8. Central Commissioners for Disabled Persons.
-Set up by Persons with Disability Act 1995.
-To safeguards the rights of persons with disabilities.
-Under the act there shall be a Chief Commissioner at the Government of India Level and a Commissioner in each state.
-Shri Prasanna Kumar Pincha is the current Chief Commissioner since 2011. Visually impaired, he is the first ever person with disability holding this post.
-Set up by Persons with Disability Act 1995.
-To safeguards the rights of persons with disabilities.
-Under the act there shall be a Chief Commissioner at the Government of India Level and a Commissioner in each state.
-Shri Prasanna Kumar Pincha is the current Chief Commissioner since 2011. Visually impaired, he is the first ever person with disability holding this post.
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