No. PER(AP)-C-B (12)-1/2012 Government of Himachal Pradesh Department of Personnel (AP-III). From The Principal Secretary (Personnel) to the Government of Himachal Pradesh. To 1. All the Principal Secretaries/ Secretaries/ Joint Secretaries/Deputy Secretaries and Under Secretaries to the Government of H.P. 2. All the Divisional Commissioners in Himachal Pradesh. 3. All the Heads of the Departments in Himachal Pradesh. 4. All the Deputy Commissioners in Himachal Pradesh. 5. All the Chairmen/Managing Directors/Secretaries and Registrars of all the Public Sector Undertakings/ Corporations/ Boards/ Universities, etc. in H.P. Dated: Shimla-171 002, Subject:- the Regarding non-discrimination of disabled Government Employment-Instructions thereof. persons in Sir, I am directed to invite your attention to the instructions issued by the Government vide Department of Personnel's letter No.PER(AP)-C-B(12)-1/99, dated the 2 nd August, 1999 (copy enclosed) relating to non-discrimination to the persons with disabilities in Government employment. 2. The above referred instructions are reiterated and all the Departments/State Public Sector Undertakings/Autonomous Bodies etc. are requested to adhere to these instructions strictly in letter and spirit. Yours faithfully, ~vJ[ (Prem Singh Thakur) Deputy Secretary (Personnel) to the Government of Himachal Pradesh. Contd... P/2- '" -2- Endst.No.PER(AP)-C-B (12)-1/2012 Dated: Shimla Copy forwarded for information and necessary action to:The Secretary to the Governor, Himachal Pradesh, Shimla-171002. The Secretary, H.P. Vidhan Sabha, Shimla-171004. The Registrar, H.P. High Court, Shimla-171001. The Secretary, H.P. Public Service Commission, Shimla The Secretary, H.P. Subordinate Services Selection Board, Hamirpur. 6. All the Section Officers in H.P. secretaria~mla-171002. 7. Spare Copies (50). ~.ff0{ 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. Deputy Secretary (Personnel) to the Government of Himachal Pradesh. ***** • t'#.. : .:._.,.~~~.:~, .. _- '~'~"':~ .~ / .. ~o.P~r.(AP)-C-B(12)-1/99 Gov~rnm~nt. D~p~rtm~nt of HiMchal PradE-s.h of P~rsonn~l (AP-IIII. Dated Shiml~-171002, the From 2nd AU~ust,1999. The Chief Searetary to the Governm€'nt of Rimae-hal PraMsh. To All the Financial Commissioners/Commission~rs 0um-S€'crptaries/Spcr~t~ries/JointSecretari~s D~pl.lty Secret~ries!Under SecrlO'taries to the I. 2. 3. 4. 5. Gov€'rnment of Himachal Pradesh. Th~ Divisional CommissiQners, Shimla!Kan~rA and Nandi, Himachal Pradesh. All He~ds of D",partment.s in Himachal Pradesh. AlJ Deputy Commissioners in Himae-hal Pradesh. All the Chairmen!M~n8~in~ Directors! Spcretaries!Re~istrarsof all the Public Sector Undertakine;s/C'.orporations/Boards/ Universities etc. in Himachal Pradesh. Re~~rdin?: non-discriminl'\tion of disahled persons Government. Employment--Instructions thereof. in ******* ".J~i has enac.t.pd Hind" I am dire~·ted to say that tho? G0v",rnment of Indil'\ "THE PERSONS "11TH DISARILITlES(EQlfAL OPPORTllNITIES", P?OTECTION OF RIGHTS AND FlILVPARTICIPATION) ACT, 1995,"11 No.1 r:d ~ 996, on hi.f;iclnUAry, 1996 which hilS b",,,,n ext...nd",d to t.he I'Il!,J I? of rnd\l'\ p.x~.ept the State of .Jammu and Kashmir, It is mandat )1'y to i,pl€'ment its sect.ions in lpt.t.€'r And spirit. Section 47 of this Act is re~ated to non-discriminati0n of disablo?d pP.fSOns in G·:wI?rnm.:>nt i "'Ill!lloYlTlent., Iln pxtrflC·t of whi ch is fPproducf>d 1IS under:- "47,(1) No establishm~nt shall dispense with or reduc'" in rAnk, An pmploye~ who ac·Quirps 11 disRbility durin~ his service: Provided that, if an employee, after aC'1uirin?: disabilit-y is ncot suitabl .. f0r thE' P0St ho.> WCIS holctinl';, cOl.lld be shifted to S0m", otho?r post with the S<lm.:> pay sCRI .. And service b.:>npfits: Provido?d fnrther that if it is not possible t.o adjust th", ",mpI0Y.;'p. ali'clinst IIny post, he mClY be k",pt on a sup",rnumerary post until a Buitablo? post is aVllilabl", or h'" attAins the a~e of superannuAtion, wnichev",r is ",arHer. (2) No prollloti0n shall ho?· den ied m",rely on the ~found of his disahility: to ,1 C0ntd, , ,2/- person . ;4"· ,. '," I I ' .' __...'.~f~:;·~t:,·.~~. ~ 'I ._, .. ..--- ..' ~. . ~ ." .. - . / 2 -; Provided that th~ ~ppropriat~ Gov~rnm~nt may, hAyin~ re~ard to the type of work c"rried on in any estahlishm~nt, hy notification i'\nd suh.i~r:·t to SH1(:·h c.onditions, as may be spec-ifi €'d in sue.h notifi ('.Ation, exempt. any establishm€'nt from tIl.,. provision of this section. tI Accordin~lY, 2. fo1l0 toto. w th~ ah.ov~ r€'f~rr€'d You the' St~t~ Government h~s d~cided to provisi(tns of s",c.tion 47 of th~ ar~, thp.rp.for~. reql.1p.sted kindlY to adhp.r to p to Ac.t in thes~ provi~ions of the Ae.t in l€'tter and spirit. These instrl.lc.tit)fiS may kindly be hNUl?:ht to the 4. Mtice Kindly ac.knowl~d~p. its rec~ipt. YOUfS (jitihfUllY, trc Jlt / Addl. Secfetafy(Pefs.) to thp' Gov€'rnm~nt (tf HimflC'.hal PraMsh Endst.No.Pef.(AP)-G-B(l2)-1/99, Dated ShimIa-171002, 2nd AUIt,1.1St,1999. Gopy i~ forward€'d for i~formati0n and n€,cessary ~('tion to:of Himachal FI'l'\desh. Hi!!,h The RP.'dstrar. <. Shimlll-171001. Administrative H.P. The Re~istrar, 3. Shimla-1 7 1002, Th~ Secretary H.P. 4. Shimla-171002, All S~ct.ion Offi('.er'l in HimAr.'ha 1 Pradesh ,ee-retar iat. , 5, Shimla-1 71002, • The Guard file (100 copies). (' . l:-(v:'7 Addi. Secretarr(pers.) to th~ Government of Himfic.ht>l Prad.;>sh (c" ••• t'" ..• ,