Eligibility Condition for Differently abled
GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF SOCIAL JUSTICE AND EMPOWERMENT
LOK SABHA
UNSTARRED QUESTION NO: 108
ANSWERED ON: 11.12.2018
Eligibility Condition for Differently abled
JAGDAMBIKA PAL
Will the Minister of
SOCIAL JUSTICE AND EMPOWERMENT be pleased to state:-
(a) whether the Government has revised the ‘Guidelines for conducting
written examination for persons with disabilities’ issued by the
Ministry on 26th February 2013;
(b) if so, the details of the revision and the reasons therefor;
(c) whether any restrictions have been imposed on educational
qualifications of scribe/reader/lab assistant, if so, the details
thereof and the reasons therefor;
(d) whether the new guidelines mandate the production of a certificate
from the Chief Medical Officer/Chief Surgeon/ Medical Superintendent of a
Government Hospital in addition to the disability certificate; and
(e) if so, the details thereof and the reasons therefor?
ANSWER
MINISTER OF STATE FOR SOCIAL JUSTICE AND EMPOWERMENT
(SHRI KRISHANPAL GURJAR)
(a) & (b) Yes, Sir. The Ministry has issued revised guidelines for
conducting written for persons with benchmark disabilities on 29/08/2018
replacing the earlier guidelines issued on 26/02/2013. The revised
guidelines were issued on the basis of the recommendations of the Expert
Committee constituted on 26/03/2015 to look into the issues raised by
UPSC and others relating to implementation of the guidelines for
conducting written examination for persons with disabilities
(c) As per Clause VI of the guidelines for conducting written
examination for persons with benchmark disabilities issued on
29/08/2018, In case the examining body provides the scribe/reader/lab
assistant, it shall be ensured that qualification of the scribe should
not be more than the minimum qualification criteria of the examination.
However, the qualification of the scribe/reader should always be
matriculate or above.
In case the candidate is allowed to bring his own scribe, the
qualification of the scribe should be one step below the qualification
of the candidate taking examination.
(d) & (e) As per clause IV of the guidelines dated 29/08/2018, the
facility of Scribe/Reader/Lab Assistant should be allowed to any person
with benchmark disability as defined under section 2(r) of the RPwD Act,
2016 and has limitation in writing including that of speed if so
desired by him/her.
In case of persons with benchmark disabilities in the category of
blindness, locomotor disability (both arm affected-BA) and cerebral
palsy, the facility of scribe/reader/lab assistant shall be given, if so
desired by the person.
In case of other category of persons with benchmark disabilities, the
provision of scribe/reader/lab assistant can be allowed on production of
a certificate to the effect that the person concerned has physical
limitation to write, and scribe is essential to write examination on his
behalf, from the Chief Medical Officer/Civil Surgeon/ Medical
Superintendent of a Government health care institution as per the
specified proforma
Source: loksabha