Specially-abled discriminated by govt: DRAG TNN, Mar 25, 2010, 04.08am IST
PANAJI: Disability Rights Association of Goa (DRAG) has demanded justice to disabled persons employed in government departments stating that they have been facing discrimination at their work places.
Addressing a press conference Avelino de Sa, president, DRAG, stated that the association has served a 15-day ultimatum to the various departments to give justice to the affected disabled persons.
"Maya Gaitonde, a disabled person is working as a superintendent in the Goa University for the last 20 years. In March 2008, the State Disability Commissioner had ordered the Goa University to promote her to the post of assistant registrar under the reserved category for the disabled. However, two years have passed and till date the Goa University has not implemented the orders of the state disability commissioner," de Sa said.
"Samruddhi Savoikar, a disabled student of Sanjay School, Porvorim was hit with a duster by her teacher in December 2009 causing a haematoma plus injury on her forehead. Although the Goa Children’s Act mandates that corporal punishment cases should be resolved within two months, the secretary (Women and Child) has not completed the case till date. The management of Sanjay School also has not taken any action against the teacher. The police have refused to register an FIR in the matter also," the DRAG president said.
"Rekha Zarunkar, a disabled person was working as a librarian with the Khola village panchayat, Canacona, from January 2008 till May 2008. However, it has been two years that the panchayat has not paid her salary amounting to Rs 18,000," he added.
"We also demand that the government extend the facility for providing special buses to schools for the disabled and other schools promoting the education of the disabled," de Sa said.
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