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'''The Office of the Chief Commissioner for Persons with Disabilities''' is a [[Government of India]] agency under the [[Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment]].<br />
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This has been set up under the Persons with Disabilities (Equal Opportunities, Protection of Rights & Full Participation) (PWD) Act, 1995 It is mandated to take steps to safeguard the rights of persons with disabilities.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.ccdisabilities.nic.in//page.php?s=reg&t=def&p=office |title=About Us - Our Office: Office of the Chief Commissioner for Persons with Disabilities, Government of India |publisher=Ccdisabilities.nic.in |access-date=2013-05-08 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130604065311/http://www.ccdisabilities.nic.in/page.php?s=reg&t=def&p=office |archive-date=4 June 2013 |url-status=dead }}</ref> The Chief Commissioner is vested with the power of a civil court under the Code of Civil Procedure. There are separate Commissioners for State and Union Territories.<br />
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Kamlesh Kumar Pandey is the current Chief Commissioner.<ref>{{Cite news|url = http://pib.nic.in/newsite/PrintRelease.aspx?relid=135929|title = Dr. Kamlesh Kumar Pandey has been Appointed as Chief Commissioner for Persons with Disabilities}}</ref> Shri Prasanna Kumar Pincha was the first person with disability holding this post.<ref>{{cite news|title=Shri Prasanna Kumar Pincha Appointed as Chief Commissioner for Persons with Disabilities|url=http://pib.nic.in/newsite/erelease.aspx?relid=79575|newspaper=Press Information Bureau, Govt of India}}</ref><br />
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The Chief Commissioner has criticised the state government of [[Bihar]] for delays in implementing a State Commission.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-02-21/patna/37220967_1_disabled-persons-disability-certificates-disabilities-act |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131029200237/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-02-21/patna/37220967_1_disabled-persons-disability-certificates-disabilities-act |url-status=dead |archive-date=2013-10-29 |author=Banjot Kaur Bhatia |title=Disabilities Act not implemented properly |date=2013-02-21 |work=[[The Times of India]] |access-date=2013-05-08}}</ref><br />
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==References==<br />
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==External links==<br />
*{{official website|http://www.ccdisabilities.nic.in}}<br />
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[[Category:Disability in India]]<br />
[[Category:Government agencies of India]]<br />
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