1.1 Background of Information Handbook
This Information Handbook has been prepared in pursuance of Section 4 of the Right to Information Act, 2005 (RTI Act, 2005) to provide information in respect of powers, duties and functions of the Office of the Chief Commissioner for Persons with Disabilities (Office of the CCPD) set up under the Persons with Disabilities (Equal Opportunities, Protection of Rights and Full Participation) Act, 1995 (PwD Act) and has been mandated to take steps to safeguard the rights of persons with disabilities which is repealed by the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (RPwD) Act, 2016.
1.2 Objectives
- To provide access to information under the control of Office of the Chief Commissioner for Persons with Disabilities and to promote transparency and accountability in the working.
- To provide maximum information suo motu or sources thereof so that people have minimum resort to use of the RTI Act.
1.3 Intended Users
This handbook is useful for the persons with disabilities, their guardians, Voluntary Organizations and individuals working in the field of disability and Central/State Government Organizations.
1.4 Contact persons for getting more information
Please contact Shri Sudhir Goel, Desk Officers in the Office of the CCPD for getting more information by post, e-mail, telephone or fax at the following address:
Office of the Chief Commissioner for Persons with Disabilities (Divyangjan)
5th Floor, NISD Building, Plot No.G-2, Sector-10, New Delhi-110075
Tele# 011-20892364, 20892275
E-mail: ccpd@nic.in, Website: www.ccdisabilities.nic.in
1.5 Definitions/Abbreviations used
"RTI Act" means Right to Information Act, 2005.
“RPwD Act” means Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act, 2016;
“RPwD Rule” means Rights of Persons with Disabilities Rule, 2017;
"Office of the CCPD" means Office of the Chief Commissioner for Persons with Disabilities set up under the PwD Act;
"Chief Commissioner for Persons with Disabilities" means an officer appointed under Section 57(1) of the PwD Act;
"PIO" means Public Information Officer designated under Section 5(1) of the RTI Act;
"APIO" means Assistant Public Information Officer designated under Section 5(2) of the RTI Act;
"Appellate Authority" means the authority to whom an appeal can be submitted under Section 7(8)(iii) of the RTI Act.
"PwD Act" means Persons with Disabilities (Equal Opportunities, Protection of Rights and Full Participation) Act, 1995;
"PwD Rules" means Persons with Disabilities (Equal Opportunities, Protection of Rights and Full Participation) Rules, 1996;
1.5 Procedure and fee structure for getting information not available in the handbook
Any person who wishes to seek information under the Right to Information Act, 2005 can file an application in Form-A, attached with this Handbook, to the Public Information Officer or Assistant Public Information Officer of Office of the CCPD. Forms are available at free of cost in the Office of the CCPD. It can also be downloaded from the website of the Office of the CCPD.
A nominal application fee of Rs.10/- per application will be charged by way of cash against proper receipt or by demand draft or bankers cheque payable to "Pay & Accounts Officer, Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment, New Delhi" for supply of information other than the information relating to Tender Documents/Bids/Quotations/Business Documents in addition to the cost of document or the photocopies of document/information, if any. For Tender Documents, an application fee of Rs. 500/- per application will be charged. A sum of Rs. 2/- per page will be charged for supply of photocopy of document(s) under the control of Office of the CCPD.
No fee shall be charged from the persons who are below poverty line on submission of photocopy of the BPL card issued by the competent authority.
The Office will endeavor to provide the information in the shortest possible time subject to a maximum of 30 days.
In case, any person does not get a response from the PIO or APIO within 30 days of the submission of Form-A or is aggrieved by the response received within the prescribed period, he/she may file an appeal to the following Appellate Authority:
Sh. Mrityunjay Jha
Deputy Chief Commissioner
Office of the Chief Commissioner for Persons with Disabilities (Divyangjan)
5th Floor, NISD Building, Plot No.G-2, Sector-10, New Delhi-110075
Tele# 011-20892364, 20892275
E-mail: ccpd@nic.in, Website: www.ccdisabilities.nic.in