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Harish.
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Hi,
I have copied hereinbelow guidelines from the Government -Has anyone
seen
any recent guidelines -after 2016-dealing with the new provisions of
law?
If so please share.
Thanks
Kanchan
No.3/13/2014-Welfare
GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
Ministry of Finance
Deptt. of Financial Services
3rd Floor, Jeevan Deep Bldg., Pari. Street, New Delhi, dated :
18th November, 2014
1. All CMDs of PSBs/PSICs/FIs.
2. The Chairman, NABARD/ IBA
3. CGM, RBI, HO, Mumbai
4. PFDRA
Subject:- Guidelines for providing certain facilities in respect of
persons
with disabilities who are already employed in Government for efficient
performance of their duties.
I am directed to refer to the subject cited above
DoP&T's O.M. No. 36035/3/2013-Estt(Res.) dt. 31.03.2014 for
information
and
compliance.
Yours faithfully,
S Phaugat)
Under Secretary to the Govt, of India Tel.No.23748725 Fax No.
23742207,
23747018 & 23360250
No.36D35/3/2013-Estt.(Res)
Government of India
Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions
Department of Personnel and Training
*A-***'*-**
North Block, Nevy Delhi. Dated the3/AMarch, 2014.
OFFICE MEMORANDUM
Subject: Guidelines for providing certain facilities in
respect
of
persons with
disabilities who are already employed in Government for efficient
performance of their duties
*****
A need has been felt to issue guidelines to provide certain additional
facilities /amenities to the persons with disabilities (PWD) to enable
them
to effectively discharge their duties. The facilities such as
identification
of jobs, post recruitment and pre¬promotion training, assistive
devices,
free accessibility, preference in transfer/posting, special casual
leave,
etc. have been identified as areas which require special attention.
The
proposed facility indicated in the guidelines should be applicable in
respect of such employees working in the Ministries/Departments of the
Government of India, their attached and subordinate offices, Central
Public
Sector Enterprises, Cantonment Boards etc.
2. An inter-ministerial committee was formed to finalise guidelines
for
providing certain facilities in respect of persons with disabilities,
who
are already employed in efficient discharge of their duties. Based on
the
discussions held with the stakeholders and suggestion received from
the
stakeholders, the following guidelines are issued to provide certain
facilities/amenities to the persons with disabilities:-
A. Identification of jobs
Each Ministry/Department of the Government of India, their attached
and
subordinate offices, Central Public Sector Enterprises, Cantonment
Boards
etc. should identify the types of jobs which could be easily performed
by
them specially for Group B, C and D posts where the number of jobs are
more.
Such persons should preferably be posted to perform such identified
jobs
and
they be allowed to continue performing such jobs, as far as possible.
If
the
concerned PWD officer could perform all the jobs as people without
disability or could perform several types of jobs efficiently, no
effort
should be made to instruct them to certain types of jobs only.
B. Post recruitment and Pre-promotion training
Induction training is an essential component of the service
requirement
of
an employee. Induction training programme for the persons with
disabilities
should be imparted together with the other employees.
Job specific post-recruitment as well as pre-promotion training
programmes
are required to be organised for the persons with disabilities.
Outlining
a
specific module/norm for training programme for the persons with
disabilities common to all the Ministries/Departments and their
attached/subordinate offices, Central Public Sector
Enterprises, Cantonment Board, etc. may not be possible as the
training
requirement may be different on the basis of the work pattern. All the
Ministries / Departments should take definite action to conduct job
specific
inclusive training programmes for the persons with disabilities with
other
employees.
Duration and training contents may be finalized in consultation with
the
National institutes under the Department of Disability Affairs,
Ministry
of
Social Justice & Empowerment and, if felt necessary, prominent
Associations/
Federations/Confederations workings in the sphere of disability can be
consulted. It should also be ensured that training programmes are
conducted
at the time of change in job, introduction of new technology, after
promotion of the employee, etc. The venue of the training may be fixed
as
considered suitable for conducting such training, The
Ministries/Departments
and their offices shall utilize existing Budget provisions for
undertaking
the aspects of training programme.
The employee with disability shall be placed with an experienced
employee
for at least one month on resuming responsibility of a post. This
would
help
him to pick up skills required to perform the job and also the
adaptations
that may be required in individual cases.
C. Providing aids/assistive devices
The persons with disabilities could perform their duties efficiently
if
they
are provided with aids and appliances which are suitable to their
needs.
Ministries /Departments and their attached and subordinate offices,
Central
Public Sector Enterprises, Cantonment Board, etc. should assist the
persons
with disabilities by providing them high tech/latest technology led
assistive devices (including low vision aids, hearing aids with
battery),
special furniture, wheel chairs (motorised if required by the
employee),
software scanners, computer and other hardware, etc. in accordance
with
their requirement, which would improve their efficiency.
They should either provide or shall reimburse the cost of such devices
with
a specific time period for such devices to persons with disabilities
in
accordance with the price/durability of the special devices, special
furniture, software, scanners, computer and other hardware, etc, as
fixed
by
them, in consultation With various National Institutes working in the
sphere
of disability, A review exercise shall be carried out by the
Departments/Ministries every three years to check the availability or
need
for introduction of enhanced/upgraded versions of such
devices/software
etc.
They shall utilise their existing budget provisions for providing
these
facilities.
D. Accessibility and barrier free environment at work place
In addition to the guidelines for modification in all public buildings
including Government offices to provide easy accessibility and barrier
free
environment for PWDs as per the provisions of the PWD Act, all
Government
offices should take special steps to provide barrier free and
accessible
work stations to PWD employees, access from main building entrance to
their
work stations and access to common utility areas such as Toilets,
canteens
etc. Lifts/elevators should be made accessible by providing Braille
signage
and audio outputs. Wherever required, suitable colour contrast may
also
be
made available in buildings, utilities, staircases, etc. for the
benefit
of
low vision employees.
E. Preference in Govt, accommodation
The Directorate of Estates may give preference to the persons with
disabilities for providing them accessible accommodation near their
place
of
posting and they may be preferred for allotment of ground floor
accommodation. Possibility of existing housing accommodations being
renovated to make them conveniently accessible to persons with
disabilities,
be explored by the Directorate of Estates.
F. Grievance redressal
Some of the employees including persons with disability may be got
trained
by the empanelled Master Trainers/Offices of various National
Institutes
working in the * sphere of disability to develop their skills in
handling
grievances relating to PWDs.
The Liaison Officer appointed to look after reservation matters for
SCs,
STs
may also act as the Liaison Officer for reservation matters relating
to
persons with disabilities. The Liaison Officer would also look after
the
issues relating to providing of amenities for the persons with
disabilities.
In addition, every Ministry/Department, their attached and subordinate
offices, Central Public Sector Enterprises, Cantonment Board, etc.,
would
preferably constitute a Grievance Redressal Mechanism headed by the
Head
of
Administration and comprising at least two employees including a PWD
having
knowledge in disability matters. The Committee so constituted would
receive
and try to redress the grievances of persons with disabilities within
a
reasonable time frame.
G. Special.Casual Leave
Vide this Department's OM No. 25on/i/20o8-Estt.(A) dated 19.11.2008, a
provision of Special Casual Leave for 4 days in a calendar year has
been
made for the employees of Central Government with disabilities for
specific
requirements relating to disabilities of the official. Further, vide
this
Department's OM No. 28oi6/o2/2007-Estt(A) dated 14.11.2007, there is
also
a
provision of 10 days Special Casual Leave in a calendar year subject
to
exigencies of work for the differently abled Central Government
employees
with disabilities for participating in
Conference/Seminars/Trainings/Workshop related to disability and
development
to be specified by Ministry of Social Justice 8*. Empowerment.
H. Preference in transfer/posting
As far as possible, the persons with disabilities may be exempted from
the
rotational transfer policy/transfer and be allowed to continue in the
same
job, where they would have achieved the desired performance. Further,
preference in place of posting at the time of transfer/promotion may
be
given to the persons with disability subject to the administrative
constraints.
The practice of considering choice of place of posting in case of
persons
with disabilities may be continued. To the extent feasible, they may
be
retained in the same job, where their services could be optimally
utilised.
3. Every Ministry/Department in consultation with the Office of the
Chief
Commissioner for Persons with Disabilities would arrange for training
of
the
Liaison Officer on "Disability Equality and Etiquettes".
4- All the Ministries/Departments are requested to bring the above
instructions to the notice of all appointing authorities under their
control, for information and compliance. The Department of Public
Enterprises may ensure to give effect the above guidelines in the all
the
Central Public Sector Enterprises.
f't r
(C. Srinivasan)
Deputy Secretary to the Government of India
Tel: 2309 3074
To
(i) The Secretary, all the Ministries / Departments of the
Government of India.
(ii) The Secretary, Department of Public Enterprises, CGO
Complex,
New Delhi with a request to issue necessary instructions give effect
the
above guidelines in all the Central Public Sector Enterprises.
(iii) The Secretary, Department of Financial Services, Jeevan
Deep
Building, New Delhi with the request to consider issuance of similar
guidelines for PSD banks.
(iv) The Secretary, Railway Board, Rail Bhavan, New Delhi.
(v) Union Public Service Commission/Supreme Court of
India/Election
Commission of. India Lok Sabha Secretariat/Rajya Sabha
Secretariat/Cabinet
secretariat/Prime Minister's Office/Planning Commission.
(vi) The Chairman, Staff Selection Commission, CGO Complex,
Lodi
Road, New Delhi.
(vii) Office of the Chief Commissioner for Persons with
Disabilities,
Sarojini House, 6, Bhagwan Das Road, New Delhi-110001.
(viii) Office of the Comptroller and Auditor General of India,
io,
Bahadur Shah Zafar Marg, New Delhi.
(ix) All Officers and Sections in the Ministry of Personnel,
Public
Grievances and Pensions and all attached/subordinate offices of this
Ministry.
(x) information and Facilitation Centre, DOPT, North Block,
New
Delhi- 20 copies.
:6py to Director, NIC, DOP&T- with a request to place this circular on
the
website of this Ministry, for information of all concerned
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