केंद्रीय सरकारी कर्मचारियों के लिए दोगुना परिवहन भत्ता पाने के लिए विकलांगता की श्रेणियां
Categories of Disabilities for Double Transport Allowance: The Central Government employees with the following categories of disabilities shall be paid Transport Allowance at double the normal rates, subject to fulfilment of the stipulated conditions.
Compendium of Instructions: Transport Allowance at Double Rates for Persons with Disabilities
This comprehensive guide outlines the categories of disabilities that qualify Central Government employees for Transport Allowance at double the normal rates, as per the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (RPwD) Act, 2016 administered by the Department of Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities (DEPwD).
| Name of Disability |
|---|
| Locomotor Disability including Leprosy cure, Cerebral Palsy, Dwarfism, Muscular Dystrophy and Acid Attack victims. |
| Blindness and Low Vision |
| Deaf and Hard of Hearing |
| Speech and Language Disability |
| Intellectual disability including Specific Learning Disabilities and Autism Spectrum Disorder |
| Mental Illness |
| Chronic Neurological conditions, such as Multiple Sclerosis, Parkinson’s disease etc. |
| Disability caused due to blood disorder i.e (a) haemophilia, (b) thalassemia and (c) sickle cell disease. |
| Multiple Disabilities (more than one of the above specified disabilities) including deaf blindness which means a condition in which a person may have combination of hearing and visual impairments causing severe communication, developmental and educational problems. |
Spinal Deformity and Spinal Injury are considered as sub-categories of “Locomotor Disability”