Act Number: 49

Act Name: The Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act, 2016.

Year: 2016

Enactment Date: 2016-12-27

Long Title: An Act to give effect to the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities and for matters connected therewith or incidental thereto.

Ministry: Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment

Department: Department of Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities

Section 4: Women and children with disabilities.
    (1) The appropriate Government and the local authorities shall take measures to ensure that the women and children with disabilities enjoy their rights equally with others.
     (2) The appropriate Government and local authorities shall ensure that all children with disabilities shall have right on an equal basis to freely express their views on all matters affecting them and provide them appropriate support keeping in view their age and disability.".
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