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CHENNAI, THURSDAY, JANUARY 29, 2026

Thai 15, Visuvaavasu, Thiruvalluvar Aandu–2057

Part II—Section 2

Notifications or Orders of interest to a Section of the public

issued by Secretariat Departments.

NOTIFICATIONS BY GOVERNMENT

WELFARE OF DIFFERENTLY ABLED PERSONS DEPARTMENT

No. II(2)/WDAP/28(c)/2026.

[IDENTIFICATION OF SUITABLE PROMOTIONAL POSTS FOR DIFFERENTLY ABLED PERSONS IN

SECRETARIAT SERVICE AS PER SECTION 33(I) OF THE RIGHTS OF PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES ACT,

2016– ORDERS - ISSUED.]

The following Government Order is Published:-

[G.O.Ms.No.3, Welfare of Differently Abled Persons (DAP-3.2), 28th January 2026,

தைை 14, விசுவாாவசு, திருவள்ளுவர் ஆண்டு-2057.]

Read:

1.

The Rights of Persons with Disabilities act, 2016 (Central Act 49 of 2016).

2.

G.O.Ms.No.11, Welfare of Differently Abled Persons (DAP 3.2) Department,

Dated 06.06.2023.

3.

G.O.Ms.No.6, Welfare of Differently Abled Persons (DAP 3.2) Department,

Dated 21.06.2025.

4.

Minutes of the Expert Committee Meeting, Dated 14.10.2025.

As per section 33(i) of the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act, 2016 (Central Act 49 of 2016) “the appropriate

Government shall identify posts in the establishments which can be held by respective category of persons with benchmark

disabilities in respect of the vacancies reserved in accordance with the provisions of section 34” of the said Act.

2. In the Government Order second read above, orders were issued for reconstitution of the Expert Committee

for identification of suitable posts for Differently Abled Persons in respect of Group ‘A’, ‘B’, ‘C’ and ‘D’ categories for

implementation of 4% reservation to the differently abled persons in employment.

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3. In the Government Order third read above, orders have been issued to provide 4% reservation in promotion to

Persons with Benchmark Disabilities and its instructions for the implementation of Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act,

2016.

4. The Expert Committee meeting has been held on 14.10.2025 for identification of suitable posts for Differently

Abled Persons in promotion in Secretariat service as well as in direct recruitment. Among others, the Expert Committee

has recommended to identify certain categories of disabilities for the promotional posts of Assistant, Assistant Section

Officer, Section Officer, Under Secretary to Government, Personal Clerk, Senior Personal Clerk, Personal Assistant,

Private Secretary, Senior Private Secretary, Record Clerk and Record Assistant in Secretariat.

5. The Government after careful examination of the recommendations of the Expert Committee, have decided to

identify certain categories of disabilities as suitable for the following promotional posts including Typist and Senior Typist

in Secretariat Departments (other than Law and Finance Departments) for providing reservation in promotion to the

Differently Abled Persons :-

Sl.

No.

Name of the Post in Tamil Nadu

Secretariat Service

Categories of Disabilities to be accommodated

(1)

(2)

(3)

1.

Assistant

VI, LV, HI, HH, LD(OA, OL, BA, BL, OAL, BLOA, Others),

CP, LC, DF, AC, Mud, ASD(M), SLD, MI (Mod) and MD

among the above.

2.

Assistant Section Officer

3.

Section Officer

4.

Under Secretary to Government

5.

Personal Clerk

VI, LV, HH (with assistive device), LD (OA, OL, BA, BL,

OAL, BLOA, Others), AC, LC(with no deformity in limb), DF

and MD among the above.

6.

Senior Personal Clerk

7.

Personal Assistants

8.

Private Secretary

9.

Senior Private Secretary

10.

Record Clerk

LV, HH, LD(OA, OL, Others), DF, AC, LC, SLD, ASD (M),

MI (Mod) and MD among the above.

11.

Record Assistant

12.

Typist

VI, LV, HI, HH, LD (OL, BL, Others), LC, DF, AC, MI (Mod),

ASD (M), SLD* and MD

*Must have comprehension, spelling, and calculations

skills.

13.

Senior Typist

(By Order of the Governor)

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ABBREVIATIONS

(G.O. (Ms) No.03 , Welfare of Differently Abled Persons (DAP.3.2) Department, Dated.28.01.2026)

Sl.No.

Code

Functional classification

1.

VI

Visually Impaired

2.

LV

Low Vision

3.

HH

Hard of Hearing (with Assistive device)

4.

HI

Hearing Impaired

5.

LD

Loco-motor Disability (OA - One Arm, OL- One Leg, BL- Both Legs,

BA-Both Arms, OAL-One Arm One leg, BLOA-Both Leg One Arm,

BABL – Both Arm Both leg)

6.

LD (others)

Scoliosis and / or Kyphoscoliosis, Kyphosis, Spinal Cord Injuries

and Spine Kyphoscoliosis, in addition to this type of Locomotor

Disabilities notified by the Government of India in Gazette part-II 3(ii)

dated.5.1.2018, Ministry of Social Justice Notification, dated.4.1.2018

Sl.No.76(E) Annexure-II.

7.

CP

Cerebral palsy

8.

L C

Leprosy Cured

9.

DF

Dwarfism

10.

AC

Acid attack victims

11.

Mud

Muscular Dystrophy

12.

ASD

Autism Spectrum Disorder

13.

SLD

Specific Learning Disability

14.

MI

Mentally ill

15.

DB

Deaf Blindness

16.

MD

Multiple Disability (except for those multiple disabilities which are

individually excluded)

17.

ID

Intellectual Disability

S. MADUMATHI,

Secretary to Government.