PANJIM: Disability
Rights Association of Goa (DRAG) has objected to the harassment of persons with
disabilities by various government authorities.
In a statement
DRAG president Avelino de Sa stated that the Personnel Department and Social Welfare
Department were harassing persons with disabilities by not providing
information under Right to Information Act with regard to rosters and
reservations for persons with disabilities and were transferring the
application for information between the two departments.
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De Sa said
that the Social Welfare Department and Personnel Department should have the
information with regard to the rosters and reservations for persons with disabilities
in various government departments and if these departments do not have this
information it can only imply that rosters are not maintained or are
manipulated.
DRAG
demanded that Social Welfare Department immediately make public the backlog of
vacancies for persons with disabilities in various government departments and take
steps to fill them.
Meanwhile, DRAG
also objected to the office of the Chief Electoral Officer for discriminating
against a person with disability by not accepting his deputation to that office
on grounds that he will not be able to perform outdoor duty.
DRAG also
objected to the misinterpretation of circulars of the Election Commission of
India by the Office of the Chief Electoral Officer with regard to posting of
persons with disability on election duty.
