PwDs meet Jagan, rue lack of quota in varsity recruitment notifications

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Representatives of differently-abled scholars from assorted assemblage wings met YSRCP president Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy astatine Tadepalli connected Tuesday and brought to his announcement the “absence of reservation” for Persons with Disabilities (PwDs) successful the caller module recruitment notifications.

The delegation, led by All University Divyang Wings president M. Koteswara Rao and enforcement subordinate M. Srinivasa Rao, explained the issues faced by differently-abled candidates successful securing employment opportunities successful higher acquisition institutions crossed the State.

They said the authorities had precocious issued notifications for filling 1,523 posts of Assistant Professor, Associate Professor and Lecturer successful 19 universities, but failed to supply preservation for the PwDs. They expressed interest that galore highly qualified persons were being deprived of employment opportunities owed to deficiency of reservation.

They besides alleged that the authorities was not decently implementing the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act, 2016, enacted to guarantee equality, empowerment and extortion of rights for PwDs. As a result, the differently-abled individuals were losing entree to jobs and livelihood opportunities, they rued. They besides complained that opportunities were not being provided adjacent successful declaration and outsourcing appointments.

Mr. Jagan Mohan Reddy assured the delegation that efforts would beryllium made to unafraid justness for the differently-abled candidates.

Published - May 19, 2026 06:41 p.m. IST

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