JnK govt approves bill for welfare of persons with disabilities
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Jammu: The Jammu and Kashmir government has approved the enactment of a bill aimed to enhance the rights and entitlement of persons with disabilities, an official said Friday. The State Administrative Council (SAC) which met here under the chairmanship of Governor Shri Satya Pal Malik approved the enactment of the Jammu and Kashmir Rights of Persons with Disabilities Bill, 2018, he said.
The Jammu and Kashmir Persons with Disabilities (equal opportunities, protection of rights and full participation) Act, 1998 was modelled on the pattern of persons with disabilities (equal opportunities, protection of rights and full participation) Act, 1995 (Central Act), the spokesman said.
Parliament enacted the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act, 2016 repealing the1995 act.
The bill will address various matters related to the disabled with enhanced effectiveness, he said, adding that it will give leverage to various centrally sponsored schemes and programmes so as to secure and protect the interest of the beneficiaries.
Besides, it will benefit them with a slew of interventions encompassing health, rehabilitation and education.
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