Govt looks to ‘amend` parts of Disabilities Act, community protests
(WorldNews India)

The Union Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment`s notification proposing amendment of the Right of Persons with Disabilities (RPwD) Act, 2016, to de-criminalise “minor offences for improving business sentiment and unclogging court processes`` has met with protests from the community of disabled persons, activists and organisations. While representatives of the disabled community contend that the strong 2016 Act has, for the first time, given their marginalised community robust protection under punitive measures included in the law, ministry officials point out that the Act is being examined to make laws commensurate with the offence, which may not be the case under the 2016 law. In its...