NEW DELHI: In a big relief to people with physical disabilities, the central government has announced to allow a relaxation of 10 years in age for the visually-challenged, hearing-impaired and persons suffering from locomotor disability or cerebral palsy in case of direct recruitment to all central government posts but not in the civil services.
The Lahore High Court Thursday ordered the Punjab government to fill posts advertised for disabled persons within three months.
The court also ordered government to advertise other posts identified for the disabled in a month.
THRISSUR:Transport Minister Thiruvanchoor Radhakrishnan visited Thrissur KSRTC stand on Friday, where a bus had rammed into two blind cricketers based out of Palakkad, killing them in the process, on 14th Sunday.
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: People with disability can now take the help of a scribe, a person to read out aloud or a lab assistant, to help write exams. The decision was shared in a press statement issued from the office of Social Justice Minister M K Muneer.
NEW DELHI: Candidates suffering from blindness, locomotor disability and cerebral palsy can use scribes to write civil services preliminary and main examination, the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) has said.
LAHORE:
Delhi University Teachers Union president Nandita Narain also submitted representations to the minister regarding the Choice Based Credit System.
Union Human Resource Development Minister Smriti Irani on Tuesday made an unscheduled visit to Hindu College to take stock of hostel facilities for disabled students, and to “ensure that college extends fee-waiver to students with special needs”’.
Going an extra mile to help a visually-impaired person get a transfer from Chennai to his native Madurai, the Madras High Court has directed the State government to approve a post for him, which has been recommended by the Madurai Corporation.
Scores of visually impaired protesters held a demonstration in front of Jhang Press Club on Tuesday to demand jobs in government departments.
NEW DELHI: The National Commission for Women (NCW) chairperson Lalitha Kumaramangalam today supported the proposal of bringing acid attack survivors under the Disability Act cover so as to provide them privileges in jobs and education.
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