Not in the current form sir. But yes I can develop this piece with more clarity and precision and length then think about sending to concerned Journals in the field. Many thanks for your encouragement.
On 8/11/14, 'Vedprakash Sharma' [email protected] [jnuvision] <[email protected]> wrote: > Great article. > It should be published in some leading journal. > > -----Original Message----- > From: AccessIndia [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf > Of avinash shahi > Sent: Monday, August 11, 2014 3:53 PM > To: accessindia; jnuvision; worldopinion; sayeverything > Subject: [AI] Budget 2014 : a great policy beginning for the blind, by > Avinash Shahi > > Dear All > I often keep sharing others articles who have enriched my reading/writing > skills and helped me to grow as a student. sometimes I should share my own > work also... isn't it?(Smiles). Do read my small piece on the Union Budget > 2014 which I wrote for general readers. Keep shouring your blessings so > that > I continue to write and keep disability issues in the policy coridors. > Quality publications in the months to come! Thanks to Mr Akhilesh > Shrivastava for giving this opportunity to roll my fingers and devote my > mind on the Union Budget 2014-15. > > URL: > http://icareinfo.in/budget-2014-a-great-policy-beginning-for-the-blind/ > August 7, 2014 > > > The Union Budget 2014, which was the first full-fledged Budget presented by > the Modeled NDA government envisaged several schemes for persons with > blindness in India. It proposed to lay foundation of 15 more Braille > presses, aimed to prepare a plan with RBI to provide Indian currency with > Braille signage, called for the establishment of National Institute of > Inclusive and Universal Design and proposed for National Centre for > Disability sports. The Indian government for the first time allocated Rs > 560 > crore to the Department of Disability Affairs under the Ministry of Social > Justice and Empowerment for five years. Such huge budgetary allocation to > the disability sector created a buzz in the print media and some of the > prominent national daily published an Editorial lauding government's > initiative. > Despite the slue of measures proposed by the Finance Minister Arun Jaitely > in the Union Budget 2014, Activists working with blind people expressed > apprehensions on realizing these goals. They strongly argue that proposal > for providing currency embossed in Braille to blind people is not feasible. > Notes with Braille signs will wear out soon.Raised dots will not remain on > banknote in the long run. RBI, India's apex bank proposed to introduce > plastic notes of Rs. 10 but its trial has been delayed for indefinite > period. Many countries such as Canada and Chile provide tactile feature in > a > corner on printed notes for the blind people. But such feature is of no > help > for those who do not know Braille and become blind late in their lives. > Given the technological advancements over the years, many techy tools > couldprove handy for identifying different denominations of notes by the > blind. > > The persons with disabilities were expecting doubling of tax exemption but > the Finance Minister did not address this concern. The Union Budget also > disappointed disability sector by not proposing measures to fulfilling long > pending demand of 3 per cent employment despite recent Supreme Court's > landmark judgment. Blind women who face discrimination in myriad ways in > the > society have not received any specific attention in the Union Budget. Over > the last one decade Screen reading software such as JAWS has become popular > among blind computer literate. But this software is too costly to afford > for > majority of blind students who belong to humble family background. > They hoped that the Union Budget 2014 would provide import duty waivers and > excise exemptions so that majority of poor blind people could be able to > buy > software for their educational needs. But Budget had no provision > facilitating such relaxation. > > The proposed schemes for blind people in the Union Budget 2014 clearly > manifest government's conventional understanding about the challenges face > by blind people. The Union Ministers and the senior bureaucrats are yet to > be made aware about the technological developments which have proved boon > for blind in the country and need consistent governmental support. > Nonetheless, Budget 2014 was historic in many sense for disability sector. > Now onus lies on the disability rights activists to unitedly negotiate and > lobby with the government to see the proper implementation of the proposals > in the Budget. Right to Information (RTI) Act could be wisely used by > activists working with the blind people to highlight the sectoral spending > of huge outlays proposed to the Department of Disability Affairs in the 12 > 5 > year plan. Narendra Modi government deserves kudos for embarking on a > progressive policy initiative; which if properly actuated on the ground may > usher in transformative change in the living standards of blind people in > the country Avinash Shahi a Visually Impaired, at present Ph.D student at > the Centre for the Study of Law and Governance Jawaharlal Nehru University, > New Delhi > > > -- > Avinash Shahi > Doctoral student at Centre for Law and Governance JNU > > > > Register at the dedicated AccessIndia list for discussing accessibility of > mobile phones / Tabs on: > http://mail.accessindia.org.in/mailman/listinfo/mobile.accessindia_accessind > ia.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 > > > Disclaimer: > 1. 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