good suggestion and should be considered. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Venkat Devabattini" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Wednesday, August 29, 2007 5:19 PM Subject: Re: [AI] draft guidelines for medical certificate
>I also feel it worth considering. > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Mohammed Asif Iqbal" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Wednesday, August 29, 2007 11:31 AM > Subject: Re: [AI] draft guidelines for medical certificate > > >> Dear Rajesh, >> I am currently working on preparing detail project report for >> E-governance >> initiative for department of social welfare, government of West Bengal >> along >> with three member team. We were hired by department of IT , government >> of >> west Bengal to e-enable the service. One of the service which we are >> E-enabling is that issue of PWD identity card. >> the point which I am trying to make out is that if you ask them to >> include >> E-enabling of generating this certificate which should be recognized >> through >> out India. It would be great if this certificate could be issued as >> multi-purpose card such as to obtain concenssional railway ticket, air >> ticket, etc. This would result in less harassment and much more citizen >> centric. >> Thanks and regards >> Asif >> >> >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: "Rajesh Asudani" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> To: <[email protected]> >> Sent: Wednesday, August 29, 2007 11:06 AM >> Subject: [AI] draft guidelines for medical certificate >> >> >> friends >> >> As you may be aware, Ministry of social justice and empowerment has >> invited >> comments on new draft procedure for issuing medical certificates of >> disability. I find the procedure unnecessarily complicated, >> compartmentalised and cumbursome. It would generate worst confusion and >> difficulties in the guise of enabling every one to obtain certificates >> easily by simplifying and streamlining the procedure, as claimed by MSJ. >> >> I wonder who were the stake holders who have suggested such needless >> modifications, as MSJ claims to have consulted stake holders. >> >> However, as it has invited comments from laypersons like you and me >> before >> august 31, I am in the process of drafting them and would appreciate any >> suggestions. I would put the comments in the list before forwarding them. >> >> one thing, I would like to plead here. We have, on our list, a host of >> persons related to various NGOs working in the field of blind. whenever >> there are such moves of comments by stake holders like recent meets on >> amendments in PWD act or consultations on the part of >> government/ministries >> which sure must include their NGOs, process of identification of jobs >> etc., >> can they not, put a word on the list so that they may benefit from large >> gathering of intellectually sophisticated audience? >> >> Here is the draft procedure pasted for the reference and comments of all: >> >> disability certificate.pdf >> Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment >> Shastri Bhawan, New Delhi >> To simplify and streamline the procedure of issue of Disability >> Certificates to the Persons with Disabilities, the Government had set up >> a >> Committee, under the Chairmanship of Additional Secretary of the >> Ministry. The committee after holding a number of meetings and in >> consultation with the stakeholders has drafted a revised procedure, >> which is being put on the Ministry's website >> http://socialjustice.nic.in/disabled/welcome.htm >> for seeking comments >> of all concerned. >> The comments may please be sent latest by 31 >> st >> August, 2007 to Sh. >> Ashish Kumar, Secretary of the Committee and Deputy Director General, >> Room No. 610, 'A' Wing, Shastri Bhawan, New Delhi - 110001 (Phone & >> Fax No. 23383853, E-mail: >> [EMAIL PROTECTED]). >> Shape >> Proposed Procedure for Issue of Disability Certificate >> Disability certificates may be classified in two types: >> Type I- for obtaining benefits like- employment, admission to higher >> educational and >> professional institutions, and for judicial determination of compensation >> claims. >> Type-II- for benefits like- disability pension, unemployment allowance, >> poverty >> alleviation schemes, income tax exemptions, excise and custom duty >> exemptions, >> ADIP Scheme, special school admission, travel concessions in Railways, >> Buses, >> airways, waterways etc. >> Certification mechanism for Type-I Certificates: >> Present system of Medical Boards will continue. Medical Boards can hire >> the >> services >> of private practitioners, resource centres etc by payment of required >> fee, >> to be >> determined by the District Medical Board. >> Certification mechanism for Type-II Certificates: >> Doctors at Primary Health Centres may be authorized to issue disability >> certificate for >> disabilities, which are easily discernible to naked eye. This will >> include >> locomotor >> disability- amputation or paralysis of limbs and visual disability- >> blindness. Ready >> reckoner will be developed for use by PHC doctors. >> For the cases involving non-visible locomotor disabilities, Cerebral >> Palsy, >> Leprosy- >> Cured, Hearing impairment, Low Vision, Mental retardation, Autism and >> Mental >> Illness, the certificate may be issued by a specialist doctor of that >> specialty with the >> assistance of paramedical or rehabilitation personnel/ resource center as >> given below: >> >> table with 4 columns and 7 rows >> S. No. >> Type of Disability >> Expert Doctor* >> Assisting paramedic/ rehabilitation professional* >> 1. >> Locomotor Disability (cases with non-visible disability)/ Cerebral Palsy, >> Leprosy-Cured >> Orthopedic Surgeon >> Occupational Therapist/ Physiotherapist >> 2. >> Visual Disability (Low Vision) >> Ophthalmologist >> Optometrist with required facility >> 3. >> Hearing Disability >> ENT Specialist >> Audiologist/ speech pathologist having access to audiometric lab >> facility/ >> resource center >> 4. >> Mental Retardation/ Autism >> Psychiatrist/ >> Clinical >> Psychologist/ >> Psychologist with >> training and >> experience of 5 >> years/Special >> Educator with >> training and >> experience of 5 >> years >> Psychologist/ Special educator >> 5. >> Mental Illness >> Psychiatrist/ Clinical Psychologist >> Psychologist >> 6. >> Multiple Disability >> Board under the chairmanship of CMO with required expert doctors >> Concerned paramedical personnel >> table end >> >> * Should be preferably from Government, if readily available. Otherwise, >> a >> private >> doctor/ paramedic/ rehabilitation professional as empanelled by the >> District >> Medical >> Board may be utilized for the purpose. >> Appellate for the certificate issued >> The appeal against any certificate issued may be preferred to an >> Appellate >> Medical >> Board, to be constituted in each Government Medical College with required >> experts. >> Choice of experts for the Board will be made by the Head of the >> Institutions. >> The appeal can be made only by the person who feels that the certificate >> issued to him >> has not taken into account relevant factors. In case of children with >> disabilities, >> appeal can be filed by the natural/ legal guardian. >> There will be fee for making appeal before the Appellate Board. 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