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Life forms the fulcrum of human actions. It is the sole factor responsible for human existence. It is the basis of all basic rights of man. Without it none of other basic rights can be exercised or enjoyed at all. While so much is the dependence of other rights upon right to life, the support that right to life gets from other rights and human actions is equally matching. Possession of abilities to perfect one's personality fills dignity and joy to the life. Without human dignity, a process of human devaluation occurs to sap the essence of the system of life. Because of the increased awareness of the importance of dignified life, in our constitutional system various positive rights like right to food, shelter, education, and means of livelihood are traced under right to life. Whereas; person with disability face many challenges due to his / her impairment and do need a very special attention. This has been so recognized in our constitution. Within the limits of the economic capacity and development, under Article 41 the state is directed to make effective provisions for securing right to work, to education, to public assistance in case of unemployment, old-age, sickness and disablement, and other cases of underserved want. Again in Article 46 the State directed to promote with "Special Care" the educational and economic interests of the "Weaker sections" of society, obviously including within its ambit the disabled. The concern of the international community of reflected in the resolution of the General Assembly of the United Nations proclaiming 1981 as the International year of the disabled persons with the following objectives