hi sir, I opened that link but there are 5 edit boxs so what I have to fill there? Because they did not mention what to type on that edit boxs.
On 6/27/13, srinivas.karnati <[email protected]> wrote: > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Change.org > To: [email protected] > Sent: Thursday, June 27, 2013 6:56 AM > Subject: Your petition is lonely - get it some signatures! > > > > > Hi srinivas , > > A key step to making your petition a success is finding people > to sign it. Have you shared your petition with your friends yet? Your > contacts can provide the first wave of support for your petition -- and even > lead to hundreds more signatures. > > Here's an email you can send to your friends right now: > > Hello! > > I've started the petition "To His Excellency President of > IndiaEnter : advise the union Government and the Indian Parliament" and need > your help to get it off the ground. > > Will you take 30 seconds to sign it right now? Here's the > link: > > > http://www.change.org/petitions/to-his-excellency-president-of-indiaenter-advise-the-union-government-and-the-indian-parliament > > Here's why it's important: > > > To > His Excellency Shri Pranab Mukherjee > Hon’ble President of India > > Ref: 135/dwab/2012 Dated: 4th November 2012 > > Respected Sir, > > Sub: Right to equality for persons with disabilities — a > proposal for constitutional > Recognition — a humble submission for expeditious > action-regarding: > > We, on behalf of the Development and Welfare Association of > the Blind (Andhra Pradesh), in consultation with several other organisations > and like-minded individuals, hereby submit the following few lines for your > kind enough consideration and request you with humility to do the needful in > the direction of providing constitutional remedy to the historic injustice > inflicted upon the citizens with disabilities in our land of rich heritage > and culture of co-existence: > As his Excellency might be fully aware, nearly Three Crore > Indians — 3% of our population — are officially counted as people suffering > from various disabilities, visual-impairment, hearing-impairment and other > locomotor disabilities in particular. Ironically enough, a large proportion > of this population suffers gross negligence in the hands of our public > institutions. It is now estimated that nearly Fifteen Million > visually-impaired and around Sixty-four Million other disabled have been > subjected to the cruelties of daily life, and almost all of them are living > without basic amenities such as food, decent clothing, a shelter of their > own and minimum education. At a time our policy echelons are busy ensuring > human rights for other marginalised groups, SCs, STs and Women, here are the > minuscule minority who live away in a shear silence a life that falls below > the standards any civilisation can ever think of. > > We hope his Excellency would agree with us in a candid > admission that the socio-economic backwardness of persons with disabilities > in our country stems from nowhere but our own constitution that fails to > make any meaningful provision for the rights of this scattered community. > While Articles 14, 15 and 16 of the Constitution took extra-care to ensure > the right of equality for all citizens in India, with enough safeguards for > such marginalised sections as SCs, STs and OBCs through affirmative policy > in education and employment, persons with disabilities have been > conveniently forsaken in this thwarted war of vote-bank politics. Look at, > for example, the speed with which Governments in the recent past have moved > swiftly and brought about 27% reservation for OBCs in education and > employment through the constitutional Amendment, and the same swiftness that > can be seen in the present regime’s attempt to provide 33% reservation for > women through another Constitutional Amendment. Persons with disabilities at > times really feel let down in the present political climate where every > community with a sizeable Vote-bank and social capital is frequently > showered with all policy concessions, whereas, persons with disabilities, > who are a scattered minority at best (with very little advantage for > commanding vote-bank manoeuvring in a given place), are never taken > seriously by our majoritarian democracy. Consequently, the real concerns of > this genuinely deprived community hardly get any attention, whatsoever. > > The depiction briefly outlined above may give you an > impression that the signatories of this letter are unaware of the recent > initiatives being undertaken by the Governments in favour of persons with > disabilities, which we wish to clarify in unequivocal terms in the following > lines with as much precision as possible: > The socio-economic deprivation of persons with disabilities > and a well-found recognition that this deprivation is due largely to lack of > constitutional safeguards is neither entirely new nor has been hidden from > the ruling regimes of post-independent India. The Government of India under > the leadership of Sri Rajiv Gandhi set up a committee to consider > legislation for the physically challenged. Headed by Shri Baharul Islam, a > distinguished parliamentarian at that time, the Committee was asked inter > alia to work out the scope, objectives and general scheme of legislation for > persons with disabilities covering various aspects of prevention, > rehabilitation, social security and welfare of this section of society. > > Baharul Islam Committee submitted its report to the Government > in June, 1988, with a prime recommendation, among other things, that > Articles 14, 15, 16 and 46 of the Constitution be amended to include the > words “persons with disabilities” and “mentally-handicapped” so as to > provide constitutional recognition to the special circumstances under which > the communities these underlying words invariably refer to. However, we have > no hesitation to state that these path-breaking recommendations have been > kept in a cold-storage by the subsequent Governments, and hardly anyone > remembers that there was such a Committee set up to recommend the feasible > framework for including persons with disabilities in the scheme of Indian > Constitution. What followed thereafter, and still continues till date, in > the discourse of Indian Disability Law is quite disturbing and remains far > short of providing any satisfactory solutions to the problem of bringing the > disabled citizens into the mainstream society. > > To put succinctly, there have been nearly a half-dozen > legislations enacted by the Indian Parliament, each one to address a > specific requirement of disability. Mental Health Act 1987, Rehabilitation > Council of India Act 1992, Persons with Disabilities (equal opportunities, > protection of rights and full-participation) Act 1995, National Trust Act > 1998, National Policy for Persons with Disabilities 2006 are prominent among > them. After India signed and ratified the United Nations Convention on > Rights of Persons with Disabilities (UNCRPD) 2007, however, now there is a > new, perhaps a slightly renewed, buzz to enact an umbrella legislation for > persons with disabilities. > > With a pinch of apology to his Excellency, we wish to point > out that the deepest political fraud in the whole discussion on a > comprehensive legislation for persons with disabilities is that the inherent > need for a suitable Constitutional Amendment declaring unequivocally that > the rights of persons with disabilities are as worth protecting as that of > any section is completely overlooked. > > We also feel it is important to clarify at the outset that our > unfailing stand for a constitutional Amendment in favour of persons with > disabilities indeed stems largely from the unpleasant experiences often > encountered in the implementation of various provisions contained in the > existing legislations with regard to the empowerment of persons with > disabilities. To take one example: a provision for the reservation of not > less than 3% vacancies in all Government and Public Sectors in favour of > persons with disabilities, clearly laid down by Section 33 of Persons with > Disabilities (equal opportunities, protection of rights and > full-participation) Act 1995, is never treated on par with the other legal > provisions that otherwise prescribe 7.5%, 15% and 27% job reservation in > favour of SCs, STs and OBCs respectively. The obvious explanation is that > while the reservation provisions of the later type enjoy the Constitutional > status, the former does not. The nodal Departments/Agencies in charge of > implementing these provisions often find it extremely difficult to move > forward under such extraneous legal conditions, and persons with > disabilities are the ultimate losers in this whole technocratic, legal game. > Unsurprisingly enough, the Universities’ Grants Commission (UGC), the Union > Public Service Commission (UPSC) and the whole Banking Sector in India took > more than a decade to implement 3% reservation in favour of persons with > disabilities, that too only after being sternly reminded by the Hon’ble > Supreme Court about their lackadaisical approach in dealing with the issue > at hand. > > We feel quite painful to bring to the kind notice of his > Excellency that no significant provision in PWD Act of 1995 has so far been > readily implemented without a final word of interpretation from either State > High-court(s) or the Hon’ble Supreme-court. > > It is our firm conviction that there is a greater > justification for the Constitutional protection for persons with > disabilities than those belonging to SC, ST and OBC, because they can always > command enough opportunities, thanks to their physical fitness and > uninterrupted accessibility. > > It may also be brought to the notice of his Excellency that > apart from such developed countries as Canada; even some of the African > countries like South-Africa and Eritrea have provided specific > Constitutional provisions for safeguarding the rights of persons with > disabilities. We, therefore, feel that incorporation of similar provisions > in our Constitution would go a long way in ensuring persons with > disabilities the fundamental right to equality enshrined in Part Three of > our Constitution. > > In the circumstances briefly outlined above, we humbly request > his Excellency to kindly examine a note of proposals enclosed herewith and > advise the union Government and the Indian Parliament for an expeditious > action to move an appropriate Constitutional Amendment for the inclusion of > persons with disabilities in the Law of the Land. > > This appeal drafted and handed over to his Excellency by a > School Teacher unambiguously reflects the real hopes and aspirations of more > than a Three Crore challenged Citizens of our Country. > > Thanking you in anticipation, Sir! > > Sincerely Yours > > K. Srinivas > The Secretary > [email protected] > > PROPOSAL FOR CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT > IN FAVOUR OF PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES > 1. Amendment of Article 15(1) and 15(2): > “The State shall not discriminate against any citizen on > grounds only of religion, race, caste, sex, place of birth or any of them > No citizen shall, on grounds only of religion, race, caste, > sex, place of birth or any of them, be subject to any disability, liability, > restriction or condition with regard to…” > Incorporation/Alteration/Addition/Deletion: “Disabilities” > after the words place of birth” and “Disability be removed from (Subject to > any disability, liability…”. > 2. Addition of new Article 15(3-A): > Nothing in this Constitution shall prevent the State from > making special provisions for persons with disabilities in general and for > women and children with disabilities in particular to ensure that they enjoy > benefits on an equal basis with others under the law. > 3. Article 16(2): > “No citizen shall, on grounds only of religion, race, caste, > sex, descent, place of birth, residence or any of them, be ineligible for, > or discriminated against in respect or, any employment or office under the > State” > Incorporation of the word “disabilities” after the word > residence. > 4. Explanation to be incorporated after Article 23(1): > Traffic in human beings and beggar and other similar forms of > forced labour are prohibited and any contravention of this provision shall > be an offence punishable in accordance with law > Explanation: Causing anyone temporary or permanent disability > or mental impairment or accentuating the same shal also be an offense > punishable under the Law. > 5. Insertion of Explanation to Article 29 (1): > “Any section of the citizens residing in the territory of > India or any part thereof having a distinct language, script or culture of > its own shall have the right to conserve the same.” > Explanation: > For the purposes of this article, while Braille shall also be > recognized as a distinct Script to be deployed by persons with > visual-impairment, Sign language shall be recognized as a distinct language > to be used by hearing-impaired. > 6. Amendment of Article 30 (1): > “All minorities, whether based on religion or language, shall > have the right to establish and administer educational institutions of their > choice.” > Explanation: the words “visually-impairment” and > “hearing-impairment” should be added after “language”, with a proviso that > persons with visual-impairment and hearing-impairment shall have the right > to establish and administer the educational institutions of their choice. > 7. Article 41-A: > State shall ensure that every person with disability shall > enjoy all the human rights and fundamental freedoms guaranteed by the > International Treaties, Covenants and Conventions subject to their > ratification by Government of India. It shall further be obligatory for the > State to evolve a viable policy framework to implement the same. > 8. Article 46: > “The State shall promote with special care the educational and > economic interests of the weaker sections of the people, and, in particular, > of the Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes, and shall protect them > from social injustice and all forms of exploitation” > Incorporation of the words “persons with disabilities” after > Scheduled Tribes. > 9. Fundamental Duties: > Addition of a new duty 51-A (L): Citizens shall renounce > discriminatory and derogatory practices harming the dignity of persons with > disabilities. > 10. Deletion of Article 102 (1) (b): > Article 102 (1) (b) which says that a person shall be > disqualified for being chosen as, and for being, a member of either House of > Parliament “if he is of unsound mind and stands so declared by a competent > court”. This clause excludes people with psychosocial or intellectual > disabilities from membership to either House of Parliament and should be > deleted. > 11. Deletion of Article 191 (1) (b): which states that a > person shall be disqualified for being chosen as, and for being, a member of > the Legislative Assembly or Legislative Council of a State “if he is of > unsound mind and stands so declared by a competent court”. This clause > excludes people with psychosocial and intellectual disabilities from > membership to the Legislative Assembly or Legislative Council of a State and > should be deleted. > 12. Article 243D: Reservation of seats > Addition of sub clause(C) with the words “and persons with > disabilities” after 243D (1) (b) is prayed for. > 13. Article 243T: > Clause 1 > Seats shall be reserved for the Scheduled Castes and the > Scheduled Tribes in every Municipality and the number of seats so reserved > shall bear, as nearly as may be, the same proportion to the total number of > seats to be filled by direct election in that Municipality as the population > of the Scheduled Castes in the Municipal area or of the Scheduled Tribes in > the Municipal area bears to the total population of that area and such seats > may be allotted by rotation to different constituencies in a Municipality > Insertion of words “and persons with disabilities” after > Scheduled Tribes in Clause (1). > Clause 2 > Not less than one third of the total number of seats reserved > under clause ( 1 ) shall be reserved for women belonging to the Scheduled > Castes or, as the case may be, the Scheduled Tribes > Proviso to Article 243T (2): Provided that 5% seats shall be > reserved for women with disabilities. > Clause 3 > Not less than one third (including the number of seats > reserved for women belonging to the Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled > Tribes) of the total number of seats to be filled by direct election in > every Municipality shall be reserved for women and such seats may be > allotted by rotation to different constituencies in a Municipality > Clause (3) addition of words “and women with disabilities” > after Scheduled Tribes. > 14. Addition to Article 325: > Insert “and disability” after “grounds of religion, race, > caste, sex or any of them”. Then, no person with disability shall be > ineligible for inclusion in, or to claim to be included in a special, > electoral role. > 15. Modification to Article 326: > Delete “unsoundness of mind” after “ground of non residence”. > This shall stop the exclusion of people with psychosocial and intellectual > disability as eligible for registration as a voter at Elections to the House > of the People and to the Legislative Assemblies of States. > 16. Modification to Article 343: > “The official language of the Union shall be Hindi in > Devanagari script. The form of numerals to be used for the official purposes > of the Union shall be the international form of Indian numerals.” > Sign language to be recognized as official language. This > shall then be recognized as a language that can be used in the Legislature > (Article 210). > 17. Addition to Article 350: > “Language to be used in representations for redress of > grievances. Every person shall be entitled to submit a representation for > the redress of any grievance to any officer or authority of the Union or a > State in any of the languages used in the Union or in the State, as the case > may be.” > Explanation: This shall include sign language for the people > with hearing and speech impairment. > 18. Insertion of Explanation to Article 350 A: > “It shall be the endeavour of every State and of every local > authority within the State to provide adequate facilities for instruction in > the mother tongue at the primary stage of education to children belonging to > linguistic minority groups...” > Explanation: For the purposes of this Article, sign language > to be recognized as mother tongue for the people with hearing and speech > impairment. > 19. Insertion of Explanation to Article 350 B: > “Special Officer for linguistic minorities” > Explanation: People with hearing and speech impairment to be > recognized as a linguistic minority for purposes of this Article. > 20. Schedule VII: > Insertion of Entry 25-A List III Schedule VII: Higher > Education of persons with disabilities and Establishment of Institutions for > their empowerment and rehabilitation. > Insertion of Entry 25-B List III – Human Rights of persons > with disabilities > 21. Addition to Eighth Schedule: > Sign language should be added as a scheduled language in the > Eighth Schedule of the Constitution. > With regards > > Yours sincerely, > > (K. SRINIVAS) > SECRETARY > Email [email protected] > > Explain why someone should support this petition > > > You can sign my petition by clicking here. > > Thanks! > srinivas karnati > > Any questions? 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