The Government of Karnataka on November 24, 2025, issued the Karnataka Rights of Persons with Disabilities in Employment and Education Bill, 2025.
The following has been stated namely: -
• The Bill aims to safeguard and promote equal rights of persons with disabilities in employment and education, ensuring non-discrimination, equal opportunity, accessibility, and reasonable accommodation across institutions and workplaces.
• Employers are prohibited from denying promotion, recruitment, training, or retention based on disability, and are required to provide reasonable accommodation and acknowledge such requests within defined timelines.
• Private establishments with 20+ employees must reserve 5% of sanctioned posts for persons with disabilities, while educational institutions must reserve 10% seats, with provisions for relaxation in cut-offs and age limits.
• Institutions and establishments shall ensure accessibility (physical, digital, and procedural) and submit compliance, inclusion, and accessibility plans along with annual reports to the State Regulatory Authority.
• A State Regulatory Authority and Enforcement Authority will monitor compliance, impose penalties, hear complaints, award compensation, and ensure grievance redressal through accessible complaint mechanisms.
• Non-compliance may attract fines up to ₹5 lakh, corrective orders, and public disclosure, while fraudulent claims of disability may lead to penalties or imprisonment.
Objections and suggestions may be addressed to the Principal Secretary to the Government, Labour Department, Vikasa Soudha, Dr. B.R. Ambedkar Veedhi, Bengaluru, by December 24, 2025.
[Notification no. - LD 420 LET 2025]
