agreed with George sir. On 7/2/15, George Abraham <geo...@eyeway.org> wrote: > In my view, blindness cannot be the criteria that determines whether he is > fit for the job or not. His performance in previous postings can certainly > shed light on his capability of delivering on the new post. > > -----Original Message----- > From: AccessIndia [mailto:accessindia-boun...@accessindia.org.in] On Behalf > Of Deepak Singla > Sent: 02 July 2015 09:25 > To: accessindia > Subject: [AI] Visually Impaired appointed Vice Principal of Jail School > > Hi all > > > > Tribune News Service > Patiala, July 1 > A visually impaired officer has been appointed the vice-principal at > the Punjab jail training school, Patiala, in an alleged violation of > the Essential Services Maintenance Act (ESMA). > Eyebrows were raised on Amarjit Singh’s appointment, ordered by the > Home Department on June 30, as many other “eligible” officials were > allegedly ignored in the recruitment process. > A few months ago when he was posted as the Deputy Superintendent at > the Ferozepur jail, he was assigned “active duty” as the in charge of > a factory in the jail. Sources said the “active duty” assigned to him > was a violation of ESMA. “It will be difficult for a visually impaired > officer to impart arms training and explain jail duties to newly > recruited officers. Though we are not against him, there is no > provision under ESMA for appointing such an officer to a key post in > the department,” said officers in the jail department. > The state Jail Department has promoted Amarjit Singh (51) to the > Deputy Superintendent, Jails, on March 31. He neither passed the > departmental examination nor did he reportedly appear before the > Departmental Promotion Committee (DPC) for elevation to the post of > Deputy Superintendent. > The medical examination of the officer by a medical board on April 6 > — a day after Amarjit’s elevation — found that he was “permanently > visually handicapped and his disability was 100%”. > “The Additional DGP (jails) office recommended him. Before I ordered > his appointment on June 30, his file went to Punjab Jails Minister > Sohan Singh Thandal. They must have given it a thought before raising > his name,” Principal Secretary Home (Jails) Sanjay Kumar said. Amarjit > Singh said he was fit enough to work at the post. > > > > -- > Regards > > (Deepak Kumar Singla) > > "Help Ever Hurt Never" > > > > 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.. > > > > > 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.. >
-- we want peace not pieces. regards, Danish Mahajan 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..
