Amendment status not verified — confirm the current text below against the official source.
Powers of the Commissioner: (1)The Commissioner shall – (a) coordinate with the departments of the State Government for the programmes and schemes, for the benefit of persons with disabilities; 68 (b) monitor the utilization of funds disbursed by the State Government; (c) take steps to safeguard the rights and facilities made available to persons with disabilities; (d) submit reports to the State Government on the implementation of the Act at such intervals as that Government may prescribe and forward a copy thereof to the Chief Commissioner. (b) monitor the utilization of' funds disbursed by the State Government; (c) investigate and monitor all matters relating to the safeguards provided for persons with disabilities under this Act or under any other law for the time being in force or under any order of the Government and to evaluate the working of such safeguards; (d) inquire into specific complaints with respect to the deprivation of rights and safeguards of persons with disabilities; (e) participate in and advise on the planning process for all- round development of persons with disabilities and to evaluate the progress of their development under the State Government; (f) present to the State Government annually and at such other times as the Commissioner may deem fit, reports upon the working of those safeguards and forward a copy thereof to the Chief Commissioner; (g) make in such reports recommendations as to the measures that should be taken by the State for the effective implementation of those safeguards and other measures for the protection, welfare and all-round development of persons with disabilities; and (h) discharge such other functions in relation to the protection, welfare and development and advancement of persons with disabilities as the State Government may, subject to the provisions of any law made by Parliament, by notification specify. (2) The State Government shall cause all such reports to be laid before Legislature of the State along with a memorandum explaining the action taken or proposed to be taken on the recommendations relating to the State and the reasons for the non-acceptance, if any, of any of such recommendations. 69