Disability and patriotism are not same Simply this thread called "politicization" Not a healthy discussion.
So better to close the thread " With acknowledgement Govt Taken Historical Decision as, always and Made Historic Budged of the Century. On Wed, 3 Feb, 2021, 12:23 pm Sandesh, <[email protected]> wrote: > First, this post opening after clicking a CNBCTV link has nothing to do > either with disability or any disability related organization, as was your > yesterday's Anganvadi press release posted to the group. > > Could write alot on the matter if there was any substance. > and As stated yesterday, I have closed the thread from my side as Told to > Asif! and I keep my word. > > Vande Mataram > > ----- Original Message ----- > *From:* Sharad Philip <[email protected]> > *To:* [email protected] > *Sent:* Wednesday, February 03, 2021 3:41 AM > *Subject:* Re: [AI] Disabled Cold Shouldered in Budget > > > > https://www.cnbctv18.com/healthcare/highest-ever-health-budget-allocation-is-it-good-enough-8176211.htm > <https://www.cnbctv18.com/healthcare/highest-ever-health-budget-allocation-is-it-good-enough-8176211.htm> > > 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) > <[email protected]> > *To:* Access Forum <[email protected]> > *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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