Bhopal: While another batch of Class 12 meritorious students received laptops from chief minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan two days ago, 15 visually impaired students from Rewa are still waiting to get back their laptops for past one year. Administration and social welfare department took back their laptops a year ago after officers highlighted a major mismatch in prices. http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/bhopal/Year-on-blind-students-wait-to-get-laptops-back/articleshow/53881641.cms .
. At present, social justice department served show-cause notice to an official from the department in Rewa, who was found responsible for distributing cheaper laptops to 15 blind students with higher rate tag after the administration conducted an inquiry into the matter.Inquiry report highlighted anomalies in laptop distribution. It was found that laptops, which were given to students were of Rs 17,000, but a sticker showed price tag of Rs 32,000 pasted on sets. . . On some laptops, cheaper prices were scratched before pasting stickers. . . Social justice department launched scheme of laptops distribution after a decision to this effect by the state government, who later asked MP small industries corporation to supply laptops to official in Rewa. After receiving laptops in March 2015, students drew attention to absence software that could help them study on laptops. When questioned, commissioner Ajit Kumar, said, "A show-cause notice to official was served. Moreover, we are in touch with MP State Electronics Development Corporation (MPSEDC), which will make laptops available with good quality software for these students. We don't want to take any risk now." Students, who gave back laptops are pursuing technical courses. They said, it has been over one year and we are still waiting for our laptops. Authorities said they will do it as soon as possible. -- Avinash Shahi Doctoral student at Centre for Law and Governance JNU Register at the dedicated AccessIndia list for discussing accessibility of mobile phones / Tabs on: http://mail.accessindia.org.in/mailman/listinfo/mobile.accessindia_accessindia.org.in Search for old postings at: http://www.mail-archive.com/accessindia@accessindia.org.in/ To unsubscribe send a message to accessindia-requ...@accessindia.org.in with the subject unsubscribe. To change your subscription to digest mode or make any other changes, please visit the list home page at http://accessindia.org.in/mailman/listinfo/accessindia_accessindia.org.in Disclaimer: 1. Contents of the mails, factual, or otherwise, reflect the thinking of the person sending the mail and AI in no way relates itself to its veracity; 2. AI cannot be held liable for any commission/omission based on the mails sent through this mailing list..
