Disability Certification for Parkinson's Disease in India: Challenges and the Way Forward.

Indian J Community Med

Department of Neurology, NIMHANS, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India.

Published: September 2023

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  • Disability certification is required for individuals with Parkinson's disease in India to access various benefits and schemes.
  • The current process for certifying disability levels in Parkinson's patients is complicated and needs improvement.
  • Streamlining this certification process is essential to ensure that eligible individuals can easily access the benefits intended for them.

Article Abstract

Disability certification is mandatory for people with Parkinson's disease to avail any schemes and benefits in India. The process of certification of the extent of disability in a complex disorder like Parkinson's needs to be made less cumbersome and streamlined to ensure that people for whom the benefits are meant are able to avail them.

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