Persons with disabilities and their caregivers participated in a protest here on Wednesday demandinga raise in pension. https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-karnataka/pwds-caregivers-protest-for-pension/article30806893.ece Protesting under the banner of Karnataka State Disabled and Caregivers Federation, they said the Rs. 600 pension for those with 70% disability, and Rs. 1,400 to those with 75% and above disability, was ‘meagre’. They urged the government to increase the amount to at least Rs. 5,000 a month.
Arpuda Rajan, zonal secretary of the federation, said the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act, 2016 was yet to be implemented in the State. -- सादर/ Regards अविनाश शाही/ Avinash Shahi सहायक/ Assistant मानव संसाधन प्रबंध विभाग/ Human Resource Management Department भारतीय रिजर्व बैंक/ Reserve Bank of India लखनऊ क्षेत्रीय कार्यालय/Lucknow RO विस्तार/ Extension: 2232 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..
