The bitter fact is that we, the disabled, aren't a votebank; hence we will be on nobody's priority list. However, another fact which we all must clearly understand is that we can achieve anything only via negotiations as we fail to make any electoral impact. Yes, the government must be made aware about the issues of the disabled, but I vehemently disagree from the stand of NPRD as since the beginning of 2014, I haven't found this organization ever praising the government for anything. This proves that they work with a partisan agenda and have nefarious designs. I can prove my point by pointing to the selective mails of NPRD posted here. We mustn't forget that the government of India has not only provided free ration for many months to the needy disabled but has also given ten months exemption to the disabled employees working with the central government. So, we must stick to our demands and have no compromise on the welfare of our community, but on the other hand we must also be aware about insidious groups trying to push their ideological propaganda in the name of disability activism.
On 2/1/21, anirudh rao <personalanir...@gmail.com> wrote: > yes this has been the long demand. > but, nothing can be accepted from the government that speaks much and acts > less. > > On 2/1/21, Tanmay Srivastava <tanmaysri1...@gmail.com> wrote: >> According to me now disability is not the subject of welfare. >> >> Now it should not be the part of ministry of social justice and >> empowerment. >> >> It is the high time to make aware the government that government should >> create separate ministry for the empowerment of people with disabilities. >> >> Looking forward to everyone's response. >> >> On Mon 1 Feb, 2021, 4:26 PM National Platform For The Rights of the >> Disabled, <nprd...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >>> >>> February 1, 2021 >>> >>> >>> >>> *Press Statement* >>> >>> >>> >>> The National Platform for the Rights of the Disabled (NPRD) has issued >>> the >>> following statement: >>> >>> >>> >>> *Union Budget: Disabled Cold Shouldered* >>> >>> >>> >>> The NPRD lodges its strong protest at the substantial reduction in >>> budgetary support to the Department of Empowerment of Persons with >>> Disabilities. Even the meagre and inadequate Rs. 1325.39 estimated last >>> time, has been further reduced to Rs. 1171.77 crores this time. >>> >>> >>> >>> This substantial reduction of nearly 12 per cent will adversely impact >>> various schemes and programmes that are being undertaken by the >>> department. The >>> “Scheme for Implementation for Persons with Disabilities Act” sees a cut >>> in >>> its allocation from Rs. 251.50 to Rs. 209.77 crores. The National Trust >>> which caters to persons with autism, cerebral palsy, intellectual >>> disabilities etc. is also witnessing lesser budgetary support. It has >>> been reduced from Rs. 39.50 to Rs. 30.00 crore. Even allocations to the >>> National Programme for Prevention of Blindness have been reduced by >>> nearly >>> 50 per cent from Rs. 20.00 to Rs. 10.50 crores as compared to last year. >>> Grant in aid to state governments have also been reduced substantially. >>> >>> >>> >>> When more disabled people are joining the ranks of the unemployed, it >>> would have been prudent to enhance allocations for the National >>> Handicapped >>> Finance and Development Corporation, to enable it to provide loans to >>> small >>> businesses set up by disabled people. On the contrary budgetary support >>> to >>> the NHFDC has been drastically reduced from Rs. 41 crore provisioned in >>> the >>> 2019-20 budget to a mere Rs. 0.01 crore this time. The announcements >>> made >>> to vigorously pursue privatization of various public sector undertakings >>> will adversely impact the disabled also. With the government unrelenting >>> on >>> the demand to extend reservations to the private sector, shrinking >>> employment avenues in the government sector will see the ranks of the >>> unemployed disabled bourgeoning. >>> >>> >>> >>> The total expenditure earmarked for the national programmes for welfare >>> of >>> persons with disabilities has been reduced from Rs. 655 to Rs. 584 >>> crores. >>> The >>> total towards schemes/projects has been reduced from Rs. 780.00 to Rs. >>> 709.77 crores, this time. The total expenditure towards Social security >>> & >>> welfare has seen a reduction from Rs. 1126.79 to Rs. 988.59. Disability >>> pension continues to be stagnant at Rs. 300 for the past many years. >>> >>> >>> >>> In the pandemic situation, which saw a huge escalation in the number of >>> mental health cases, the allocations made towards mental health displays >>> the total lack of acknowledgement of the crisis. Allocations to the >>> National Mental Health Programme remains constant at Rs. 40.00 crore. No >>> support has been earmarked for the National Institute of Mental Health & >>> Research for the last two years. However, unlike last time, there has >>> been >>> a slight increase in allocations to the National Institute of Mental >>> Health and Neurosciences, Bengaluru and the Lokpriya Gopinath Bordoli >>> Regional Institute of Mental Health, Tezpur. >>> >>> >>> >>> What is even more glaring is the complete omission of flagship programme >>> started by this government the *Accessible India* campaign. >>> >>> >>> >>> The government remains content with bestowing divine status and a label >>> of >>> *divyang, >>> *even while pursuing policies that confine disabled citizens to the >>> margins. Displaying complete indifference, during the entire two-hour >>> long >>> rhetoric filled speech by the Finance Minister, not once did she refer >>> to >>> disabled persons. Disabled *atmas* don’t matter. In earlier budgets, the >>> disabled were disregarded or neglected. This time they have been cold >>> shouldered. This is deplorable. The NPRD calls upon the disabled >>> community >>> to rise in unison and protest this disabled-unfriendly budget. >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> *(Muralidharan)* >>> >>> *General Secretary* >>> >>> >>> -- >>> National Platform for the Rights of the Disabled (NPRD) >>> 36, Pt. Ravishankar Shukla Lane >>> New Delhi 110 001 >>> Tel. 11-23387674; 9868768543 >>> >>> -- >>> 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. 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