Service to disabled a noble job: Sakina
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sks NGOs to sit together, come up with joint proposal
SRINAGAR, AUGUST 20: “I would be the happiest lady if I could serve the persons with disability and needy sections of the society” the Minister for Social Welfare, Sakina Itoo said this while reviewing and discussing the problefaced by the disabled in a meeting with the NGOs associated with their welfare and upliftment here today.
Secretary Social Welfare, Gazzanfer Hussain, Director Social Welfare, Kashmir Farooq Ahmad Khan were also present on the occasion.
The Minister said that every effort is being made by the Government to improve the life of the disabled, adding that various schemes launched across the State for the welfare of this section of the society need to be extended to every such person. She said Government is aware about their problems, adding that an Expert Committee, apart from the State level Coordination Committee, stands already set up to look into the probleof these persons.
Stressing for strict implementation of the Act, the Minister said that Expert Committee has to play its role in order to mitigate the sufferings of this section of the society.
Describing service to such persons as a noble job, the Minister said that it is our collective social responsibility to come forward for their help. While emphasizing on maintaining close coordination between the NGOs working for their cause, Itoo asked representatives to sit together and come up with a joint proposal so that necessary relevant amendments are effected in the Act.
Sakina asked Secretary, Social Welfare to re-examine the Expert Committee and submit a detailed report after taking a meeting with the members of the Committee so that matter is taken up with the Chief Minister and subsequently put before the Cabinet for approval.
Appreciating the suggestion put forward by the representatives, the Minister asked Director Social Welfare to collect the details of all the NGOs working in this field in order to segregate genuine and fake NGOs. “Genuine ones would be encouraged while fake ones blacklisted” she added.
Earlier, the representatives of the NGOs apprised the Minister about the problethe persons with disability face in their day to day life. They demanded amendment in the Government order regarding reservation quota for them in jobs, removal of impediments hampering their selection, enhancement of honorarium to those having spinal defect and remain confined to beds, constitution of Sub-committee in accordance with the provisions of the Act, payment of grant in aid to genuine NGOs, job identification, construction of ramps in every Government department, health institutions, educational institutions and transport facilities besides clearance of pending cases and issues with Director Social Welfare.
Representatives of Sultan-ul-Arifeen Artificial Limb and Caliper Fitment Centre, HOPE Disability Centre also informed the meeting about their future programmes and sought participation of all NGOs in them.
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