Forwarding a message that did not reach this list. Shampa Sengupta Dear All,
We are glad to inform you that at last the government has moved further with regard to our demand for the creation of a unique universally valid id for persons with disabilities. The Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment, Dept of Disability Affairs has come up with a Draft Project Report on the same. The NPRD right from its inception has been raising this demand. After the government announced its intent of providing such a card, the NPRD has submitted a brief note to the Secretary, MSJE last month. Now the government has come up with the draft project report and has sought comments and suggestions. It is available at: http://socialjustice.nic.in/pdf/DraftDPRUniversalID.pdf As no specific date has been given, we have asked the Secretary, MSJE to specify the same. There are some oversights and errors which have come to light on a glance through some pages. Like on page 8 where the disabilities listed in the 1995 Act and the 2014 Bill have been interchanged. Suggestions/comments to the draft may be sent to the ministry at the earliest. The NPRD would be sending its set of suggestions/comments after collating the responses from its affiliating units. Muralidharan Secretary National Platform for the Rights of the Disabled (NPRD) 9868768543 _ Clean India Campaign: Let us also chip in! 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/accessindia@accessindia.org.in/ To unsubscribe send a message to accessindia-requ...@accessindia.org.in 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. Contents of the mails, factual, or otherwise, reflect the thinking of the person sending the mail and AI in no way relates itself to its veracity; 2. AI cannot be held liable for any commission/omission based on the mails sent through this mailing list..
