Search Results for Tag : Differently Abled

News

Supreme Court to Centre, States: Make Public Spaces Disabled-Friendly(18.12.2017)

Supreme Court has fixed a timeline for the Centre and States to make public places accessible to the differently abled, particularly the blind, and pa.....

Tags : Supreme Court, Differently Abled

Madras HC Directs State to Open Special Counters to Vaccinate the Differently Abled(20.04.2021)

Madras High Court has directed the Tamil Nadu government to establish special counters for the differently abled at all government-run COVID-19 vaccin.....

Tags : Madras High Court, Vaccinate the Differently Abled

SC: Government of Himachal Pradesh Directed to Review its Policies on Child Care Leaves(23.04.2024)

Supreme Court while expressing concern over the lack of policies on Child Care Leaves especially for women who have differently abled children, has di.....

Tags : Supreme Court, Child Care Leaves, Differently Abled Children

Delhi HC Asks Centre to Ensure Facilities for Differently Abled Students(15.07.2020)

Delhi High Court has asked the Central Government to ensure that Common Service Centres are made functional and that they are made well equipped to me.....

Tags : Delhi High Court, Facilities for Differently Abled Students

Kerala HC Directs Kochi Corporation, PWD to Make Roads More Accessible to Differently Abled(19.11.2020)

Kerala High Court has held that the Corporation of Kochi as well as the Public Works Department are duty bound under law to make necessary arrangement.....

Tags : Kerala High Court, Accessibility to Differently Abled

Bombay HC Directs State Advisory Board to Expeditiously Consider Grievance of Differently Abled Peopl(21.04.2025)

Bombay High Court while hearing a petition concerning the obstruction caused to disabled people by bollards at the entrance of footpaths, has directed.....

Tags : Bombay High Court, Advisory Board, Differently Abled People

Notifications & Circulars

Guidelines on "Accessibility of Indian Railway stations and facility at stations for Differently abled persons (Divyangjan) and Passengers with reduce mobility"(21.11.2023)

1. Whereas section 40 of the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act, 2016 (herein after, referred as the Act) mandates the Central Government, in con.....

Tags : Differently abled persons, Guidelines

GST exemption for products used by differently abled people(18.07.2017)

Specified assistive devices, rehabilitation aids and other goods for differently abled people attract the lowest (non-Nil) GST rate of 5%. Most of the.....

Tags : Exemption, Products, Differently abled