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Visually challenged demand quota

Staff Reporter

NEW DELHI: The National Federation of the Blind has asked for extension of reservation for persons with disabilities in general and the blind in particular to the private sector along with other weaker sections such as Scheduled Castes/Scheduled Tribes and Other Backward Castes.

Demanding a proper mechanism to monitor the implementation of reservation in favour of persons with disabilities (equal opportunities, protection of Rights and full participation), National Federation of the Blind general secretary S.K. Rungta addressing a press conference said, "We are asking the Government for protection of service benefits of blind employees working in public sector companies slated for disinvestments and making provision for giving double retirement benefits who have opted for VRS or likely to opt."

Adding that blind members would sit on dharna near Jantar Mantar on the occasion of International Disabled, he added, "On the eve of the Disabled Day observed for draw attention to the condition of people with disability, we protest against the indifferent, insensitive and irregular attitude of the government towards our pending demands."

In a release issued by the National Federation of the Blind, Mr. Runtga noted: "We have been asking for strict implementation of Section 33 of Persons with Disabilities ACT-1995 in the Railways in the matter of 1 per cent reservation in all type of jobs. "

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