3% quota for differently abled not implemented: Government
8 years, 10 months ago

3% quota for differently abled not implemented: Government

India TV News  

New Delhi:The government on Tuesday said it has been unable to provide 3% reservation to differently abled people in its services. “The provision is for three per cent reservation, but it is far less,” said social justice and empowerment minister Thaawar Chand Gehlot in Lok Sabha. In his written response, he said as per the Persons with Disabilities Act, 1995, reservation of 1% each will be made for people with blindness or low vision, hearing impairment and locomotor disability or cerebral palsy in posts identified for each disability. The national action plan for skill development of persons with disabilities was announced in March last to impart skill training and improve their chances of employment in public and private sector, he said.

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‘Ensure govt. facilities reach persons with disabilities effectively’
1 month, 2 weeks ago

‘Ensure govt. facilities reach persons with disabilities effectively’

The Hindu  

Das Suryavamshi, Commissioner for Persons with Disabilities Act, has said that officers should make efforts to take facilities extended by the government to the doorsteps of the persons with disabilities effectively and bring them to the mainstream. The officers of the concerned departments should submit an action plan to the ZP CEO to conduct special camps on education programmes such …

Beyond survival to dignity: Examining disability inclusion in the Union Budget 2025
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Beyond survival to dignity: Examining disability inclusion in the Union Budget 2025

The Hindu  

Union Finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman did not mention persons with disabilities even once in her entire Union Budget 2025 speech, according to a response to the Budget from non-profit organisation, The Centre for Inclusive Policy. Several disability rights organisations such as the National Platform for the Rights of the Disabled have expressed their strong protest against the consistent neglect shown …

Administration taking all efforts to provide 4% reservation for differently abled in govt. jobs: Rangasamy
3 months ago

Administration taking all efforts to provide 4% reservation for differently abled in govt. jobs: Rangasamy

The Hindu  

The Puducherry administration is taking all efforts to provide 4% reservation for differently abled persons in government jobs, Chief Minister N. Rangasamy said here on Monday. We are planning to provide 4% quota for differently abled persons in these categories,” Mr. Rangasamy said. Speaking on the occasion, Lieutenant Governor K. Kailashnathan said the governments at Centre and Union Territory are …

Reservation For Persons With Disabilities: Gujarat High Court Says State Will Endeavour To Notify Vacancies Within 1-Year Period
4 months ago

Reservation For Persons With Disabilities: Gujarat High Court Says State Will Endeavour To Notify Vacancies Within 1-Year Period

Live Law  

The Gujarat High Court on Friday said that all endeavours shall be made by the concerned State government departments to notify the vacancies to the recruiting agencies within the time period provided in its Circular in compliance with the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act which mandates a 4% reservation for persons with benchmark disabilities. The court further said that …

Centre issues guidelines for disability reservation to ensure uniformity
4 months ago

Centre issues guidelines for disability reservation to ensure uniformity

Deccan Chronicle  

New Delhi: The Centre has issued comprehensive guidelines to streamline reservation and identification of posts for persons with at least 40 per cent disabilities, mandating periodic identification of such posts and formation of committees to assess them. The move comes after the Delhi High Court flagged inconsistencies in implementation of the the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act, 2016 and …

Persons with disability want 5% allocation in guest lecturer vacancies
2 years, 2 months ago

Persons with disability want 5% allocation in guest lecturer vacancies

The Hindu  

Persons with disability want the Higher Education Department to allocate 5% of guest lecture posts for them. Bharathi Anna said as per the Higher Education Minister’s announcement only 4% posts are allocated for disabled candidates. “Now that the State government has created equal job opportunities for disabled persons we want the Higher Education Department to allocate 360 posts from among …

'Rule Is Reservation': Delhi HC To DoPT Over Failure To Respond To Plea Alleging Disabled Quota Neglected In Civil Services
3 years, 7 months ago

'Rule Is Reservation': Delhi HC To DoPT Over Failure To Respond To Plea Alleging Disabled Quota Neglected In Civil Services

Live Law  

The Delhi High Court on Wednesday expressed displeasure over failure of the Department of Personnel and Training to file its response to a plea challenging preliminary examination notice for direct recruitment to civil services in the year 2020, on the ground that it neglects the minimum reservation to be provided to disabled persons. Advocates Pankaj Sinha and DK Mahajan for …

For equal treatment: The Hindu Editorial on the Supreme Court extending benefits to the disabled
4 years, 8 months ago

For equal treatment: The Hindu Editorial on the Supreme Court extending benefits to the disabled

The Hindu  

In holding that people suffering from disability are entitled to the same benefits and relaxations as candidates belonging to the Scheduled Castes, the Supreme Court has recognised the travails of the disabled in accessing education or employment, regardless of their social status. Recently, the top court ruled that the Delhi High Court had correctly decided in 2012 that “people suffering …

SC affirms 3% quota for disabled in PSUs
5 years, 2 months ago

SC affirms 3% quota for disabled in PSUs

The Hindu  

A three-judge Bench of the Supreme Court has granted relief to persons with disabilities across the country by allowing reservation in promotion in all groups for those employed in public sector jobs. The Bench, also comprising Justices Aniruddha Bose and V. Ramasubramanian, was answering a reference on the question whether the disabled, included under The Persons with Disabilities Act, 1995”, …

10% quota for poor in government jobs applicable from February 1: Centre
6 years, 2 months ago

10% quota for poor in government jobs applicable from February 1: Centre

Hindustan Times  

Beginning next month, all central government posts will be filled after factoring in the recently approved 10 per cent reservation for economically weaker sections, according to an official order. According to an official order, all central government posts will be filled after factoring in the recently approved 10 per cent reservation for economically weaker sections ”It is hereby notified that …

HRD to work out modalities for upper caste reservation
6 years, 2 months ago

HRD to work out modalities for upper caste reservation

Live Mint  

New Delhi: The Ministry of Human Resource Development is working out modalities to implement 10% reservation for the “economically weaker” sections in higher educational institutions, sources have said. The Union Cabinet Monday cleared the 10 % quota in government jobs and education for the “economically weaker” sections, meeting a key demand of upper castes, a staunch BJP support base which …

Higher Educational Institutions Should Reserve 5% Seats For Persons With Benchmark Disabilities: Himachal Pradesh HC [Read Judgment]
6 years, 4 months ago

Higher Educational Institutions Should Reserve 5% Seats For Persons With Benchmark Disabilities: Himachal Pradesh HC [Read Judgment]

Live Law  

‘This 5% reservation of seats has to be provided each time when process for filling up the seats is initiated by the above-mentioned institutions.’The Himachal Pradesh High Court has directed all institutions of higher education and other higher educational institutions receiving aid from the state government to reserve not less than 5% seats for persons with benchmark disabilities.The. ‘This 5% …

Acid attack victims to get quota in central govt jobs
7 years, 2 months ago

Acid attack victims to get quota in central govt jobs

India TV News  

People with autism, mental illnesses, intellectual disability and victims of acid attacks will now get quota in central government jobs, an official order said. The Department of Personnel and Train recently wrote to all central government departments to ensure that one per cent of each posts be reserved for people with blindness and low vision; deaf and hard of hearing; …

No reservation for disabled in ad for sanitary inspectors
7 years, 2 months ago

No reservation for disabled in ad for sanitary inspectors

Deccan Chronicle  

Chennai: Despite the enhancement of reservation in government jobs for the disabled from 3 to 4 per cent in The Rights of Persons with Disabilities Bill - 2016, the Tamil Nadu Commissionerate of Municipal Administration did not provide any reservation for the disabled in the notification it issue-d on Monday for the filling up of 110 Sanitary Inspector posts in …

Ensure 5% Quota For Disabled Persons In Shop Allotment Through Roster System: Delhi HC [Read Order]
7 years, 4 months ago

Ensure 5% Quota For Disabled Persons In Shop Allotment Through Roster System: Delhi HC [Read Order]

Live Law  

The Delhi High Court recently directed the Centre to ensure that 5% quota in shop allotment is set aside for the disabled.A Bench comprising Justice S. Ravindra Bhat and Justice Sanjeev Sachdeva directed this quota to be worked out through a roster system, which would basically require that the vacancies be worked out at the 30th, 60th, 90th, 150th and …

Disability Day: Empower Persons With Disabilities: President Pranab Mukherjee
8 years, 3 months ago

Disability Day: Empower Persons With Disabilities: President Pranab Mukherjee

Live Law  

President of India Pranab Mukherjee today said that employment is a vital factor in economic empowerment of persons with disabilities.“Vacancies have been reserved for such applicants in Government Ministries and establishments. Government’s National Action Plan for Skill Development will cover 25 lakh persons with disabilities by 2022 to enhance their employability. President of India Pranab Mukherjee today said that employment …

Unions, MPs work on jobs deal for people with disabilities
10 years, 6 months ago

Unions, MPs work on jobs deal for people with disabilities

NL Times  

The Cabinet is planning to increase the number of jobs for people with disabilities with 100,000 up to 2026. Employers and employees are now arguing that higher-educated individuals with disabilities may be left out of the plan. Labour union presidents Hans de Boer of VNO-NCW and Ton Heerts of FNV believe that the agreements made with social partners and State …

SC upholds mandatory 3% quota for the disabled in Government Jobs
10 years, 6 months ago

SC upholds mandatory 3% quota for the disabled in Government Jobs

Live Law  

An apex Court bench comprising of Chief Justice R.M. Lodha, Justice Kurian Joseph and Justice Rohinton F Nariman on Friday held that three per cent reservation for differently-abled persons be provided in all categories of government jobs, including appointments and promotions to the IAS, while pulling up the Centre for ‘frustrating’ the very purpose of empowering legislation by. Lodha, Justice …

Delhi High Court orders 3 percent Reservation for disabled in higher judicial service [Read Judgment]
11 years ago

Delhi High Court orders 3 percent Reservation for disabled in higher judicial service [Read Judgment]

Live Law  

Acting upon a writ petition moved by a lawyer, Nishant S. Diwan who is practicing as a lawyer since 1998 and claimed to be suffering from locomotor disability which entitled him to benefits under the Disabilities Act, including reservation in government employment, a Division Bench of Delhi High Court comprising Justice S. Ravindra Bhat and Justice R. V. Easwar, through …

Job reservation bill in PSUs for disabled introduced in RS
11 years, 1 month ago

Job reservation bill in PSUs for disabled introduced in RS

Firstpost  

The bill covers a variety of issues relating to the disabled persons such as physical, mental and multiple disabilities. New Delhi: A bill seeking to provide five percent reservation for disabled persons in public sector jobs and reserve seats for them in higher educational institutions was introduced in Rajya Sabha today. The Rights of Persons with Disabilities Bill, 2014, which …

Disabled face job challenges
11 years, 3 months ago

Disabled face job challenges

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: The lack of job opportunities is forcing even well-qualified persons among the differently?abled to sit at home. “This can only be blamed on bureaucratic inaction,” said K. Amruta Reddy, a differently abled person who works at the Cyberabad police?commissionerate. The process is not delineated, nor are the laws understood clearly,” Reddy, who is the president of the Differently Abled …

Handicapped employment quota plan under VVD fire
12 years, 2 months ago

Handicapped employment quota plan under VVD fire

Dutch News  

The new cabinet’s plan to bring in a quota system to force firms to employ more handicapped workers needs to be revised, MPs from the ruling VVD Liberal party say. One reason for the higher total is that officials ‘forgot’ to include 40,000 civil service jobs which will need to be done by people with a handicap. ‘If we manage …

Handicapped employment quota plan under VVD fire
12 years, 2 months ago

Handicapped employment quota plan under VVD fire

Dutch News  

The new cabinet’s plan to bring in a quota system to force firms to employ more handicapped workers needs to be revised, MPs from the ruling VVD Liberal party say. One reason for the higher total is that officials ‘forgot’ to include 40,000 civil service jobs which will need to be done by people with a handicap. ‘If we manage …

Quota for disabled not fully utilised in most states: UN
12 years, 7 months ago

Quota for disabled not fully utilised in most states: UN

The Hindu  

Noting that quota for the disabled in jobs, education and poverty alleviation schemes remains under-utilised, a UN report has recommended adopting a uniform eligibility definition across departments and filling the backlog in vacancies. “While three percent of employment and livelihood schemes are reserved for Persons with Disabilities, available data reveals that this reservation is not fully utilised in most states …

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