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 5: Community life.
    (1) The persons with disabilities shall have the right to live in the community.
     (2) The appropriate Government shall endeavour that the persons with disabilities are,—
         (a) not obliged to live in any particular living arrangement; and
         (b) given access to a range of in-house, residential and other community support services, including personal assistance necessary to support living with due regard to age and gender.
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