Delhi govt forms panel that will clear all research on disability

“There were seven categories of disabilities under the Act earlier, but the new Act has extended the number to 21. This committee will monitor all kinds of research being conducted on disabled persons,” Delhi Social Welfare Minister Rajender Pal Gautam said.

2 min readNew DelhiNov 30, 2019 01:14 AM IST First published on: Nov 30, 2019 at 01:14 AM IST

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The committee comprises Persons with Disabilities (PwD), with the Dean of Maulana Azad Medical College (MAMC) being its chairperson. It will be in place for three years. (Express photo by Praveen Khanna)

Two-and-a-half-years after Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act (RPWD) was implemented, Delhi government has become the first to constitute a six-member state-level committee on ‘research on disability’. As mandated under the Act, no research can be carried out with disability as a subject of research without permission from this panel.

The committee comprises Persons with Disabilities (PwD), with the Dean of Maulana Azad Medical College (MAMC) being its chairperson. It will be in place for three years.

“There were seven categories of disabilities under the Act earlier, but the new Act has extended the number to 21. This committee will monitor all kinds of research being conducted on disabled persons,” Delhi Social Welfare Minister Rajender Pal Gautam told The Indian Express.

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