New Disability Bill in monsoon session likely TNN | Mar 28, 2016, 09.35 AM IST Varanasi: Chief commissioner for persons with disabilities Kamlesh Kumar said that the new Persons with Disability Bill 2016 would be tabled in the monsoon session of Parliament.
Kumar also informed that he has proposed May 17 and 18 as dates for meeting the state commissioners for persons with disabilities to know the problems being faced by them as well as physically challenged persons in their states. Talking to reporters on the concluding day of his three-day Varanasi visit on Sunday, Kumar said that the Persons with Disability Act had come into existence in 1995. Demand for inclusion of more issues including other nature of disabilities increased in past three-four years. In view of it, the Union government has decided to table a new bill in February 2014. But, due to protest by NGOs, it was stalled. Now, the government has taken suggestions from opposition after which it is expected that the new bill will be tabled in Parliament in coming monsoon session. He said that presently, the benefits of government schemes are given in seven categories of disabilities while in the proposed new bill, 18 categories of disabilities are defined while 19th has been left open for exceptional cases. There is also recommendation for constituting a commission for the persons with disabilities, he said adding, all the states also have state commissioner for persons with disabilities apart from having deputy commissioner. He informed that since the formation of the position of chief commissioner and designating judicial power to him, over 27,000 cases of persons with disabilities had come to the court, of which 26,000 had been disposed of while 1,300 are pending. He said that the online complaint facility had been launched to facilitate the physically challenged people and two cases are being reported online per day on an average. Highlighting the programmes continued by the ministry of social justice and empowerment like distribution of limbs and apparatuses by holding camps, corrective surgeries and distribution of unique identity cards, he said that government has also decided to introduce the facility of corrective surgeries for leprosy afflicted people. Kumar said that the current status of schools and institutes for persons with disabilities are also being sought by him to know their condition and requirements for running them properly. In this regard, he said, institutions are also being asked to provide details of salaries and payments being made to teachers and other staff. Source http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/varanasi/New-Disability-Bill-in-monsoon-session-likely/articleshow/51579432.cms -- m. sivakumar. P.hd. International Institute of Tamil Studies CIT Campus, 2nd Main Road, Tharamani, Chennai, 600113 We're conditioned to think that our lives revolve around great moments. But great moments often catch us unaware-beautifully wrapped in what others may consider a small one. Register at the dedicated AccessIndia list for discussing accessibility of mobile phones / Tabs on: http://mail.accessindia.org.in/mailman/listinfo/mobile.accessindia_accessindia.org.in Search for old postings at: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ 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 Disclaimer: 1. Contents of the mails, factual, or otherwise, reflect the thinking of the person sending the mail and AI in no way relates itself to its veracity; 2. AI cannot be held liable for any commission/omission based on the mails sent through this mailing list..
