Govt: Accept standard disability cert of job aspirants to reduce hardship

IN a move aimed at easing the burden on aspirants with disabilities, the Centre has asked all service examination authorities under the Central and state governments to accept standardised disability certificate to write competitive tests instead of insisting on exam-specific formats.

- PARVEZ SULTAN @New Delhi

The decision is intended to remove the “hardship” and “financial strain” faced by candidates who were previously required to obtain separate disability certificates customised to the requirements of different recruiting bodies.

The development follows a representation from a West Bengal resident with benchmark disability—70% permanent low vision, who flagged the need for standardisation in “certification regarding physical limitation to write competitive examination.” Taking cog-

Provisions of PwD act