RIGHTS OF PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES (RPWD) ACT, 2016

About:

• The study was by DIRF in collaboration with the National Centre for Promotion of Employment for Disabled People (NCPEDP) and National Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (NCRPD).
  
  
• The Act, passed in December 2016, should have been notified by all States within six months.
  
  

Implementation Status of RWPD Act, 2016:

• States that have not notified states rules: 58%
  
  
• States/UTS without State Advisory boards: 50%
  
  
• States and UTs without State Commissioners for persons with disabilities: 37%
  
  
• States that have not allocated state Funds: 79%; Among the five States to have constituted the funds, Tamil Nadu has allocated ₹10 crore while Himachal Pradesh has allocated ₹5 crore
  
  
• States without notified special courts for trying offences: 58%
  
  
• States without special public prosecutors: 87%
  
  

Out of the 24 States/UTs that responded to the study, Madhya Pradesh was ranked the highest.  Andaman and Nicobar Islands along with Jammu and Kashmir ranked the lowest. The national capital was ranked number 12.