| Identity Card |
| (1) | Each person with disability shall be entitled to receive an identity card to be issued by appropriate authority- (a) In Kolkata such appropriate authority shall be the competent authority declared under the act, or the director, social welfare or his equivalent or an officer authorized by him, as the case may be. (b) In the districts, such appropriate authority shall by the district social welfare officer or the district programme officer. |
| (2) | The identity card shall be issued to a person with disability on the basis of the disability Certificate issued by a Medical Board. |
| (3) | Such identity and disability certificate referred to in sub-rule (2) shall entitle a person with disability to receive facilities, concessions and benefits admissible under the schemes of the government or non-government organizations. |
| (4) | Production of the identity card duly issued in favour of a person with disability shall alone entitle him/her to claim railway concessions / facilities, similar concessions in the case of tram, bus or other modes of transport owned by government / government undertaking or corporation / private organizations without having to furnish any other certificate from any other authority. |
| (5) | An identity card once issued shall remain valid for a period of ten years with effect from the date of issue and shall have to be renewed within six months. |
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