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 48: Social audit.
    The appropriate Government shall undertake social audit of all general schemes and programmes involving the persons with disabilities to ensure that the scheme and programmes do not have an adverse impact upon the persons with disabilities and need the requirements and concerns of persons with disabilities.
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