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Thanks Dev Nandan Kumar Student Master in Disability Rehabilitation Administration (MDRA) National Institute for the Mentally Handicapped Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment, Govt. of India Manovikash Nagar, Secunderabad, A.P 500 009. On 18 Aug 2008 03:37:51 -0000, KODAKKAL SHIVAPRASAD <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Dear Vamsi G, > > This is the relevant information about private section reservation, it's > noticed that reservation in private sector is under construction and be > motivated in every stages to implement the scheme:0 > > No. 2-4/2007-DDIII (Vol. II) > GOVERNMENT OF INDIA > MINISTRY OF SOCIAL JUSTICE & EMPOWERMENT > (Disabilities Division) > Shastri Bhavan, New Delhi, > Dated the 26th February, 2008 > To > 1. The Secretaries of all Ministries/ Departments of Government of India > 2. The Chief Secretaries of all States/Union Territories > 3. The Secretary in charge of Disability Matters/The Secretary (Industry) of > all > States/Union Territories > 4. The State Commissioners for Persons with Disabilities of all States/Union > Territories > 5. The National Institutions and all other Organisations under the Ministry > of Social > Justice & Empowerment > 6. The District Disability Rehabilitation Centres (DDRCs) under the Ministry > of > Social Justice & Empowerment > 7. The Secretary General, PHD Chamber of Commerce & Industry, PHD House, 4/2 > Siri Industrial Area, August Kranti Marg, New Delhi. > 8. The Secretary General, ASSOCHAM, 1, Community Centre, Zamrudpur, Kailash > Colony, New Delhi. > 9. The Director General, CII, The Mantosh Sondhi Centre, 23, Institutional > Area, > Lodhi Road, New Delhi. > 10. The Secretary General, FICCI, Federation House, Tansen Marg, New Delhi. > 11. All Non-governmental Organisations (NGOs) working in the Disability Sector > Subject: - Incentives to employers in the private sector for providing > employment to > the persons with disabilities - Regarding. > Sir/Madam, > I am directed to say that the most important aspect of rehabilitation of > persons > with disabilities is their economic rehabilitation, which can be achieved by > providing > employment or through self-employment. Government has been promoting the > selfemployment > of persons with disabilities by providing vocational training and loan on > concessional rates through National Handicapped Finance and Development > Corporation > (NHFDC). Employment of persons with disabilities in the Government is promoted > through reservation. Section 33 of the Persons with Disabilities (Equal > Opportunities, > Protection of Rights and Full Participation) Act, 1995 provides for a > reservation of 3% in > the vacancies in identified posts (1% each for persons with blindness or low > vision, > hearing impairment and locomotor disability or cerebral palsy) in the > Government > establishments including the Public Sector Undertakings. To promote > employment of > 1 > persons with disabilities in the expanding private sector, it has been > decided that > incentives be provided to the private sector employers. > 2. Section 41 of the Persons with Disabilities (Equal Opportunities, > Protection of > Rights and Full Participation) Act, 1995 provides for incentives to employers > to ensure > that at least five percent of their work force was composed of persons with > disabilities. > The National Policy for Persons with Disabilities, which was adopted in 2006 > also lays > down that pro-active measures will be taken to provide incentives, awards, tax > exemptions etc. to encourage employment of persons with disabilities in > private sector. > Accordingly, Finance Minister in his Budget Speech had announced a Scheme for > employment of physically challenged in the organised sector. > 3. After consideration, the Government has approved the enclosed scheme of > providing incentives to the employers in the private sector. Under the > scheme, the > employees with disabilities covered under the Persons with Disabilities (Equal > Opportunities, Protection of Rights and Full Participation) Act, 1995 and the > National > Trust for Welfare of Persons with Autism, Cerebral Palsy, Mental Retardation > and > Multiple Disabilities Act, 1999 and working in the private sector, with > monthly wage up > to Rs.25000/- per month would be covered. The scheme would be applicable to > all the > employees with disabilities, who are appointed on or after 1.4.2008. > 4. It is requested that the above scheme may please be brought to the notice > of all > concerned including the State Chambers of Commerce & Industry, District > Industry > Centres, Employment Exchanges, Special Employment Exchanges, Vocational > Training > Centres etc. so that persons with all types of disabilities get opportunity > for employment > in the private sector. > 5. The problems faced, if any, in implementation of the scheme may be brought > to > the notice of Shri Ashish Kumar, Deputy Director General, Ministry of Social > Justice & > Empowerment, Room No. 610, 'A' Wing, Shastri Bhawan, New Delhi – 110001 [Phone > No. 23383853 (O) and e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > 6. This issues with the concurrence of Integrated Finance Division vide their > ID No. > 3118/DS(F) dated 25.2.2008. > Yours faithfully, > sd/- > (R. K. Maggo) > Under Secretary > > KODAKKAL SHIVAPRASAD,FUWAI > Award Winner & Record Holder-International Biographical Note, > URL:- http://kodakkal.ning.com/ > http://kodakkalshivaprasad.blogspot.com > http://www.linkedin.com/in/kodakkalshivaprasad > > > Join Access India convention: For updates on it visit: > http://accessindia.org.in/harish/convention.htm > Registration is now open! > > 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 > -- Dev Nandan Kumar Mob.- +91 9336 39 6969 Phone- + 91 522 4070138 Web- www.rsvinet.com Join Access India convention: For updates on it visit: http://accessindia.org.in/harish/convention.htm Registration is now open! To unsubscribe send a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the subject unsubscribe. 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