Rehabilitation Council of India
AbbreviationRCI
FormationJune 1993 (June 1993)
HeadquartersNew Delhi
Chairperson
Shri Rajesh Aggarwal
Main organ
Council
AffiliationsDepartment of Higher Education, Ministry of Education
Websiterehabcouncil.nic.in

The Rehabilitation Council of India (RCI) is the apex government body, set up under an Act of Parliament, to regulate training programmes and courses targeted at disabled, disadvantaged, and special education requirement communities. It is the only statutory council in India that is required to maintain the Central Rehabilitation Register which mainly documents details of all qualified professionals who operate and deliver training and educational programmes for the targeted communities. In the year 2000, the Rehabilitation Council of India (Amendment) Act, 2000, was introduced and notified consequently by the government of India. The amendment brought definitions and discussions provided within the earlier Rehabilitation Council of India Act, 1992, under the ambit of a larger act, namely, Persons with Disabilities (Equal Opportunities, Protection of Rights and Full Participation) Act, 1995.

Background

The Rehabilitation Council of India (RCI) was set up as a registered society in 1986. On September, 1992 the RCI Act was enacted by Parliament and it became a Statutory Body on 22 June 1993. The Act was amended by Parliament in 2000 to make it more broad-based. The mandate given to RCI is to regulate and monitor services given to persons with disability, to standardise syllabi and to maintain a Central Rehabilitation Register of all qualified professionals and personnel working in the field of Rehabilitation and Special Education. The Act also prescribes punitive action against unqualified persons delivering services to persons with disability.

Approved institutions

As of 21 October 2022, the list of approved institutions published by the council includes 887 institutions.[1]

Courses offered

  1. Certificate courses
  2. Diploma courses
  3. PG Diploma courses
  4. Degree Courses
  5. Post-graduate degree courses/ master's level courses
  6. Short-term/ refresher courses under the Continuing Rehabilitation Education programme

References

  1. ↑ "List of Approved Institutions upto 21-10-2022" (PDF). Rehabilitation Council of India. 21 October 2022. Retrieved 25 October 2022.

https://rehabcouncil.nic.in/

  • The Future Prospects and Challenges of RCI

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