Social welfare
minister B. Valarmathi on Monday assured disabled persons that 3 per
cent reservation for them in government jobs would be implemented
without fail. Hundreds of disabled persons from various districts
gathered in the city for a protest asking for implementation of the
reservation policy and increase in monthly assistance for disabled
persons.
Along with scores of protestors, disabled sisters Malliga (22) and Kavitha (20) from Dharmapuri took part in the march held in the city by disabled persons asking for providing employment in government departments
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Along with scores of protestors, disabled sisters Malliga (22) and Kavitha (20) from Dharmapuri took part in the march held in the city by disabled persons asking for providing employment in government departments
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Lending an ear to the disabled persons, minister
Valarmathi promised that she would put forth their demands before CM
Jayalalithaa and ensure that their grievances were addressed. As the
associations of disabled persons took out a rally from Chitra theatre on
Anna Salai to Albert theatre in Egmore, the minister asked them to call
off their protest and arranged for an immediate meeting at the
secretariat.
In a media release, B. Jansi Rani, president of TARATDAC (Tamil Nadu for the rights of all types of differently abled and caregivers), said the minister reacted positively and agreed to meet the demands. “We pointed out how the 3 per cent reservation is not followed in many government departments to employ disabled persons.
Though we have raised the issue with the departments, they did not react and fail to fill up the vacancies,” she said. Another team member, S. Namburajan, said considering the living costs and medical bills, the government should increase the monthly assistance from `1,000 to `3,000.
Source : Deccan Chronicle , 17th Dec 2013
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