The First Country Report on the Status of Disability in India in pursuance of Article 35 of the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities was finally submitted by the Department of Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities, Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment, Government of India in the month of June 2015. (Read the full Report here
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Soon after the release of the Country Report, discussions on the same were held during various meetings of the National Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (NCRPD). Based on these discussions, NCPEDP commissioned the Parallel Report of India on the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD).
We are pleased to inform you that the 1st DRAFT of the Parallel Report is ready for review. (Read the Draft here
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The Draft was open for public comment and the feedback received was reviewed and analyzed for consideration. The 1st Draft Parallel Report has now been finalized (Read here
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