Here’s a clear, structured explanation of the demand regarding reservation in Group A, B, C, and D government jobs for Persons with Disabilities (PwD) and why it is delayed despite the RPwD Act, 2016:
⚖️ 📜 RPwD Act, 2016 – What it guarantees
Under the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act, 2016:
✅ 4% reservation in all government jobs:
Group A (officers)
Group B
Group C
Group D
✅ Applies to:
Central Govt
State Govt
PSUs and Govt institutions
Breakdown of 4% quota:
1% – Blindness & low vision
1% – Deaf & hard of hearing
1% – Locomotor disability
1% – Multiple disabilities / others
⚠️ 🚨 The Core Problem: Delay in Implementation
Despite a strong law, implementation is slow and uneven across India.

⚖️ Court dependency
Many PwD candidates must go to:
High Courts
Supreme Court
👉 Reality: Rights are enforced through litigation, not automatically
📢 🪧 Current Demands Across India
Disability groups and candidates are demanding:
🔴 Immediate actions:
Fill all backlog vacancies (Group A–D)
Implement full 4% reservation in every recruitment
Conduct special recruitment drives for PwD
🟠 Structural reforms:
Update job identification lists
Ensure proper horizontal reservation implementation
Transparency in vacancy data
🟢 Long-term changes:
Reservation in promotions
Better workplace accessibility
Strict penalties for non-compliance
📊 Ground Reality (Honest Assessment)
Area
Status
Law (RPwD Act)
✅ Strong
Policy clarity
✅ Clear
Implementation
❌ Weak
Backlog filling
❌ Delayed
Awareness in departments
❌ Low

📉 Backlog vacancies (biggest issue)
Thousands of reserved posts remain unfilled for years
Especially severe in:
Group C & D (mass recruitment jobs)
Also present in Group A & B (officer posts)
👉 Demand:
“Fill backlog vacancies immediately with special drives”

🗂️ Delay in identification of posts
Govt must identify:
Which jobs are suitable for which disability
Many departments:
Use old lists (pre-2016)
Or don’t update at all
👉 Result:
PwD candidates are denied eligibility unfairly

⚙️ Poor execution of horizontal reservation
PwD reservation is horizontal (cuts across General, OBC, SC, ST)
Many departments:
Don’t apply it correctly
Miscalculate vacancies
👉 Result:
Reserved seats never actually appear in final selection lists

🏛️ Group A & B jobs – even worse delay
High-level posts (UPSC, PSU, officers):
Limited seats identified
Strict medical criteria
Often:
PwD candidates filtered out during medical tests
👉 Demand:
Fair medical standards
More inclusive job identification

🚫 Recruitment freezes / outsourcing
Government shifting to:
Contract jobs
Outsourcing
These often:
Do not follow reservation rules properly
👉 Impact:
Reduces real opportunities for PwD

👉 Conclusion:
India has one of the strongest disability reservation laws—but execution is the main failure point.
🧠 Key Insight
This is not just a policy issue—it is an administrative failure + accountability gap.
👉 That’s why the slogan is: “Rights delayed = Justice denied “