Paper Title: Rights of Persons with Disabilities: Impact of the Disability Act, 2016 in the Context of Paschim Medinipur District of West Bengal
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Ensuring equal rights and the dignity of every person in society is the fundamental responsibility and essential duty of a democratic state. Persons with disabilities are also an integral part of society. Disability is not a matter of charity or sympathy; instead, the state must ensure the rights of persons with disabilities. People with disabilities, like other ordinary people, are also part of society and are equally entitled to all kinds of rights, freedoms, and justice. Therefore, the Government of India took an important step in 2016 by enacting the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act (RPWD), 2016. The main objective of this study is to find answers to these questions the actual impact of this law on the empowerment of the specially abled, its development, and the extent to which society is impacted by this law. This study will mainly delve into these problems and analyze what kind of real impact the Disability Act (RPWD) 2016 has had on the lives of the specially abled in the Paschim Midnapore district. This study is a descriptive study that has been mainly conducted through the collection of primary and secondary data. Qualitative research method has been adopted for data collection, which will provide an in-depth analysis of the real experiences of specially abled persons, the impact of laws, and administrative effectiveness. The study's findings indicate that while there has been some progress in urban areas, ensuring rights for people with disabilities in rural areas is still a major challenge. Lack of accessibility to schools, hospitals, and government offices, lack of awareness, administrative complexity, and lack of proper facilities in employment and healthcare are all obstacles that hinder the empowerment of people with disabilities.
Keywords:Disabilities Act, 2016, Empowerment, Development, Paschim Medinipur, Administration
DOI Link – https://doi.org/10.63431/AIJITR/2.III.2025.9-14
Review By – Dr. Amrita Dutta and Amit Adhikari