very inspiring. On 7/11/13, National Platform For The Rights of the Disabled (NPRD) <nprd...@gmail.com> wrote: > 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.. >
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