THE GIVEN FIGURE OF EMPLOYED DISABLED PEOPLE IN India does not seem to be absolutely correct though. The system of conducting census is not up to the mark and the related authority and it's people fail to spot many other important information in their census being conducted in India. I deem hardly 20% of total population of the disabled would be employed in Government and Private sector altogether in the Country. I don't understand why big organizations like FICCI and others are organizing such seminars time to time just for the sake of social responsibilities, but their aftermath is less than 1%. People do talk a lot in such seminars, but do nothing once the program is over. I remember, there were lot of mails regarding job opportunities for the disabled, like 2000 jobs for disabled, applications invited from nasscom and so on. But, could anyone be able to let me know how many disabled, mainly visually impaired folks are hired by these employers? These organization just publishing their advertisement for the reputation.
My humble request to these concerned people and organizations is to just do something on the practical ground, and then show the figures. But do not talk and tell the unnecessary stats to the people across the Country. Regards, Amit Bhatt On 5/28/12, Sruti disAbility Rights Centre <[email protected]> wrote: > India employs only 38% of differently-abled > > *Namita Singh* > New Delhi > > *ONLY 38* percent of the differently-abled people in India are employed, > said industry body FICCI on Friday. > > The figure is dismally low as compared to the global scenario, where the > employment percentage is up to 63 percent, said KK Upadhyay, head Corporate > Social Responsibility, FICCI. > > “Five-six percent of the Indian population is disabled. Poverty is the > cause and consequence of disability,” said PM John, chairperson, Cheshire > Disability Trust (CDT) on the sidelines of an event organised by FICCI with > the aim of empowerment of disabled people. Top officials from different > ministries, corporate owners and various NGOs came together to help such > people. > > Various entrepreneurs, NGOs and organisations participated in the National > Conference on Livelihoods for Persons with Disability. > > PK Pincha, Chief Commissioner for Persons with Disability, pointed out that > unawareness about the state provision was the biggest problem. > > He also appreciated the states of Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh, Kerela, > Karnataka and Uttar Pradesh for their initiatives to help disabled people. > > Source : www.tehelka.com > > Search for old postings at: > http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ > > 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 > > Search for old postings at: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ 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
