IndiaRights of Persons with Disabilities Rules, 2017, Rule 3(1) and (4), Establishment Not to Discriminate on the Ground of Disability
Rights of Persons with Disabilities Rules, 2017, rule 3(1) and (4)
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A disability discrimination rule binding public and private bodies.
- Instrument type
- a regulation made under an act
As of .
What it requires
- If you head an establishment, ensure that section 3(3) of the Act, under which no person with disability may be discriminated against on the ground of disability unless the act or omission is a proportionate means of achieving a legitimate aim, is not misused to deny any right or benefit to persons with disabilities covered under the Act (rule 3(1)).
- Do not compel a person with disability to pay, partly or fully, the costs incurred for reasonable accommodation (rule 3(4)).
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If you get it wrong
Penalty structure
Section 89 sets a fine that may extend to ten thousand rupees for a first contravention, and for any subsequent contravention a fine of not less than fifty thousand rupees that may extend to five lakh rupees; the cap shown is the maximum for a subsequent contravention. Section 89 applies to a contravention of the Act or of a rule made under it.
- Rule
- Fixed only
- As of
- Currency
- INR
- Fixed cap
- 500,000
What this law does
Rule 3(1) provides that the head of the establishment shall ensure that the provision of sub-section (3) of section 3 of the Act are not misused to deny any right or benefit to persons with disabilities covered under the Act. Section 3(3) of the Act provides that no person with disability shall be discriminated on the ground of disability unless it is shown that the impugned act or omission is a proportionate means of achieving a legitimate aim.
The Act defines discrimination in relation to disability to include denial of reasonable accommodation. Rule 3(4) provides that no establishment shall compel a person with disability to partly or fully pay the costs incurred for reasonable accommodation. Section 2(i) of the Act provides that establishment includes a Government establishment and private establishment.