Hi Axis Indian friends good morning to all of you my name is Srinivas Karnati I am from Telangana state. I would like to know that How many visually challenged are selected for this fellowship
On Fri, 5 Aug 2022, 6:56 pm Vaishnavi Jayakumar, < jayakumar.vaishn...@gmail.com> wrote: > > [image: NFPWDSA Logo] > > > Public letter concerning delays in disbursement of National Fellowship for > Persons with Disabilities (NFPWD) > > > 5 August 2022 > > ---------- Forwarded message --------- > > From: NFPWDSA <nfpw...@gmail.com> > > Date: Fri, 5 Aug 2022 at 13:35 > > Subject: Public letter concerning delays in disbursement of National > Fellowship for Persons with Disabilities > > To: <offices...@gmail.com>, <mos3-m...@gov.in>, <mosathaw...@gmail.com>, < > officemos...@gmail.com>, <mos.socialjusct...@gmail.com>, < > mos.socialjust...@gmail.com>, <secretaryda-m...@nic.in>, < > beena.elizab...@gov.in>, <cm....@nic.in>, <secy....@nic.in>, < > ssingh....@nic.in>, <monika....@nic.in>, <bharadwaj....@nic.in>, < > appointment...@gov.in>, <f...@nic.in>, <secy...@nic.in>, < > md...@canarabank.com> > > > To, > > Dr. Virendra Kumar, > > Union Cabinet Minister of Social Justice & Empowerment, > > Government of India > > (offices...@gmail.com) > > Shri Ramdas Athawale, > > Minister of State for Social Justice & Empowerment, > > Government of India > > (mos3-m...@gov.in, mosathaw...@gmail.com) > > > Shri A Narayanaswamy, > > Minister of State for Social Justice & Empowerment, > > Government of India > > (officemos...@gmail.com) > > > Km. Pratima Bhoumik, > > Minister of State for Social Justice & Empowerment, > > Government of India > > ( mos.socialjust...@gmail.com) > > > Ms. Anjali Bhawra, > > Secretary, > > The Department of Empowerment for Persons with Disabilities, > > Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment, > > Government of India > > (secretaryda-m...@nic.in) > > > Ms. Beena E. Chakravarty, > > Deputy Secretary, > > The Department of Empowerment for Persons with Disabilities, > > Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment, > > Government of India > > (beena.elizab...@gov.in) > > > Prof. Mamidala Jagadesh Kumar, > > Chairman, > > University Grants Commission > > (cm....@nic.in) > > > Prof. Rajnish Jain, > > Secretary, > > University Grants Commission > > (secy....@nic.in) > > > Dr. Surendra Singh, > > Additional Secretary, > > University Grants Commission > > (ssingh....@nic.in) > > > Ms. Monika, > > Deputy Secretary, > > University Grants Commission > > (monika....@nic.in) > > > Mr/Ms. R.I.S. Bharadwaj, > > Under Secretary, > > University Grants Commission > > (bharadwaj....@nic.in) > > > Ms. Nirmala Sitharaman, > > Union Minister of Finance, > > Government of India > > (appointment...@gov.in, f...@nic.in) > > > Dr. T.V. Somanathan, > > F.S. & Secretary Expenditure, > > Ministry of Finance > > (secy...@nic.in) > > > Mr. L.V. Prabhakar, > > Managing Director & Chief Executive Officer, > > Canara Bank > > (md...@canarabank.com) > > > > This is to bring your attention to the following: > > 1) The University Grants Commission (UGC) issued a Notification vide F.No. > 6-1/2020 (SA-III) dated 17.12.2020 inviting applications from eligible > candidates for the National Fellowship for Persons with Disabilities > (NFPWD) for the selection year 2020-21. It mentioned that “there are 200 > slots with provision of reservation of 15% for Scheduled Castes and 7.5% > for Scheduled Tribes.” According to it, the last date to apply for the same > was 17.01.2021. A copy of the Notification is enclosed in Annexure-I > <https://drive.google.com/file/d/1D0Rk9z-G9OzRMse0U5V2dU8O4wwyZAHX/view?usp=sharing> > . > > 2) The UGC announced the result of the aforementioned round of NFPwD on > 24.1.2022, wherein it provisionally selected 186 candidates for the > fellowship. The UGC took more than a year to process the applications and > release the result. A copy of the result notification is enclosed in > Annexure-II. > <https://drive.google.com/file/d/1UqeBE8x32sZGPObUPr4uWFvBcoiEmExY/view?usp=sharing> > > 3) After the announcement of the result, a lot of the selected candidates > have submitted the required documents to the Canara Bank. Yet, their > fellowships have not been disbursed. > > 4) This long delay in disbursement of fellowships has caused several > issues. Scholars have reported issues of depression and helplessness. > Adequate and consistent funding is a must for the pursuit of research. This > delay has left many researchers unable to focus on their research work, > while some are considering to drop out of their programmes. The effect of > the delay in disbursement of fellowship amount is more pronounced since the > scholars are barred from taking up any work as well. 50+ selected > candidates enrolled at institutions across the country have raised such > concerns in NFPWD Scholars Association (NFPWDSA). > > 5) Prolonged delays in the disbursement of fellowships are observed not > only for the 2020-21 batch but also for the preceding batches (those of > 2017-18 and 2018-20). > > 6) Such a long delay also violates the fundamental rights to equality > (since the delay is much longer in NFPWD vis-a-vis other comparable > fellowships) and to life with dignity (since, without the timely > disbursement of NFPWD, the selected candidates cannot afford goods and > services pertinent to a life with dignity) of the selected candidates. > > 7) It has been communicated to the members of NFPWDSA from multiple > sources that the delay is currently because the > > “Department of Expenditure has laid down revised procedure for flow of > funds under Central Sector Schemes which mandates, inter alia, designation > of a Central Nodal Agency (CNA) to implement the scheme before release of > any fund under the scheme” > > and that, > > “The matter is being taken up with the concerned authorities to resolve > the issue at the earliest.” > > NFPWDSA would like to bring to the attention of the Department of > Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities, that in Memorandum dated > 09.03.2022 vide F.No. 1(18)/PFMS/FCD/2021, para 7.i specifically exempts > DBT based schemes such as NFPWD. > > “7. The following categories of Central Sector Schemes will be exempted > from following these guidelines and may continue in existing mode: > > i. Central Sector Schemes being implemented by Ministries/Departments in > Direct Benefit Transfer (DBT) mode or reimbursement mode.” > > > > A copy of the memorandum is enclosed herewith in Annexure-III > <https://drive.google.com/file/d/18FuAG0ZIswP1WF7vsgA-5dUwNv8jyVgb/view?usp=sharing> > . > > In this backdrop, we urge you for immediate intervention in this matter > and for immediate disbursement of NFPWD. > > TEAM NFPWDSA > > _____ > > NFPWD Scholars Association (NFPWDSA) is an open, voluntary organisation > to collectively address issues relevant to fellows of 'National Fellowship > for Persons with Disabilities (NFPWD)' UGC Central Sector Scheme. 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