HYDERABAD: With the Rajya Sabha passing the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (PWD) Bill, 2014 on Wednesday reactions came pouring in from groups as well as individuals working for safeguarding the rights of the disabled.
It is being claimed that the Bill, which on its clearance by Lok Sabha will replace the PWD Act, 1995, will make a large number of people eligible for more rights and entitlements on the basis of their disability.
Ch Ishkar, chairman of United Voluntary Action for Rehabilitation of Disabled (UVARD) said, “Though it is delayed as the legislation had been pending in Rajya Sabha since 2014, I welcome the move. I am aware that in the Bill revised with several amendments, 19 categories for disabled have been recognised against seven categories in the PWD Act, 1995.”
