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Section 48*

The appropriate Governments and local authorities shall promote and sponsor research, inter alia, in the following areas

• prevention of disability;
• rehabilitation including community based rehabilitation;
• development of assistive devices including their psycho-social aspects;
• job identification;
• on site modifications in offices and factories.

Section 49*

The appropriate Governments shall provide financial assistance to universities, other institutions of higher learning, professional bodies and non-governmental research-units or institutions, for undertaking research for special education, rehabilitation and manpower development.

*(Chapter Nine: Research And Manpower Development)

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