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 33: Identification of posts for reservation.
    The appropriate Government shall—
         (i) identify posts in the establishments which can be held by respective category of persons with benchmark disabilities in respect of the vacancies reserved in accordance with the provisions of section 34;
         (ii) constitute an expert committee with representation of persons with benchmark disabilities for identification of such posts; and
         (iii) undertake periodic review of the identified posts at an interval not exceeding three years.
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