I can understand this in the case of speech impaired as they might be able to commute on their own. But hearing impaired people do need, and deserve, such benefit. Here lies the problem. There is no uniformity in provision of benefits within and across different disabilities from government/s.
On 11/29/12, Renuka Warriar <[email protected]> wrote: > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > From: rijoy v <[email protected]> > Date: Thu, 29 Nov 2012 13:36:02 +0530 > Subject: Centre refuses to equate blind employees with deaf & dumb > To: [email protected] > > NEW DELHI, Nov 29, 2012: The Centre has told the Supreme Court that > deaf and dumb government employees could not be equated with blind and > physically handicapped ones, who face much more difficulty in > commuting and are hence given double the transport allowance paid to > other employees. > > Citing a health ministry office memorandum, the government said it was > advised that "it would not be just and fair to equate the disability > of deaf and dumb persons with those of blind persons in so far as > grant of transport allowance facility is concerned". > > The ministry in the 2003 memorandum said that deaf and dumb people > generally do not require physical assistance for commuting to and from > their residence to the place of duty. However, the proposal to give > deaf and dumb employees enhanced transport allowance was again > considered in 2006. > > The Centre said the Sixth Central Pay Commission did not make any > recommendation on this aspect while revising the transport allowance. > "As per the recommendation of the commission, as accepted by the > government, status-quo continues regarding the categories of > physically disabled employees eligible for transport allowance at > enhanced rate," it said. > > "In view of the aforesaid position, it is not considered feasible to > extend the benefit of enhanced transport allowance to hearing impaired > employees," the government said. However, solicitor general R F > Nariman sought 12 weeks time from a bench of Justices K S > Radhakrishnan and Dipak Misra to make a fresh attempt to find an > amicable resolution to the grievances of deaf and dumb employees. > > A PIL filed by 'Deaf Employees Welfare Association' had alleged that > the government remained unmoved despite several representations by > hearing impaired employees seeking enhancement of transport allowance > to bring at par with that paid to blind and physically handicapped. > > Source: > http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Centre-refuses-to-equate-blind-employees-with-deaf-dumb/articleshow/17407956.cms > > > -- > Regards > .............. > Rijoy V > > -- > > Register at the dedicated AccessIndia list for discussing accessibility of > mobile phones / Tabs on: > http://mail.accessindia.org.in/mailman/listinfo/mobile.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 > > -- G. Vamshi Mobile: +91 9949349497 Skype: gvamshi81 www.retinaindia.org >From darkness unto light Register at the dedicated AccessIndia list for discussing accessibility of mobile phones / Tabs on: http://mail.accessindia.org.in/mailman/listinfo/mobile.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
