SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND EMPLOYMENT

Skill development and employment

 
18. The appropriate Government shall formulate schemes and programmes including provision of loans at concessional rates to facilitate and support employment of persons with disabilities especially for their vocational training and self-employment.
 
Non-discrimination in employment
19.(1) No establishment shall discriminate against any person with disability in any matter relating to employment:
Provide that the appropriate Government may, having regard to the type of work carried on in any establishment, by notification and subject to such conditions, if any, exempt any establishment from the provisions of this section.
(2) Every establishment shall provide appropriate environment to employees with disabilities.
(3) No promotion shall be denied to a person merely on the ground of disability.
(4) No establishment shall dispense with or reduce in rank, an employee who acquires a disability during his or her service.
Provide that, if an employee after acquiring disability is not suitable for the post he was holding, shall be shifted to some other post with the same pay scale and service benefits:
Provided further that if it is not possible to adjust the employee against any post, he may be kept on a supplementary post until a suitable post is available or he attains the age of superannuation, whichever is earlier.

Equal opportunity policy
20.(1) Every establishment shall notify equal opportunity policy detailing measures proposed to be taken by it in pursuance of the provisions of this Chapter in the manner as may be prescribed by the Central Government.
(2) Every establishment shall register a copy of the said policy with the National Commission or the State Commission, as the case may be.
 
Maintaining records
21 (1) Every establishment shall maintain records of the persons with disabilities in relation to the matter of employment, facilities provided and other necessary information in compliance with the provisions of this Chapter in such form and manner as may be prescribed by the Central Government.
(2) Every employment exchange shall maintain records of persons with disabilities seeking employment.
(3) The records maintained under sub-section (1) shall be open to inspection at all reasonable hours by such persons as may be authorized in their behalf by the appropriate Government.
 
Appointment of Grievance Redressal Officer
22.(1) Every establishment shall appoint a Grievance Redressal Officer for the prupose of section 19 and shall inform the National Commission or the State Commission, as the case may be, about the appointment of such officer.
(2) Any person aggrieved with the non-compliance of the provisions of section 19, may file a complaint with the Grievance Redressal Officer, who shall investigate it and shall take up the matter with the establishment for corrective action.
(3) The Grievance Redressal Officer shall maintain a register of complaints in the manner as may be prescribed by the Central Government, and every complaint shall be looked into within two weeks of its registration.
(4) If the aggrieved person is not satisfied with the action taken on his or her complaint, he or she may approach the District-Level Committee on disability.