Vow!- This is really great. Legal conscience prevails. Thank you.
Sathiyaprakash. On 6/13/12, Kotian, H P <[email protected]> wrote: > 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. 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