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----- Original Message ----- From: "Rohit Trivedi" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <accessindia@accessindia.org.in> Sent: Wednesday, August 20, 2008 11:29 PM Subject: Re: [AI] Extra Facilities for the Disabled in the SixthPayCommission > What is the source. > > > -------------------------------------------------- > From: "Pranay Gadodia" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Wednesday, August 20, 2008 6:45 PM > To: <accessindia@accessindia.org.in> > 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: <accessindia@accessindia.org.in> > > 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" <accessindia@accessindia.org.in> > > 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! > > 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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