
Responsibility has been cast upon the appropriate governments to take effective measures to ensure that the persons with disabilities enjoy their rights equally with others.ĭisability has been defined based on an evolving and dynamic concept.

The RPwD Act, 2016 was enacted on which came into force from. The Rights of Persons with Disabilities (RPwD) Act, 2016 Rehabilitation Council of India Act, 1992 The National Trust for the Welfare of Persons with Autism, Cerebral Palsy, Mental Retardation and Multiple Disabilities Act, 1999 The Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act, 2016

The Department administers the following three Acts:.
