Hi Mujtaba,
I agree with your opinion.
The condition of visually impaired from the job panorama is not satisfactory
and pleasing in the government and as well as the private sector despite of
a huge number of pronouncement and assurance given by the related
authorities.
I just shared the below article for the information, however, I am still
not sure about it's complete trueness or falseness in terms of the job scope
in the future.
Such addvertisements and publications are more like a boaster, which is done
just for a formality and fulfilling the socal responsibilities and legle
obligations for that matter.
Anyways, we have no option but to expect something good to be happened.
Regards,
Amit Bhatt
----- Original Message -----
From: "Mujtaba Merchant" <[email protected]>
To: <[email protected]>
Sent: Thursday, May 03, 2012 1:34 PM
Subject: Re: [AI] The disabled as an economic resource
Hello Amit,
Thanks for the brilliant share. I will be further sharing this article on
my
professional networking site and page. There is change but very slow in
the
corporate sector, can't say much about the government sectors. I have
heard
some instances where the visually impaired were employed in a job with an
government outfit, but not much work was deligated to this person and he
ended up being a bench warmer just like the other government employees...
Mujtaba Merchant
Bangalore, India
-----Original Message-----
From: [email protected]
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Sent: Thursday, May 03, 2012 4:54 AM
To: [email protected]
Subject: [AI] The disabled as an economic resource
The disabled as an economic resource
Ajay Kela
Posted: Monday, Apr 30, 2012 at 0324 hrs IST
India has a very unique talent pool of an estimated three million educated
disabled. What makes them so unique? The educated disabled have
demonstrated
tremendous resilience and have been toughened by the challenges of
inadequate school facilities, lack of accommodating transport
infrastructure
and yet have graduated from high schools and colleges. This segment of
society reflects an enormous 'can-do' attitude and is equipped with
tremendous staying power which corporate India can leverage.
Corporate India could derive better business value in terms of higher
productivity, reduced attrition and lowered training costs by employing
this
talented pool within existing corporate jobs. Today, the average
employment
rate of disabled people in the private sector is only 0.28%. The public
sector showed an employment rate of 0.54% even though the population of
the
disabled in the country exceeds 6%.
The inherent reasons for the lack of sensitivity on behalf of the
corporate
sector are a matter of concern. But, it hasn't helped that the government
too has fallen behind its plans. 'Scheme of Incentives to Employers in the
Private Sector for providing Employment to Persons with Disabilities
(PwD)',
which was launched in 2008, was meant to create 1,00,000 jobs annually for
the disabled. It has barely created a few hundred. The ministry of social
justice and empowerment also seems unable to motivate the private sector
through incentives that encourage the employment of the disabled. The
government has agreed to reimburse the employers' contribution to the
provident fund for disabled employees earning up to R25,000 for the first
three years. R1,800 crore was sanctioned for this scheme under the 11th
Five
Year Plan. The revised estimate for 2009-10 was R3 crore, of which only R1
crore was released.
The orthodox routes of disability management focused around welfare,
reservations, concessions, subsidies and other short-term practices have
clearly failed to deliver results. India has a large and unique population
of educated disabled with excellent leadership skills, staying capacity
and
unparalleled productivity. Can the past be set aside and can corporate
India
realise the business value of the three million educated disabled?
Large enterprises with foresight and taking a cue from western world,
where
the disabled fare are already part of the mainstream, are working towards
leveraging this positive slice of the demographic pie. Companies such as
Wipro, Tata, Mindtree, GenPact, Symphony Services and Mphasis have
recognised that the disabled can solve many persistent human resource
problems and are hiring the disabled in encouraging numbers.
Across all sectors companies can employ people with disabilities that map
to
specific jobs. For instance, the BPO industry has greater than 50%
attrition
of current employees due to mismatch of job aspirations. Back-end data
processing can be handled by majority of physically disabled or those with
speech and hearing impairment.
Recently, Gitanjali Gems Ltd announced a training centre in Hyderabad that
would provide jobs to 1,000 PwDs. Others are creating similar examples in
a
bid to use a resource that has so far remained hidden. Today's economy has
the ability to deliver a win-win solution for the disabled in society and
for corporate India.
Businesses have begun to recognise the wealth that exists in PwDs. They
are
putting in place processes and support systems that can fine-tune this
talent to meet their needs. It is a momentous change silently taking place
within the folds of corporate India.
Organisations like the Wadhwani Foundation are propelling the change with
their mission of mainstreaming the educated disabled in corporate India.
The
Foundation is driving training and placement of 1,00,000 disabled (in five
years) into sustainable high quality jobs within corporate India. They
hope
that the companies will recognise the business value through these initial
hires and recruit the remaining educated millions, making it a
self-sustaining model. The Foundation works with companies to identify
functional areas and required competencies for potential jobs within the
enterprise; it then recruits and trains candidates in these competencies;
and finally it facilitates placement and provides post-placement support
to
the company and the candidate. By matching skills to abilities of disabled
candidates and providing targeted, market -linked vocational training that
is relevant to the needs of employers, it enables PwDs to offer higher
quality of work over a sustained period of time. The Foundation's
approach,
which is replicable, has delivered success in a wide variety of industries
such as business process outsourcing, remote infrastructure management,
retail sales and facilities management.
On the other hand, industry bodies such as Nasscom have established
programmes to pursue their member companies to make offices disabled
friendly and are conducting advocacy campaigns around business value of
employing the disabled.
Today's corporate responsibilities are being redefined and businesses must
work towards better integration with the societies they serve. As
corporate
India becomes more sensitised and addresses the needs of the disabled to
create sustainable business advantage, this is going to be one of the most
significant trends of the decade.
The author is president & CEO, Wadhwani Foundation
http://www.financialexpress.com/news/the-disabled-as-an-economic-resource/94
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