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The Rights of Persons with Disabilities (RPwD) Act, 2016

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The Rights of Persons with Disabilities (RPwD) Act, 2016 is a critical topic for the UPSC Civil Services Examination, particularly under GS Paper II (Social Justice and Governance) . It replaced the PwD Act of 1995 to comply with the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (UNCRPD). Key Highlights of the RPwD Act, 2016 1. Expanded Definition of Disability The Act increased the number of recognized disabilities from 7 to 21.   Added Disabilities : Cerebral Palsy, Dwarfism, Muscular Dystrophy, Acid Attack victims, Speech and Language disability, Specific Learning Disabilities, Autism Spectrum Disorder, Chronic Neurological conditions (Multiple Sclerosis, Parkinson’s), Blood Disorders (Haemophilia, Thalassemia, Sickle Cell disease), and Multiple Disabilities.   The Central Government maintains the power to add more types of disabilities to this list. 2. Rights and Entitlements  ✅  Education : Children with "benchmark disabilities...
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The mismatch between the aspirations and stream choices.

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๐ŸŒŸ The mismatch of aspirations and streams Especially the rural girls are more prone to the dilemmas then boys- According to the new report of ASER Around 60.5% of girls then 49.5% of boys are opting Arts and for STEM boys - 36.3%, girls  28.1% respectively . ๐Ÿ“ŒReason- ✍️Lack of counciling before opting the subjecs. ✍️Fear of missing out if they chose the different subjects from their fellow students. ✍️Lack of guidance and unclear vision, what they actually want to be in future. ✍️ Improper education system where the subject teachers are not so qualified in their subjects. ✍️ Sometimes the family pressure and societal aspirations with too many expectations creat the dilemma of choices. ✍️ Financial issues , STEM needs more of a practical and other anytical model based education which some can't afford. ✍️ The marksheet phobias where at last the most easy and scoring subject will get 90% then tough subjects "STEM" with 60 to 70% . The percentage which they get...
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