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Here is a link to read more on the ludicrous budget - what a gimmick - underhanded too - ripping off the country saying 137% increase in the overall helathcare budget when most of it is to be one time spends. And then there is the overall decline in total allocation to the health ministry. Great news is that we have another fund to donate to - If you come across the details for the spending of the PMCARES fund please do let know .... When will we learn to call a spade a spade ? Dr Sharad Philip > On 03-Feb-2021, at 1:30 AM, Sandesh <[email protected]> wrote: > > > Ha, Ha, Ha! > I don't know to express this in English, but in Hindi it's beautifully summed > up: > "Ulta Chor Kotwal ko danten". > > NPRD is "nation builders and defenders ", Joke of the 21st century! > > No need to say more, as Asif requested me to close the thread. Honoring it > from my side, my friend! > > Jay Hind > > Vande Mataram > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Vaishnavi Jayakumar (Inclusive India) > To: Access Forum > Sent: Wednesday, February 03, 2021 12:28 AM > Subject: Re: [AI] Disabled Cold Shouldered in Budget > > I was surprised to read some people's objections to the NPRD media release, > so went back now and reread it. Expectedly it is a good, objective, > reasonably thorough summary of yesterday's budget announcement vis a vis > disability issues. > > I have seen and experienced this kind of name-calling and loose talk in other > groups and I must say I never expected to come across it here. > > Please desist from this bully-like behaviour, wasting the time of nation > builders and defenders with unsubstantiated allegations and questionable > statements. > > The government is not a child to require a lollipop or fake compliment to > temper our irate response to a budget that further shrinks our resources. Nor > does it require your pouncing to the government's defence and retaliating > with rubbish to people whose only 'crime' > is to point out the obvious. Research the budget and you'll reach the same > unavoidable conclusion that the NPRD statement outlines, irrespective of your > politics and preferences. > > >> On Tue, 2 Feb, 2021, 12:33 am Sandesh, <[email protected]> wrote: >> Exactly Avichal! >> very well said, even I wanted to come to these points. >> The language of such groups is absolutely nonacceptable. >> These people even don't know the difference between "Atmanirbhar" and >> "Atma". I also don't find anything wrong using the word Divyang. and I can >> vouch for many disabled who love the word Divyang in place of Vikalang. >> In short, they don't even know what to say where and when. or to be precise, >> they say things >> selectively. This is not going to do anything good for the sector as whole! >> I feel there is no >> need even to praise the government, only admitting the facts would suffice >> here. >> But the way things are discussed by such organisations, it seems that they >> say things for the >> sake of saying. I don't know which masters are they trying to please instead >> of working >> honestly for the cause of Divyangjan. >> >> They support the Farmers' protest using name of disabled (everybody knows >> what happened on Red Fort on 26th of January), they come to the help of >> criminals (Sorry, sorry, Hard-core >> criminals) charged by NIA like Stan Swami, they condemn the statement of >> Khushbu Sundar on some frivolous grounds because she leaves the Congress and >> join the BJP and smartly ignore the same kind of statements of people like >> Salman Khurshid and others because maybe these people are perfect to suit >> the agenda of such groups who want to insist anything on in the sweet name >> of disabled! >> >> is this the work of/and/for disability? I even heard that they signed the >> petition exhibiting >> solidarity with people showing mercy to killers of many inocent countrymen >> (Yes, I am referring >> to Yakoob Menon) to Rashtrapati of India. >> for people like me and all members (around 100 blind Karyakartas of Samarth >> Bharat Manch from >> various parts of India) all these activities comes under antisocial >> catagory. not only this, >> >> for us, all such things could easily be classified as anti-india activities. >> I believe there >> shouldn't be any reason for disagreeing here with all that is said. >> >> Asking here the question to NPRD for the sake of curiosity, nothing more >> nothing less, and yes, >> you are free not to answer as well, because I wasn't here on the list that >> time, what kind of >> support you provided to Sadhvi Pragya and Kernal Purohit, because Sadhvi did >> bound to >> wheelchair and Mr. Purohit became almost disabled by the police treatment. >> entire country saw their condition. I hope you mustn't have remembered >> humanity or disability then. or you did not have any helping hand at that >> time. >> I'm not saying it was your fault but why then such huge love and support for >> Yakoob Menon, Stan >> Swami and Farmers' agitation? >> >> Concisely, they are doing the well-planned work. Cause of disabled is just >> the tag they have >> been carrying, their actual purpose is to push the ideological propaganda as >> adeptly described >> by Avichal. I myself could not find any other appropriate word for such >> henous work and that is >> in the name of disability. nothing could be worse than this! >> >> the government of India has provided ten months exemption to the disabled >> employees working not >> only with the central government but also in PSUs and many more offices. The >> government even >> advise these offices to allot such disabled employees proper work from home >> opportunities wherever possible. Sadly but factually, there were some who >> did take undue advantage of this >> exemption. But NPRD and such people must not be aware of this! right? >> >> in short, they are free to create and work with any narrative and >> agenda/propaganda, set forth >> by them but why to do all this in the name of disabled? or to say it >> properly, drag the >> disability to quench their own ideologicaal thirst? >> >> there was time when such activism in any name could easily be digested, but >> the things have changed now, you just cannot take people for granted by >> doing any agitation using shield of disability. this is nothing but carrying >> and continuing with their business (Dhandha, as they correctly say in Hindi) >> by encashing disability and/or people with disability everywhere. >> >> Sorry for the longish mail. >> but someone someday had to write this all. >> >> Regards >> >> Vande Mataram >> >> Sandesh >> >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: "Avichal Bhatnagar" <[email protected]> >> To: <[email protected]> >> Sent: Monday, February 01, 2021 8:57 PM >> Subject: Re: [AI] Disabled Cold Shouldered in Budget >> >> >> 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 <[email protected]> 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 <[email protected]> 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, <[email protected]> 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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