Source: The Sangai Express
Imphal, October 10 2009:
Maintaining that it has the necessary documents to prove that Government has no definite policy to reserve 3 percent of the seats for physically handicapped candidates, All Tribal Disabled Union, Manipur has warned all the willing handicapped candidates from appearing in the written test for appointment of primary teachers under District Councils tomorrow.
In a statement, Union president Momo Tantanga asserted that the Cabinet decision of approving 3 percent reservation for handicapped persons was a
big lie.
Regardless of what the CEOs concerned published in the newspapers, there is no mention of 3 percent reservation for the handicapped person in the requisition letter given to the District Employment Exchange Officers nor the required requisition letters send to the special employment exchange.
Moreover, no time had been given for applying forms and there is no age relaxation of 10 years for the handicapped persons.
The Union is holding talks with the Government for necessary remedial measures in this regard, the statement added.