yes this has been the long demand. but, nothing can be accepted from the government that speaks much and acts less.
On 2/1/21, Tanmay Srivastava <tanmaysri1...@gmail.com> wrote: > According to me now disability is not the subject of welfare. > > Now it should not be the part of ministry of social justice and > empowerment. > > It is the high time to make aware the government that government should > create separate ministry for the empowerment of people with disabilities. > > Looking forward to everyone's response. > > On Mon 1 Feb, 2021, 4:26 PM National Platform For The Rights of the > Disabled, <nprd...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> >> February 1, 2021 >> >> >> >> *Press Statement* >> >> >> >> The National Platform for the Rights of the Disabled (NPRD) has issued >> the >> following statement: >> >> >> >> *Union Budget: Disabled Cold Shouldered* >> >> >> >> The NPRD lodges its strong protest at the substantial reduction in >> budgetary support to the Department of Empowerment of Persons with >> Disabilities. Even the meagre and inadequate Rs. 1325.39 estimated last >> time, has been further reduced to Rs. 1171.77 crores this time. >> >> >> >> This substantial reduction of nearly 12 per cent will adversely impact >> various schemes and programmes that are being undertaken by the >> department. The >> “Scheme for Implementation for Persons with Disabilities Act” sees a cut >> in >> its allocation from Rs. 251.50 to Rs. 209.77 crores. The National Trust >> which caters to persons with autism, cerebral palsy, intellectual >> disabilities etc. is also witnessing lesser budgetary support. It has >> been reduced from Rs. 39.50 to Rs. 30.00 crore. Even allocations to the >> National Programme for Prevention of Blindness have been reduced by >> nearly >> 50 per cent from Rs. 20.00 to Rs. 10.50 crores as compared to last year. >> Grant in aid to state governments have also been reduced substantially. >> >> >> >> When more disabled people are joining the ranks of the unemployed, it >> would have been prudent to enhance allocations for the National >> Handicapped >> Finance and Development Corporation, to enable it to provide loans to >> small >> businesses set up by disabled people. On the contrary budgetary support >> to >> the NHFDC has been drastically reduced from Rs. 41 crore provisioned in >> the >> 2019-20 budget to a mere Rs. 0.01 crore this time. The announcements made >> to vigorously pursue privatization of various public sector undertakings >> will adversely impact the disabled also. With the government unrelenting >> on >> the demand to extend reservations to the private sector, shrinking >> employment avenues in the government sector will see the ranks of the >> unemployed disabled bourgeoning. >> >> >> >> The total expenditure earmarked for the national programmes for welfare >> of >> persons with disabilities has been reduced from Rs. 655 to Rs. 584 crores. >> The >> total towards schemes/projects has been reduced from Rs. 780.00 to Rs. >> 709.77 crores, this time. The total expenditure towards Social security & >> welfare has seen a reduction from Rs. 1126.79 to Rs. 988.59. Disability >> pension continues to be stagnant at Rs. 300 for the past many years. >> >> >> >> In the pandemic situation, which saw a huge escalation in the number of >> mental health cases, the allocations made towards mental health displays >> the total lack of acknowledgement of the crisis. Allocations to the >> National Mental Health Programme remains constant at Rs. 40.00 crore. No >> support has been earmarked for the National Institute of Mental Health & >> Research for the last two years. However, unlike last time, there has >> been >> a slight increase in allocations to the National Institute of Mental >> Health and Neurosciences, Bengaluru and the Lokpriya Gopinath Bordoli >> Regional Institute of Mental Health, Tezpur. >> >> >> >> What is even more glaring is the complete omission of flagship programme >> started by this government the *Accessible India* campaign. >> >> >> >> The government remains content with bestowing divine status and a label of >> *divyang, >> *even while pursuing policies that confine disabled citizens to the >> margins. Displaying complete indifference, during the entire two-hour >> long >> rhetoric filled speech by the Finance Minister, not once did she refer to >> disabled persons. Disabled *atmas* don’t matter. In earlier budgets, the >> disabled were disregarded or neglected. This time they have been cold >> shouldered. This is deplorable. The NPRD calls upon the disabled >> community >> to rise in unison and protest this disabled-unfriendly budget. >> >> >> >> >> >> *(Muralidharan)* >> >> *General Secretary* >> >> >> -- >> National Platform for the Rights of the Disabled (NPRD) >> 36, Pt. Ravishankar Shukla Lane >> New Delhi 110 001 >> Tel. 11-23387674; 9868768543 >> >> -- >> 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. 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