QUESTION 7
GS2
10 marks
The Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act, 2016 remains only a legal document without intense sensitisation of government functionaries and citizens regarding disability. Comment.
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7 min
150 words
What the examiner wants
Comment on why the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act needs sensitisation of officials and citizens to work in practice.
CommentGive your own view on the statement and back it with facts and examples.
Demand-wise check
- 1What the Act provides: 21 disabilities, 4% job reservation, 5% higher education seats, accessibility mandates≈35 words
- 2Implementation gaps: inaccessible buildings and websites, unfilled posts, stigma, lack of awareness among officials≈35 words
- 3Role of sensitisation and other measures≈35 words
Open in about 20 words and close in about 20.
Answer plan
Act's provisionsGaps on groundWhy attitude mattersMeasuresConclusion
Where marks usually go
- Only listing provisions of the Act
- Not giving any example of implementation gaps
Draw this
- Gap diagram: law on paper vs reality
Value addition
- LawRPwD Act, 2016 recognises 21 disabilities and mandates 4% reservation in government jobs.Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act, 2016
- Case lawVikash Kumar v. UPSC (2021): the Supreme Court extended reasonable accommodation such as scribes beyond benchmark disabilities.Supreme Court of India, 2021
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Reviewed public-source references related to this PYQ. Same-syllabus references are labelled separately.
- Shakti Dubey · AIR 1 · Page 38 ↗Same syllabus reference
- Aditya Srivastava · AIR 1 · Page 5 ↗Same syllabus reference
- Aditya Srivastava · AIR 1 · Page 44 ↗Same syllabus reference
- Shakti Dubey · AIR 1 · Page 11 ↗Same syllabus reference
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