Many thanks Amar for confirming it . Yes , I thought so however hoped just in case I have missed to notice highlights concerning the private sector! It seems a long way at the moment! Thanks & Regards, Meesha
-----Original Message----- From: AccessIndia [mailto:accessindia-boun...@accessindia.org.in] On Behalf Of Amar Jain Sent: Friday, December 16, 2016 8:31 PM To: AccessIndia: a list for discussing accessibility and issues concerning the disabled. Subject: Re: [AI] Fwd: On passage of RPD Bill Much depends on the final copy of bill, but the only impact on private sector will be in relation to accessibility. Let me caution, that also depends on what shape the rules take. From the perspective of professionals like us, no difference exists, apart from government sites getting accessible, that too will hardly matter in your case. Regards, Amar Jain Sent from my iPhone > On 16-Dec-2016, at 8:14 PM, ARORA Meesha <meesha.ar...@soprasteria.com> wrote: > > Can some one advise me the impact of this new bill on the private sector ie > will there be some rules and regulations governing the private sector . I > have tried to understand it's full significance however I think I need some > guidance to interpret it better. > Many thanks ! > > Thanks & Regards, > > ****************************** > Meesha Arora > Accounts Receivable’s Team > Assistant Finance Manager > Phone : 0121 635 4522 > Internal : 830-4522 > Sopra Steria > Email : meesha.ar...@soprasteria.com > > One has to put up with the Rain to see the Rainbow! > > > -----Original Message----- > From: AccessIndia [mailto:accessindia-boun...@accessindia.org.in] On > Behalf Of SC Vashishth > Sent: Friday, December 16, 2016 7:21 PM > To: AccessIndia: a list for discussing accessibility and issues concerning > the disabled. > Cc: Subhash Chandra Vashishth > Subject: Re: [AI] Fwd: On passage of RPD Bill > > Dear colleagues, > > Despite many good provisions from UNCRPD in the RPD Bill 2016, the amendments > brought in by the Hon'ble Minister in the 2014 Bill have greatly impacted the > reservation provisions in education & employment. This takes away in a > clandestine manner what was given by the Act of 1995. Now we know why it was > in the shroud of so much of secrecy. We didn't know what was being tabled in > the parliament. > > By the amendments, section 32 which was independent of section 33 for > the purposes of identification of posts has now been made dependent on > section 33. the review of list of identified post has been > disconnected with the requirement of updation of list in light of > advancement in technology - meaning thereby that the list might be > further squeezed in the name of reviews. The reservation provision of > section 33 as existed earlier even gave us the right to seek > reservation in promotion and its interpretation gave us positive > Supreme Court judgements too. However, in this bill, the reservation > in promotion has been disconnected from section 33 and made an > optional subject on which states could make rules. This has been done > by the babus to negate the SC judgement and also many High court > judgements on the subject. Despite a substantial increase in the > number of disabilities, there is no corresponding increase in > reservation. Remember, the Standing Committee suggested 7% reservation > in favour of disabled and the draft of > 2015 said 5%- this has been reduced to 4% leaving the disabilities to fight > among themselves. Also a recent judgement of Delhi High Court questioning > the criteria of 40% disability in case of people with mental illness has not > been addressed. > > I must admit that the government fulfilled its promise and has shown its > commitment, and deserves accolades but this a retrograde law as far as > section 32 & 33 is concerned and most employees with disabilities or those > looking at the govt. employment are bound to feel dejected. I feel sad that > our disability leaders have been rejoicing without knowing what has been > taken away from persons with disabilities. Perhaps it doesn't affect them! > I have a better copy of the amendments brought but these are not screen > reader friendly. If you want, ask me off the list. > > > > [image: --] > > Subhash Chandra Vashishth > [image: https://]about.me/subhashvashishth > <https://about.me/subhashvashishth?promo=email_sig&utm_source=product&; > utm_medium=email_sig&utm_campaign=chrome_ext> > > > On 15 December 2016 at 10:44, Asudani, Rajesh > <rajeshasud...@rbi.org.in> > wrote: > >> If private entities are included in establishments, discrimination is >> defined and reservation in promotion is provided for, along with >> assurances about reservation in total cadre strength and minimizing >> arbitrariness in clause 3(3), then it is not a mean achievement by all >> counts. >> >> By when a copy is expected to be made public? >> >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: AccessIndia [mailto:accessindia-boun...@accessindia.org.in] On >> Behalf Of Sruti disAbility Rights Centre >> Sent: Wednesday, December 14, 2016 6:22 PM >> To: Dedicated AccessIndia list for discussing accessibility of mobile >> phones and Tabs. >> Subject: [AI] Fwd: On passage of RPD Bill >> >> ---------- Forwarded message ---------- >> From: "National Platform For The Rights of the Disabled" < >> nprd...@gmail.com> >> Date: 14 Dec 2016 4:59 p.m. >> Subject: On passage of RPD Bill >> To: >> Cc: >> >> *December 14, 2016* >> >> >> >> *Press Statement* >> >> >> >> >> >> After a long and excruciating wait for nearly three years after its >> introduction in the Rajya Sabha, the Rights of Persons with >> Disabilities Bill has finally been passed. >> >> We convey our heartfelt thanks to all Members of the Rajya Sabha for >> the smooth passage of the Bill after a discussion lasting nearly two hours. >> >> *Victory of Sustained Campaign* >> >> We thank the millions of the disabled in the country and their >> organisations who had participated in the sustained campaign that the >> National Platform for the Rights of the Disabled (NPRD) and the All >> India Disability Alliance (AIDA) had conducted along with various >> other organisations demanding that the government come forward with >> amendments and place the Bill for consideration and passage in this >> session of parliament. Ever since the Standing Committee had >> submitted its recommendations in May 2015, we have undertaken this >> phased countrywide campaign. As part of this campaign we had dharnas >> and rallies in all major state capitals and two big rallies in Delhi >> on December 3, 2015 and December 3, 2016. Fourteen national level >> disability rights organisations had participated in the rally on December 3, >> 2016. >> >> *Amendments Address Some Concerns * >> >> We welcome the fact that the some of the major concerns we had raised >> with regard to certain provisions contained in the Bill have been >> addressed through official amendments. One of the major amendments >> concerns bringing private entities within the purview of the definition of >> “establishment”. >> Another glaring inadequacy in the Bill was absence of definition of >> “discrimination”, which has now been introduced as an official amendment. >> The definition with regard to communication has been changed to >> include “sign language” as well as video and visual displays. Another >> amendment provides for sign language interpretation and captioning in TV >> programmes. >> Another important amendment strengthens the specific provisions for >> women and children with disabilities. Reservations in promotions for >> employees with disabilities has also been provided for in the Bill. >> >> >> >> *Assurance Given By Minister* >> >> However, one of the major concerns that disability rights >> organisations had was with regard to the Section 3(3) of the 2014 >> Bill which states that “No person with disability shall be >> discriminated on the ground of disability, unless it is shown that >> the impugned act or omission is appropriate to achieve a legitimate >> aim.” This clause we had opined gives unfettered power to the >> implementing authorities to discriminate against persons with >> disabilities, on the pretext of serving a “legitimate aim”. The >> official amendment proposed to this section has, to some extent, >> attempted to narrow the scope of arbitrariness by substituting the word >> “appropriate” with the words “proportionate means”. >> >> On this however, the Minister for Social Justice & Empowerment, in >> response to amendments moved by CPI(M) MPs, has given an assurance in >> the House to see that provisions are made in the rules to ensure that >> this clause is not misused to the disadvantage of persons with disabilities. >> >> >> >> The Minister has also assured the House on the amendment moved by >> CPI(M) MPs Sitaram Yechury, KK Ragesh and C P Narayanan to Section 33 >> of the Act that the provision with regard to reservation in >> employment will be ensured in the Act against the total number of >> vacancies in the cadre strength and not against identified posts by >> deleting the words “post meant to be filled by persons with Benchmark >> disabilities”*.* >> >> >> >> However, we would like to also record our dissatisfaction with the >> reduction in the percentage of employment from 5 per cent proposed in >> the original Bill to 4 per cent and the removal of the provisions for >> National Commission and State Commission for persons with disabilities. >> >> >> >> We hope that the Bill will be discussed and passed in the Lok Sabha >> in the remaining two days of this session itself including the >> concerns that have not been addressed adequately in the Bill will be >> taken care of when the rules are being framed. >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> Sd/- >> >> >> >> *S K Rungta* >> >> *Muralidharan* >> >> *Convener AIDA and Gen. 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