 bill no 121  of  2012 the persons with disabilities (equal opportunities, protection of rights and full participation) amendment bill, 2012 by shri  arjun  meghwal,  mp a billfurther to amend the persons with disabilities (equal opportunities, protection of rights and full participation) act, 1995be it enacted by parliament in the sixty-third  year of the republic of india as follows:—short title and commencementamendment of section 21 of 19962 in section 2 of the persons with disabilities (equal opportunities, protection of rights and full participation) act, 1995 (hereinafter referred to as the principal act), after sub-clause (vii) of clause (i), the following sub-clause shall be added, namely:—"(viii) albinism oculocutaneous (surajmukhi);" 3  in section 33 of the principal act, —amendment of section 335(a) for the words "three per cent", the words "five per cent" shall be substituted; (b) for the brackets, figure and words "(iii) locomotor disability or cerebral  palsy,", the following shall be substituted, namely:—"(iii) locomotor disability or cerebral palsy;(iv) mental retardation;10(v) albinism oculocutaneous (surajmukhi)," statement of objects and reasonspersons 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 providing reservation to them in jobs under the statethere are people who suffer from disease of albinism which is a genetic defect people with oculocutaneous albinism have white or pink hair, skin and iris  colour as well vision problem but they are not given facilities like others who suffer from low vision or blindnessthe 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 suffering from mental retardation or "oculocutaneous albinism" also known as 'surajmukhi' in hindi the bill, therefore, seeks to amend section 33 of the act with a view to providing that one per cent each of  vacancies shall be reserved in every establishment for persons suffering from "mental retardation" and "albinism oculocutaneous"new delhi;arjun  meghwalnovember 5, 2012 annexure extract from the persons with disabilities (equal opportunities, protection of rights and full participation) act, 1995 (act no 1 of 1996) chapter  i preliminarydefinitions2 in this act, unless the context otherwise requires,— (i) ''disability'' means—(i) blindness; (ii) low vision; (iii) deprosy-cured; (iv) hearing impairment; (v) locomotor disability; (vi) mental retardation;(vii) mental illness; chapter  vi employmentreservation 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————(shri arjun meghwal, mp)gmgipmrnd—3247ls(s3)—19112012