I completely agree with you Sandesh Sir on this issue. NPRD's terminology and tone both change depending upon who is to be criticised. They have been regularly posting condemnation statements against remarks using disability metaphors made by leaders of BJP and its allies, but have chosen to look the other way when such remarks have been made by Congress leaders. Similarly, sometime back, they criticised the TN government, but took name of only DMK, where as we all know that TN government consists of a coalition which also includes Congress. This organization seems to be an organization of the Lutyens zone.
On 5/19/22, Sandesh <[email protected]> wrote: > Namaskar! > > A kind of reaction, I also have my views: > > When people mostly welcoming this GOI's decision on the subject, NPRD > feels this OM raises more issues. Perhaps, NPRD itself is becoming a big > issue in disability sector. > > After reading this phrase "Coming after a long, arduous and tedious legal > process where the government did everything to deny reservations in > promotions, the OM is yet another unwarranted attempt to circumvent the > spirit of the apex court’s orders rather than its implementation in full". > this becomes evident that NPRD has captured and mastered the art of > recognising what the other person (GOI people particularly) thinks, or we > may say that some Government personel has given a Drishtant or hallucination > to some chosen NPRD persons in dream (specially to Mr. Muralidharan) that > "We are trying our maximum to deny reservations in promotions to disabled > employees". NPRD could very well capitalize on this newly acquired art. This > could as well be part of its tactic. Actually, NPRD is demonstrating > "unwarranted attempt" maybe to demean present GOI to please its own bosses. > > NPRD reaction also states that "this OM limits itself to implementation from > the date from which the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act, 2016 came > into force". What's wrong here? It argues that "This would lead to denial of > promotions to many persons who were eligible for promotions before the RPD > Act came into force". NPRD is perhaps trying to suggest that as if, before > Persons with Disabilities (Equal Opportunities, Protection of Rights and > Full Participation) Act, 1995, disabled people in the country neither could > get any job nor any job promotion. > > I did read the entire circular attached in the mail and attest that > reaction/contention of NPRD mails on various topics pertaining to disability > field are either words of arrogance with exaggerations or some mildly used > phrases just for the sake depending upon the ruling political entity. it > selects bunch of words for its publications accordingly. Here everything > stinks badly and NPRD gets exposed. And it's good that NPRD itself does help > the comunity to show its real motive, which of course is neither disability > welfare nor any commitment towards the cause of the field. > > See this sentence now, "The invoking of the Exemption clause provided in > Section 20(1) of the RPD Act is yet another attempt to deny promotions". > How could NPRD be so certain about this?The said direction according to > circular states that "if any Ministry/Department in the Centred Government > considers it necessary to exempt any establishment or any cadre or cadres > fully or partly from the provisions of reservation in promotion for PwBDs, > it shall make a reference to the DEPwD, giving full justification for the > proposal". > > In short, does NPRD stand for welfare of disabled or as I said above is > making all "unwarranted attempts" to fulfill its objectives? And its > objectives certainly are not betterment of the Divyang comunity. > > It further reacts "Totally unacceptable also is the direction that the > disability certificate be verified/re-verified by the concerned authority at > the time of appointment to the promoted post". It is of course objectionable > but the words "Totally unacceptable" speak alot. And I do not remember NPRD > ever speaking against cases where Government employees caught producing > fraudulent disability certificates at the time of recruitment which later > come to light after the person already has completed years in service. > The said direction in the circular actually says that "The authenticity of > any certificate, issued by the competent medical authority, may be got > verified/re-verified by the appointing authority at the time of > appointment". but the person who does not read the entire circular surely > would get the impression what NPRD actually wants to create. When false > caste certificates started coming to light specially in Maharashtra, the > caste validity certificate became mandatory. people accepted it, then if > establishment asks to produce the disability certificate for varification > purpose for one more time, what is the issue when we know our certificates > are genuine and authentic? > > > I know that problems are certainly there without any exception to any > government establishment, as disability comunity is not a vote bank as > such. > > But those claiming of doing disability welfare work has to be impartial and > away from any such agenda, and NPRD absolutely does not stick to these > basics. its circulars and reactions coming to this list are ample examples > of this. > > Thanks and regards > > Vande Mataram > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: National Platform For The Rights of the Disabled > To: [email protected] ; disability-studies-india > Sent: Wednesday, May 18, 2022 2:24 PM > Subject: [AI] Reservation in Promotions - OM > > > > > NPRD Reaction on DoPT OM on Reservation in Promotions > > > > > The Office Memorandum issued by the Department of Personnel & Training > (DoPT), Government of India, on May 17, 2022, with regard to reservation in > promotions for disabled employees, raises more issues than it should have > resolved. This OM is in pursuance of the Supreme Court order in the > Siddaraju vs. State of Karnataka case. Coming after a long, arduous and > tedious legal process where the government did everything to deny > reservations in promotions, the OM is yet another unwarranted attempt to > circumvent the spirit of the apex court’s orders rather than its > implementation in full. > > > > > Whereas the Siddaraju case was challenging the denial of promotion based > on the now repealed Persons with Disabilities Act, 1995, which came into > force in 1996, this OM limits itself to implementation from the date from > which the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act, 2016 came into force. > This would lead to denial of promotions to many persons who were eligible > for promotions before the RPD Act came into force. Also, reservation is upto > the lowest rung in Group ‘A’ only, whereas the Supreme Court was clear that > it is applicable to all identified posts. > > > > > The invoking of the Exemption clause provided in Section 20(1) of the RPD > Act is yet another attempt to deny promotions. The OM lays down that any > ministry/department may exempt any establishment partly or fully from > reservation in promotions subject to approval from the Department of > Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities. A notification issued under this > provision is already being challenged in the Supreme Court by the NPRD, > which contends that it is incumbent upon the establishment to provide > “reasonable accommodation” to enable disabled employees to discharge their > duties. Denial of such “reasonable accommodation” is discriminatory per se. > > > > > Totally unacceptable also is the direction that the disability certificate > be verified/re-verified by the concerned authority at the time of > appointment to the promoted post. The DoPT is not only raising doubts about > the veracity of the certificate issued by a competent authority but also > casting aspersions on the verification process followed by a government > establishment during the initial recruitment. Needless to say, this will > lead to unnecessary harassment of employees. > > > > > It is incumbent that the OM be reissued, rectifying these anomalies. > > > > > > > > (Muralidharan) > > General Secretary > > National Platform for the Rights of the Disabled > > > > > Attached is the PDF version of the OM > > -- > > National Platform for the Rights of the Disabled (NPRD) > 36, Pt. Ravishankar Shukla Lane > New Delhi 110 001 > Tel. 11-23387674; 9868768543 > > -- > Disclaimer: > 1. 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