Zonal Committee

Guidelines of Zonal Coordinations Committees of Rehabilitation Council of India

Objectives

1. The objective of ZCC is to create an outreach/extension of the Council to perform the functions as defined.
2. ZCC will facilitate and assist RCI in providing information and conducting enquiries, etc. as directed by the Council, pertaining to Organizations approved by RCI and personnel / Professionals.

Composition

1. The head of each ZCC who will be designated as Zonal Coordinator.
2. A Convener shall be from amongst the members of the ZCC.
3. State Commissioner Disability/representative not below the rank of Deputy Director/Dy. Commissioners (from each concerned state under the zone).
4. Govt. representatives one each from the school education department and the department of Divyangjan not below the rank of Deputy Director (from each concerned state under the zone).
5. Two representatives from training institutes including National Institutes/CRCs (from any two states under the zone).
6. Two members from reputed NGOs working in the disability sector (from any two states under the zone).
7. Two representatives from Universities (from any two states under the zone), preferably those working with RCI.
8. Two representatives from Rehabilitation Professional Associations (from any two states under the zone).
9. Two special invitees from disability sectors (from any two states under the zone).

Note:
i. No state shall be uncovered.
ii. ZCC shall have no other units or functions apart from the functions defined under the scheme.

Constitution and Appointment

1. The Zonal Coordinator shall be appointed by the Chairperson, RCI.
2. The Govt. Department members will be nominated by the HOD of the concerned department.
3. The remaining members will be appointed by the Chairperson, RCI by inviting applications in public domain.
4. The Convener shall be appointed by the Chairperson, RCI from amongst the ZCC members.

Functions

1. Monitoring the functioning of RCI-approved teacher training institutions.
2. Informing the Council about malpractice/quackery in the field of special education and rehabilitation.
3. Monitoring of examinations and programmes conducted at RCI’s approved study centres.
4. Facilitating and liaising small NGOs with RCI.
5. Facilitating translation of training material in regional languages.
6. Creating awareness about qualified rehabilitation professionals.
7. Liaising with state departments to ensure proper implementation of schemes.
8. Providing easier access to institutes for RCI affiliation.
9. Forwarding grievances of individuals/institutions to RCI.
10. Any other functions assigned by RCI.

Note: All functions shall be advisory in nature.

Area wise Coverage of ZCC

Proposed State Chapters and Geographical Coverage

Sl. No.	Proposed State Chapters	Geographical Coverage
1	North Eastern – I	Assam, Manipur, Mizoram, Meghalaya
2	North Eastern – II	Arunachal Pradesh, Nagaland, Tripura
3	Eastern – I	West Bengal, Odisha
4	Eastern – II	Bihar, Jharkhand
5	Central – I	Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand
6	Central – II	Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh
7	Northern – I	Punjab, Chandigarh
8	Northern – II	Himachal Pradesh, Jammu & Kashmir
9	Northern – III	Haryana, Delhi
10	Western – I	Gujarat, Rajasthan, Daman & Diu
11	Western – II	Maharashtra, Goa, Dadar & Nagar Haveli
12	Southern – I	Andhra Pradesh, Telangana
13	Southern – II	Kerala, Karnataka, Lakshadweep
14	Southern – III	Tamil Nadu, Puducherry, Andaman & Nicobar