Yes, I also have read the Minister's tweet. Hope she gets her allotted job soon.
On 1/4/17, Manoj Gupta <manojgupt...@gmail.com> wrote: > Just now on my twitter timeline, I have seen a retweet from Ministry of > > Railways informing about directions of Minister Shri Suresh Prabhu to allot > > her the IRAS seat as per original allocation by the DOPT. > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "avinash shahi" <shahi88avin...@gmail.com> > To: "accessindia" <accessindia@accessindia.org.in>; "jnuvision" > <jnuvis...@yahoogroups.com> > Cc: "jnudpa" <jnu...@googlegroups.com> > Sent: Wednesday, January 04, 2017 2:34 PM > Subject: [AI] Naveeta Singh reports in the DNA today: Visually impaired > cracks UPSC, Railways refuses to employ her > > >> For Pranjal Patil, a 28-year-old visually challenged woman from >> Ulhasnagar, cracking the UPSC exam in her first attempt has proved far >> easier than getting a government job. Because, the gritty woman has >> been running from pillar to post after being informed that she would >> get a job in the Indian Railway Accounts Service (IRAS). And the >> reason is: the Railways now claims that someone who is visually >> challenged is ineligible for the job. >> http://www.dnaindia.com/mumbai/report-visually-impaired-cracks-upsc-rlys-refuses-to-employ-her-2289089 >> In May 2016, Patil cleared the examination with an all-India rank of >> 773. "Around June-July, I got a letter from the Department of >> Personnel and Training (DoPT) that I have been allotted a job in the >> IRAS, and that the training would begin in December 2016," said Patil, >> who is currently in Delhi. >> >> Patil waited patiently for December to arrive so that she could live >> her long-cherished dream of becoming an IAS officer. But her hopes >> were dashed when there was no communication from DoPT or the Railways. >> "When I contacted them in the first week of December regarding the >> training, they verbally told me that they cannot appoint a person with >> 100 per cent blindness," added Patil. >> >> In a letter dated November 8, 2016, the Railways informed the DoPT >> that they could not accept Patil's candidature. "Only partially blind >> (PB) candidates under visually impaired (VI) category are recruited to >> IRAS. Therefore, it is not feasible to accept the candidature of Patil >> Pranjal Lahensingh for IRAS," reads the letter. "The dossier is >> returned for further action as per your end," it states. >> >> When contacted on the issue, the Railways blamed DoPT for the >> "confusion" and said Patil was never eligible for a job in IRAS due to >> her 100 per cent blindness. A Railway official, who did not wish to be >> named, said, "DoPT knows that people with 100% blindness cannot get a >> job in IRAS. Patil's file should not have come to us in the first >> place. However, when Patil's dossier came to us, we returned it to >> DoPT. DoPT should have communicated this to Patil." >> >> Stressing that the Railways has no role in the matter, the official >> added that DoPT should allot an alternative job to Patil at the >> earliest. >> >> Patil is furious that neither DoPT nor the Railways bothered to inform >> her about this. These developments came as quite a blow to her, >> because she had never believed in the word impossible even when she >> lost her vision completely at the age of six. >> >> "I was disgusted, sad, hurt, angry, and all at the same time. Like >> others, I had also cleared the UPSC exams. But why do I have to face >> this situation," she asks. >> >> Patil feels that India has a progressive system only on paper, and the >> ground reality is very different. "On one hand, we have job >> reservations for the differently abled, but the situation is different >> when it comes to implementation," she adds. >> >> She also questions India's faith in digital revolution: "It was with >> the help of technology that I was able to crack UPSC; and I am sure >> that if trained adequately, then with the help of technology I will be >> able to handle this position," she says. >> >> Patil has already written to higher officials and is waiting for their >> response before taking up any legal step. "I wrote to the Prime >> Minister's Office and Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu. I have not >> received any response from them yet. I will wait for some time and >> then decide on the legal recourse to this," she said. >> >> Whatever happens, Patil wants two things to come out of this fight. "I >> want the railways to relax this rule of not employing those with 100 >> per cent blindness. And secondly, if they allot me any service, it >> should be as per my rank and merit and not as per their convenience," >> she asserts. >> >> (Inputs from Sana Shakil) >> >> >> -- >> Avinash Shahi >> Doctoral student at Centre for Law and Governance JNU >> >> >> 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/accessindia@accessindia.org.in/ >> >> To unsubscribe send a message to >> accessindia-requ...@accessindia.org.in >> 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. 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