Section 22
Functions of. the ‘Committee.- The District-Level
22. Functions of. the ‘Committee.- The District-Level
Committee on disability shall perform’ the following functions,
namely: -
:
(a) Advise the
District
authorities
on. iatters relating
to
rehabilitation “and ‘empowerment of
persons
with
disabilities.
’
®) Monitor the implementation of the provisions of the Act
and the rules made there under by the District authorities.
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Assist, the
District
authorities. in
implementation
of
~
schemes -and
programmes of the
Government
for
empowerment of persons with disabilities.
(d) Look into the complaints relating to non-implementation
of the provisions of the Act by the District authorities and
“recommend suitable remedial measures to the concerned
authority to redress such complaints,
(e) Look
into
the
appeal made
by
the
employees
of:
a
..
Government
establishments
aggrieved with “the
action.
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taken by the District level establishments under sub-section
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(4) of: Section 23 of the- Act and recommend appropriate
measures.
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Any other functions
as. ‘may be assigned by the
State
Government from time to time.
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STATE COMMISSIONER FOR PERSONS WITH
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23.
Qualification”
- for
- appointment
of
State
Commissioner. A person shall not be qualified to be appointed as
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a State “Commissioner
for Persons wig pighilty under
sub-
séction (1) of Section 79 of the Act unless,- ~~
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(@) He has special knowledge ot. practical experience
in respect of the matters; relating to. rehabilitation
of persons with. disabilities;
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(ii) He has not attained the age of sixty-five years on
the 1°! January of the year in which the last date
for receipt of applications,
as specified in the
- advertisement.
inviting
&pplications.-
for
appointment of the State Commissioner, occurs; ~~
(iii) If he is in service under the Central Government’
or.a State Government, he shall seek retirement
from such’ service before his appointment to the
(iv) He
(A)
Educational qualifications:
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‘post; and”
possesses the
following
eaucational
qualifications and ¢ expérience,
namely: -
-
(i) , Essential: Graduate in any’ discipline from
Co
a recognized university;
Co (ii)
Desirable: Tecognized diploma or degree
in social
work/"
sociology/
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(i),
level
“of at’ least ten years in a registered
‘State
or National - or International
_management/ ‘human rights/rehabilitation/
"education of disable persons’
:
Experience:
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‘At
least’
© years’ “working
_ experience
in © Comal ‘Government
or
State
Government
‘as’, Gazette
‘Officer, or,
At
least. “ten : ‘years’ working
" experierice Public Sector
Undertakings
or Semi Government
or Autonomous Bodies
“dealing
with
disability
related
matters orsocial sector, or
Works in the capacity
of a senior
nctionary with an experience
level voluntary organization working
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ow
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123(15)
i. ithe
field
« of
disshilty
or
rehabilitation:
‘Provided
- ‘that -“out- of the
total. ten
years
experierice mentioned in this sub-clause, at least three
°
* “years of experience in the recent past had been in the
field or empowerment of persons with disabilities.
"24. Mode
of appointment.of the State: Commissioner.
(1) ‘At least six months before the post of State Commissioner is
“due to fall vacant, an advertisement: shall be published in atleast
two national or state level daily newspapers, one in English and the
other in the Hindi language inviting applications for the post from
“eligible candidates fulfilling the criteria mentioned in rule23.
- (2) A Search-cum-Selection. Committee shall be constituted by the
State Government to récommend to-ii-a panel:
of three suitable
candidates for the post of The State Commissioner, The Search-
“cum-seléction committee shall be consist of the secretaries ‘of the
- Department of Medical and Health, Department of Social Justice
and Empowerment, Department of Women and Child.
(3) Composition ‘of the Selection Committee referred to in sub-
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“rule (2): shall be governed by:rélevant instructions: issued time to
time by the administrative department concerned of the’ State
Government.
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(4)- The" “panel recommended’ by the Selection Committee: under
sub-fule (2) may consist of persons from amongst those who have
applied in response to the advertisement ‘made under sub-rule (1)
as well as from other willing eligible persons. in the employment of
Central -Government or. State- Government whom thie: Committee
“may consider suitable.
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(5) The State Government shall appoint one of the candidates out
of the panel recommended by the Selection +
Committee
as the
’
State Commissioner. -
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25, Term of the. State: Commissioner... on The- State
"‘Commissionef shall be appoiiited on full-time basis for a period of
three years from the date on which he assumes office, ot: till ‘he
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_ attains the age of sixty-five years, whichever is earlier:
©) A person may serve as State Commissioner for.a maximum of
two terms, subject to the upper age limit of. sixty-five years.
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