In Uttar Pradesh, the roadways has agreed to give concession to blind passengers only after it got an agreement signed with the Handicapped welfare department to pay for the concessions they give to blind passengers. Every year, the amount paid by the Handicapped welfare department is approximately 2 to 2.5 lakh rupees. It was a very complex process to maintain the record and accounts and it took them more than two years to finally evolve a method to do so.
Dr. Rakesh Jain Mobile (Reliance): 09336787900 Mobile (BSNL): 09415787900 Residence: 05224001112 and 05222732345 Skype ID: dr.rjain ----- Original Message ----- From: "Kiran Kaja" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Wednesday, August 09, 2006 11:33 PM Subject: [AI] Who should pay for concessions? > Hi all, > > Having followed the thread on DGCA guidelines and the subsequent > discussion > of concessions for the blind or escorts, I have been thinking about it for > a > couple of days. > > I feel that in our country, the existence of public sector in businesses > like transport and education has benifitted persons with blindness. If all > the industry and utility services were run by private firms, I don't > imagine > they would come forward with so many concessions and exemptions for us. > Providing concessions is much simpler for public sector or government. > However, this raises a big question of who should eventually pay for the > concessions? > > As citizens of the country, we are entitled to lead a life which closely > resembles a sighted or normal person who doesn't have a disability. This > obviously entails extra expenditure because of various reasons. To offset > this additional cost, concessions and exemptions are provided. I strongly > feel that since the government collects taxes from individuals as well as > businesses in the private sector, it should be the one paying for these > concessions. If the Railways were privatised, the cost of providing > concession to blind persons should be born by the government and not by > the > private company which runs the railways. If a private company voluntarily > comes forward with concessions, it is a very good gesture on their part. > But > if concessions are imposed by law, the cost of these concessions should be > reimbursed. > > For instance, when most of the other passengers of airlines were paying > full > fair for their tickets, blind persons were only paying half. If we put the > social argument of concession aside for a while, the airline company was > loozing money by carrying blind passengers. The airline company in > question > also pays the same tax irrespective of offering concessions. So, there is > no > insentive at all for the airline company by carrying blind passengers. On > the contrary, the company gets less money. > > I think it is the responsibility of the government to provide or pay for > the > concessions as they should look after the welfare of its citizens. Private > companies or public sector companies for that matter should never be > forced > to bear the cost of concessions. > > What do you all think about this? I know this is never going to happen in > India. > > Regards, > Kiran. > > > To unsubscribe send a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > with the subject unsubscribe. > > To change your subscription to digest mode or make any other changes, > please visit the list home page at > http://accessindia.org.in/mailman/listinfo/accessindia_accessindia.org.in > Send instant messages to your online friends http://in.messenger.yahoo.com To unsubscribe send a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the subject unsubscribe. To change your subscription to digest mode or make any other changes, please visit the list home page at http://accessindia.org.in/mailman/listinfo/accessindia_accessindia.org.in
