Report No. 256

14. Right to Education. -

No person affected by Leprosy, or any member of his family, shall be denied the right to education and training opportunities in any institution, including the right to continue or resume his education or training in any institution, after duly furnishing a certificate by a registered Medical Practitioner that attests that such affected person has been administered with the first dose under Multi-Drug Therapy and continues to undergo or has completed treatment for Leprosy or any such similar treatment as approved by the Government of India or World Health Organisation.