Dear friends!
It is indeed a matter of concern that the work of a committee constituted
for the purpose of putting together a draft of a revised national policy on
persons with disabilities has either not been moving at all, or is moving at
a snail's pace. The said committee was constituted way back on the twelvth
of July 2018; and, I understand most of us are not even aware of the
progress it has made so far in carrying out its mandate of evolving a
revised draft.
I am pasting below the relevant notification issued by the concerned
Department of the Ministry of Social Justice and empowerment, govt. of India
for this purpose for your information.
File No. 03-05/2017-DD-III
Government of India
Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment
Department of Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities (Divyangjan)
Antyodaya Bhawan, New Delhi
Dated: 12th July, 2018
OFFICE MEMORANDUM
Subject: Constitution of Committee to Review National Policy for
Persons with Disabilities, 2006
The undersigned is directed to say that the National Policy for
Persons with Disabilities was adopted in 2006. Subsequently, India became a
party to United Nations Convention on Rights of Persons with Disabilities
(UNCRPD) which was ratified on 01.10.2007. The Central Government has also
enacted the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act, 2016 which came into
force from 19.04.2017. The Act is in line with the provision of the above UN
Convention.
2. Given the above developments, the National Policy for Persons with
Disabilities, 2006 needs to be reviewed to bring it in line with the new law
and in harmony with the provisions of UNCRPD. With a view to review the
existing National Policy, it has now been decided with the approval of the
competent authority to constitute a Committee with the following composition
and terms of reference:-
A. Composition:
1.
Ms. Shakuntala D. Gamlin, Secretary, DEPwD
Chairperson
2.
Dr. Kamlesh Kumar Pandey, Chairman RCI and Chairman National Trust
Member
3.
Ms Dolly Chakrabarty, Joint Secretary, DEPwD
Member
4.
Dr. Prabodh Seth, Joint Secretary, DEPwD
Member
5.
Joint Secretary, Union Ministry of Health & Family Welfare
Member
6.
Joint Secretary, Department of School Education & Literacy, Ministry of
Human Resource Development, Government of India
Member
7.
Joint Secretary, Union Ministry of Women & Child Development,
Member
8.
Joint Secretary, Ministry of Rural Development
Member
9.
Executive Director, Ministry of Railways
Member
10.
Joint Secretary, Union Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs
Member
11.
Major General Ian Cardozo, Ex-Chairman, RCI
Member
12.
Shri Dipendra Manocha, National Blind Association, Delhi
Member
13.
Shri A.S. Narayanan, National Association of Deaf, Delhi
Member
14.
Ms Merry Barua, Action for Autism
Member
15.
Shri Pankaj Maru, Sneha, Nagda, MP
Member
16.
Principal Secretary, Social Security, Government of Odisha
Member
17.
Principal Secretary/Secretary, Social Welfare, Government of MP
Member
18.
State Commissioner for PwDs, Delhi
Member
19.
State Commissioner for PwDs, Tamil Nadu
Member
20.
Shri K.V.S. Rao, Director
Member-Convener
B. Terms of reference:
(a) To review the existing National Policy for PwDs, 2006.
(b) To study similar policy documents for PwDs existing in other
progressive countries and also UN provisions relating to Sustainable
Development Goals.
(c) To examine the programmes/schemes of various Central
Ministries/Departments as well as States for empowerment and inclusion of
persons with disabilities in the society.
(d) To suggest a comprehensive National Policy for Persons with
Disabilities in synergy with UNCRPD, RPwD Act, 2016 and in line with the
motto of Sustainable Development Goals as well as vision of the Government
"Sabka Saath Sabka Vikaas".
3 (a) The Committee may co-opt any other member who it
may think appropriate.
(b) The meeting of the Committee will be held in Delhi.
However, the Committee may meet at any other place as per the convenience of
Chairperson.
(c) The non-official members coming from outside Delhi will
be entitled for TA/DA as applicable to Class I officer of the Central
Government. In case of other members, it will be borne by their respective
organizations.
(D.K. Panda)
Under Secretary to the Government of India
Tel: 24369054
1.
Secretary, Ministry of Health & Family Welfare, Nirman Bhawan, New Delhi
with the request to nominate a Joint Secretary level officer
2.
Secretary, Department of School Education & Literacy, Ministry of Human
Resource Development, Shastri Bhawan, New Delhi with the request to nominate
a Joint Secretary level officer
3.
Secretary, Ministry of Women & Child Development, Shastri Bhawan, New Delhi,
with the request to nominate a Joint Secretary level officer
4.
Secretary, Ministry of Rural Development, Krishi Bhawan, New Delhi, with the
request to nominate a Joint Secretary level officer
5.
Executive Director, Ministry of Railways, Rail Bhawan, New Delhi with the
request to nominate a Joint Secretary level officer (23383354,
<mailto:v.shan...@gov.in> v.shan...@gov.in)
6.
Secretary, Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs, Nirman Bhawan, New Delhi
with the request to nominate a Joint Secretary level officer
7.
Dr. Kamlesh Kumar Pandey, CCPD, Chairman RCI and National Trust
8.
Principal Secretary, Social Security, Government of Odisha, SIDR Building,
Capital Hospital Campus, Unit-6,
Bhubaneshwar-751001 Odisha
9.
Principal Secretary/Secretary, Social Welfare, Government of Madhya Pradesh,
Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh
10.
State Commissioner for PwDs, Government of NCT of Delhi, 25-D, Mata Sundari
Road, Near Guru Nanak Eye Center, New Delhi-110002
11.
State Commissioner for PwDs, Government of Tamil Nadu, State
Resource-cum-Training Centre Campus, Jawaharlal Nehru Inner Ring Road, K.K.
Nagar, Chennai - 600078 Tamil Nadu
12.
Shri Dipendra Manocha, National Association of Blind, Sector-5, R.K. Puram,
New Delhi - 110022
13.
Shri A.S. Narayanan, National Association of Deaf, 102, 19A Vishal Complex,
Opp. Una Enclave, Mayur Vihar,
Phase-1, Delhi - 110091
14.
Ms Merry Barua, Action for Autism, Pocket 7 & 8, Jasola Vihar, New Delhi
110025
15.
Shri Pankaj Maru, SNEH, 3/10 Adarsh Gandhi Gram Colony, Nagda Jn, Dist
Ujjain, Madhya Pradesh - 456335
16.
Major General Ian Cardozo, Ex-Chairman, RCI, E-150, East of Kailash, New
Delhi - 110065 ( <mailto:ian_card...@yahoo.com> ian_card...@yahoo.com ;
Tel.: 91-11-26221276 / 26221277 / 49122868)
Copy to:
1. PS to Hon'ble Minister (SJ&E)
2. PS to Hon'ble MoS (SJ&E)
3. PPS to Secretary, DEPwD
4. PPS to JS (DC)/JS(PS)
5. PA to Dir (R)
Prasanna Kumar Pincha
Former Chief Commissioner for Persons with Disabilities,
Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment,
govt. of India, New Delhi.
Former chairperson
National Trust for the Welfare of Persons with Autism, Cerebral Palsy,
Mental Retardation, and Multiple Disabilities,
Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment,
Govt. of India, New Delhi.
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