Mera Samvidhaan All of Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act, 2016

Chapter II · Rights and Entitlements

5Community life.

Section 5 · Chapter II · page 8 of the Act

(1) The persons with disabilities shall have the right to live in the community.

(2) The appropriate Government shall endeavour that the persons with disabilities are,—

(a) not obliged to live in any particular living arrangement; and

(b) given access to a range of in-house, residential and other community support services, including personal assistance necessary to support living with due regard to age and gender.

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