The notification amends the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Rules, 2017, to prescribe mandatory accessibility standards for Information and Communication Technology products, services, documentati…
Department of Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities
The Central Government notifies the National Institute For The Empowerment Of Persons With Visual Disabilities, Dehradun, as having more than 80% staff with working knowledge of Hindi, in pursuance of…
Department of Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities
The Central Government amends notification S.O. 4877(E) dated 13th October, 2022, in pursuance of rule 41 of the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Rules, 2017, by substituting entries for serial num…
The Central Government appoints May 25, 2026, as the date for the provisions of The Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Amendment Act, 2026, to come into force.
Department of Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities
The Central Government hereby extends the tenure of the Commission of Inquiry for a period of two months, from 11th April, 2026 to 10th June, 2026, under section 3 of the Commissions of Inquiry Act, 1…
The Central Government has decided to include Ms. Aparna Mehrotra as an additional Member of the Advisory Committee constituted for transgender persons, following an order from the Hon'ble Supreme Cou…
This notification announces the assumption of charge by Sadhvi Niranjan Jyoti as Chairperson and Smt. Kiran Umesh Mahalle as Member in the National Commission for Backward Classes, as per a Warrant of…
The Government of India notifies the requirement for Aadhaar authentication or proof of possession for beneficiaries of the Scheme for Economic Empowerment of De-Notified, Nomadic and Semi-Nomadic Com…
This Order constitutes an Advisory Committee, chaired by Hon'ble Ms. Justice Asha Menon, to study and recommend an equal opportunity policy and other measures for transgender persons, as directed by t…
Department of Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities
The Central Government publishes draft rules to amend the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Rules, 2017, by introducing non-negotiable accessibility standards for buildings and the built environment…
Department of Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities
The Central Government amends a previous notification concerning the appointment of members to the Board of National Trust under clause (b) of sub-section (4) of section 3 of the National Trust for We…
Department of Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities
This notification amends a previous notification regarding the substitution of elected Members of Parliament under sub-sections (1) and (2) of section 60 of the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act…
The Central Government extends the tenure of the Commission of Inquiry for a period of six months, from 11th October, 2025 to 10th April, 2026, under section 3 of the Commissions of Inquiry Act, 1952.
Department of Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities
This Resolution announces the reconstitution of the Hindi Salahakar Samiti of the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment, superseding a previous resolution dated June 8, 2022.
The Central Government amends Notification S.O. 89(E) dated 13th January, 2014, issued by the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment, by substituting item number (vi) in sub-paragraph G of paragra…
Department of Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities
The Government of India notifies the requirement for individuals to undergo Aadhaar authentication or furnish proof of possession of an Aadhaar number to avail benefits under the National Action Plan …
Department of Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities
Amends a notification under the Prohibition of Employment as Manual Scavengers and their Rehabilitation Act, 2013, substituting entries for Members of Parliament.
Notification by the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment amending the National Trust Rules, 2000 and National Trust Regulation, 2001 to enhance the sitting fees payable to non-official Board Mem…
Extension of the tenure of the Commission of Inquiry examining conferral of Scheduled Castes status on persons who converted to other religions, constituted under section 3 of the Commissions of Inqui…
Department of Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities
Notification of the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (Amendment) Rules, 2024, substituting Rules 17 and 18 of the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Rules, 2017 governing disability certificates a…
Department of Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities
Draft notification proposing to amend the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Rules, 2017 by inserting a new clause on accessibility standards for the insurance sector.
Notification accepting the resignation of Shri Karsan D Ghavri from the post of Member of the National Commission for Safai Karamcharis (NCSK), with effect from 31.03.2024.
Department of Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities
Notification under the Official Language Rules, 1976 designating two offices under the Department of Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities where more than 80% of staff have acquired working knowled…
Department of Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities
Notification under sub-rule (4) of Rule 10 of the Official Language (Use for Official Purposes of the Union) Rules, 1976 that the Department of Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities (Divyangjan) ha…
Department of Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities
Draft notification under Section 100 of the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act, 2016 proposing amendments to Rules 17 and 18 of Chapter VII of the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Rules, 2017.
Department of Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities
Notification finalizing amendment to rule 15(1) of the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Rules, 2017, to add accessibility standards for the banking sector as a recognized guideline.
Department of Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities
Notification finalising amendment rules under sections 100(1) and 100(2) of the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act, 2016, inserting a new clause into rule 15(1) of the Rights of Persons with Disa…
Department of Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities
Notification amending Rule 15(1) of the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Rules, 2017, to insert a reference to the Accessibility Code for Educational Institutions, under Section 100 of the Rights o…
Department of Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities
Notification amending Rule 15(1) of the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Rules, 2017, under the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act, 2016, to add accessibility standards for police stations, pr…
Notification mandating Aadhaar authentication as proof of identity under Section 7 of the Aadhaar Act, 2016 for beneficiaries of the Scholarship for PM CARES Children scheme.
Notification amending an earlier notification under sub-sections (1) and (2) of section 29 of the Prohibition of Employment as Manual Scavengers and their Rehabilitation Act, 2013 to remove a member f…
Department of Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities
Publication of draft rules, the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (Amendment) Rules, 2024, amending Rule 15 of the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Rules, 2017 to incorporate banking-sector acces…
Notification confirming the assumption of charge by the Chairperson and two Members of the National Commission for Scheduled Castes under Article 338(3) of the Constitution of India.
Notification by the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment, Department of Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities (Divyangjan), under Section 56 of the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act, 20…
Department of Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities
Notification under Section 7 of the Aadhaar Act, 2016 superseding the 2017 notification and mandating Aadhaar authentication as proof of identity for beneficiaries of the ADIP Scheme for persons with …
Department of Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities
Notification under Section 7 of the Aadhaar (Targeted Delivery of Financial and Other Subsidies, Benefits and Services) Act, 2016, mandating Aadhaar-based identification for beneficiaries of the Distr…
Department of Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities
Notification under section 7 of the Aadhaar (Targeted Delivery of Financial and Other Subsidies, Benefits and Services) Act, 2016 mandating Aadhaar-based identification for children availing benefits …
Department of Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities
Notification under Section 7 of the Aadhaar (Targeted Delivery of Financial and Other Subsidies, Benefits and Services) Act, 2016 mandating Aadhaar-based identification for beneficiaries of the Deenda…
Department of Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities
Notification by the Department of Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities (Divyangjan), Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment, notifying Aadhaar as a mandatory identity document for beneficiarie…