Rights Of Persons With Disabilities Bill

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  Bengaluru Teen Girl With Diabetes Writes To PM Modi, Seeks Help

  A girl with Type 1 diabetes has posted an online petition to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, seeking the Centre's support to include the disease in the Rights of Persons with Disability Bill, which is under revision in parliament.

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  ‘A Historic Moment’ Say Activists As Rights Of Persons With Disabilities Bill Is Passed

  New Delhi: The Rights of Persons with Disabilities Bill was passed in Parliament on Friday. The Bill, aimed at safeguarding and enhancing the rights of the differently-abled, got the Lok Sabha’s nod today after being passed in the Rajya Sabha yesterday, paving the way for it to become law. While the previous Persons with Disabilities 1995 Act ha...

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  Rights Of Persons With Disabilities Bill Passed In Rajya Sabha

  A bill stipulating up to two- year jail term and a maximum fine of Rs 5 lakh for discriminating against people with disabilities was passed by the Rajya Sabha today.

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  Disabilities Bill Expected To Be Passed In Rajya Sabha Next Week: Minister Thaawar Chand Gehlot

  The amended the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Bill, 2014, which proposes a jail term up to two years and a fine of maximum Rs 5 lakh for discriminating against disabled persons is expected to be passed in the Rajya Sabha next week.

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  Government Focussing on Comprehensive Law for Differently-Abled: Union Minister Gehlot

  Government is focussing on enactment of a comprehensive law for differently-abled to fulfill India's international obligations following the ratification of UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (UNCRPD), Union Minister Thaawar Chand Gehlot said today.

• Disability Bill: Game-changer or betrayal

  Expanding the definition of disability, the rights of persons with disabilities bill has been tabled in the current winter session in the parliament.