Shri T. D. Dhariyal joined as the Commissioner for Persons with Disabilities, Govt. of NCT, Delhi on 17th March 2017. Prior to that, he served as an Advisor, Disability Inclusion and Mainstreaming in CBM, a Germany based disability and development organization with a 100 years’ of market standing. A civil servant for more than three decades in the Ministries of Defence, Home, Shipping, Social Justice, and Empowerment. He was Deputy Chief Commissioner for Persons with Disabilities in Government of India for over 13 years. Shri Dhariyal has contributed several articles and presented many papers in his field of interest such as inclusive education, employment, mainstreaming disability, barrier-free environment, community-based inclusive development. He has also compiled a book titled “Judgments on Disability Issues” and contributed in bringing out a Compendium on International and National Human Rights Regime for Persons with Disabilities; Disabled Friendly Sports Facilities; Guide book on Accessible Tourist Places in Delhi. In the capacity of a guest faculty and trainer, Mr Dhariyal has relentlessly worked on a variety of disability issues in premier training institutes like Lal Bhadur Shastri National Academy of Administration, Mussoorie, Institute of Secretariat Training and Management, New Delhi, IIPA, New Delhi, UTCS, Govt. of NCT of Delhi, State Administrative Training Institutes, CSIR, ISRO, IOCL, NTPC, Oil India, Institute of Public Administration, Bengaluru, etc. Shri Dhariyal has also been a member of various expert committees in the Government such as UGC, Universities, NIOS, Corporate Sector, NGOs/INGOs. He holds a Masters’ degrees in Economics and Business Administration from University of Hull, UK. https://www.cabefoundation.com/p/board.html#:~:text=Shri%20Thakur%20Datt%20Dhariyal%20has,for%20Persons%20with%20Disabilities%2C%20Govt.
