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Some demands of visually challenged conceded
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Chief Minister promises to consider others
Photo: K.V. Srinivasan
LENDING AN EAR: Chief Minister M. Karunanidhi with representatives of visually
challenged persons at the Secretariat in Chennai on Sunday.
CHENNAI: The State Government has agreed to reserve 35 B. Ed seats in seven
government colleges for visually impaired from the next academic year.
This was announced after representatives of College Students and Graduate
Association of the Blind (CSGAB) met Chief Minister M. Karunanidhi at the
Secretariat here on Sunday. The other demands, conceded by the Government,
include increase in educational and readers scholarship, waiver of tuition and
examination fee and providing an additional hour for visually challenged
students in examinations. The Chief Minister will ask universities to follow
the Government Order issued to this effect.
According to a press release, the Chief Minister told the representatives that
the demand for two per cent reservation in graduate teachers vacancies would
be considered after consultations with the School Education department. Travel
concession in government buses across the State would also be considered after
consultation with the Transport department. The State Government agreed to
consider the other demands after scrutiny in a phased manner.
After the meeting, R. Muniappan CSGAB president thanked the Chief Minister for
considering their demands favourably. He said the Chief Minister had agreed to
look in to other demands in a month.
In the hope that the Government will fulfil all assurances, we have decided to
call off the stir, Mr. Muniappan said. Student groups and activists for the
visually impaired have been urging the State government to consider their
15-point charter of demands for the past five days through demonstrations
across the State.
On Saturday, Social Welfare Minister Poongothai Aladi Aruna met association
representatives and agreed to arrange a meeting with the Chief Minister.
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