Role of Government in Securing the Rights of Disabled People, An analysis on Persons with Disabilities Act, 2016

Abstract

Data shows that out of the 121-crore population of the sub-continent of India, a staggering 2.68 crore person are disabled which is 2.21% of the total population. Majority of the disabled population resided in the rural areas, that is, 69% of the total disabled population. The life conditions of the normal people in rural areas itself is not wholesome, which means the plight of the disabled population is unimaginable. The Lawmakers of the country seeks to improve the life of the persons with disabilities through the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act, 2016. There are seventeen chapters and one hundred and two sections in the Act. This thesis will be focusing on four significant chapters of the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act, 2016, that is, Rights and Entitlements of disabled people (Chapter II), Education of disabled people (Chapter III), Skill Development and Employment of disabled people (IV) and lastly, Duties and roles of appropriate Governments (Chapter VIII). We have given greater prominence to the chapters dealing with Education and Employment of Persons with Disabilities. In this thesis we study in detail each of these chapters and the schemes and policies related to that chapter, that have been formulated by the Government for the betterment of the lives of the disabled citizens of India. We also review the Duties and Responsibilities of the Government, that is to say, what the appropriate Governments must do for making the day to day life of a disabled Indian easy.