The Government has decided to conduct a special recruitment drive to fill up the backlog reserve vacancies for persons with disabilities. This information was given in the Rajya Sabha during Question Hour by the Minister for Social Justice and Empowerment, Mr. Mukul Wasnik. He said the ministry is in the process of amending various Acts relating to Persons with Disabilities and the first draft of the proposed amendments was placed before Central Co-ordination Committee on 21st of July of this year. Based on the comments of the Committee, a revised draft of the amendments has been circulated to all the state governments seeking views. The Minister said about 12,000 persons with disabilities had been provided loans at concessional rates by the National Handicapped Finance and Development Corporation (NHFDC.<br/><br/> <br/>