| Identity Cards |
| (i) | For Kolkata Municipal Corporation Area-Assistant Commissioner (Persons with Disabilities), 45, Ganesh Chandra Avenue (3rd Floor), Kolkata-13 |
| (ii) | For Districts-District Social Welfare Officer concern & Child Development Project Officer. |
| Certificates issued by the National institute in respect to Audiometry (PTA/BERA), Psychometry would be accepted by the Medical Boards. Along with Ration Card all the items used for identification of a voter in a polling booth like passport, official identity card, EPIC, driving license, PAN card etc will be accepted by the medical boards as valid document for the purpose of identification. In case of minor, the documents of his/her parents would be sufficient. In case of mentally ill persons disability certificate would be issued by the Mental Board stated above after observation and treatment for one year. | |
| 2 | Since disability certificate issued by the competent medical boards constituted under the PWD Act, 95 is a pre-requisite for availing of benefits, concessions and relaxations. Persons with disabilities are entitled to prefer an appeal to the Appellate Medical Board at 45 Genesh Chandra Avenue Kolkata, 13 for redressal for their grievances relating to any dispute regarding recognizing any person as PWD under the Act or any dispute regarding percentage of disability as certified by competent medical boards. |
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