Karnataka Government fills up posts reserved for persons with disabilities, but problems persist
The Hindu
Das Suryawanshi, State Commissioner for Disabilities Act, said, “We have achieved the 5% reservation category mentioned in the RPWD Act for Groups C and D, while we have achieved the 4% mark in terms of Group A and B.” But, accessibility to government offices, even in the Vidhana Soudha and the General Post Office (GPO) in Bengaluru, is a problem.
Shobha V. (name changed) , a senior assistant in the Hubballi Electricity Supply Company (Hescom), uses her personal wheelchair at all times.
Sitting in the office of the Karnataka State Disabled and Caregivers‘ Federation in Bengaluru, she spoke about being a person with disability in a government office. Her colleagues had once told her that she did not have the potential to work like ‘a normal human being’. Her determination had kept her going through the years despite the occasional taunts.
According to data provided by the Disability Commission, the Human Resource Management System (HRMS) report of 2022 showed that the government of Karnataka employed 249 persons with disabilities in Group A jobs, 688 in Group B, 10,038 in Group C, and 927 in Group D jobs. Karnataka has successfully employed persons with disabilities in various government jobs keeping with the reservation percentage specified in the Right to Persons with Disabilities (RPWD) Act.
Das Suryawanshi, State Commissioner for Disabilities Act, said, “We have achieved the 5% reservation category mentioned in the RPWD Act for Groups C and D, while we have achieved the 4% mark in terms of Group A and B.”
However, for people like Ms. Shobha, work conditions at these offices are not optimal. One of the major problems is the lack of washrooms for persons with disabilities.
“Going to the washroom is a torture, I have stopped drinking water so that I don’t have to use the toilet,” Ms. Shobha said.
The other problem is that of accessibility, even in the Vidhana Soudha and the General Post Office (GPO) in Bengaluru.
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