Hi Arvind, Currently, the gass agency is not issued to a totally blind person and that is why Prashant Verma jee has filed a complaint to CCPD. Hope we get a positive directive towards this very soon.
Satguru ___,__.___ "Life's battle do not always go, to the stronger or faster man. But sooner or later the one who wins, is the one who thinks he can." Satguru Rathi. Mobile: +91-9871489945 Email: satgurura...@yahoo.co.in satgurura...@ovi.com Skype: satgururathi Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/satguru.rathi.9 ----- Original Message ----- From: "Arvind Yadav" <arvindyada...@gmail.com> To: <accessindia@accessindia.org.in> Sent: Friday, January 25, 2013 2:44 PM Subject: Re: [AI] complaint against eligibility criteria for getting GasAgency Hello Sir I am Arvind Yadav from gurgaon sector-18 I want to know about gas agency in detail. I want to take a gas agency. Can you please guide me in this regard. I am a graduate person from delhi university. How can I applyy for a gas agency? What are the essential qualification for the gas agency? Please help me. I am also a totly blind person. I am waiting for your reply. My E: Mail ID is arvindyada...@gmail.com and my contact No. is 9891128315 Please help me as soon as possible. Thank you On 1/25/13, Prashant Ranjan Verma <pr_ve...@hotmail.com> wrote: > Hello all, > > I have recently filed a complaint against exclusion of totally blind > persons > from applying for a Gas Agency dealership. Copying a letter below which is > self explanatory. > > > > Court of Chief Commissioner for Persons with Disabilities > > Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment > > Case No: 118/1092/12-13/R 528 > Dated: 24.01.2013 > > > > To > > The Joint Secretary (Marketing) > > Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas > > Shastri Bhawan > > New Delhi. > > > > Sub: Complaint of Shri Prashant Ranjan Verma against discrimination > in distribution of LPG gas agency. > > > > Sir, > > > > I invite your attention on the above subject enclosing a > copy of petition/representation dated 23.01.2013 received from Shri > Prashant > Ranjan Verma. > > > > 2. Shri Prashant Ranjan Verma's complaint is in respect of > discriminatory treatment being meted out to persons with blindness in the > matter of allotment of LPG gas agency. > > > > 3. Para 6.2.2(b) I of your Guidelines regarding Selection of > regular LPG Distributors says that completely blind persons are not > eligible > to apply for distributorship of LPG gas agency. The brochure is being > enclosed herewith for ready reference with the complaint of Shri Prashant > Ranjan Verma. > > > > 4. It goes without saying that this kind of treatment runs > counter to the spirit and purpose of the Persons with Disabilities (Equal > Opportunities, Protection of Rights and Full Participation) Act, 1995. > More > particularly in the face of the fact that there exists instances where > completely blind persons are successfully running and managing LPG agency. > > > > 5. Section 59 of the Act mandates the Chief Commissioner for > Persons with Disabilities on his own motion or on application of any > aggrieved person or otherwise to look into the complaints inter-alia, with > respect to matters relating to deprivation of rights of persons with > disabilities. > > > > 6. In the above view of the matter, the Chief Commissioner for > Persons with Disabilities, Govt. of India has directed as follows:- > > > > (a) The Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas may please submit > the > comments in respect of the matter within 30 days of receipt of this > communication. > > > > (b) Please ensure that persons with disabilities are not deprived > of their legitimate rights. > > > > Yours faithfully, > > > > Encl: A/a. > Sd/- > > (S.S. Sinha) > > Dy. 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