will this order be applicable to public sector as well ? On 4/20/23, Kanchan Pamnani <kanchanpamn...@gmail.com> wrote: > Differently-abled state staff to get 4% quota in promotions TIMES NEWS > NETWORK Mumbai : The state cabinet on Wednesday cleared a proposal to > implement 4% reservation in promotions for differentlyabled employees in > the > state on the lines of the Centre's policy. Officials said that as per the > order of the central government issued in May 2022, reservation in > promotions will be implemented in the state for the differentlyabled > employees from Group D to Group A lower level. In May last year, the > central > government had said that it will grant reservations in promotion to persons > with benchmark disabilities in compliance with Supreme Court (SC) > directions > and as per the provisions of section 34 of the Rights of Persons with > Disabilities Act, 2016. The state government has now followed the central > government's decision. The SC had in 2020, stated that the reservation for > persons with disabilities was applicable to promotions as well, and not > just > recruitment. "In case of a vacancy, 4% of the posts will be reserved for > persons with disabilities, according to different types of disabilities. > There will bereservation in promotion for persons with disabilities in > those > cadres in which the proportion of recruitment through direct service is not > more than 75%. All other government decisions are being ratified in this > regard," an official said. Meanwhile, chief minister Eknath Shinde also > launched SAMAVESH - an initiative for making Mumbai more compassionate and > friendly for persons with disabilities - both physical and neurodiverse. > This will be done in partnership with the NGO Project Mumbai and the BMC. > Shinde said the focus on Mumbai is the first phase of Maharashtra becoming > inclusive for these people. "In partnership with NGO Project Mumbai, our > effort is to ensure that all public facilities, including roads, beaches, > and government buildings, will be made inclusive for persons with > disabilities. It is not just Samavesh but Sarva Samavesh," Shinde said. > According to the National Statistical Office (NSO), Maharashtra is ranked > second with 11. 05% for the highest number of persons with disabilities. > > -- > 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. AI cannot be held liable for any commission/omission based on the mails > sent through this mailing list.. > > > Search for old postings at: > http://www.mail-archive.com/accessindia@accessindia.org.in/ > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "AccessIndia" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to accessindia+unsubscr...@accessindia.org.in. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/a/accessindia.org.in/d/msgid/accessindia/037001d97358%2410508910%2430f19b30%24%40gmail.com. >
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