Cabinet Approves Amendment to Rights of Persons with Disabilities Bill 2014
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Government of India
Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment
07-February-2014 20:46 IST
Cabinet Approves Amendment to Rights of Persons with Disabilities Bill 2014
The Cabinet on 6 February, 2014 approved the proposal of the Department of Disability Affairs to incorporate amendments in the proposed Rights of the Persons with Disabilities Bill, 2014, which are:-
– Definition of person with disability in terms of interaction with barriers also;
– High support needs person enabled to take independent and inform decision also;
– Definition of low vision will be notified by the Government;
– The appropriate Government to take necessary steps to ensure reasonable accommodation for persons with disabilities;
– No person with disability will be discriminated on grounds of disability;
– Appropriate Governments to ensure that the persons with disabilities enjoy legal capacity on an equal basis with others, in all aspects of life to have equal rights as any other person before law;
– Recognizing legal capacity of person with disability, limited guardianship would be the norm, to enable the person with disability to take joint decision with legal guardian;
– Person with disability would also have the right to appeal against the decision of appointment of legal guardian;
– Disability Certificate to be valid across the country;
– Educational institutions funded and recognized will have to provide inclusive education for children with disability;
– The appropriate Governments to constitute to expert committee with representation of persons with disabilities for identification of posts for Government employment for persons with disabilities;
– Review period shortened from 5 years to 3 years in case of identified posts;
– 5 per cent vacancies reserved for persons with disabilities will be computed against the total number of vacancies in the cadre strength;
– National Commission and State Commission will have power to exempt any post in an establishment from the purview of reservation for persons with disabilities;
– For greater coverage and employability in Government sector, the appropriate Governments to prescribe relaxation for upper age limit for employment of PwDs;
– National Commission shall formulate and enforce regulations.
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BHAVIK
6th CPC DID NOT CONSIDER PAY PARITY OF INDIAN AUDIT AND ACCOUNTS DEPARTMENT EMPLOYEES FOR THE ACTT./AUDITORS AND SR ACTT/SR.AUDITORS POSTS AT PAR WITH ASSTT. AND SR. ASSTT. WORKING IN CENTRAL SECRETARIATE.
FOR WHICH EVEN THE PROMOTIONS FOR PHYSICALLY DISABLED PERSONS WERE ALSO NOT BEEN CONSIDERED RESULTING IN VERY HIGH MONETARY LOSS AND EVEN INJUSTICE BEING DONE TO THEM.
MANY COMPLAINTS HAVE BEEN LAUNCHED BY ME IN THIS REGARD BUT HAS NOT SO FAR BEEN RECEIVED ANY MIND-BLOWING REPLY FROM THE GOVERNMENT OF INDIA AND THOSE OFFICERS INVOLVED IN THIS SCAM.
CORRUPTION STILL PERSISTS IN THIS FIELD AS COMMITTEE FOR HANDICAPPED IS NOT BEEN SETUP IN ALL THE GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENTS, THERE IS NO HANDICAPPED APPOINTED AS A MEMBER OF THE COMMITTEE IF AT ALL THE COMMITTEE IS SETUP OR THE GOVERNMENT IS BOTHERLESS TO ASK FOR REPORTS WITH THE PH COMMITTEE MEMBERS LIST FROM ALL THE GOVERNMENTAL ORGANISATIONS/MINISTRIES/DEPARTMENTS and to post all the database on the website as regards their service and even good work/award-winning work done for the government by such employees with their awards to encourage them to work better.
I thus, urge all the IAS/IAAS/IPS/IFS OFFICERS TO FORWARD THIS TO THE GOVERNMENT WHOLE-HEARTEDLY TO THE 7 CPC COMMITTEE AND ALSO TO THE C.A.G. OF INDIA TO DO THE NEEDFUL IN THIS REGARD