Dear Rajesh, Most Organisations running special schools or rehabilitation centres and availing some form of grants are registered under not only society/trust registration acts but also under the PWD Act. This registration is a simple procedure and forms are generally available for such registration in the office of the District Social Welfare Officer in States. For example AICB is registered under the PWD Act. However, I agree that many advocacy organisations or self-help groups have not registered themselves as they do not apply for any government grant. Any organisation that applies for government grant for working in rehabilitation of the disabled has to fulfil the criteria of registration under PWD act too.
I entirely agree that this provision in the DoPT memo needs to be revised since the new draft law doesn't talk of registration of organisation under the Act and a relevant registration of the organisation under Society/Trust/Company is sufficient. However, till such time the new law comes in to being, the old law exist and so this circular! Hope that clarifies. regds On 24 February 2011 17:00, Asudani, Rajesh <[email protected]> wrote: > Friends > As you know ten days special casual leave is given to government employees > for attending disability related programmes. > Ministry of social justice and empowerment has specified as to what bodies > should arrange the programme for such leave to be admissible. > The relevant extract of office memorandum reads as under: > "Ministries/Departments are now informed that it, has been decided in > consultation with Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment that the > special casual leave to the differently abled (^enJ-raL-GUn^rjuiient > employees with disabilitletTas per the above O.MTIaieTTT'iTll.^OO? may be > allowed for participation ijj I'otiti'reMces/worlishons/si'ininars/tnuniims > related to Disability and Disability related programmes organi/ml by I ho > following'- > (i) Central Government and Slato/UT Governments; > (ii) Central and Stato/UT Government Institutions/Agencies; > (iii) International agencies like UN, World Hank etc; > (iv) Universities & Educational Institution]* set up by Central/State > Government, recognized as predominant centres for education on > rehabilitation of persons with disabilities and > (v) Recognised institutes for persons with disabilities, under > Chapter X and Chapter XI of the Persons with Disabilities (Equal > Opportunities, Protection of Rights and Full Participation) Act. l!W.r> > > In plain words apart from government bodies and universities, only > organizations registered under disabilities act are covered. > Now, frankly speaking, most of organizations working in the field of > disability are not so registered but have registration under relevant laws > for societies registration or public trust registration. > Here, we have many representatives of NGOs, and so I pose an open question > to them whether organization is registered under persons with disabilities > act? > Answer would be most probably no. this is because relevant mechanism was > never set up, and appropriate authority for such registration namely > disability commissioner is hardly functional in most states. > > So, it is sure that we won't get special casual leave even for programmes > organized by bit NGOs working in disability field. > I was recently denied SCL for a programme held at a big level by a well > known NGO in maharashtra citing this very Office memorandum of MSJE. > > It is high time that we impress upon baboos sitting in MSJE that relevant > rule should provide for organizations working with persons with disabilities > registered under any law for registration of societies in force for the time > being. > The new law even does not provide for any such registration. > What are general opinions? > And, would anybody confirm whether big NGOs like NAB, NFB, AICFB, RSVI, > etc. have this registration under disabilities act? > > > thanks and regards > > > > (Rajesh Asudani) > Assistant General Manager > Reserve Bank of India > Nagpur > Cell: 9420397185 > o: +91 712 2806846 > R: 2591349 > > "The path from dreams to success does exist. 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