Chief Commissioner for Persons with Disabilities

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The Office of the Chief Commissioner for Persons with Disabilities is a Government of India agency under the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment.

This has been set up under the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act (RPDA), 2016 It is mandated to take steps to safeguard the rights of persons with disabilities.{{cite web |url=http://www.ccdisabilities.nic.in//page.php?s=reg&t=def&p=office |title=About Us - Our Office: Office of the Chief Commissioner for Persons with Disabilities, Government of India |publisher=Ccdisabilities.nic.in |access-date=2013-05-08 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130604065311/http://www.ccdisabilities.nic.in/page.php?s=reg&t=def&p=office |archive-date=4 June 2013 |url-status=dead }} The Chief Commissioner is vested with the power of a civil court under the Code of Civil Procedure. There are separate Commissioners for State and Union Territories.

Shri Rajesh Aggarwal, IAS, Secretary, Department of Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities is the current Chief Commissioner.{{cite web |url=https://ccpd.nic.in/about/ |title=About | Office of Chief Commissioner for Persons with Disabilities | India }} Shri Prasanna Kumar Pincha was the first person with disability holding this post.{{cite news|title=Shri Prasanna Kumar Pincha Appointed as Chief Commissioner for Persons with Disabilities|url=http://pib.nic.in/newsite/erelease.aspx?relid=79575|newspaper=Press Information Bureau, Govt of India}}

The Chief Commissioner has criticised the state government of Bihar for delays in implementing a State Commission.{{cite news|url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-02-21/patna/37220967_1_disabled-persons-disability-certificates-disabilities-act |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131029200237/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-02-21/patna/37220967_1_disabled-persons-disability-certificates-disabilities-act |url-status=dead |archive-date=2013-10-29 |author=Banjot Kaur Bhatia |title=Disabilities Act not implemented properly |date=2013-02-21 |work=The Times of India |access-date=2013-05-08}}