Bihar Persons with Disabilities Equal Opportunities, Protection of Rights and Full Participation Rules, 2004

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    "title": "Bihar Persons with Disabilities Equal Opportunities, Protection of Rights and Full Participation Rules, 2004",
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            "title": "1. Short Title Extent and Commencement.",
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            "title": "2. Definitions.",
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            "content": "(a) \"Act\" means the Persons with Disabilities Equal Opportunities, Protection of Rights and Full Participation Act, 1995 [1 of 1996].\n(b) \"State Government\" means the Government of Bihar.\n(c) \"Chairperson\" means a Chairperson appointed under the Act.\n(d) \"Member\" means a Member appointed under the Act.\n(e) \"Member-Secretary\" means a Member-Secretary appointed under the Act.\n(f) \"State Co-ordination Committee\" means a State Co-ordination Committee constituted under the Act.\n(g) \"State Executive Committee\" means a State Executive Committee constituted under the Act.\n(h) \"Notification\" means a notification published in the Official Gazette.\n(i) \"Commissioner\" means a Commissioner appointed under the Act.\n(j) \"Competent Authority\" means a Competent Authority appointed under the Act.\n(k) \"Year\" means the financial year commencing on the first day of April.\n(l) \"Legislative Assembly\" means the Bihar Legislative Assembly.\n(m) \"Non-Official Member\" means a Member not in employment under Government or Government Undertaking Establishment.\nCHAPTER-II",
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            "number": "3",
            "title": "3. Guidelines for evaluation and assessment of various Disabilities.",
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            "number": "4",
            "title": "4. Authorities to give disability certificate.",
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            "number": "5",
            "title": "5. Medical Board.",
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            "number": "6",
            "title": "6. Identity Card.",
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            "content": "CHAPTER-III\nThe State Co-ordination Committee",
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            "number": "7",
            "title": "7. Membership Roll.",
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            "number": "8",
            "title": "8. Change of Address.",
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            "number": "9",
            "title": "9. Daily and Travelling Allowance.",
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            "number": "10",
            "title": "10. Notice of Meeting.",
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            "content": "(b) Where a meeting of the State Co-Ordination Committee is adjourned for another day, notice of such adjourned meeting shall be given to the members available at the place where the meeting is adjourned or held and it shall not to be necessary to give notice of the adjourned meeting to other members.",
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            "number": "11",
            "title": "11. Presiding Officer.",
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            "number": "12",
            "title": "12. Quorum.",
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            "content": "(b) Where a meeting of the State Co-ordination Committee is adjourned under sub-rule (2) above for want of quorum, for with sufficient gap, notice of such adjourned meeting shall be given to all the members as provided in sub-rule (4) of Rule 11.",
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            "number": "13",
            "title": "13. Minutes of State Co-ordination Committee.",
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            "number": "14",
            "title": "14. Maintaining order at meeting.",
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            "number": "15",
            "title": "15. Business to be transacted at meeting.",
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            "number": "17",
            "title": "17. Decision by majority.",
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            "number": "18",
            "title": "18. No Proceedings to be invalid due to vacancy or any defect.",
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            "content": "CHAPTER-IV\nThe State Executive Committee",
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            "number": "19",
            "title": "19. Daily Allowances and Travelling Allowance.",
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            "number": "20",
            "title": "20. Notice of Meeting.",
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            "content": "(b) Where a meeting of the State Executive Committee is adjourned not for next day, notice of such adjourned meeting shall be essential to given to other members.\n(c) Where a meeting of the State Executive Committee is adjourned not for next but for the day on which the meeting is to be held, another date, notice of such meeting shall be given to all the members as provided in sub-rule (4) of this Rule.",
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            "number": "21",
            "title": "21. Presiding Officer.",
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            "number": "22",
            "title": "22. Quorum.",
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            "content": "(b) Where a meeting of the State Executive Committee is adjourned under sub-rule (2) for want of quorum for another date with sufficient gap, notice of such adjourned meeting shall be given to all the members as provided in sub-rule (4) of Rule 21.",
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            "number": "23",
            "title": "23. Minutes of the State Executive Committee.",
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            "number": "24",
            "title": "24. Maintaining order at the meeting.",
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            "number": "25",
            "title": "25. Business to be transacted at meeting.",
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            "content": "26.",
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            "number": "27",
            "title": "27. Decision in majority.",
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            "number": "28",
            "title": "28. No proceeding to be invalid due to vacancy or any defect.",
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            "number": "29",
            "title": "29. Manner and purpose of Association of persons with State Executive Committee.",
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            "number": "30",
            "title": "30. Fee for the Associated person.",
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        },
        {
            "number": "31",
            "title": "31. Tours by associated person.",
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        },
        {
            "number": "32",
            "title": "32. Associated person not to disclose any information.",
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        },
        {
            "number": "33",
            "title": "33. Duties and functions of the associated person.",
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            "content": "CHAPTER-V",
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        {
            "number": "34",
            "title": "34. Computation of vacancies.",
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            "content": "Vide Resolution No. 251 dated the 18th October 2000 of Department at Personnel and Administrative Reforms.",
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            "number": "35",
            "title": "35. Notification of the Special Employment Exchanges.",
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            "content": "(b) Vacancies which as employer may desire to be circulated to the special Employment Exchanges outside the State or Union Territory in which the establishment is situated, shall be notified to such special Employment Exchange as may be specified by the State Government by notification in the Official Gazette, in this behalf. A copy of the notification of vacancies shall be sent to the concerned vocational Rehabilitation Centre for Handicapped.",
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            "number": "36",
            "title": "36. Form of Notice of vacancies and manner to notify.",
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            "number": "1",
            "title": "1. Name and address of the employer",
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        {
            "number": "2",
            "title": "2. Telephone number of the employer if any",
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        {
            "number": "3",
            "title": "3. Nature of vacancy-",
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            "content": "(a) Type of workers required (Designation)\n(b) Description of duties-\n(c) Physical requirements (i.e. Job involves visual accuracy frequent movement, walking continuous long hours sitting etc.): -\n(d) Qualification required -\n(i) Essential\n(ii) Desirable\n(e) Age limits if any;\n(f) Whether women are eligible?",
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            "is_definition": false,
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        {
            "number": "4",
            "title": "4. Number of vacancies-Reserved for physically handicapped person/ visually handicapped including blind and myopic persons/deaf and dumb/mentally retarded persons: -",
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            "content": "",
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            "is_definition": false,
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        },
        {
            "number": "5",
            "title": "5. Pay and allowance;",
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        },
        {
            "number": "6",
            "title": "6. Place of work (name of town/village and district in which it is situated);",
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            "is_definition": false,
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        },
        {
            "number": "7",
            "title": "7. Probable date by which the vacancy will be filled.",
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            "is_definition": false,
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        {
            "number": "8",
            "title": "8. Particulars regarding interview/test of applicants.",
            "chapter": null,
            "content": "(a) Date of interview/test\n(b) Time of interview/test\n(c) Place of interview/test\n(d) Designation and address of the person to whom the applicants have to report.",
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        {
            "number": "36",
            "title": "9. Any other relevant information. -  The vacancies shall be re-notified in writing to the concerned Special Employment Exchange if there is any change in the particulars already furnished to the Special Employment Exchange and Vocational Rehabilitation Centre for Handicapped under Sub-rule (2) of Rule 36.",
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            "content": "",
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        {
            "number": "37",
            "title": "37. Time limit to notify the vacancies.",
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            "is_definition": false,
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        },
        {
            "number": "38",
            "title": "38. Submission of Returns.",
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            "is_definition": false,
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        },
        {
            "number": "39",
            "title": "39. Form in which record to be kept by an employer.",
            "chapter": null,
            "content": "CHAPTER-VI\nRecognition of Institutions for Person with Disabilities or Severe Disabilities",
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            "is_definition": false,
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        },
        {
            "number": "40",
            "title": "40. The Form of Application.",
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            "content": "",
            "footnote": "",
            "is_definition": false,
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        },
        {
            "number": "41",
            "title": "41. Order refusing to Grant Certificate.",
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            "is_definition": false,
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        },
        {
            "number": "42",
            "title": "42. Validity of Certificate of Registration.",
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            "content": "",
            "footnote": "",
            "is_definition": false,
            "sort_order": 48
        },
        {
            "number": "43",
            "title": "43. Appeal.",
            "chapter": null,
            "content": "CHAPTER-VII\nCommissioner for persons with disabilities",
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            "is_definition": false,
            "sort_order": 49
        },
        {
            "number": "44",
            "title": "44. Procedure to be followed by Commissioner.",
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            "content": "(a) The name, description and the address of the complaint.\n(b) The name, description and the address of the opposite party or parties as the case may be, so far as they can be ascertained.\n(c) The facts relating to complaint and when and where it arose.\n(d) Documents in support of the allegations contained in the complaint.\n(e) The relief which the complainant claims.",
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        },
        {
            "number": "45",
            "title": "45. Salary and Allowance of the Commissioner.",
            "chapter": null,
            "content": "(2) Appointment of other officers and employees of Commissioner's Office.",
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        {
            "number": "46",
            "title": "46. Submission of Report to the State Government.",
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        },
        {
            "number": "47",
            "title": "47. Submission of Annual Report.",
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            "content": "(a) Name of officers/ staff of his office and chart showing the Organisational set up.\n(b) The functions for which the Commissioner has been, empowered under Sections 61 and 62 of the Act and the highlight of the performance of the functions in this regard.\n(c) The main recommendations made by the Commissioner.\n(d) District wise progress made in implementation of the provisions of the Act.\n(e) Any other matter deemed appropriate for inclusion in the report by the Commissioner or prescribed by the State Government from time to time.",
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        {
            "number": "48",
            "title": "48. Interpretation.",
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        "Act ID": "Last Updated 17th February, 2020 [bh607]",
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        "Enactment Date": "1 of 1996",
        "Act Year": "2004",
        "Short Title": "Bihar Persons with Disabilities Equal Opportunities, Protection of Rights and Full Participation Rules, 2004",
        "Type": "STATE",
        "Location": "Bihar"
    },
    "updated_at": "2026-09-29 21:55:19"
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