Previous OMs on the subject OM No. 36035/16 /91Estt.(SCT) dated 18.02. 1997 36035/3/ Estt.(Res) — THE RIGHTS OF PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES ACT, 2016

Previous OMs on the subject OM No. 36035/16 /91Estt.(SCT) dated 18.02. 1997 36035/3/ Estt.(Res) OM No. 2004dated 29.12. 2005 No.36035/02/2017-Estt (Res) GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF PERSONNEL, PUBLIC GRIEVANCES & PENSIONS DEPARTMENT OF PERSONNEL & TRAINING North Block, New Delhi Dated the 15thJanuary, 2018 OFFICE MEMORANDUM Subject: Reservation for the Persons with Benchmark Disabilities — reg. With enactment of THE RIGHTS OF PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES ACT, 2016' from 19thApril, 2017 and notification of THE RIGHTS OF PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES RULES, 2017' on 15 thJune, 2017, the following instructions are issued in line with the provisions made therein regarding reservation for Persons with Benchmark Disabilities, as defined under Section 2(r) of the Act against the posts and services of the Central Government. 2. QUANTUM OF RESERVATION 2.1 In case of direct recruitment, four per cent of the total number of vacancies to be filled up by direct recruitment, in the cadre strength in each group of posts i.e. Groups A, B and C shall be reserved for persons with benchmark disabilities. 2.2 Against the posts identified for each disabilities, of which, one per cent each shall be reserved for persons with benchmark disabilities under clauses (a), (b) and (c) and one per cent, under clauses (d) and (e), unless otherwise excluded under the provisions of Para 3 hereinunder:- (a) blindness and low vision; (b) deaf and hard of hearing; (c) locomotor disability including cerebral palsy, leprosy cured, dwarfism, acid attack victims and muscular dystrophy; (d) autism, intellectual disability, specific learning disability and mental illness; (e) multiple disabilities from amongst persons under clauses (a) to (d) including deaf-blindness 3. EXEMPTION FROM RESERVATION: If any Ministry/De