(1) Every establishment shall publish equal opportunity policy for persons with disabilities.
~2) The establishment shall display the equal opportunity policy preferably on their website, failing which, at conspicuous places in their premises.
(3) The equal opportunity policy of a private establishment having twenty or more employees and the Government establishments shall inter alia, contain the following, namely:- . ;
(a) facility and amenity to be provided to the persons with disabilities to enable them to effectively discharge their duties in the establishment;
(b) list of posts identified suitable for persons with disabilities in the establishment;
(c) the manner of selection of persons with disabilities for various posts, post-recruitment and pre-promotion training, preference in transfer and posting, special leave, preference in allotment of residential accommodation if any, and other facilities;
(d) provisions for assistive devices, barrier-free accessibility and other provisions for persons with disabilities;
(e) appointment of . liaison officer by the establishment to look after the recruitment of persons with disabilities and provisions of facilities and amenities for such employees.
(4) The equal opportunity policy of the private establishment having less than twenty employees shall contain facilities and amenities to be provided to the persons with disabilities to enable them to effectively discharge their duties in the establishment.
4(1} The Department of Labour, A& N Administration shall designate a special officer for monitoring the compliance of the provisions contained in Rule 7.
4(2) Every Department shall appoint a Grievance Redressal Officer and shall inform UT Commissioner (Disabilities) about such appointment.
4(3) The Nodal Officer shall be responsible for monitoring the compliance of the provisions of the Act.
(5) The Department of Labour, Industries and any other Departments of UT Administration notified by Government shall prepare appropriate schemes and proposals including provisions of loans at concessional rates for employment generation.
(6) The Directorate of Social Welfare, Department of Labour, DBRAlT, Engineering & Vocational Training institutes shall make appropriate arrangement for the skill development of vocational training of Persons with Disabilities.
7(1) No Government establishment shall discriminate again st any person with disability in any matter relating to employment.
Provided that the appropriate Government may, having regard to the type of work carried on in any establishment, by notification and subject to such conditions, if any, exempt any establishment from the provisions of this Section.
7(2) Every Government establishment shall provide reasonable accommodation and appropriate barrier free and conducive environment to employees with disability.
7(3) No promotion shall be denied to a person merely on the ground of disability.
7(4) No Government establishment shall dispense with or reduce in rank, an employee who acquires a disability during his or her service.
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THE ANDAMAN AND NICOBAR EXTRAORDINARY GAZETI'E, AUGUST 8,2019 7 {at The UT Administration shall make through respective Departments necessary sociai security schemes and financial assistance centre homes etc.
M The UT Administration through respective Departments shall arrange facilities for Orphan abandoned children with special needs.
10) The UT Administration shall arrange through its Departments support during natural and man-made disaster.
(II) The Department of industries and Labour shall support to women with Disabilities for livelihood.
(12) Any person with benchmark disability require high support needs, he/she shall apply to any of the medical boards of A&N Administration for the support.
12(a) The Board shall furnish their report to Directorate of Health Services with its recommendation.
12(b) The Directorate of Health Services shall take steps to provide support in accordance with the recommendations and subject to relevant schemes.