Question

India is home to lakhs of person with disabilities. What are the benefits available to them under the law?

1. Free schooling till the age of 18 years in government- run schools.

2. Preferential allotment of land for setting up business.

3. Ramps in public buildings.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

(a) 1 only (b) 2 and 3 (c) 1 and 3 (d) 1, 2 and 3

Answer 1

(d) Disable students come under the Right to Education and RTE Act provides for free and compulsory education to ‘****’ between the ages six and 14 years, though under the Persons with Disability (PWD) Act, a child refers to a person up to the age of 18 years. So statement 1 is correct. Please note that Persons with Disability (PWD) Act provides for ramps in public building; adaptation of toilets for wheel chair users; Braille symbols and auditory signals in elevators or lifts; ramps in hospitals, primary health centres and other medical care and rehabilitation institutions. The same Act also states that appropriate Governments and local authorities shall by notification frame schemes in favour of persons with disabilities, for the preferential allotment of land at concessional rates.