On 7/14/11, Vamshi. G <[email protected]> wrote: > Dear Rajesh sir, > > Thank you for bringing this to the notice of all. > > Add one more eye disease to RP and MD,even Glocoma patients are > ineligible to be recruited and/or promoted in SBI. > > It's ridiculous to note that while SBI is recruiting totally blind > people as clerks and promoting them as officers, people with RP, MD, > Glucoma are deemed as unfit to do the same works. > > A person with RP or MD eventually becomes blind over time. Will he be > eligible to > become an officer at that point? Or will SBI still say the reason for > his blindness was RP or MD and hence no promotion? > > If a person with RP/MD/Glocoma takes a knife and digs out both his > eyes and becomes > totally blind, will SBI make him eligible to be recruited and promoted? > > I don't understand the rationale behind specifically pointing out a > few eye diseases as a bar to be recruited and promoted. > > The next serious problem is that SBI, which, till date, has been > recruiting people with RP/MD/Glocoma, will even stop recruiting them > as the applicability of the circular to recruitment is with effect > from 09/07/2011. > > On 7/13/11, Asudani, Rajesh <[email protected]> wrote: >> Friends >> SBI, the largest bank of the country, has issued the revised circular >> yesterday, which reiterates its stand that it won't recruit/promote >> persons >> with RP, MD or any other progressive eye disorder. >> My reading of the circular also leads me to believe that it will do the >> same >> to one eyed candidates. >> >> I am pasting the circular below. >> We must clarify whether it will apply to blind and low vision candidates >> appointed on reserved posts, as the circular says it applies to one eyed >> and >> other candidates. The only saving grace is use of word "other General >> candidates" at one place. >> Anyway, there is no reservation in promotion, so its application to >> promotions of blind/low vision candidates is guaranteed. >> >> >> Here is the circular, please raise your voices by writing to: >> [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> >> >> >> >> >> r 12-07-2011234CCP%5EHRD-PMENGLISH[1].puff >> 2 >> e-Circular >> P&HRD. >> Sl. No. : 304/2011 - 12 >> Circular No. : CDO/P&HRD-PM/43/2011 - 12 >> Tuesday, July 12,2011. >> 21 Aashadh 1933 (S). >> ALL LHOs/CC Establishments of SBI >> & General Manager(CRPD) >> Madam / Dear Sir, >> REVIEW OF THE OPHTHALMOLOGICAL STANDARDS FOR RECRUITMENT AND >> PROMOTION OF ONE-EYED & OTHER CANDIDATES >> We refer to our letter No HR/IR/SPL/397 dated the 16th December, 2006 >> forwarding therewith the guidelines for standards of medical >> fitness/visual >> acuity >> for the new recruits/promotions and circular letter No. >> CDO/P&HRD-PM/74/200910 >> dated 11.03.2010 vide which the policy for recruitment/promotion for one- >> eyed candidates was circulated. >> 2. >> In this connection, we have received few representation from the Circles >> advising therein that due to implementation of the policy for recruitment >> and promotion >> of one-eyed candidates, the officers who are already in service and who >> qualified for promotion have been declared unfit for promotion due to some >> vision >> in the worst eye. Therefore, a need has been felt to review the policy. >> 3. >> As such a committee was constituted to examine the issue relating to the >> standard of medical fitness-visual acuity for recruitment and for >> promotion >> for >> one-eyed and other candidates. The Committee has examined the above aspect >> and felt that the standards for recruitment and promotion may be relaxed >> and >> amended. The committee has also recommended that the same standard will >> not >> be applicable for recruitment and promotion for posts/ services classified >> as Technical/ Specialised in officer, clerical and subordinate cadres >> and their standard for visual acuity should be different one. Accordingly, >> the >> ECCB in its meeting dated 09.07.2011 approved the new policy for >> recruitment >> and promotion of one-eyed candidates and other general candidates. >> Accordingly, the standards for employees other than Specialist & Technical >> employees will be as per the standards prescribed in Annexure-I and for >> Specialist and Technical employees as detailed below, will be as per the >> standards prescribed in Annexure-II. >> Specialist / Technical posts >> a. >> Officers Cadre >> 1. >> Engineer ( Civil) >> 2. >> Engineer (C&C) >> 3. >> Engineer (Electrical) >> 4. >> Engineer ( Fire ) >> 5. >> Liaison >> 6. >> Security >> 7. >> System >> 8. >> Fire Officer >> 9. >> Archivist >> b. >> Clerical Cadre >> 1. >> Armourer >> 2. >> Pharmacist >> 3. >> Nurse >> 4. >> A.C. Plant operator >> 5. >> Electrician ( Electrical Supervisor) >> 6. >> Control Room Operator >> c. >> Subordinate Staff >> 1. >> Driver >> 2. >> Guard >> 3. >> Electrician >> 4. >> A.C. Attendant >> 5. >> Sanitary fitter >> 6. >> Watchman >> 7. >> Fireman >> 8. >> Liftman >> 9. >> Cook >> The Bank may, however, have the right to include/exclude any category >> of specialist employee and the discretion in this regard may be vested >> with >> DMD&CDO. >> 4. >> The revised policy for promotion will be applicable w.e.f. 01.04.2008. For >> recruitment the policy will be effective from the date of approval of ECCB >> i.e. >> 09.07.2011. >> 5. >> The Chief General Manager (HR) will be empowered to issue clarifications >> on >> the queries relating to this revised policy. >> 6. >> Please bring the contents of this circular to the notice of all the staff >> members at your Branch/Establishment. >> Yours faithfully, >> For Dy. Managing Director & >> Corporate Development Officer >> k:\users\scj\e-circular.docx >> ANNEXURE-I >> >> table with 4 columns and 6 rows >> >> PROPOSED POLICY OF VISUAL ACUITY FOR ONE EYED CANDIDATES AND OTHER >> CANDIDATES FOR RECRUITMENT AND PROMOTION >> Extant eligibility criteria >> Revised eligibility criteria >> (a) >> Refractory corrections: Award Staff and Officers : >> Medical fitness standards for visual acuity shall be the same for both >> award >> staff and officers' cadre and for all age groups i.e., 6/9 - (for better >> eye), >> 6/12 (for worse eye) (with corrective lenses) >> Medical fitness standards for visual acuity shall be the same for both >> award >> staff and officers' cadre and for all age groups i.e. 6/9 (for better >> eye), >> without any progressive disease. For worse eye - some vision or no vision. >> (b) >> Near vision >> This will be the same at N6 or better for award and officers. >> N6 or better for award and officers (only for better eye). >> (c) >> Myopia: >> To continue with -8 (D) or better without lenses. A candidate whose >> eyesight >> has been rectified within this range by refractive surgery implantable >> contact >> lenses would also be acceptable. >> To continue with -8 (D) or better without lenses. A candidate whose >> eyesight >> has been rectified within this range by refractive surgery implantable >> contact >> lenses would also be acceptable (only for better eye). >> (d) >> Hyper metropia: >> To continue as +6.00 or better. A candidate whose eyesight has been >> rectified within this range by refractive surgery/implantable contact lens >> would also >> be acceptable. >> +6.00 or better. A candidate whose eyesight has been rectified within this >> range by refractive surgery/ implantable contact lens would also be >> acceptable >> - for better eye. >> table end >> >> table with 4 columns and 4 rows >> (e) >> Squint >> Recruitment of candidates with 'manifest squint' is barred. >> A candidate with squint fulfilling above criteria will be fit for >> recruitment and promotion. >> (f) >> Cataract/glaucoma: >> Acts as a bar (unless already operated upon) - The guideline allow >> recruitment after operation except that cases with confirmed glaucoma will >> not be considered >> as it is normally irreparable. >> Cataract - To continue to act as a bar (unless already operated upon). >> Glaucoma - not eligible as it is normally irreparable. >> (g) >> Colour blindness: >> Colour deficiency will not be a bar except in cases where the person is >> not >> even able to identify primary colours. - However, colour deficient >> candidates >> in specialised positions like drivers or guards etc. will not be eligible >> for recruitment/promotion. >> Colour deficiency will not be a bar except in cases where the person is >> not >> even able to identify primary colours. - However, colour deficient >> candidates >> in specialised positions like drivers or guards etc. will not be eligible >> for recruitment/promotion. >> (h) >> Retinitis Pigmentosa (macular degeneration): >> Confirmed retinitis pigmentosa (macular degeneration) or any other >> progressive retinal degeneration would be barred for recruitment/ >> promotion. >> To continue as -confirmed retinitis pigmentosa (macular degeneration) or >> any >> other progressive retinal degeneration would be barred for >> recruitment/promotion. >> >> table end >> >> ANNEXURE-II >> >> table with 6 columns and 6 rows >> >> PROPOSED POLICY OF VISUAL ACUITY FOR SPECIALISED AND TECHNICAL POSTS/ >> CANDIDATES FOR RECRUITMENT AND PROMOTION >> Extant eligibility criteria >> Revised eligibility criteria >> (a) >> Refractory corrections: Award Staff : <35 yrs of age >35 yrs of age >> Officers >> : <35 yrs of age >35 yrs of age >> Better eye (with lenses) 6/9 or better 6/9 or better 6/6 or better 6/9 or >> better >> Worse eye (with lenses) 6/12 or better 6/18 or better 6/9 or better 6/12 >> or >> better >> Medical fitness standards for visual acuity shall be the same for both >> award >> staff and officers' cadre and for all age groups i.e., 6/9 - (for better >> eye), >> 6/12 (for worse eye) (with corrective lenses) >> (b) >> Near vision >> N6 or better (for award) N5 or better (for Officers) >> This will be the same at N6 or better for award and officers. >> (c) >> Myopia: >> -8.00 D or better (without lenses) >> To continue with -8 (D) or better without lenses. A candidate whose >> eyesight >> has been rectified within this range by refractive surgery implantable >> contact >> lenses would also be acceptable. >> (d) >> Hyper metropia: >> +6.00 or better >> To continue as +6.00 or better. A candidate whose eyesight has been >> rectified within this range by refractive surgery/implantable contact lens >> would also >> be acceptable. >> table end >> >> table with 4 columns and 4 rows >> (e) >> Squint >> Acts as a bar, if it is paralytic and in both eyes >> Recruitment of candidates with 'manifest squint' is barred. >> (f) >> Cataract/ glaucoma: >> Acts as a bar (unless already operated upon) - The guideline allow >> recruitment after operation of cataract. >> Cataract - To continue to act as a bar (unless already operated upon). >> Glaucoma - not eligible as it is normally irreparable. >> (g) >> Colour blindness: >> Not a bar (other than in recruitments for specialised positions e.g. >> drivers, guards etc.) >> Colour deficiency will not be a bar except in cases where the person is >> not >> even able to identify primary colours. - However, colour deficient >> candidates >> in positions like drivers, guards, watchman and fireman etc. will not be >> eligible for recruitment/promotion. >> (h) >> Retinitis Pigmentosa (macular degeneration): >> Confirmed retinitis pigmentosa (macular degeneration) or any other >> progressive retinal degeneration would be barred for >> recruitment/promotion. >> Confirmed retinitis pigmentosa (macular degeneration) or any other >> progressive retinal degeneration would be barred for >> recruitment/promotion. >> table end >> >> table with 4 columns and 3 rows >> (i) >> One eyed candidates: >> One-eyed candidates would be barred for recruitment and >> One-eyed candidates would be barred for >> promotion in clerical or officer's cadre. >> recruitment/ promotion in officer, clerical or >> subordinate cadre. >> table end >> >> >> With 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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