dear friends, The UGC scheme for VI teachers which was granted during the 10th Plan period is yet to be renewed for the 11th Plan period. I am looking forward to any latest UGC circular on the above? regards, Rajasekhar Hyderabad
----- Original Message ----- From: "Dr. Vipin Malhotra" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Sunday, October 14, 2007 10:46 AM Subject: Re: [AI] financial assistance to VH teachers > Dear Members, > I have written to UGC behalf of my association for > increasing financial > assistance for Visually Challenged. The letter receive > is reproduced here. > Please do write in numbers similar letter to be more > and more effective. > With regards, > > Vip > > > > Ref. No.financial assistance ugc.doc > 25/07/2007 > > > > To > > > > The Secretary, > > University Grant Commission, > > Bahadur Shah Zafar Marg, New Delhi--110002 > > > > Respected Sir, > > > > This is in reference to the financial assistance > provided to the teachers of > universities and colleges under the schemes of UGC. I > wish to bring to your > kind notice the following facts: > > 1. The amount which is paid to the > teachers is not > sufficient to meet their diverse requirements in order > to do their duty > efficiently. The amount allocated (Rs.12000 per year) > nowhere caters to > their needs. The nature of disability requires that > they have to convert the > texts in their alternative formats for which they not > only need a person to > read but they also require certain special equipments > which include > purchasing of tape recorder/computer with screen > reading and OCR software, > Braille paper and other accessories. These days Laptop > is also a handy > option to enable them to work under accessible > environment. So it is > proposed that financial assistance should be raised to > no less than > Rs.30000/- annually to meet the special needs of the > teaching staff > suffering from visual disability. > > 2. The process of reimbursement is so > cumbersome that at > times it takes years to get the bills reimbursed. The > process itself > requires too much of a bureaucratic process. It is > suggested that the > financial assistance should be provided through a > simplified mechanism. It > could be in the form of an allowance just like HRA or > TA. or University > departments and colleges should be given special > instruction to reimburse > the amount within a stipulated period. It could be one > week or one month or > so. > > > > Awaiting for a positive reply, > > > > Thanking you, > > > > Yours truly, > > > > > > > > Dr. Vipin K. Malhotra > > President, > > Delhi University Physically challenged Teachers' > Association > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "dr.u.n.sinha narain" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "Vedprakash Sharma" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; > > <[email protected]> > Sent: Saturday, October 13, 2007 9:44 PM > Subject: Re: [AI] financial assistance to VH teachers > > > > dear all, > > this was in thenth plan of u.g.c. now it is not > available. in eleventh > > plan the requirements will have to be sent by > university and after > > receiving the details of incurrences of previous > years, u.g.c. team > > shall visit the university or college and finding > the demand > > appropriate shall provide money to physically > handicapped teachers but > > earlier it was exclusively for visually handicapped > teachers may it of > > degree college. i took this advantage in 2005 but > then for later years > > university administration did not give appropriate > details of > > expanditure which i submitted, the u.g.c. did not > release the money. > > in fact in delhi people received such a benifit, > some claim. actually > > neither the institutions nor u.g.c interested to > help our cause. the > > picture of the past is totally changed now. we have > to survive in the > > same because we do not have strong resisting and > powerful organisation > > to plead us. nor the attitude is positive. even we > seldom receive > > reward to what we really do. > > regards > > drun. > > > > On 10/13/07, Vedprakash Sharma > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> I think, this is a gift to the university teachers > only. > >> ----- Original Message ----- > >> From: "Rajesh Asudani" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >> To: <[email protected]> > >> Sent: Friday, October 12, 2007 2:14 PM > >> Subject: [AI] financial assistance to VH teachers > >> > >> > >> > Friends > >> > > >> > I am sure you must be aware and have taken > benefit of it and we have a > >> > lot > >> > of teachers in our group, still I happened to see > UGC provision for > >> > financial assistance to visually handicapped > teachers to the extent of > >> > Rs. > >> > 12000 annually, and just thought might share it > with you all. > >> > The institution has to apply in prescribed > proforma. > >> > > >> > Detail guidelines are available on UGC site as > well as with me. > >> > > >> > Thanks and regards > >> > > >> > Rajesh > >> > 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 > >> > >> > >> 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 > >> > > > > 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 > > > > > > ____________________________________________________________________________ ________ > Catch up on fall's hot new shows on Yahoo! 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