Hi Rahul, Find the Below Delhi HC Judgment. https://dl.dropbox.com/u/20716011/Delhi%20HC%20Judgment%20on%20Concessional%20%20online%20ticket.pdf
On 2/27/13, Rahul Kelapure <[email protected]> wrote: > I agree Akhilesh. Although the announcements made in the budget may be > useful, however, things like conssessional eticketing facility may > have been apealing and more easyly implimentable without much cost of > implimentation as compare to the sticking braille stickers in the > trains and that too only God knows when that will be implimented if at > all it will be implimented. and how about intigrating the same in the > design of the koaches in future? > > I still maintain that, the extention of conssessional eticketing > facility is just a matter of decission on the bureaucratic level and > easyly doable. > > If someone may help me get the copy of the highcourt order, I may try > to talk to some of my contacts and see if something can be done, as I > too want the same to be introduced at the earliest. > > Thanks and warm regards, > > Rahul > > On 2/27/13, akhilesh <[email protected]> wrote: >> in spite of securing a good order from Delhi High court with regard >> to Consessional E-tickiting for persons with disabilities, The Budget >> is silent on the issue. >> We don't get what we want. But we are forced to take what they want to >> give >> us. >> >> >> >> >> On 2/26/13, Kanchan Pamnani <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>> >>> >>> ----- Original Message ----- >>> From: Meenakshi Balasubramaniam >>> To: Dlu South ; VIDYA SAGAR ; DRA Tamil Nadu ; sudha ; sudha ramamoorthy >>> ; >>> shivani gupta ; Shivani Gupta ; srinu vasulu ; Sruti Mohapatra ; Paul >>> Ramanathan ; Bhargavi Davar ; Val Resh ; Kanchan Pamnani ; Pooja Parvati >>> ; >>> Syamala G ; shanti auluck ; Aarth Astha ; Poonam Natarajan ; Murali >>> Padmanabhan ; AS NARAYANAN ; Zorin Singha ; Deaf Enabled ; Rajiv Rajan ; >>> Amba Salelkar >>> Cc: Javed Abidi ; Dorodi Sharma >>> Sent: Tuesday, February 26, 2013 4:25 PM >>> Subject: Commitment to the disability sector in the railway budget >>> >>> >>> Dear All, >>> >>> >>> Greetings! >>> >>> >>> Promises made to the sector in the Railway Budget: >>> >>> >>> "Madam Speaker, India is a signatory to the UN Convention on the rights >>> of >>> the disabled. We are conscious of our responsibility under the >>> Millennium >>> Development Goals (MDGs). To facilitate the boarding of trains and exit >>> from >>> the stations for the differently-abled and the elderly, the steps >>> proposed >>> include provision of 179 escalators and 400 lifts at A-1 and other major >>> stations, affixing Braille stickers indicating the layout of coaches >>> including toilets, provision of wheel chairs and battery operated >>> vehicles >>> at more stations and making coaches wheel-chair friendly. >>> >>> >>> In order to provide an employment avenue to the disabled people, I >>> propose >>> to reserve a specified number of JTBS for them, keeping in view the fact >>> that the PCOs at stations have become largely redundant after the mobile >>> revolution in India". >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> "concerted efforts to fill up approximately 1.52 lakh vacancies this >>> year. >>> It is a measure of popularity of railways as an employer that a >>> staggering >>> 2.2 crore applications were received. For the first time, Railway >>> recruitment examinations were held at more than 60 cities across the >>> country. In the process, a backlog of about 47,000 vacancies earmarked >>> for >>> weaker sections and physically challenged is likely to get cleared" >>> >>> . >>> >>> http://ibnlive.in.com/news/full-text-pawan-kumar-bansals-railway-budget-201314-speech/375226-37-64.html >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> The paragraphs on >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> a. passenger amenities: does not mention the amenities made inclusive >>> and >>> follow universal design standards. >>> >>> b. IT enabled services: are silent to the web accessibility standards >>> requirement, online booking allowing booking concessional tickets by >>> passengers with disabilities and other listed services inclusive. >>> >>> c. Ticket Reservation: There is no mention of accessible e-ticketing >>> facility even while talking about the next speed and capacity of the >>> system. >>> >>> d. Catering: The toll free number for complaint has not included >>> complaints >>> through messages for use by Deaf people. >>> >>> e. Rail Tourism: There is no mention of accessibility while the >>> designing >>> the executive lounge at Delhi. "The train will be made attractive and >>> affordable through concessional fares", . There is no mention of >>> accessibility. >>> >>> f. Staff: The staff amenities such as the quarters and hostel has no >>> mention >>> of accessibility. >>> >>> g. Skill Development: this section also does not talk about including >>> persons with disabilities / any marginalised groups. >>> >>> h. Rail Heritage: There is a plan to revamp the museum for the benefit >>> of >>> children. it is a question if it will be inclusive. >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> Please do add. >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> Thanks & Regards >>> >>> Meenakshi.B >>> >>> >>> >>> 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 >>> >>> >> >> >> -- >> Akhilesh Dahiya, >> Advocate. >> Mobile: +91 9818798780 >> Email: [email protected] >> New Delhi >> >> 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 >> >> > > > -- > Rahul Kelapure > +91 9833349929 > > 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 > > -- Akhilesh Dahiya, Advocate. 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