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-------------------------------------------------- From: "Pranay Gadodia" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Wednesday, August 20, 2008 6:45 PM To: <[email protected]> Subject: Re: [AI] Extra Facilities for the Disabled in the SixthPayCommission > Hi, > Reading the below mail sent by Manoj Gupta, I am surprised at the current > strength of PWDs working in the Central Government. > > " Existing percentage of persons with disabilities in various grades in > the > Government is as under: - > Group A 3.07% > Group B 4.41% > Group C 3.76% > Group D 3.18%". > > When we talk generally about the government jobs, which would also include > jobs in the state government, municipal authorities, PSUs etc. we have > been seeing the PWDs often not being given their rightful. Atleast among > the visually impaired people and mainly in the higher strata jobs that > would be group A & B here, we have seen so many complaints from > blind people of not being allowed to apply or finally not selected. > > If the above percentages are correct, which to my understanding would mean > that atleast the Central Government has overall complied with the 3% > reservation in its jobs. > > Moreover, is somebody having similar data from the states, PSUs etc, pls > post it on the group. > > thanks and regards, > > Pranay Gadodia, > Programme Manager > Project Eyeway - A comprehensive information helpdesk on eye & blindness > C/o Score Foundation. > Y-70, Lower Ground floor, > Hauz Khas, > New Delhi - 110 016. INDIA. > > Helpdesk:+91-11-460 70 380 (Monday to Friday 11am to 5pm) > Office Phone: +91 - 11 - 2685 2559/ 2685 2581 > Mobile: +91 98917 91089 > Website: www.eyeway.org > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "manoj gupta" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Wednesday, August 20, 2008 8:43 AM > Subject: Re: [AI] Extra Facilities for the Disabled in the Sixth > PayCommission > > > Below mentioned are the recommendations of the 6th Pay Commission for the > persons with disabilities. > Regards, > Manoj > > Persons with disabilities in Central Government > > Introduction > > 4.8.1 Government of India has given various incentives for employing > persons > with disabilities. Three percent reservation is given to persons suffering > from:- > Blindness or low vision; > Hearing impairment; > Locomotor Disability or cerebral palsy; > Persons with minimum disability of 40% or higher are eligible. > The 3% reservation in Group C & D is with reference to total > strength of the cadre and in Group A & B, it is with reference to > identified posts in the cadre. Existing percentage of persons with > disabilities in various grades in the Government is as under: - > Group A 3.07% > Group B 4.41% > Group C 3.76% > Group D 3.18% > Facilities > currently > available > 4.8.2 Apart from reservation in the initial appointment, other facilities > are also available for these employees. These facilities apply during > in-service employment and are briefly enumerated as under:- > (i) Relaxation in upper age limit of upto 10 years when recruitment is > made > through open competitive examinations and of 5 years when recruitment is > made otherwise through competitive examination. > (ii) As far as possible, they are to be posted near their native region. > (iii) Exemption from typing test in case of clerical post. > (iv) Transport allowance at double the normal rates. > (v) An employee who acquires a disability during his service cannot be > dispensed with or reduced in rank. > (vi) Promotion cannot be denied to a person merely on the ground of > his/her > disability. > (vii) Employees who are disabled or incapacitated on account of causes > attributable to or aggravated by Government service are eligible for > special > benefits under the CCS (Extraordinary) Pension Rules. Similar provisions > also exist for Defence Forces personnel. > > Demands > 4.8.3 Associations of employees with disabilities projected the following > demands before the Commission:- > (i) Provision of necessary facilities in place of work so as to enable > them to discharge their functions efficiently. > (ii) Making available the best prosthetics which would increase their > efficiency. > (iii) Grant of liberal conveyance loans as vehicles have to be > specifically > modified in their case and are, therefore, costlier. > (iv) Better facilities for transportation. > > Analysis > 4.8.4 Proper facilities for employees with disabilities are essential. > Vide > Notification dated 1st January, 1996, the Government has also notified > guidelines for equal opportunities to the persons with disabilities. > National Policy for Persons with Disabilities (enunciated in February, > 2006) > lists out various measures to be taken by the Government for providing > gainful employment to persons with disabilities. United Nation's > Convention > on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (61st Session held in December, > 2006) also stresses the protection of the rights of these persons to just > and favorable conditions of work and safe and healthy working conditions. > Provisions for the benefit of persons with disabilities are, therefore, > not > only justified but also mandatory. > > Recommendations > 4.8.5 A package of benefits over and above the facilities currently > available is, therefore, desirable for persons with disabilities working > in > the Central Government/UTs. The Commission has made recommendations giving > special dispensation to this category in various Chapters of the Report. > > These recommendations are being recounted here. Additionally, some other > benefits are also being recommended for persons with disabilities which > should be implemented at the earliest :- > (i) Number of Casual Leave available for employees with disabilities > should be 12 days as against 8 days for other employees. > (ii) Aids and appliances like dictaphones, braille writing equipments, CD > player/tape recorder, low vision aids and other learning equipments that > will enable the employees with disabilities to discharge their official > functions better should invariably be made available free of charge. > (iii) The office environment should be made user friendly for employees > with disabilities. This is also in accordance with the guidelines > prescribed > in the National Policy for Persons with Disabilities which provide for > modifications in the designs of machinery work station and work > environment > necessary for the persons with disabilities to operate without barriers in > the office. Specifically, the guidelines direct the Government to ensure > that industrial establishments and offices provide disabled friendly work > place for their employees with adequate safety standards being developed > and > strictly enforced. All Government offices have to follow these guidelines. > Article 9 of the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities > also enjoins upon the States to ensure accessible work place for these > persons. These guidelines are contained in paras 50 and 51 of the National > Policy of persons with disabilities and have been reproduced in Annex > 4.8.1 > of the Report. These guidelines should invariably be observed in all > Government offices. > (iv) A higher interest subsidy (4%) has been recommended for automobile > loans for employees with disabilities in the relevant chapter. > (v) Liberal flexi hours should be allowed for these employees. Concept > of > flexi week should be introduced in their case wherein these employees will > need to put in the stipulated hours of duty every week which can be > calculated with reference to their time of arrival and departure in the > office and the number of days they actually attend the office. This is > necessary because these employees face difficulties in commuting and also > are susceptible to higher medical problems necessitating frequent hospital > visits. As such, maintaining regular working hours in their case poses > many > problems that can be alleviated by liberal flexi hours. This will not have > any adverse effect on their output or productivity as they will still need > to put in the stipulated weekly hours of duty prescribed. > (vi) Women with disabilities have to face even higher problems while > looking after their children. National Policy for Persons with > Disabilities > mandates the Government to take up a programme to provide financial > support > to women with disabilities so that they may hire services to look after > their children. Article 6 of the UN Convention on the rights of Persons > with > Disabilities also recognizes the multiple discriminations faced by women > and > girls with disabilities and provides that all States shall take > appropriate > measures in this regard. The Government, as a model employer, therefore, > has > a duty to provide for extra benefits to the women employees with > disabilities especially when they have young children. In view of this, an > extra allowance of Rs.1000 p.m. (to be called Special Allowance for Child > Care) is recommended for women with disabilities. The allowance shall be > payable from the time of child's birth till the child is two years old. It > will be payable for a maximum of two children. This allowance will go up > by > 25% every time the DA crosses 50%. Education allowance for disabled > children > of Government employees shall be payable at double the normal rates > prescribed. > (vii) Higher Transport allowance at double the rates subject to a minimum > of Rs.1000 p.m. for persons with disabilities employed in the Government > has > been proposed in the Chapter on Allowances other than Dearness Allowance. > (viii) Government of India has been assisting persons with disabilities in > procuring modern prosthetic aids and appliances that reduce the effect of > disabilities. National Policy for Persons with Disabilities provides for > extension of the availability of these devices further with financial > support being provided by the public sector banks for enterprises involved > in the manufacture of high-tech assistive devices for persons with > disabilities. Government has to ensure that all such employees are able to > obtain the most modern devices available that will enhance their > productivity by reducing the effect of disability. Medical Rules may need > to > be amended so as to allow the best possible prosthetic aids to the > physically handicapped employees. Modification of the extant provisions to > provide for Government bearing 50% of the cost exceeding the prescribed > limit in case the employee with disabilities opts for a better quality > prosthetic aid/appliances whose value exceeds the prescribed limit is, > accordingly, being recommended. > (ix) A proper grievance redressal machinery for looking into the interest > and welfare of persons with disabilities employed in the Government should > be put in place in every office where one or more such employees are > posted. > > The aforesaid measures along with the extant provisions should go a long > way > in alleviating the problems faced by persons with disabilities employed in > the Government. > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "ashik" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "Access India" <[email protected]> > Sent: Tuesday, August 19, 2008 10:26 AM > Subject: [AI] Extra Facilities for the Disabled in the Sixth Pay > Commission > > >> Dear Members, >> When the report of the sixth pay commission was submitted to the > government, it was reported that there are extra provision for the > disabled > in it. But, since then, there has been no details about it. Does anyone > have > the details? If so, please put them on Access India so that all the group > members may know about them and spread them among our bretheren. >> Regards. >> Ashik Hirani >> Mo.: 09824894941 >> Mo.: 09428855867 >> 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 >> > > > 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 > > __________ NOD32 3370 (20080820) Information __________ > > This message was checked by NOD32 antivirus system. > http://www.eset.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. > > 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 > Join Access India convention: For updates on it visit: http://accessindia.org.in/harish/convention.htm Registration is now open! 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