Gainful and respectful employment is vital for integration of persons with disabilities into the social mainstream. Find below the legal provisions, Government instructions and Court decisions that are key to secure the right to employment and positive measures to make employment meaningful for persons with disabilities.
E-bulletins in Employment and Disability Law
2023:
Disabled candidates selected on their own merit not to utilize quota: Govt.
2022:
2022: the year reservation in promotion finally happened
New guidelines for scribes for persons with writing disability
Multi-tasking Staff jobs to be reserved for persons with intellectual disabilities
2021:
Disability reservation in promotion reaffirmed by SC
Employ persons with intellectual disabilities, say Courts
Scribes for persons with writing disability: Government invites comments
Landmark SC verdict on facilities and reasonable accommodation for persons with disabilities
Central Govt. identifies jobs for persons with intellectual disabilities and mental illness
2020:
SC says disabled to get same relaxations as SC/ST
SC Affirms Reservation In Promotion For Disabled Persons In Public Sector
2019:
From Psycho-social Disability to Becoming a Judge
2018:
A win for inclusivity in employment: Disability is not unfitness, says High Court
Judgment Recall: Reservation in promotion for disabled employees
2017:
Disabled candidate not unfit to be an engineer, says Delhi High Court to Railways
Are the Employment Provisions in the New Disability Act Satisfactory?
Special Educators entitled to be treated on par with regular teachers: Calcutta High Court
2016:
Supreme Court directs reservation in promotions for persons with disabilities
Supreme Court endorses Government initiative to hire disabled