not sure, its good idea. this will be surely misused. At 09:06 AM 6/2/2008, you wrote:
> Staff Reporter > WCD prepares detailed scheme, Finance Department nod awaited > > > > > > >CDMO has to certify the person must live with 40 p.c. disability > >The scheme will help physically challenged girls > >BHUBANESWAR: The Orissa government is contemplating paying a cash >incentive of Rs. 50,000 to bride or groom who would come forward to >marry a physically >challenged person. > >A detailed scheme for incentive to start a family life was prepared >by Women and Child Development (WCD) Department. The WCD has moved >the file to Finance >Department seeking latter's consent. > >Sources in WCD Department said in any case if a physically >challenged person was getting married, he or she would be entitled >to get Rs. 50,000. A budgetary >allocation could be made for the purpose soon, a highly placed source said. > >For identification of beneficiary, Chief District Medical Officers >would have to certify that person must live with 40 per cent of >disability for qualifying >the eligibility. > > A committee comprising of secretaries of health, panchayati raj, > higher education and WCD would give a nod to final list of eligible couples. > >As per 2001 census reports, the total population of Orissa is >36804660, of which 1021335 are persons with disability. > >There are many other surveys by National Sample Survey Organisation, >office of Chief Commissioner Disability and WHO, which report higher >percentage of >the persons with disability in general population. > >Reacting to the development, Sruti Mohapatra, a prominent activist >for physically challenged population in the State, said disability >was a curse for many. > > >"We have a patriarchal society. Generally girls with disability are >left behind while their counterparts manage to get married. > >The scheme will help the physically challenged girls," Ms. Mohapatra said. > > Good gesture > >She said it would be a good gesture on behalf of the State >government to extend incentive to start a family life by a >physically challenged person. > >Earlier, the State government announced cash incentive of Rs. 50,000 >to encourage inter-caste marriage. > >It was decided that higher caste youths would get a one-time cash >incentive of Rs. 50,000 if they marry SC and ST girls. > >The money would be kept in fixed deposits in any nationalised bank >in the name of concerned girl. > >Whatever the number, the harsh reality is despite State Government's >commitment to providing support services to enhance the quality of >life of persons >with disability in Orissa, low literacy, few jobs and widespread >social stigma make disabled people among the most excluded. > >________________________________ >Notice: The information contained in this e-mail >message and/or attachments to it may contain >confidential or privileged information. If you are >not the intended recipient, any dissemination, use, >review, distribution, printing or copying of the >information contained in this e-mail message >and/or attachments to it are strictly prohibited. If >you have received this communication in error, >please notify us by reply e-mail or telephone and >immediately and permanently delete the message >and any attachments. Thank you >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 with warm regards Mahendra Galani window's live ID [EMAIL PROTECTED] skype ID chintu3886 phone +4314943149 mobile +4369910366055, address Herbst strasse 101.16.1 Vienna Austria Europe --------------------------------------------------------------------- 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
