http://www.deccanchronicle.com/130711/news-current-affairs/article/victim-turns-anti-graft-crusader
After getting orders issued by the Tamilnadu government, finally Tamil Selvi has got her certificate, thanks to the efforts of the Tamilnadu Association for the Rights of All Types of Differently Abled and Caregivers (TARATDAC), an affiliate of the National Platform for the Rights of the Disabled (NPRD) *Chennai: *Disabled woman Tamil Selvi (30) has won the war against corruption. She refused to pay a bribe to get a medical certificate from government doctors though that delayed her train concession for about a year. Her grievance has been discussed in many forums and based on her complaint, the health secretary issued orders to the government doctors to issue medical certificates on time. He warned that officials demanding bribes would face severe action. Now, Tamil Selvi, a native of Dharmapuri, got her medical certificate and also became an anti-corruption crusader in her neighbourhood. Tamil Selvi was in need of the medical certificate to avail railway pass. As she is an orthopedically disabled person, she is entitled to concession in railway fare. When she asked doctors to provide medical certificate after the check-up, she was asked to come after a few days. Initially, she thought the doctors were busy. “I realised that they would issue the medical certificate only if I greased their palm. I refused to pay,” she said. The disabled people need the medical certificate to get their identity card from the state disabled welfare department and other welfare from the government. “I complained to other doctors but no one came to my rescue.” “The Tamil Nadu association for the rights of disabled and care givers (TARATDAC) in Chennai took up my case and brought it to the notice of the health secretary,” she said. Health secretary Dr J. Radhakrishnan issued a circular directing the doctors that medical certificates should be given on time. “I got my medical certificate from the same doctor who had refused it earlier. My one year struggle has given confidence to disabled persons that their certificates can be received without bribing doctors,” she grinned. (If you would not like to continue receiving mails from us please send us a mail with the subject "unsubscribe") 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. 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..
