ortsperson who claimed discrimination by government in rewarding Deaflympics athletes over Olympics and Para Olympics sportspersons. https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-miscellaneous/tp-others/centres-response-sought-on-plea-by-arjuna-awardee/article30856276.ece Justice Navin Chawla sought the response from Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports and Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment on the petition filed by Arjuna awardee Virender Singh.
In his petition, filed through advocate Ajay Verma, Mr. Singh said he is a Deaflympic Champion Wrestler of international repute with 100% speaking and hearing disability. Mr. Singh said he had also represented India at the international-level in Deaflympics and is popularly known as “Goonga Pahalwan”. Deaflympics, organised by the International Committee of Sports for the Deaf, is the highest competitive international championship for world deaf athletes with a minimum of hearing disability of 55 decibels. The Paralympic Games, on the other hand, are international multi-sport event for athletes with physical disabilities or intellectual impairments. This includes athletes with mobility disabilities, amputations, blindness, and cerebral palsy. Special awards In 1986, the government introduced scheme of special awards to the medal winners in international events and their coaches. \The objective was to incentivise the achievements of outstanding sportspersons, encourage and motivate them for higher achievements. Advocate Verma contended that as per the scheme, the award is given to sports disciplines in Olympics or Asian Games or Commonwealth Games and chess. The plea argued that the current policy of rewarding the persons winning medals in Olympics or Para Olympics games is discriminatory with the persons winning medals in blind or deaf championships. “In fact, Para Olympics are being treated at par with Olympics and are getting the same cash rewards awarded by the government of India to the winner of open category,” the plea said, adding that the government has kept the deaf or blind championship as a separate category. The petition has also sought for a direction to include him and other sportspersons who are medalist in International Deaf Olympics sports or other sports in the category of deaf /dumb in the Scheme of Sports Fund for Pension to Meritorious Sportspersons. In fact, Para Olympics are being treated at par with Olympics and are getting the same cash rewards awarded by the government of India to the winners of open category -- 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..
