Suresh prabhu has been very proactive in resolving people's grevances through social media. Its really pleasing to hear that he showed the same interest towards a visually impaired girl as well.
On 1/4/17, akshun mahajan <akshunmahajan...@gmail.com> wrote: > I too have seen the tweet. it is indeed very welcoming step > > On 1/4/17, avinash shahi <shahi88avin...@gmail.com> wrote: >> Yes, I also have read the Minister's tweet. Hope she gets her allotted >> job >> soon. >> >> On 1/4/17, Manoj Gupta <manojgupt...@gmail.com> wrote: >>> Just now on my twitter timeline, I have seen a retweet from Ministry >>> of >>> >>> Railways informing about directions of Minister Shri Suresh Prabhu to >>> allot >>> >>> her the IRAS seat as per original allocation by the DOPT. >>> >>> >>> ----- Original Message ----- >>> From: "avinash shahi" <shahi88avin...@gmail.com> >>> To: "accessindia" <accessindia@accessindia.org.in>; "jnuvision" >>> <jnuvis...@yahoogroups.com> >>> Cc: "jnudpa" <jnu...@googlegroups.com> >>> Sent: Wednesday, January 04, 2017 2:34 PM >>> Subject: [AI] Naveeta Singh reports in the DNA today: Visually impaired >>> cracks UPSC, Railways refuses to employ her >>> >>> >>>> For Pranjal Patil, a 28-year-old visually challenged woman from >>>> Ulhasnagar, cracking the UPSC exam in her first attempt has proved far >>>> easier than getting a government job. Because, the gritty woman has >>>> been running from pillar to post after being informed that she would >>>> get a job in the Indian Railway Accounts Service (IRAS). And the >>>> reason is: the Railways now claims that someone who is visually >>>> challenged is ineligible for the job. >>>> http://www.dnaindia.com/mumbai/report-visually-impaired-cracks-upsc-rlys-refuses-to-employ-her-2289089 >>>> In May 2016, Patil cleared the examination with an all-India rank of >>>> 773. "Around June-July, I got a letter from the Department of >>>> Personnel and Training (DoPT) that I have been allotted a job in the >>>> IRAS, and that the training would begin in December 2016," said Patil, >>>> who is currently in Delhi. >>>> >>>> Patil waited patiently for December to arrive so that she could live >>>> her long-cherished dream of becoming an IAS officer. But her hopes >>>> were dashed when there was no communication from DoPT or the Railways. >>>> "When I contacted them in the first week of December regarding the >>>> training, they verbally told me that they cannot appoint a person with >>>> 100 per cent blindness," added Patil. >>>> >>>> In a letter dated November 8, 2016, the Railways informed the DoPT >>>> that they could not accept Patil's candidature. "Only partially blind >>>> (PB) candidates under visually impaired (VI) category are recruited to >>>> IRAS. Therefore, it is not feasible to accept the candidature of Patil >>>> Pranjal Lahensingh for IRAS," reads the letter. "The dossier is >>>> returned for further action as per your end," it states. >>>> >>>> When contacted on the issue, the Railways blamed DoPT for the >>>> "confusion" and said Patil was never eligible for a job in IRAS due to >>>> her 100 per cent blindness. A Railway official, who did not wish to be >>>> named, said, "DoPT knows that people with 100% blindness cannot get a >>>> job in IRAS. Patil's file should not have come to us in the first >>>> place. However, when Patil's dossier came to us, we returned it to >>>> DoPT. DoPT should have communicated this to Patil." >>>> >>>> Stressing that the Railways has no role in the matter, the official >>>> added that DoPT should allot an alternative job to Patil at the >>>> earliest. >>>> >>>> Patil is furious that neither DoPT nor the Railways bothered to inform >>>> her about this. These developments came as quite a blow to her, >>>> because she had never believed in the word impossible even when she >>>> lost her vision completely at the age of six. >>>> >>>> "I was disgusted, sad, hurt, angry, and all at the same time. Like >>>> others, I had also cleared the UPSC exams. But why do I have to face >>>> this situation," she asks. >>>> >>>> Patil feels that India has a progressive system only on paper, and the >>>> ground reality is very different. "On one hand, we have job >>>> reservations for the differently abled, but the situation is different >>>> when it comes to implementation," she adds. >>>> >>>> She also questions India's faith in digital revolution: "It was with >>>> the help of technology that I was able to crack UPSC; and I am sure >>>> that if trained adequately, then with the help of technology I will be >>>> able to handle this position," she says. >>>> >>>> Patil has already written to higher officials and is waiting for their >>>> response before taking up any legal step. "I wrote to the Prime >>>> Minister's Office and Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu. I have not >>>> received any response from them yet. I will wait for some time and >>>> then decide on the legal recourse to this," she said. >>>> >>>> Whatever happens, Patil wants two things to come out of this fight. "I >>>> want the railways to relax this rule of not employing those with 100 >>>> per cent blindness. And secondly, if they allot me any service, it >>>> should be as per my rank and merit and not as per their convenience," >>>> she asserts. >>>> >>>> (Inputs from Sana Shakil) >>>> >>>> >>>> -- >>>> 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. 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