ORISSA Dec 20, 2006
Blind threaten to besiege Minister's residence Tuesday December 19 2006 14:29 IST BHUBANESWAR: The State Government's failure in ensuring appointment of visually impaired persons as sikhya sahayaks, despite one percent of the posts reserved for them, has been strongly resented by the blind. They have threatened to gherao the Minister for School and Mass Education, if the Government failed to immediately curb blatant violations in the reservation provision and appointed blind persons to the posts earmarked for them. Orissa Association for the Blind general secretary B Nayak alleged that the applications of the visually challenged were not being considered in the ongoing selection for sikhya sahayaks in 28 districts of the State. The posts reserved for them were given to other physically disabled persons, he alleged. After a long struggle and the intervention of High Court, the State Government on February 14 this year came out with the notification announcing one percent reservation for the blind and visually impaired in the posts of sikhya sahayaks, Nayak said. The Government was directed by HC to implement the reservation and fill up the posts with qualified people among the blind. The blind have also expressed resentment over the non-accordance of certified teachers training status to the diplomas obtained by the blind and have called upon the Chief Minister to intervene and ensure that the blind are given their due. http://www.newindpress.com/NewsItems.asp?ID=IEQ20061219040818&Page=Q&Title=ORISSA&Topic=0 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
