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| How disability is defined under the law? | Top |
| Under the Disabled Persons (Employment & Rehabilitation) Ordinance, 1981, a person “who on account of injury, disease or congenital deformity, is handicapped for undertaking any gainful or professional employment in order to earn his livelihood, and it includes a person who is physically impaired, hearing impaired, visually impaired, or intelligence impaired. | |
| What are employment related provisions of the law? | Top |
| Any person with disabilities can get employment under 3% quota in Public or Private Sector. | |
| Is there any quota for PWDs to get employment in private sector / establishment? | Top |
| Yes, 3% quota is fixed for PWDs to get employment in private factory, companies, etc. | |
| What if an employer is not employing the required percentage of disabled persons? | Top |
| The law requires that an establishment, which does not employ a person with disability, has to pay into Disabled Persons Rehabilitation Fund each month the sum of money it would have paid as salary or wages to a PWDs had he been employed. | |
| What is the procedure for getting employment under the Disabled Persons Ordinance? | Top |
| Person with disability first have to get registered as "Disabled Person" and then to be registered in the Employment Exchanges or the office of District Labour Officer, under Disabled Person Employment & Rehabilitation Ordinance, 1981. | |
| How the person is declared as person with disabilities? | Top |
| A person is declared disabled only when he/she is declared disabled by the Medical Assessment Board and issued a disability certificate. A Medical Superintendent from District Headquarters Hospital heads this Assessment Board. Once the competent board decides about the disability of a person and issues the requisite certificate, then the said person can now get job on the disabled persons quota. | |
| Are there any special provisions/benefits for disabled persons to work in the Public Sector? | Top |
| Every establishment has to hire at least 3% of total employees from persons with disabilities. There is also an age relaxation of 15 years for initial appointment in the Public Sector. | |
| What is the procedure for getting disability certificate? | Top |
| Government of the Punjab has introduced an online application system for the issuance of certificates for differently-abled citizens in the province. Applicants will apply for disability certificate online. However, they have to appear before the Medical Assessment Board at the hospital. | |
| Who can apply for disability certificate? | Top |
| Any person residing in the territory of Punjab having disability may apply for assessment and registration through online portal Disabled Persons Management Information System. | |
| Who is eligible for rehabilitation and self-employment? | Top |
| Persons with disability who is assessed by District Assessment Board and declared as 'Not Fit For Work' and having no source of income is entitled for financial assistance and assistive devices to be provided by District Rehabilitation & Training Committee. | |
| Where are District Rehabilitation & Training Committees located? | Top |
| Under section 9 of Disabled Persons (Employment & Rehabilitation) Ordinance, 1981, District Rehabilitation & Training Committees (DRTCs) are working in 36 districts of Punjab for the rehabilitation of persons with disabilities (PWDs) under the chairmanship of the Deputy Commissioners. | |
| What are the facilities provided by District Rehabilitation & Training Committees? | Top |
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The following facilities are being rendered by the District Rehabilitation & Training Committees:
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| Where is the headquarter of Council for Rehabilitation of Disabled Persons? | Top |
| It is located at 41-Empress Road, Lahore (Directorate General of Social Welfare and Bait-ul-Maal) | |
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