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> From: "Umesha Economics" <[email protected]>
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> dear srinivas,
> a very good message. but can you briefly summarize it particularly the
> implications so that a legally challenged like me also understand?
>
> Umesha
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "srinivas.karnati" <[email protected]>
> To: <[email protected]>
> Sent: Friday, 19 October, 2012 8:54 PM
> Subject: [AI] Fw: DRAFT BILL 2012
>
>
>> dear accessindians good evining to all of you. i am forwarding this mail
>> because the subject is very important
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: A. KUMARESAN
>> To: [email protected]
>> Sent: Thursday, October 18, 2012 5:16 AM
>> Subject: DRAFT BILL 2012
>>
>>
>>                  Sir,
>>
>>                  Recently Government of India have undertaken the process
>>
>> to bring about the extensive amendments to the Persons with Disabilities
>> (Equal Opportunities, Protection of Rights and Full Participation) Act,
>> 1995.  This decision is a welcome measure.  It is deeply appreciated that
>>
>> the decision of the Government of India ratifying the UN Convention on
>> Rights of Persons with Disabilities.  However, the concern is much
>> deeper.
>>
>>                  Prior to the Persons with Disabilities (Equal
>> Opportunities, Protection of Rights and Full Participation) Act, 1995
>> coming into force, Government of India had, by administrative
>> instructions, like DOPT OM dated 04.09.1985 and 20.11.1989, provided
>> reservation for disabled persons in Group ?C? & ?D? posts.  This is
>> somewhat similar to what the SCs/STs employees enjoying in Government
>> Service with an unique feature that reservation is provided in identified
>>
>> posts
>>
>>                  After the Disability Act came into force, such a
>> reservation was permissible even for Group ?A? & ?B? posts. This led the
>> DOPT to issue OM dated 18.02.1997 (Annexures ? I and IA). As per this OM,
>>
>> for Group ?A? & ?B? posts, the reservation was only at induction level.
>> Significant corrigendum was issued by the DOPT vide OM dated 04.07.1997
>> (Annexure- II), which extended the point number 1, 34 and 67 in cycle of
>> 100 vacancies in the 100 point register and marked for reservation for
>> disabled employees.
>>
>>                  It is clear from the above that point No.1, 34 and 67 in
>>
>> the cycle of 100 are now earmarked for reservation for disabled employees
>>
>> and thus reservation is admissible even for Group ?A? & ?B? posts in
>> promotion category also and not only at the induction level.  This OM is
>> brought in tune with the letter and spirit of Section 33 of the above Act
>>
>> which stipulates not less than 3% reservation in an establishment in the
>> post identified for each disability.
>>
>>                  Vide O.M. dated 16.01.1998 (Annexure ?III), sub-para (ii)
>>
>> of OM dated 18.02.1997 (Annexure ? I) was replaced as under:- (ii) The
>> existing policy of reservation for SCs/STs, including for the physically
>> handicapped in promotion in all Groups is applicable to all grades and
>> services, where the element of direct recruitment does not exceed 75%.
>> Hence, it is not in dispute that reservation exists for disabled employees
>>
>> in promotion for the post in respect whereof the element of direct
>> recruitment does not exceed 75%.  From the above, it is very clear that
>> reservation to disabled exists not only at induction level but also for
>> promotion.
>>
>>                  All these DOPT OMs referred to above have been issued
>> after enactment of the above Act and in some OMs the said Act has been
>> referred to.  However, in suppression of all the above OMs, the DOPT vide
>>
>> its OM dated 29.12.2005 (Annexure ? IV), has restricted reservations only
>>
>> in induction level to all cadres and in promotions to Group ?C? and ?D?
>> cadres only. It is also appropriate to mention here that most of the posts
>>
>> of Group ?C? have now become Group ?B?, without providing any safety
>> clause of reservation and relaxation to disabled employees, which they
>> have been enjoying before it?s up-gradation as Group ?B? posts and Group
>> ?D? posts have been abolished now in response to the recommendations of VI
>>
>> Pay Commission.
>>
>>                              The DOPT OM dated 29.12.2005 was issued with
>>
>> a view to consolidating the existing instructions, purportedly bringing
>> them in line with the Persons with Disabilities (Equal Opportunities,
>> Protection of Rights & Full Participation) Act, 1995 and clarifying
>> certain issues including procedural matters with regard to reservation for
>>
>> persons with disabilities in posts and services under the Government of
>> India and this OM is said to have superseded all previous instructions
>> issued on the subject so far.  But, ?consolidate? means, as per dictionary
>>
>> meaning, ?merge?, ?combine?, ?unite?, ?join?, ?strengthen?, ?secure? etc
>> and not ?disregard? or ?ignore? which means the existing OMs can be
>> clubbed / joined together and no OM can be ignored or disregarded.  But
>> the DOPT has disregarded all the DOPT OMs cited in the preceding
>> paragraphs which allowed reservation not only for direct recruitment but
>> also for promotion in all cadres of Group ?A?, ?B?, ?C? & ?D? and
>> blatantly stated to have issued with a view to consolidating the existing
>>
>> instructions on the matter.  It is not known why DOPT has made such a
>> betrayal to disabled people.  It is a well noted principle that the
>> Parliament has made the above Act for the benefits of the disabled and it
>>
>> is mandatory to amend the Act through parliament only if Government
>> decided to remove the above benefit. It is not known whether the procedure
>>
>> has been followed by DOPT.  Moreover Section 72 of the above Act says that
>>
>> the provisions of this Act, or the rules made there under shall be in
>> addition to, and not in derogation of any other law for the time being in
>>
>> force or any rules, order or any instructions issued there under, enacted
>>
>> or issued for the benefit of persons with disabilities.
>>
>>                  Due to removal of promotional benefits to Group ?A? and
>> ?B? posts to disabled employees vide DOPT OM dated 29.12.2005, they have
>> no other option except to redress their grievances through courts by
>> spending huge amounts. Several Hon?ble High Courts (Annexure ? V, V.A, VI
>>
>> and VI.A) have also given favourable judgements to disabled employees.  It
>>
>> is learnt that some of these cases are pending in Hon?ble Supreme Court on
>>
>> appeal by Government thereby denying the benefit of reservation in
>> promotion to disabled employees for the past 17 years (PWD Act came into
>> existence from the year 1996).
>>
>>                              Similarly, I furnish the following instances
>>
>> where the relaxation of standard has been extended to physically
>> challenged employees on par with SCs/STs employees.  While relaxation in
>> standards is allowed disabled in Direct Recruitment, the same is denied to
>>
>> Departmental Promotion Examination.
>>
>>                  (i)      DOPT vide OM dated 04.09.1985 issued
>> instructions on relaxation of standards to physically challenged employees
>>
>> on par with SCs/STs (Annexures ? VIII, VIII(i) and VIII(ii)).
>>
>>                  (ii)    The Hon?ble Supreme Court of India pronounced a
>> ruling on 19.03.2002 in W.P.No.115/1998 and Hon?ble Delhi High Court in
>> W.P.(C) No.4853 of 2012 dated 06.09.2012 allowing all physically
>> challenged candidates to treat them on par with SCs/STs in the matter of
>> providing relaxation in qualifying marks (Annexures ? IX & IX(a)).
>>
>>                  (iii)     The Chief Commissioner for Persons with
>> Disabilities of India has also pronounced a similar ruling on the above
>> matter in favour of disabled candidates of IIT aspirants (Case No:
>> 1/1011-5471/2008 dated 07.08.2008) (Annexure - X).
>>
>>                  (iv)    BSNL, vide their letters dated 12.10.2004 and
>> 20.01.2005, has provided relaxation in qualifying marks on par with
>> SCs/STs in the departmental promotion examinations for JAOs (Annexure XI
>> and XII).
>>
>>                  Government agencies and NGOs have a good number of
>> statistics and data about the plight of disabled persons.  But it is not
>> by furnishing various statistical figures and data but by common sense and
>>
>> common scene all over the country that the conditions of disabled are very
>>
>> poor comparing to other sections of the society particularly the SCs/STs.
>>
>> Hence, reservation to disabled persons in Government service is required
>> not only for Direct Recruitment but also for promotion for the welfare and
>>
>> empowering the persons with disabilities.  Nobody is against providing
>> reservation to SCs/STs.  While the government of India have gone to the
>> extend of amending the Constitution of India in favour of SCs/STs, the
>> same benefit is denied to disabled whose conditions are worst than the
>> SCs/STs in the society who require the benefits and schemes on par with
>> SCs/STs if not provided more than SCs/STs.
>>
>>                  The states like Andhra Pradesh and Goa, taking into
>> account the right spirit of the Section 33 of the Persons with
>> Disabilities (Equal Opportunities, Protection of Rights and Full
>> Participation) Act, 1995 (Annexure ? VII) have extended the benefit of
>> reservation to disabled employees to the cadre of Group ?A? and ?B? posts
>>
>> in promotion also.   Since, DoPT OM dated 29.12.2005 is not in consistency
>>
>> with the Sections 33 and 72 of the said Act and earlier order issued on
>> the subject by DOPT, Government should consider repealing the above OM
>> dated 29.12.2005, by suitably including DOPT OM dated 04.09.1985 in para
>> 22 of the OM dated 29.12.2005 treating the disabled employees on par with
>>
>> SCs/STs with regard to qualifying standard in both direct recruitment and
>>
>> promotion and make applicable reservation in promotion also to Group ?A?
>> and ?B? cadres under Government of India from the year 1996 i.e. from the
>>
>> date of effect of the above Act.
>>
>>                  Repealing of the DOPT OM is necessitated due to the
>> reasons that the DOPT while compiling / consolidating the OM dated
>> 29.12.2005 has disregarded / ignored / neglected not only the earlier OM
>> issued on the subject but also the welfare and empowerment of persons with
>>
>> disabilities.  The same is witnessed from the beginning para of the DOPT
>> OM dated 29.12.2005 which even misspelled the spelling of the word
>> ?supersede? as ?supercede?.
>>
>>                  In the light of the above observations, adding fuel to
>> the fire, it is distressing to note that the Ministry of Social Justice &
>>
>> Empowerment has issued a Draft Disability Bill 2012, claimed to be
>> submitted to the Parliament during the coming winter session, has gone
>> entirely against the interest of the disabled and Sudha Kaul?s Committees
>>
>> recommendations with regard to employment despite existence of above
>> justification.
>>
>>                  My critique on the Disability Bill, 2012 is attached
>> captioned as ?Critiques on Draft PWD Bill 2012 on Reservation and
>> Concession to disabled?.  Since, the action of the Ministry of Social
>> Justice & Empowerment is against the interest of the thousands of disabled
>>
>> employees across the country, against empowerment of persons with
>> disabilities, against welfare of the persons with disabilities, against
>> UNCRPD for which India is a signatory and against National Policy of
>> Persons with Disabilities, I request you to take the matter at the
>> appropriate forum so as to enable the thousands of disabled employees
>> across the country not to loose their entitlements and rights but get
>> their due rights and benefits.
>>
>>                            With regards,
>>
>>                  A. KUMARESAN
>>
>>                  CHENNAI
>>
>>                  [email protected]
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>            CRITIQUES ON DRAFT PWD BILL 2012 ON RESERVATION AND CONCESSION
>>
>> TO DISBLED WORKING IN GOVERNMENT/PSUs/AUTONOMOUS BODIES ETC.
>>
>>                  S. No.
>>                 Matter
>>                 Disability Bill 2011 as recommended by Sudha Kaul
>> Committee
>>                 Disability Bill 2012 as published by M/o Social Justice
>> and Empowerment
>>                 Remarks
>>
>>                  1
>>                 Transfer
>>                 Section 56(6)
>>
>>                  An establishment shall not ordinarily post and transfer a
>>
>> person with disability in a place other than his or her native place or
>> within the vicinity of such place unless such transfer becomes necessary
>> due to exigencies of the job and expertise possessed by the person with
>> disabilities.
>>                 No provisions found.
>>                 Statutory provision for posting / transfer of disabled
>> employees to or near their native places are required as DOPT OM issued on
>>
>> the subject are not implemented by Government in earnest sprit.
>>
>>                  2
>>                 Reservation in government jobs.
>>
>>
>>                  57. Reservations
>>
>>                  All establishments shall reserve not less than seven
>> percent of all posts and in promotions for persons with disabilities
>>
>>
>>                 Section 39(1)
>>
>>                  Every appropriate government shall reserve, in every
>> establishment under them, not less than 5% of the vacancies meant to be
>> filled by direct recruitment, for persons or class of persons with
>> benchmark disability.
>>                 Several Hon?ble `High Courts have given favourable
>> judgement to provide reservation in direct recruitment as well as in
>> promotion.
>>
>>                  For empowering persons with disabilities, providing
>> stable economic conditions, improving the quality of life style and bring
>>
>> up the children of disabled employees on par with other people of the
>> society, reservation in promotion is a must.  Further, restricting
>> reservation only at induction level will lead the disabled towards
>> starvation and unemployment.
>>
>>                  While the government of India have gone to the extend of
>>
>> amending the Constitution of India in favour of SCs/STs, the same benefit
>>
>> is denied to disabled whose conditions are worst than the SCs/STs in the
>> society who require the benefits and schemes on par with SCs/STs if not
>> provided more than SCs/STs.
>>
>>                  Further, Sudha Kaual Committee recommended 7% of all
>> posts.  But the ministry recommended 5% of vacancies.  From the above one
>>
>> can easily judge the intention of the ministry as to whether the ministry,
>>
>> who is supposed to be the nodal ministry for the welfare of the disabled,
>>
>> is for the welfare of the disabled or they want to wipe out the disabled
>> community who want to be always under somebody?s mercy without dignity.
>>
>>                  3
>>                 Lapse of reserved posts
>>                 Section 57(3)
>>
>>                  If sufficient number of qualified persons with
>> disabilities are not available in a particular year, then the reservation
>>
>> may be carried forward to the subsequent year, and if in the subsequent
>> recruitment year also a suitable person with disability is not available,
>>
>> then the post may be first filled by interchange among the categories, and
>>
>> if the vacancy is still not filled then the establishment shall identify,
>>
>> train and then induct persons with disabilities on the post. In no case
>> shall a post to which a person with disability is entitled to be appointed
>>
>> be allowed to lapse.
>>                 Section 39(2)
>>
>>                  If sufficient number of qualified persons with benchmark
>>
>> disabilities are not available in a particular year, then the reservation
>>
>> may be carried forward for upto the next three recruitment years, and if
>> in such succeeding recruitment years also a suitable person with benchmark
>>
>> disability is not available, then the post in the fourth year may be first
>>
>> filled by interchange among the categories of disabilities; and only when
>>
>> there is no person with any benchmark disability available for the post in
>>
>> that year, the vacancy may be filled by appointment of a person, other
>> than a person with benchmark disability.
>>                 The Sudha Kaul Committee?s recommendations in this regard
>>
>> should be implemented in total.  Providing reservation for a post and
>> allowing the reservation to lapse for want of candidates, makes the
>> reservation a meaningless exercise.  Even the concept of ?zone of
>> consideration? and ?extended zone of consideration? in case of promotion
>> should go away and posts in question should be filled on the basis of
>> available disabled man power.
>>
>>                  4
>>                 Relaxed standard
>>                 Section 49(2)
>>
>>                  All appropriate governments and educational authorities
>> may if they deem fit to promote equality of opportunity relax according to
>>
>> prescribed procedure the minimum qualification criteria required to be
>> obtained by persons with disabilities who seek admission to a higher
>> education institution.
>>                 No provisions found.
>>                 Relaxation of qualifying marks has been allowed to SC/ST
>> candidates in Departmental Promotion Examinations.  While the physically
>> challenged employees of the SC/ST communities enjoy this benefit, the same
>>
>> is denied to other physically challenged employees.  The following cases
>> where the relaxation of standard has been extended to physically
>> challenged employees on par with SCs/STs candidates are furnished.
>>
>>                  (1)   DOPT vide OM dated 04.09.1985 issued instructions
>> on relaxation of standards to physically challenged employees on par with
>>
>> SCs/STs
>>
>>                  (2)   The Hon?ble Supreme Court of India pronounced a
>> ruling on 19.03.2002 on the W.P.No.115/1998 allowing all physically
>> challenged candidates to treat them on par with SCs/STs in the matter of
>> providing 5% relaxation in qualifying marks.
>>
>>                  (3)   The Hon?ble Delhi High Court pronounced a similar
>> ruling on 06.09.2012 on W.P.(C) No.4853 of 2012 in favour of a disabled
>> student who sought admission Delhi Technological university.
>>
>>                  (4)   The Chief Commissioner for Persons with
>> Disabilities of India has also pronounced a similar ruling on the above
>> matter in favour of disabled candidates of (i) IIT aspirants (Case No:
>> 1/1011-5471/2008 dated 07.08.2008) and (ii) Postal Department (Case No.
>> 3810/07 dated 17.08.2007).
>>
>>                  (5)   BSNL, vide their letters dated 12.10.2004 and
>> 20.01.2005, has provided relaxation in qualifying marks on par with
>> SCs/STs in the departmental promotion examinations for JAOs.
>>
>>                  Despite existence of all the above justifications,
>> relaxation in qualifying standard is not provided to disabled employees in
>>
>> Departmental Promotion Examination while extending the same in Direct
>> Recruitment.  The only way to protect the interest of the disabled is to
>> provide statutory provisions.
>>
>>                  5.
>>                 Provision against retrenchment of a disabled employee.
>>                 Section 56
>>
>>                  (2) No establishment shall dispense with, or reduce in
>> rank, an employee who acquires a disability during service, such employee
>>
>> may if required by the nature of disability, be shifted to another post
>> with the same pay scale and service benefits.
>>
>>                  Provided further that if it is not possible to adjust the
>>
>> employee against any post, then such employee may be kept on a
>> supernumerary post until a suitable post is available or the age of
>> superannuation whichever is earlier
>>
>>                  (3) The protection accorded in sub section (2) shall also
>>
>> be extended to persons employed with the defense forces;
>>
>>                  Provided that this sub section in no way precludes the
>> defense establishment to formulate a more beneficial employment retention
>>
>> and rehabilitation scheme for persons employed with the defense forces.
>>                 Section 25(3)
>>
>>                   (3) No establishment shall dispense with, or reduce in
>> rank, an employee who
>>
>>                  acquires a disability during service,
>>
>>                  Provided that such employee may, if required by the
>> nature of disability, be shifted to another post with the same pay scale
>> and service benefits;
>>
>>                  Provided further that if it is not possible to adjust the
>>
>> employee against any post, he may be kept on a supernumerary post until a
>>
>> suitable post is available or
>>
>>                  he attains the age of superannuation, whichever is
>> earlier;
>>
>>                  Provided that the appropriate Government may, having
>> regard to the type of work carried on in any establishment, by
>> notification and subject to such conditions, if any, as may be specified
>> in such notification, exempt any establishment from the provisions of this
>>
>> section.
>>                 Using the safely clause provided in the Bill 2012,
>> Government may exempt any establishment from the provisions of this
>> section defeating the purpose of the Section.  Hence, the Sudha Kaul
>> Committee?s recommendations in this regard should be implemented in
>> total.
>>
>>                  6.
>>                 Tax
>>                 Section 131
>>
>>                  Notwithstanding anything contained in the Wealth-tax Act,
>>
>> 1957 (27 of 1957), the Income-tax Act, 1961 (43 of 1961), or any other
>> enactment for the time being in force relating to tax on wealth, income,
>> profits or gains, the National Disability Rights Authority and State
>> Disability Rights Authority shall not be liable to pay wealth-tax,
>> income-tax, or any other tax in respect of their wealth, income, profits
>> or gains derived.
>>                 Section 122
>>
>>                  Notwithstanding anything contained in the Income-tax Act,
>>
>> 1961, or any other law for the time being in force relating to tax on
>> income, profits or gains, the Trust shall not be liable to pay income-tax
>>
>> or any other tax in respect of its income, and profits or gains derived
>> therefrom.
>>                 The Bills 2011 and 2012 have not recommended any tax
>> benefits to the individual disabled persons.
>>
>>
>>
>>                  It is a good step that senior citizens are provided with
>>
>> more tax benefits because with advancing age, older people do need that
>> extra care and protection. Their expenses on medical care, the need for an
>>
>> attendant, etc. go up. Therefore, if they are given some relief from
>> taxation, they can use that extra money to fund their extra needs that
>> develop due to the old/very old age.
>>
>>
>>
>>                  Similarly, it would not require a very long argument to
>> prove that the needs of a disabled person are much greater than a say 80
>> or 85 year old senior citizen. The need for full time carers, the
>> astronomical amounts spent on medicines and rehabilitation.
>>
>>
>>
>>                  Hence, it is expected that people with disabilities are
>> exempted from paying of all kinds of taxes including income tax.  Needless
>>
>> to say, the same concession should also be available to the parents of a
>> dependent disabled child or disabled person, especially in the case of
>> parents of children/people with psychosocial and intellectual and
>> developmental disabilities.
>>
>>
>>
>>                  7.
>>                 Political participation
>>                 Section 32. Right to Political Participation
>>
>>                  (1) Notwithstanding anything contained in the
>> Representation of the People Act (No. 43 of 1950), the Representation of
>> the People Act (No. 43 of 1951) or any other law for the time being in
>> force, every person with disability who fulfills all the eligibility
>> requirements shall be entitled to be registered as a voter and shall not
>> be held disqualified to exercise his or her right to vote on the ground of
>>
>> disability irrespective of any stipulation to the contrary in any law for
>>
>> the time being in force18;
>>
>>                  (2) Notwithstanding anything contained in the law for the
>>
>> time being in force, any person with disability who is unable to cast vote
>>
>> in person due to his or her disability or because of admission in any
>> establishment maintained wholly or mainly for the reception and treatment
>>
>> of persons with disabilities at the time the poll is taken shall be
>> entitled to vote by postal ballot and provisions shall be made, by rules
>> made under the Representation of the People Act (No. 43 of 1951) to enable
>>
>> such voting;
>>
>>                  The Rights of Persons with Disabilities Bill, 2011
>>
>>                  (3) The Election Commission shall ensure that all polling
>>
>> stations are accessible to persons with disabilities and that all
>> materials related to the electoral process are easily understandable by
>> and accessible to persons with disabilities;
>>
>>                  (4) Without prejudice to the generality of the provisions
>>
>> contained in sub?section (3), the measures undertaken by the Election
>> Commission in pursuance of that sub?section shall include:
>>
>>                  a. the construction and availability of ramps at all
>> polling booths;
>>
>>                  b. separate queues for persons with disabilities at all
>> polling booths with clear pictorial signs;
>>
>>                  c. the availability of ballot papers and/ or electronic
>> voting machines with candidates? information available in Braille and
>> other accessible formats;
>>
>>                  d. the fitting of audio devices to electronic voting
>> machines;
>>
>>                  e. training programs to sensitise polling officers about
>>
>> the special requirements of persons with disabilities.
>>
>>                  (5) If the presiding officer is satisfied that, due to
>> disability, a person with disability is unable to recognise the symbols or
>>
>> to record vote without assistance, the presiding officer shall permit the
>>
>> elector to take a companion of not less than eighteen years of age to the
>>
>> voting compartment for recording/ casting the vote;
>>
>>                  (6) Every person with disability is entitled to form and
>>
>> be a member of any organization or association in accordance to choice.
>>                 Section 19. Right to Political Participation
>>
>>                  (1) The Election Commission of India and the State
>> Election Commissions shall ensure that all polling stations are accessible
>>
>> to persons with disabilities and that all materials related to the
>> electoral process are easily understandable by and
>>
>>                  accessible to persons with disabilities.
>>
>>                  (2) Without prejudice to the generality of the provisions
>>
>> contained in sub?section (1),
>>
>>                  the measures undertaken by an Election Commission in
>> pursuance of that sub?section shall include:
>>
>>                  a. the construction and availability of ramps at all
>> polling booths;
>>
>>                  b. separate queues for persons with disabilities at all
>> polling booths with clear
>>
>>                  pictorial signs;
>>
>>                  c. the availability of ballot papers and/ or electronic
>> voting machines with
>>
>>                  candidates? information available in Braille and other
>> accessible formats;
>>
>>                  d. the fitting of audio devices to electronic voting
>> machines;
>>
>>                  e. training programs to sensitise polling officers about
>>
>> the special requirements
>>
>>                  of persons with disabilities.
>>
>>                  (3) If the Presiding Officer of a polling booth is
>> satisfied that, due to disability, a person with disability is unable to
>> recognise the symbols or to record vote without assistance, the presiding
>>
>> officer shall permit the elector to take a companion of not less than
>> eighteen years of age to the voting compartment for recording / casting
>> the vote.
>>                 1)      The Village Local Bodies, State Legislative
>> Councils, Rajya Sabha etc. should have an appropriate number of nominated
>>
>> members from disabled community so that they can put forward their
>> suggestions / demands and fight for their rights.
>>
>>                  2)      Reservation should also be provided at Village
>> Local Bodies, State Legislative Assemblies, Lokh Sabha etc. so that they
>> can put forward their suggestions / demands and fight for their rights.
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>            Prepared by
>>
>>            A. KUMARESAN,
>>
>>            Chennai.
>>
>>
>>
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> Dear Mr. Uttam, you are doing a wonderful job for the college going blind
> students. For bookshare membership, visit:
> www.xrcvc.org
> Download bookshare membership form and follow the procedure. They have very
>
> useful books in various format like DAISY text, DAISY audio, MP3 BRF etc.
> For OBL visit:
> www.daisyindia.org
> Here you can get compiled catalogue of DAISY books recorded in India.
> You can suggest the students to use DAISY books because it is fully
> accessible.
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Uttam Margaj" <[email protected]>
> To: "AccessIndia" <[email protected]>
> Sent: Saturday, October 20, 2012 5:00 AM
> Subject: [AI] (no subject)
>
>
> Hello friends,
> I am Uttam P Margaj, from Niwant Andha Mukta Vikasalaya (NAMV)
> Friends I want some help from you. Friends Niwant want's to subscribe
> to online audio library's like bookshare, OBLindia. For that I have
> sent email's also to them. But not any reply, so friends please let me
> know to whom I can contact. Friends your suggestions are most
> important. Here I have write some information about Niwant.
>
> About Niwant:
> Niwant is an NGO, it is in Pune, (Maharashtra). We have been working
> for college going visually challenged students around Pune and
> Maharashtra  for last 15 years. Niwant help?s students by providing
> Braille books and audio cd?s in Marathi, Hindi, and English. these
> includes curricular as well as extra-curricular reading material.  We
> impart academic and computer education. We also have our reader and
> writer club. We also try for their employment after education.
> Address: Niwant, sr no. 33, plt no. 75, Viddyanagar,  Pune - 411032
> Maharashtra
> Mobile: +919923772375
> email address: [email protected]
> webside: www.niwantvision.com
>
> Hoping for your kind cooperation
>
> Thanks in advance,
> Uttam and team Niwant!
>
> --
> UTTAM P MARGAJ
> Address: @ Karanjvihire, post Shive, Taluka Rajgurunagar(Khed),
> Distric Pune, Maharashtra - 410501
> CONTACT NO. +91 8087613459 / +91 9657714155
> E-mails: [email protected] / [email protected]
> Facebook: www.facebook/uttampanditmargaj
> Skype: uttam.pandit.margaj
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> Message: 3
> Date: Sun, 21 Oct 2012 07:46:04 -0700
> From: "Balasaheb Londhe" <[email protected]>
> To: <[email protected]>
> Subject: Re: [AI] riting video in DVD
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> Go to nero 7. enter on choose category, then enter on favourite then select
>
> CD or DVD then add file, select the location of the content, add it then
> enter on close. then enter next and finally enter on burn button. Wait till
>
> to exit the CD or DVD autometaclly.
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Aashutosh pandey" <[email protected]>
> To: <[email protected]>
> Sent: Saturday, October 20, 2012 2:23 AM
> Subject: [AI] riting video in DVD
>
>
>> Hello to all
>> I want to rite video in DVD how to do this with nero 7 in windos XP
>> with help of jaws12
>> and please inform me that my mail is riching on the list or not
>> Thank you to all in advance
>> --
>> Mob:08933845544
>> Skype:aashutoshpandey1
>> "life is unpredictable- when you have standards people call it
>> attitude, when you are simple people try to cheat you, and when you
>> need love it's the best time for people to play"
>> Thanks with best regards
>> Aashutosh Pandey
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