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Members of the Tamil Nadu Visually Impaired Association observing the International Day of Persons with Disabilities (PwDs) arsenic a achromatic day staged a condemnation protestation successful beforehand of the District Collector’s bureau present connected Wednesday.
The Visually Impaired College Students and Graduates Association, Tamil Nadu Visually Impaired Volleyball Association, the Visually Impaired Teachers Association, and Tamil Nadu Visually Impaired Association, during the protestation jointly condemned the DMK authorities claiming it had cheated the visually impaired persons by failing to fulfil the promises made during the erstwhile election.
Saravana Kumar, an head for the Association of Visually Impaired Persons with Disabilities, addressing the press, said, “The DMK authorities announced promises for otherwise abled radical during the predetermination but has present issued G.O. No. 24, which undermines their livelihood.”
“Therefore, we are observing the International Day of Persons with Disabilities arsenic a Black Day and protesting, demanding that the DMK government cancel G.O. No. 24,” helium added.
Further, helium said, the authorities proudly spoke astir distributing insignificant items similar spectacles connected disabilities time but has efficaciously cancelled the G.O. that would supply occupation appointments done the peculiar recruitment drive, which was important for the livelihood of otherwise abled people.
During the 2021 Assembly elections, the DMK promised in its predetermination manifesto that steps would beryllium taken to afloat instrumentality the 4% reservation in authorities jobs for persons with disabilities, helium recalled.
Subsequently, successful 2023, G.O. No. 20 was issued successful the Legislative Assembly, stating that the 4% preservation for differently abled would beryllium decently calculated, and appointments would beryllium made done a special recruitment drive.
“Based connected the G.O., the State government ordered that the 4% preservation should beryllium implemented wrong 1 year, considering the full unit spot crossed A, B, C, and D categories successful each authorities departments. It besides mandated the regularization of differently abled people currently moving on consolidated pay,” helium elaborated.
Mr. Saravana Kumar, stated, however, after respective months since the merchandise of G.O. No 20, nary announcement regarding job opportunities was made, starring visually impaired persons to signifier continuous protests.
During the subsequent negotiations, the government reportedly confirmed that 2,010 posts had been identified and assured that the special recruitment drive would beryllium conducted in July 2024 once the recognition process was completed.
But contrary to their announcement, the Tamil Nadu government issued G.O. No 24 last October which scrapped G.O. No. 20, G.O. No. 151, and each promises made by the government, helium alleged.
“Furthermore, they person besides frozen G.O. No.151, which was meant to regularise differently abled people working connected consolidated pay, frankincense deceiving them,” helium stated
“Therefore, the DMK authorities indispensable instantly fulfil the promises it made to them,” the protesters demanded.
