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Haryana Government Gazette

Published by Authority

© Government of Haryana

No. 50–2024] CHANDIGARH, TUESDAY, DECEMBER 10, 2024 (AGRAHAYANA 19, 1946 SAKA)

PART-I

Notifications, Orders and Declarations by Haryana Government

HARYANA GOVERNMENT

SOCIAL JUSTICE, EMPOWERMENT, WELFARE OF SCHEDULED CASTES AND

BACKWARD CLASSES AND ANTYODAYA (SEWA) DEPARTMENT

Notification

The 5th December, 2024

No. 40/11/2024-4SW.— In partial modification of earlier notification No. 239-SW(4)-2017, dated 27.02.2017,

the Government of Haryana is pleased to amend the Rule-2 of ‘The Haryana Divyang Pension Rules, 2016’.

Eligibility:- A person in the age group of 18 years and above shall be eligible for grant of handicapped pension, if

he/she is a domicile of Haryana State and has been residing in Haryana State for three years at the time of submission

of application.

AND

His/her close relative such as parents, Son, Son’s Sons are not supporting him and his/her own annual income from

all sources is not more than minimum wages of unskilled labour as notified by Labour Department and circulated by

department on year to year basis and in case of disability caused due to Thalassemia and Hemophilia, his/her own

annual income from all sources is not more than Rs. 03.00 Lac;

AND

The Person has Disability of 60% or more as prescribed in respective forms as per notification issued by Health

Department, Haryana Government bearing No. 28/195/82-6HB-I, dated 12th September, 2013 for the disabilities as

mentioned in Section-2 (zc) of the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act, 2016 namely:

(i)

Blindness

(ii)

Low Vision

(iii)

Leprosy Cured

(iv)

Hearing Impairment

(v)

Locomotor Disability

(vi)

Intellectual Disability (Mental Retardation)

(vii)

Mental Illness

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For the purpose of assessment of percentage of disability(ies), the notifications of Health Department,

Government of Haryana, bearing No. 28/195/82-5HB-I, dated 21st March, 1989, Ministry of Social Justice &

Empowerment, Government of India, Bearing No. 16-18/97-NI.1, dated 1st June, 2001, No. 16/18/97-NI.1, dated

18th February, 2002, No. 16/18/2013-DD-III, dated 25th April, 2016 and/or as amended from time to time shall be

followed.

In case of following disabilities, the eligibility will be determined as per the disability certificate issued by the

Health Department of Haryana:

(viii) Hemophilia

(ix)

Thalassemia

In case of Thalassemia, the concerned Civil Surgeon will verify the certificate of the beneficiary every year

whether he/she has been cured or not. If, after verification it is found that the beneficiary has been cured then the

person will deemed to be ineligible for the financial assistance and the same will be stopped immediately.

This amendment shall come into force from the date of its publication in the official gazette.

DR. G. ANUPAMA,

Additional Chief Secretary to Government Haryana,

Chandigarh:

Social Justice, Empowerment, Welfare of Scheduled Castes &

The 4th December, 2024

Backward Classes and Antyodaya (SEWA) Department.

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