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Govt opens up jobs for people with mental illness, learning disabilities, autism & acid attack victims
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The Centre has reserved government jobs for people with learning disabilities, autism and victims of acid attacks, four years after it decided to extend benefit of reservation to new categories.
New Delhi: The Centre has reserved government jobs for people with learning disabilities, autism and victims of acid attacks, four years after it decided to extend benefit of reservation to new categories. The government has identified jobs, including Group A and B posts, for the new category of differently-abled. The Department of Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities (DEPwD) has notified new government posts earmarking for the first time certain posts for autistic persons and those suffering from learning disabilities.