• The Persons with Disabilities Act, 1995

Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment had, through its OM dated 30.4.2010  constituted a Committee under the chairpersonship of Dr. Sudha Kaul, Vice Chairperson, Indian Institute of Cerebral Palsy, Kolkata, to draft a new legislation for persons with disabilities, replacing the present Persons with Disabilities (Equal Protection of Rights and Full Participation) Act, 1995. 2. The above Committee submitted its Report including a draft bill called The Rights of Persons with Disabilities Bill, 2011 and a note on its financial implications to the Ministry on 30.6.2011