Recently the Central Government has increased the disability categories to 5.

Recently the Central Government has increased the disability categories to 5.

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Category : National Published on: December 27 2023

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Recently the Central Government has increased the disability categories to 5.
Earlier this number of categories was 3.
This decision was announced by Union Minister Dr. Jitendra Singh.
Earlier there were only three categories in which reservation was given to persons with disabilities.
These 3 categories were as follows -
First, blindness and low vision.
Second, deafness and difficulty in hearing.
Third, Cerebral Palsy, cured leprosy, dwarfism, acid attack victims.
Now there are 2 new categories as follows – Autism, Intellectual Disability, Specific Learning Disability and Mental Illness and section Multiple Disability.
These categories of disabled have been increased by the Department of Disabled People's Empowerment.
The Department of Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities is working under the Union Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment.
Currently, 4% reservation is being given to the disabled in reservation in central government services.

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