-----Original Message----- From: Mahesh Chandrasekar [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, August 11, 2008 3:44 PM To: CBR FORUM-2 Subject: List of Government Orders issued by Govt. of Karnataka towards the effective implementation of the Persons with Disabilities Act 1995 Dear Partners and Friends, Greetings, The following is the list of Govt. Orders issued by different Departments/ Ministries Govt. of Karnataka towards the effective implementation of the Persons with Disabilities (PWD) Act 1995. I have a copy of these orders - I am planning to scan and post in our website - I will keep you posted when I have completed this exercise. I am sure you are also main ting a file for similar Govt. orders - and the local SHG/ DPOs in your project area need to have access to this as this would help in the effective lobbying and implementation of the PWD Act. In the meanwhile, please go through this list given below (literal translation of the Govt. order from Kannada to English) and if you find it useful - you could lobby for passing of similar orders by your respective state Govt. Closing with warm regards Mahesh List of Government Orders issued by Govt. of Karnataka towards the effective implementation of the Persons with Disabilities Act 1995 Health Department 1. Constitution of a Medical Board in all the Districts of Karnataka towards issuing Disability Certificate for persons with Mental Illness - 12.03.03 2. Constitution of a Medical Board in all the Districts of Karnataka towards issuing Disability Certificate for all persons with disabilities - 24.05.03 3. Issuing Free Medical Certificate for persons with disabilities - 23.02.04 Education Department 4. Reservation of 3% of seats for persons with disabilities in Educational Institutions - 02.01.2001 5. Providing "Barrier Free Environment" for persons with disabilities in Educational Institutions - 12.07.02 6. Permission to choose other subjects in place of Mathematics and Science for persons with visual impairment; Sticking a coloured sticker for the answer script of students with hearing impairment. - 25.02.03 7. Relaxation of educational qualification of the scribe assisting persons with disabilities and provision of additional time for completing the SSLC (10th std) exams - 11.07.02 8. Relaxation of educational qualification of the scribe assisting persons with disabilities appearing for Graduation and Post Graduation courses - 05.03.04 9. Relaxation of educational qualification of the scribe assisting persons with disabilities appearing for Graduation and Post Graduation courses, exemption of languages and additional time for completion of exams, affixing a coloured sticker for the answer script of students with hearing impairment.- 22.03.04 10. Exemption of Languages (as a subject) in Graduation courses for persons with spasticity, hearing impairment, learning disability and intellectual disabilities - 23.03.04 11. Relaxation in educational qualification of scribe for students appearing for pre-university courses. - 26.03.04 City Corporation (Urban development) 12. 50% subsidy in land value for sanctioning of land for local organisations in the State - 02.06.2003 13. Notification on the facilities for persons with disabilities - 09.01.04 14. Providing "Barrier Free" access in public places - 06.04.04 Housing Department 15. 3% reservations in BDA/ KHB Sites/Plots / Houses - 20.09.2001 and 30.03.2002 16. 5% reservation in the housing schemes of the Government - 19.08.02 17. 3% reservation while distributing Govt. quarters/houses - 17.03.03 Judiciary and Police Department 18. Speedy disposal of cases related to persons with disabilities- 29.11.03 19. Orders pertaining to implementing Section 45 of the Persons with Disabilities Act (addressing the needs on a priority, special parking and barrier free access) - 16.04.04 Others 20. "Barrier Free" access for persons with disabilities in Temples - 03.01.04 21. Speedy action on "Files" pertaining to persons with disabilities - 05.05.04 22. Uses of Disability Identity Card - 28.06.04 (For accessing - Free or Concession Bus Pass, to get Railway/ Air Travel Concession, IT Rebate, Using the Disability Indentity Card in place of Medical Certificate to access different Govt. Scheme, Housing, Rajiv Gandhi Swarna Rojgar Yojana 23. Karnataka State Road Transport Corp. (KSRTC) - Regarding district wise target and actual distribution of concession bus passes for persons with disabilities - 27.07.07 24. 3% Reservation of Jobs in Group A and B and 5% Reservations in Group C and D for persons with disabilities - As per Karnataka Civil Services Rules 2005 - 03.09.05 25. Karnataka DPAR (Department of Personnel and Administrative Reforms) Changes in the Roaster system for the direct recruitment of persons with disabilities - every 4th vacancy notified by Govt. of Karnataka - is for persons with disabilities - 04.01.08 26. Reconstitution of the Medical Board for distribution of Disability Certificate. At District and Taluk Level - President - Dist. Surgeon/ Head of Organisation; Second Member - Related specialist and Third Member - Physician. At Taluk level - President - Administrative Medical Officer Taluk Hospital or a person nominated other members are Related specialist doctor and Physician - 11.03.03. <http://11.03.03./> Related circular dated 17.09.07 27. Action taken on decisions made by Nodal Committee for implementation of Persons with Disabilities Act - 02.01.08 - Reservations of 3% in Group A and B and 5% in Group C and D; Identification of Posts in Group A and B; Waver of Application Fee for Direct recruitment of Persons with Disabilities; Scribes for Blind and low-vision candidates to appear for Competitive examination 28. 5% Reservation for PWDs for the Direct Recruitment in Group C and D - If there are 100 posts are recruited - the 19th, 39th, 59th, 79th and 99th positions are for PWDs. Similarly 3% Reservation for PWDs for the Direct Recruitment in Group A and B - If there are 100 posts are recruited - the 19th, 59th and 99th positions are for PWDs. Of which 19th is reserved for Blindnees/ Low Vision, 59th for Hearing impairment, 99th position is reserved for locomotor disabilities or CP - 05.09.05 29. Karnataka Housing Board - 05.09.02 - 3% of sites/ houses reserved for PWDs 30. 3% reservation of fund allocated in all poverty alleviation schemes, development programme, welfare schemes, education, health and research programmes including Central and externally aided schemes and projects - 09.11.06 - Issues by Under Secretary, Women and Child, GOK; 3% reservations and concession rate for the following - Ensure that when land is allotted for houses/ site, setting of business, setting of special recreation centres, establishment of special schools, research centres, establishment of factories by entrepreneurs with disabilities
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