BJP leader Ananth Kumar said he will soon raise the issue of
reservations to emancipate differently-abled people in employment
sectors in the State with the government. Kumar plans to put this
forward at the winter session of the Lok Sabha.
He was speaking at
the inauguration of the Walkathon 2013 and ASB National Cricket
Tournament for the Blind organised here on Saturday by the Cricket
Association for the Blind in India and Samarthanam Trust for the
Disabled. He said he will urge the government to bring in special
privileges for people with disabilities.
“We have over 12 lakh
differently-abled people in the State, but only 6 lakh of them are
employed. The government has to ensure that all of them are given
opportunities in government offices and public sector units,” he said.
He further said he will speak to Chief Minister Siddaramaiah regarding
the implementation of 3 per cent reservation in jobs available in the
State for the differently-abled.
More than 7,000 people including differently-abled participants, volunteers and a host of celebrities came together for the event. A total of eight teams from eight States in the country including Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu and West Bengal participated after qualifying in the tournament.
A team of blind cricketers from India will soon take off to participate in a cricket tournament to be held in three cities in Pakistan, said John David, treasurer, Cricket Association for the Blind in India. “After the league matches and finals conclude on December 11, a 14- member visually impaired squad will be sent for the Indo-Pak series to be held in Pakistan in February. This will be followed by the 4th One Day International World Cup in South Africa in November 2014,” he said.
Source : The New Indian Express , 8th December 2013
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