SC order in Reservation in promotion for PWD

Supreme court directs the center to issue instruction to implement reservation in promotion for Persons with disability.

Supreme court said the instruction should be issued in accordance with the section 34 of the “right of person with disability act, 2016” which prescribe not less than 4% reservation for person with benchmark disability. According to the act benchmark disability means a person with not less than forty percent of specified disability, as certified by specified authority.

In 2020 supreme court had confirmed that PwD have the right to reservation in promotion as well and also a they can avail the benefit of reservation in promotion even, he or she is recruited in regular category or developed disability after gaining employment.

However, it was not implemented by center.