bill no 81 of  2011 the persons with disabilities (equal opportunities, protection of rights and full participation) amendment bill, 2011by shrimati priya dutt, mpabillfurther to amend the persons with disabilities (equal opportunities, protection of rights and full participation) act, 1995be it enacted by parliament in the sixty-second year of the republic of india as follows:—amendment of section 331 of 19962 in section 33 of the persons with disabilities (equal opportunities, protection of rights and full participation) act, 1995,—(i) for the words "three per cent", the words "four per cent" shall be substituted; (ii) after the words "(iii) locomotive disability or cerebral palsy", the word "(iv) mental retardation" shall be inserted5 statement of objects and reasonsthe united nations through its resolution no 2856 (xxvi) has established that mentally retarded persons have the same rights as other human beings particularly relating to economic security and decent standards of living, to perform productive work and to engage in meaningful occupationspersons with mental retardation are not insane persons they can do simple repetitive jobs under sheltered conditions provided by the appropriate government therefore, they need to be encouraged and given economic security by way of providing for reservation in jobs under the statethe persons with disabilities (equal opportunities, protection of rights and full participation) act, 1995 provides for reservation of posts in government jobs for persons with blindness or low vision, hearing impairment, locomotor disability or cerebral palsy however, there is no provision for reservation of posts for persons with mental retardationthe bill seeks to include "mental retardation" also as one of the criteria for reservation of posts under the actnew delhi;priya  duttseptember 6, 2011 annexure extract from the persons with disabilities (equal opportunities, protection of  rights and full participation) act, 1995(act no 1 of 1996)       chapter vi employment      reservation of posts33 every appropriate government shall appoint in every establishment such percentage of vacancies not less than three per cent for persons or class of persons with disability of which one per cent each shall be reserved for persons suffering from—(a) blindness or low vision; (b) hearing impairment; (c) locomotor disability or cerebral palsy, in the posts identified for each disability: provided that the appropriate government may, having regard to the type of work carried on in any department or establishment, by notification subject to such conditions, if any, as may be specified in such notification, exempt any establishment from the provisions of this section       ———— a billfurther to amend the persons with disabilities (equal opportunities, protection of rights and full participation) act, 1995————(shrimati priya dutt, mp)gmgipmrnd—2202ls(s3)—14-11-2011