pursue their interests and talents;
(b) establishment of a disability history museum which
chronicles and interprets the historical experiences of persons with
disabilities;
(c) making art accessible to persons with disabilities;
(d) promoting recreation centres, and other associational
activities;
(e) facilitating participation in scouting, dancing, art
classes, outdoor camps and adventure activities;
(f) redesigning courses in cultural and arts subjects to
enable participation and access for persons with disabilities;
(g) developing technology, assistive devices and equipments
to facilitate access and inclusion for persons with disabilities in recreational
activities; and
(h) ensuring that persons with hearing impairment can have
access to television programmes with sign language interpretation or
sub-titles.
30. Sporting
activities. - (1) The
appropriate Government shall take measures to ensure effective participation in
sporting activities of the persons with disabilities.
(2) The sports
authorities shall accord due recognition to the right of persons with
disabilities to participate in sports and shall make due provisions for the
inclusion of persons with disabilities in their schemes and programmes for the
promotion and development of sporting talents.
(3) Without
prejudice to the provisions contained in sub-sections (1) and (2), the
appropriate Government and the sports authorities shall take measures to,-
(a) restructure courses and programmes to ensure access,
inclusion and participation of persons with disabilities in all sporting
activities;
(b) redesign and support infrastructure facilities of all
sporting activities for persons with disabilities;
(c) develop technology to enhance potential, talent,
capacity and ability in sporting activities of all persons with disabilities;
(d) provide multi-sensory essentials and features in all
sporting activities to ensure effective participation of all persons with
disabilities;
(e) allocate funds for development of state of art sport
facilities for training of persons with disabilities;
(f) promote and organize disability specific sporting events for persons with disabilities and also facilitate awards to the winners and other participants of such sporting events.
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