The Centre for Socio-economic and Environmental Studies (CSES), Kochi, has been selected by the Directorate of Social Justice to conduct a research study on “The Status of Implementation of the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (RPwD) Act, 2016 in Keralam”.
The study aims to assess how effectively the RPwD Act, 2016 and the RPwD (Kerala) Rules, 2020 are being implemented in Keralam, identify gaps in statutory compliance and institutional coordination, and recommend legal, regulatory, and administrative measures to strengthen their implementation.
The Memorandum of Understanding formalising this collaboration was signed by the Director, Social Justice Department, and the Director, CSES, and handed over to the Hon. Minister for Social Justice, Sri V E Abdul Gafoor, at an event held in Thiruvananthapuram