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The Assam Tribune Online
Accusing the State Government of adopting a biased stand towards the deaf in the matter of appointment of physically-challenged candidates, the Assam Association of the Deaf (AAD) today said that in the recent recruitment drive in the Education Department, deaf candidates were given just 32 posts against 103 and 166 posts allotted to blind and physically-handicapped candidates respectively. “While we appreciate the move of the State Government to fill up the vacant posts reserved for the handicapped, we are sorry to say that of the three types of handicapped, the deaf have been subjected to a raw deal,” Tapan Kumar Sarma, general secretary, AAD said, adding that the association would not take such blatant injustice lying down and start an agitation to secure their dues.
Pointing out that as per the Persons with Disabilities Act, all the three categories of physically-handicapped should get equal opportunities in recruitment, Sarma said that the deaf deserved 100 of the 301 posts sought to be filled up by the Education Department.
“We will never utter a word against any appointment for the other two categories of handicapped, but deprivation of the deaf cannot be tolerated,” Sarma said.
Urging the State Government to reconsider the matter at the earliest, the association said that injustice to the deaf had been a recurring phenomenon. “In the past we had to resort to various forms of agitations like sit-in demonstration, hunger strike, etc., against the biased recruitment policy of the State Government, but every time our protests fell on deaf ears. This time we will pursue an aggressive agenda for getting justice,” Sarma said.
The association said that after selection of a number of deaf candidates, the departments of Public Health, Food and Civil Supply, and the Training wing (Field) of the Handloom Department were harassing the deaf candidates for the last one year.
“Now the departments have declared that there are no vacancies. Our question is that if there are no vacancies, why were the candidates selected at all for appointment?” Sarma asked.
Sarma revealed that following the developments, the association had a meeting with the Chief Minister on January 6, 2007, where he assured that the selected candidates would be absorbed in the departments. “But till today no action has been taken,” he added.
Sarma said that the directorate of the training wing had selected two members of the association for appointment as grade IV employees but no appointment had been made till date.
“These are instances of extreme indifference and negligence to the deaf. There have also been occasions when appointments were given to general candidates keeping aside the selected deaf candidates,” he said.
Accusing the State Government of adopting a biased stand towards the deaf in the matter of appointment of physically-challenged candidates, the Assam Association of the Deaf (AAD) today said that in the recent recruitment drive in the Education Department, deaf candidates were given just 32 posts against 103 and 166 posts allotted to blind and physically-handicapped candidates respectively. “While we appreciate the move of the State Government to fill up the vacant posts reserved for the handicapped, we are sorry to say that of the three types of handicapped, the deaf have been subjected to a raw deal,” Tapan Kumar Sarma, general secretary, AAD said, adding that the association would not take such blatant injustice lying down and start an agitation to secure their dues.
Pointing out that as per the Persons with Disabilities Act, all the three categories of physically-handicapped should get equal opportunities in recruitment, Sarma said that the deaf deserved 100 of the 301 posts sought to be filled up by the Education Department.
“We will never utter a word against any appointment for the other two categories of handicapped, but deprivation of the deaf cannot be tolerated,” Sarma said.
Urging the State Government to reconsider the matter at the earliest, the association said that injustice to the deaf had been a recurring phenomenon. “In the past we had to resort to various forms of agitations like sit-in demonstration, hunger strike, etc., against the biased recruitment policy of the State Government, but every time our protests fell on deaf ears. This time we will pursue an aggressive agenda for getting justice,” Sarma said.
The association said that after selection of a number of deaf candidates, the departments of Public Health, Food and Civil Supply, and the Training wing (Field) of the Handloom Department were harassing the deaf candidates for the last one year.
“Now the departments have declared that there are no vacancies. Our question is that if there are no vacancies, why were the candidates selected at all for appointment?” Sarma asked.
Sarma revealed that following the developments, the association had a meeting with the Chief Minister on January 6, 2007, where he assured that the selected candidates would be absorbed in the departments. “But till today no action has been taken,” he added.
Sarma said that the directorate of the training wing had selected two members of the association for appointment as grade IV employees but no appointment had been made till date.
“These are instances of extreme indifference and negligence to the deaf. There have also been occasions when appointments were given to general candidates keeping aside the selected deaf candidates,” he said.