Descriptive Analysis of Inclusion in Quota-Based Employment for Persons with Mental Health Conditions in India

Vocational rehabilitation in persons with mental illness in India: A scoping review

“…MHPs must advocate for ensuring workplace reservations and reasonable accommodations for PwMI. A minimum of four percentage of public sector employment has been reserved for persons with disabilities, including one per cent for persons with disabilities due to mental health conditions and multiple disabilities (Philip et al, 2022). Assistance by MHPs to the PwMI in registering with the special employment exchange or the government-initiated online services such as Swarajability would enable them to identify employment fairs and may increase the chances of employment (India, n.d.; Ramasubramanian et al, 2016).…”

Mainstreaming of Persons with Disorder of Intellectual Development with the Society Through a Life-Span Approach: Need for Specific Legislations

“…Again, this leads to the exclusion of persons with DID from employment through a legislative provision that is expected to offer an equal and fair chance to all persons with disabilities. Out of all the 3566 types of positions under the union government of India, only 963 have been notified to be identified for reservation for persons with DID (Philip et al 2022), indirectly suggesting that they are not eligible for the rest of the positions. Further, uniform criteria for work performance assessments could pose challenges to their career progression, as persons with DID would not be able to compete with their peers with higher intelligence.…”