(a) advise the District authorities on matters relating to rehabilitation and empowerment of persons with disabilities.
(b) monitor the implementation of the provisions of the Act and the rules made thereunder by the District authorities.
(c) assist the District authorities in implementation of schemes and programmes of the Government for empowerment of persons with disabilities.
(d) look into the complaints relating to non implementation of the provisions of the Act by the District authorities and recommend suitable remedial measures to the concerned authority to redress such complaints.
(e) look into the appeal made by the employees of Government establishments aggrieved with the action taken by the District level establishments under sub-section (4) of section 23 of the Act and recommend appropriate measures.
(f) any other functions as may be assigned by the State Government
CHAPTER-VIII STATE COMMISSIONER FOR PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES 1 {21.(1) No person shall be eligible for appointment as State Commissioner, Unless,-
(a) he is a Graduate from a recognized Univversity:
Provided that preference shall be given to person having recognized degree or diploma in social work or law or management or human rights or rehabilitation or education of persons with disabilities:
(b)he is having at least fifteen yeas experience in a Group "A" level post in the Central Government or a State Government or a public sector undertaking or a semi Government or an autonomous body dealing with disability related matters or social sector or as senior level functionary in registered natiional and international voluntary organization in the field of disability or social development:
Provided that out of the total of fifteen years of experience, he should have at least three years of experience in the field of rehabilitation or empowerment of persons with disabilities; and 2 {(c)he is maximum fifty-nine years old as on 1st January of the year of recruitment.}}
(2) If a person has been selected for appointment to the post of the State Commissioner, and he is in service under the Central Goverment or a State Government, he shall seek retirement from such service before he is appointed as State Commissioner.
1-Replaced by Divyangjan Empowerment Section-3 Government Order No.-521/65-3-2021-01-2017 Lucknow dated 02.12.2021 2-Replaced by Divyangjan Empowerment Section-3 Government Order No.-133/65-3-2021-01-2017 Lucknow dated 26.04.2023 Functions of the Commitee Qualification for appointment of State Commissioner
22. (1)At least six months before the post of State Commissioner is due to fall vacant, an advertisement shall be published in at least two National or State level daily newspapers, one in English and the other in the vernacular language, inviting applications for appointment to the post of State Commissioner from cligible candidates fulfilling the criteria mentioned in rule 21.
(2)A Search-cum-Selection Committee shall be constituted by the State Government to recommend to it a panel of three suitable candidates for the post of the State Commissioner.
(3) Composition of the Search-cum-Selection Committee referred to in sub- rule (2) shall be governed by relevant instructions issued by the concerned administrative department of the State Government.
(4)The panel recommended by the Search-cum-Selection Committee referedto in sub-rule (2) may consist of persons from amongst those who have applied in response to the advertisement made under sub-rule (1) as well as from other willing eligible persons in the employment of Central or State Government whom the Committee may consider suitable.
(5)The State Government shall appoint one of the candidates out of the panel recommended by the Search-cum-Selection Committee under sub-rule (2) as the State Commissioner.
1 {23 (1) The State Commissioner shall be appointed on full-time basis for a period of three years from the date on which he assumes office. A person may serve as State Commissioner for only one term.}
24. (1) The salary and allowances of the State Commissioner shall be the salary and allowances as admissible to a Principal-Secretary of the State Government (viz Level -15 of the 7th CPC pay-matrix)
(2) Where a State Commissioner, being a retired government servant or a retired employee of any institution or autonomous body funded by the Central or State Government, is in receipt of pension in respect of such previous service, the salary admissible to him under these rules shall be reduced by the amount of the pension, and if he had received in lieu of a portion of the pension, the commuted value thereof, by the amount of such commuted portion of the pension.