JAIPUR: Based on the petition filed by the Rajasthan wing of Divyang Adhikar Mahasangh, the court of the chief commissioner for persons with disability (PwD) has directed the department of empowerment of PwD, under ministry of social justice department, to introduce a central policy to ensure 4 per cent reservation for specially-abled persons in MGNREGA work.
In Rajasthan, the state government has already increased the number of days of work for PwDs under the scheme by 100 days.
In a petition filed by Hemant Bhai Goyal, vice-president of Divyang Adhikar Mahasangh, he stated, “It is submitted that there is no provision for reservation for PwDs in employment under NREGA scheme. Due to this, persons with disabilities are not getting the much-needed employment opportunities under the scheme.”
“It is well known that the community is reeling under the problems of unemployment, illiteracy and financial weakness. There are limited opportunities in government jobs and they do not get jobs easily even in private sector. The bankers, too, don’t issue loans to them for self-employment,” he added.
“Therefore, you are requested to direct the department concerned to bring a policy to ensure 4 per cent reservation for specially-abled persons in MGNREGA work.” Earlier, the court of the chief commissioner for PwDs , had directed the department of empowerment of persons with disabilities, government of India, to formulate a policy to nominate them to the urban local and panchayati raj bodies.
