The Union Social Justice and Empowerment Ministry asked all States to implement its advisory for the care and safety of people with disabilities during the lockdown as complaints of people with disabilities unable to access care and essential services.
The Ministry’s Department of Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities wrote to all State Commissioners for Persons with Disabilities to implement the guidelines issued on March 26 to ensure welfare of Persons with Disabilities during lockdown imposed due to the coronavirus pandemic.
States and Union Territories had been asked to ensure that caregivers, maids, essential services and NGOs working with people with disabilities were able to reach them during the lockdown.
States were asked to ensure that local movement passes for caregivers of people with disabilities are issued on priority and that food, water and medicine are provided to people with disabilities.
