For the purpose of promotions and direct recruitments in the state government departments, Punjab Government on Friday issued a notification regarding the four percent reservation, against the earlier three percent, for the physically challenged persons.
“This notification has been issued under ‘The Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act, 2016’. According to the Article 34 of the Act, reservation will be given for the ‘A’, ‘B’, ‘C’ and ‘D’ categories for promotions and direct recruitment,” said the spokesperson.
Giving the detailed information, the spokesperson said that the persons suffering from blindness and low vision will be given one percent reservation, whereas those who are deaf and hard of hearing will also be provided one percent reservation.
Locomotors disabilities including cerebral palsy, leprosy cured, dwarfism, acid attack victims and muscular dystrophy will also be given one percent reservation while those suffering from autism, intellectual disability, specific learning disability and mental illness will also given one percent each reservation with similar reservation of one percent for multiple disability from amongst persons under clauses A to D.