The Delhi Commission for Women (DCW) on Tuesday issued a notice to the Department of Personnel and Training (DoPT) in connection with a complaint by a visually impaired woman alleging cancellation of appointment in the Ministry of Railways due to her disability.

Posting reallocated

The woman, who cleared the civil services exam in 2015, alleged that she was initially allotted Indian Railways Accounts Service (IRAS). “However, she claimed her appointment was cancelled because of her blindness and later when she followed it up with DoPT, she was reallocated to Postal and Telecommunication, Accounts and Finance Service,” DCW chairperson Swati Maliwal said in her notice to the DoPT Secretary B. P. Sharma.

The case comes at a time when the Disability Rights Group (DRG) protested outside the Delhi Development Authority (DDA) office on Monday after an official was allegedly reverted back to his previous posting due to his disability.
 

Report in a week’

Ms. Maliwal said that while the woman was allotted IRAS as per her rank in CSE-2015, her appointment was cancelled by the Ministry of Railways. “She has alleged that after several weeks of follow-ups she has now been allocated IP and TAF service which is in contravention of her rank, merit and preference of service.”

“Crucial time for training and foundation course has been wasted due to systemic delays. Immediate action must be taken,” the notice read. The commission has also sought a factual report of the woman’s candidature within a week and the reasons for rejection of IRAS.
Source: http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-newdelhi/DCW-notice-to-DoPT-over-visually-impaired-woman%E2%80%99s-plea/article17058648.ece