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Dr. Rakesh Jain Mobile (Reliance): 09336787900 Mobile (BSNL): 09415787900 Residence: 05224001112 and 05222732345 Skype ID: dr.rjain ----- Original Message ----- From: "BHAWANI SHANKAR VERMA" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Thursday, August 10, 2006 4:56 PM Subject: Re: [AI] Who should pay for concessions? > you are right sir, i wish to give one example, in recent commonwealth > games > our government sent popular film stars to represent our country for only > ten > minute show and they paid them at least 10 crore rupees. our players are > still struggling to purchase a second class railway ticket to join their > practice camps. > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Subramani L" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Thursday, August 10, 2006 4:46 PM > Subject: Re: [AI] Who should pay for concessions? > > >> We are certainly not raising concessions as a rights issue, but merely >> discussing it in the light of 'who benefits more from it'. I would not >> like to make it a rights issue, but certainly everyone, including the >> companies who spend more for adds and who are under some obligation to >> spend for Corporate Social Responsibility initiatives must seriously see >> the logic and the benefits. >> >> Subramani >> -----Original Message----- >> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Abhijit >> Joshi >> Sent: Thursday, August 10, 2006 4:37 PM >> To: RAJAT; [email protected] >> Subject: Re: [AI] Who should pay for concessions? >> >> *********************** >> No virus was detected in the attachment no filename >> >> Your mail has been scanned by InterScan MSS. >> *********************** >> >> >> this seams the right and positive attitude to me. I know with my day to >> day >> experience that if we can co-ordinate with visual persons with equal and >> >> positive attitude those people help us. concession and reservation are >> only >> helping tool not a solution. If anybody is giving concession or >> reservation >> we should welcome it but we should not take as right. remember other's >> duty >> is not our rights >> Abhijit >> Hyderabad >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: "RAJAT" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> To: <[email protected]> >> Sent: Thursday, August 10, 2006 2:57 PM >> Subject: Re: [AI] Who should pay for concessions? >> >> >> > Hi all, >> > >> > Aren't we coming to somewhere near the concept of creamy layer among >> > ourselves. Those who require and those who do not. But, one thing for >> sure >> > we all want the disabled friendly/fully accessible environment. Can >> this >> > happen with concessions? >> > >> > Its a common practice that if you want additional features./facilities >> you >> > have to pay more for that. And if we are getting the facilities we >> demand >> > then we should come forward and pay for that. >> > >> > We should also not forget that Income tax department, Govt. of India >> gives >> > tax deduction under section 80u of Rs. 75,000 or 50,000 as the case >> may be >> > and its also for those parents who have a disabled child. This is >> given to >> > compensate for the hardship we face in our day to day life. Is this >> not a >> > big relief? >> > >> > Also if I am not wrong persons under VH and OH category but not HH, >> get >> > double the conveyance/transport allowance then other govt. employees >> get. >> > >> > I believe we should demand for more and more facilities/equal >> > participation >> > in education, transport, banking, building by laws, .... And >> concessions >> > should be for those who really need them. >> > >> > Correct me if I am wrong. >> > >> > Regards >> > >> > Rajat agarwal >> > New Delhi >> > >> > ----- 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? 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