OFFICE OF THE CHIEF COMMISSIONER FOR PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES (CCPD)

About: 

• Parent act: The recent decision has been taken in terms of Section 74(2) of The Rights of Persons with Disabilities (RPwD) Act, 2016. 
  
  
• Role: The above two Commissioners will assist the Chief Commissioner for Persons with Disabilities (CCPD) in discharging his statutory functions as per provisions of the said Act. This would enable the Office of CCPD to look into the complaints of persons with disabilities expeditiously, besides strengthening the implementation of the RPwD Act, 2016. 
  
  
• Composition: Out of the two posts of Commissioners, one Commissioner will be a person with disability.