ATDSU lambastes
Source: The Sangai Express
Imphal, September 28 2013 :
The All Tribal Disabled Students Union (ATDSU) has come down heavily on the State Social Welfare Department for allegedly not performing its duty.
In a statement the students' body said that Social Welfare Department constituted the State Co-ordination Committee (SCC) on October 20, 2012 vide order No.11/3/97-S(SW)/Pt.II with Social Welfare Minister as Chairperson of the State Co-ordination Committee (SCC) for welfare of the persons with disabilities under section 13(1)(2) of the Persons with Disabilities (Equal Opportunities, Protection of Rights and Full Participation) Act, 1995 .
The State Co-ordination Committee (SCC) should conduct meeting every six month to perform/execute the said power and functions as per section 17 of the persons with disabilities (Equal Opportunities, Protection of Rights and Full Participation) Act, 1995.Yet the State Co-ordination Committee (SCC) does not taken up any steps since its constitution and have remained defunct since then.
And the Social Welfare Department had advertised and invited candidates for recruitment/appointment of State Commissioner for Persons with Disabilities, vide advertise/notification No.18/2-3/2012-SW(D) dated 28/05/2013.But the concerned department has not been appoint State Commissioner for Persons with Disabilities till date, it pointed out.
In this regards all welfare programmes/schemes mean persons with disabilities have been failed to implement due to non-functioning of the State Co-ordination Committee (SCC) and no State Commissioner for Persons with Disabilities, the statement added.