This is indeed commendable. Time for other states to pull their socks and get to work. Harish Kotian.
-----Original Message----- From: Sruti disAbility Rights Centre [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: 13 June 2012 10:30 To: [email protected] Subject: [AI] Fwd: 'Ability model' moves Delhi Ability model' moves Delhi- How mobile courts, awareness camps helped the disabledSUDHIR KUMAR MISHRA Ranchi, June 12: Jharkhand has proved it is both willing and able where disposing complaints related to physical disability is concerned. In the past three years (2008-11), the state received 10,095 complaints and disposed of 9,414 cases, a feat that has impressed none other than Mukul Balkrishna Wasnik, Union minister for social justice and empowerment. A two-day meet in New Delhi's Vigyan Bhavan, hosted by Union social justice and empowerment ministry, and starting from tomorrow, will discuss the Jharkhand success model extensively. Wasnik will preside over the discussions where disability commissioners of different states will take part. "The Jharkhand model will be discussed at the very start of the opening session tomorrow. Progress made by Goa, Madhya Pradesh and Tripura will also be analysed. Our PowerPoint presentation is ready," said state disability commissioner Satish Chandra before leaving for New Delhi. Most complainants in Jharkhand brought up problems such as denial of jobs despite reservation, government benefits that were withheld or physical disability certificates that were issued late or with a demand for bribe thrown in. Jharkhand displayed a rare efficiency by converging conventional modes of redress - grievances filed with the state disability commissioner's office that were looked into - with new-age mobile courts and awareness camps to tackle as many cases as fast as possible. A critical look into records made available by state disability commissioner's office suggests that out of 4,542 complaints directly filed by the aggrieved, 4,270 cases were disposed. Another 5,553 complaints were received at mobile courts, of which 5,144 were dealt with. Citing an instance, Chandra said a disabled person had recently approached him saying he was being denied a Class III vacancy in the health department. Officials concerned had initially pleaded that the person was ineligible for reservation since it was a contractual job. "I told them that the rules were applicable. The applicant got the job," he said. Chandra added that while holding a mobile court in Hazaribagh, he learnt that a clerk at the district's civil surgeon office demanded money to issue disability certificates. "I made him tender an unconditional apology in public. Then, I recommended appropriate action against him," he said, adding that of the 362 complaints received by his office in Hazaribagh, all were disposed of. Chandra said that awareness was growing across the state. "Nine hundred complaints were received at a Giridih mobile court and all were disposed. I intend to launch a massive publicity drive for smooth redress of grievances by the disabled," he added. http://www.telegraphindia.com/1120613/jsp/frontpage/story_15603855.jsp#.T9gY55s7twE.email --- This message was sent by [email protected] via http://addthis.com. Please note that AddThis does not verify email addresses. Make sharing easier with the AddThis Toolbar: http://www.addthis.com/go/toolbar-em To stop receiving any emails from AddThis please visit: http://www.addthis.com/privacy/email-opt-out?e=VGosByoBNls7FC0WHxIyFDYZcRYwGAin your web browser. Notice: This email and any files transmitted with it are confidential and intended solely for the use of the individual or entity to whom they are addressed. If you are not the intended recipient, any dissemination, use, review, distribution, printing or copying of the information contained in this e-mail message and/or attachments to it are strictly prohibited. If you have received this email by error, please notify us by return e-mail or telephone and immediately and permanently delete the message and any attachments. The recipient should check this email and any attachments for the presence of viruses. The Reserve Bank of India accepts no liability for any damage caused by any virus transmitted by this email. 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
