Persons with disabilities ( equal opportunities, protection of rights and full participation) act, 1995 - New Delhi Universal law 2012 - 83 p.

The Economic and Social Commission for Asian and Pacific Region convened a meeting at Beijing in December 1992 to launch the Asian and Pacific Decade of Disabled Persons 1993-2002. In that meeting the Proclamation on the Full Participation and Equality of People with Disabilities in the Asian and the Pacific Region was adopted. India being a signatory to the abovesaid Proclamation, it was obligatory to enact a suitable legislation. Accordingly the Persons with Disabilities (Equal Opportunities, Protection of Rights and Full Participation) Bill, 1995 was introduced in the Lok Sabha on 26th August, 1995.


"Disabilities act, 1995"

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