Login to www.e-employmentnews.co.in to subscribe e-version @ ` 400 per annum VOL. XLIV NO. 35 PAGES 40 NEW DELHI 30 NOVEMBER - 6 DECEMBER 2019 `12.00 EMPOWERMENT OF PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES WWW.JOBRIYA.IN Dev Nandan Kumar & palsy, Down syndrome and depression) and personal and Prof. (Dr.) Mala Tandon environmental factors e.g. negative attitudes, inaccessible transportation and public buildings, and ccording to the United Nations, more than one billion limited social supports. Apeople, or approximately 15 per cent of the world's The Right to Persons with Disabilities Act 2016 defines population, live with some form of disability. 80 per cent of "Person with Benchmark Disability" means a person with persons with disabilities (Divyangjan) live in developing not less than forty per cent of a specified disability where countries. specified disability has not been defined in measurable They are an integral part of our society. But most of us terms and includes a person with disability where are seldom aware of how many divyangjan are there in specified disability has been defined in measurable our neighborhood and whether or not they are getting terms, as certified by the certifying authority. (Refer RPWD Act, 2016, Chapter I, Clause 2, sub-clause (r)). equal rights like every citizen of the country. Divyangjans The Right to Persons with Disabilities (RPD) Act, 2016 have equal rights to lead a normal life and enjoy all the has come into force with effect from 19.04.2017; and benefits accrue to them by law. Society should have a according to new RPD Act the number of categories of basic understanding of their needs for special aids and disabilities has gone up from 7 to 21. our duties as responsible citizens to make our Disability Certification surroundings divyangjan-friendly. their outstanding achievements for the empowerment of The RPD Act, 2016 provides certain benefits to International Day of Persons with Disabilities persons with disabilities. These awards have been Persons with Disabilities who have not less than 40% of (Divyangjan) instituted with the objective to focus public attention on any disability, as certified by a Medical Authority. Thus, a Persons with the disabilities come under "the world's issues concerning divyangjans and to promote their person with a disability who wishes to avail the benefits largest minority" and face a lot of obstructions in all the mainstreaming in the society. The awards are given under under the Act has to obtain a disability certificate from the aspects of life because of the lack of proper resources the 14 broad categories. Medical Authority notified for the purpose. The certificates and rights for them. 3rd of December was declared as What is Disability are issued based on guidelines framed by the International Day for Persons with Disabilities in the year The International Classification of Functioning, Department of Persons with Disabilities, Ministry of Social 1992. Since then, it has been observed continuously Disability and Health (ICF) defines disability as an Justice and Empowerment, Govt. of India. The State every year. In India, on the occasion of the International umbrella term for impairments, activity limitations and Governments are responsible for issuing Disability Day of Persons with Disabilities, National Awards are participation restrictions. Disability is the interaction conferred to Individuals/ Institutions/ States/ Districts for between individuals with a health condition (e.g. cerebral Continued on page 2 JOB HIGHLIGHTS MANAGEMENT ENTRANCE EXAMINATION TEST NTRO National Technical Research PATTERN AND PREPARATION STRATEGY Organisation notifies Technician ‘A’ Examination- Vijay Prakash Srivastava Management Aptitude Test (MAT) 2019 conducted by All India Vacancies 71 or postgraduate qualification , Management Association, New Last Date: 23.12.2019 Fover the years, a Master's Page : 7-8 Degree or Postgraduate Diploma Delhi and AIMS Test for in Management has become a Management Admissions CPCL preferred choice for many of the (ATMA), taken by Association of Chennai Petroleum Corpor- students. There are many Indian Management Schools 55 ation Limited requires Jr. reasons for this. Graduates from headquartered at Hyderabad. Engg. Asstt-IV, Jr. Qlty. Ctrl. Many states through their Analyst-IV, Jr. Tech. Asstt.-IV any discipline can go for a relevant body, conduct etc. management course .The course centralised test for admission to Last Date: 3.12.2019 duration of two years is not very management courses offered by Page : 20-21 long, there are options to choose universities and colleges within for specialization and there is For many subjects , pursuing a qualification in management SAC the state. For example in abundance of institutes offering master's degree becomes should have clarity as to from Sri Aurobindo College possible if you've scored well in where they want to do this Maharashtra, MH-CET is requires 77 Assistant management education. Also a course. Accordingly they have to conducted by the government's Professors management qualification is the qualifying graduation level apply for specific admission test Directorate of Technical Last Date: Two weeks after considered to carry relatively examination. Not for Education (DTE). In all the cases publication Management. Here you have to and prepare for it. more value in the job market. related websites carry the list of Page : 26 go through an aptitude test which Common Admission Test , CAT Given below are nomenclatures universities/colleges which is conducted to judge if the is the most well-known test which of various such courses- accept the scores of a particular HPCL is primarily conducted for MBA-Master of Business candidate has what it takes to test. Hindustan Petroleum study management and become admission to different Corporation Limited Administration Also there are institutes which establishments of Indian Institute requires 72 Technicians MBM- Master of Business a good manager. There is a conduct their own admission of Management. Though many Last Date: 21.12.2019 Management written examination (mostly tests, even though in some cases Page : 24-25 other institutes shortlist MMS - Master of Management online), followed by group they would be accepting candidates on the basis of CAT Follow us @Employ_News Studies discussion and interview. CAT/other scores. Some of such PGDM- Postgraduate Diploma in All the students willing to score. tests* are- facebook page Management pursue a postgraduate Other well-known tests include facebook.com/director.employmentnews Continued on page 38 2 www.employmentnews.gov.in Employment News 30 November - 6 December 2019 EMPOWERMENT OF ... Continued from page 1 Certificates on the basis of applications received from persons with disabilities. As per data available from the Office of Chief Commissioner of Persons with Disabilities as on August, 2017, 57.98% of persons with disabilities as per 2011 Census have been issued disability certificates. Population of Persons with Disabilities The percentage of persons with disabilities in the USA is 12%, in the UK is 18%, in Germany is 9%, in Sri Lanka is 5%, in Pakistan is 9%. This variation is due to the way we estimate disability. According to Census 2011, there are 2.68 crore persons with disabilities in India (who constitute 2.21 percent of the total population). Out of the total population of persons with disabilities, about 1.50 crore are male and 1.18 crore female. These include persons with visual, hearing,speech and loco-motor disabilities, mental illness, mental retardation, multiple disabilities and other disabilities. The existing census figures exhibit wide diversity as they includes persons with Seeing, Hearing, Speech, Movement, Mental Retardation, Mental illness, Multiple Disabilities and Other. States have also been advised to follow the Govt. of India Schemes for Empowerment of PWDs After the enactment of Rights of Persons with guidelines for autism notified by the Department on The Government of India is operating various schemes Disabilities (RPwD) Act, 2016 on December, 2016 the 25.04.2016. for empowerment and rehabilitation of persons with Government has taken the following steps:- 3. DoPT issued order to implement 4% reservation in disabilities (PwDs). The schemes aim to promote 1. It notified Rights of Persons with Disabilities Rules, Central Government jobs and manner of physical, psychological, social, educational and 2017 on 15.06.2017 in terms of Section 100 of the computation of vacancies on 15.01.2018. economic rehabilitation and development of persons with said Act. These rules provide for:- 4. The Government has constituted Central Advisory disabilities to enhance their quality of life and also enable a) Accessibility standards for built environment, Board on Disability under the Chairmanship of them to lead a life with dignity. The major schemes for passenger bus transport and website and content to Hon'ble Minister (SJ&E). rehabilitation of persons with disabilities are: be placed on website. 5. A Committee under the chairmanship of Special DG 1. Unique Disability Identification Card (UDID) b) Procedure for applying and grant of certificate of (now DG), DGHS was constituted to suggest The Govt. of India is in the process of implementing UDID Project with a view to create a national data base disability. incorporation of rules for assessment for persons for Persons with Disabilities and also to issue unique ID c) Manner of publication of equal opportunity policy with disabilities with high