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 23: Appointment of Grievance Redressal Officer.
    (1) Every Government establishment shall appoint a Grievance Redressal Officer for the purpose of section 19 and shall inform the Chief Commissioner or the State Commissioner, as the case may be, about the appointment of such officer.
     (2) Any person aggrieved with the non-compliance of the provisions of section 20, may file a complaint with the Grievance Redressal Officer, who shall investigate it and shall take up the matter with the establishment for corrective action.
     (3) The Grievance Redressal Officer shall maintain a register of complaints in the manner as may be prescribed by the Central Government, and every complaint shall be inquired within two weeks of its registration.
     (4) If the aggrieved person is not satisfied with the action taken on his or her complaint, he or she may approach the District-Level Committee on disability.
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