As per Rights of Persons with disabilities Act, 2016 – only those persons with the following disability/disabilities as defined in the Act can apply -

Categories of Disability	Specified Disability
1. Locomotor Disabilities	Locomotor Disability Leprosy Cured person Cerebral palsy Dwarfism Muscular dystrophy Acid Attack Victim
2. Visual Impairment	Blindness Low Vision
3. Hearing Impairment & Speech and Language Disability	Deafness Hard of hearing Speech and Language Disability
4. Chronic Neurological conditions	Multiple sclerosis Parkinson’s disease
5. Persons affected with blood related disorders	Haemophilia Thalassemia Sickle cell disease
6. Intellectual disability	Intellectual disability Specific learning disabilities Autism spectrum disorder
7. Mental Illness	Mental Illness
8. Multiple Disabilities	Combination of two or more disabilities mentioned below :- Blindness Low-vision Leprosy Cured persons Hearing Impairment (deaf and hard of hearing) Locomotor Disability Dwarfism Intellectual Disability Mental Illness Autism Spectrum Disorder Cerebral Palsy Muscular Dystrophy Chronic Neurological conditions Specific Learning Disabilities Multiple Sclerosis Speech and Language disability Thalassemia Haemophilia Sickle Cell disease Acid Attack victim Parkinson’s disease