Respected Sir, Would like to say following:
1. Uniformity in concession format. Many a times I myself have faced the problem of difference in concession format, say if you make concession in Rajasthan, they generally do not put round seal. Further, their language is Hindi. Specifically I face problem on chennai station. They never hear. Everytime I have to contact supervisor. 2. Since we are demanding online concession, they may raise the problem that many a times concessions are not maid in propper format, or sometimes some information is missing from the concession certificate. There are various options to deal with such problem, the one which is coming in my mind right now is to register your concession certificate once and then they can keep that number in their database. So when it is verified by railway, no problems in using online booking. Such thing can be enshrined in the concession certificate form itself. 3. this point has to do with implimentation, at every station we hear the coatch position. But I have never heard that where handicap coatch is coming. So announcers must announce the same. And there should be fixed place for handicap coatch because sometimes they keep it in front and sometimes in back side. 4. couple of times I have seen railways authorities misusing handicap coatch. and when we tell them anything, they talk like railway is of their fourfathers. So for various problems, need to have grievence redressal body. Regards Amar Jain. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Vamshi. G" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Friday, October 30, 2009 8:04 PM Subject: Re: [AI] Demands & Strategies put forth at the NationalConsultation on Issues related to Railways Dear Vasisht sir, > 5. Provide concession to the disabled person without an escort I availed this facility several times. But yes, I have heard of incidents where some of us were deprived of the same. So, I think this is concerned more with the implementation than the legislation. -- G. Vamshi PH Res : +91 877-2243861 Mobile: +91 9949349497 E-mail ID: [email protected] Skype: gvamshi81 God helps those who help themselves On 10/30/09, SC Vashishth <[email protected]> wrote: > Dear Prashant and friends, > The following was the Draft of the Demands & Strategies finalised at the > National Consultation held in Chennai last month on the issues with Railways > concerning disabilty Sector. > > *Demands* > ** > 1. Increase the number of Reserved compartments to at least 1 reserved > (72 seater) and 1 unreserved coaches > 2. They should not take away the existing benefits > 3. Budgetary allocations should be made. > 4. Make concessions mandatory for e-ticket booking also. > 5. Provide concession to the disabled person without an escort > 6. Ramps at all stations > 7. Accessible toilets in Trains and Railway stations > 8. Make e booking more accessible for the disabled people > 9. Need to have a Disability enquiry booth > 10. Make sign language information possible for the hearing impaired > on display screens > 11. The Disabled coach needs to be nearer to the platform entry > 12. Separate Rest room with accessible toilet and medical facilities > 13. Consult the stake holders before the budget session > 14. Ensure safety of women with disability > 15. Formulate a committee consisting of stake holders to review and > implement the universal design model. > > *Strategies* > > 1. Focus on trains and stations at rural areas as much as the urban > railway network > 2. Involve political participation from state level by approaching > chief ministers of the states / state MPs of both ruling and opposition > parties > 3. Take the agenda to the central minister for Railways > 4. To conduct sensitization programs for railway staff > 5. To conduct awareness camps for political representatives > 6. To take to streets if the demand is not implemented by the Railways > 7. Implementation of Specific designs for toilets > 8. To ensure that representatives from the sector are elected to the > legislative bodies at various levels. > 9. Focus on larger issue of the universal accessibility rather than > limited accessibility > 10. Audio signal in the trains and stations > 11. Reconsider the renewal system of concession forms > 12. Formulate Support services to be included from the entry into the > station like electrical car , facility counter, etc. > 13. National ID card to be considered as enough valid document for > Railway or other concessions. > 14. To prepare a Shadow Report to UNCRPD > > -- > Warm regards, > > Subhash Chandra Vashishth > Mobile: +91 (11) 9811125521 > Please don't print this e-mail unless you really need to. 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