Ability Forum

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New Delhi, 12 Feb:
Government on Friday said it will examine the issue of providing fellowship to physically disabled students for pursuing their research with "serious consideration".

On receiving a request in this regard from a visually disabled student here at a national workshop, Union Minister of Social Justice and Empowerment Mukul Wasnik today said, "We will examine the issue... I think this is the suggestion that needs serious consideration. I will do my best to see that your request is through."

In a novel gesture, Wasnik agreed to pledge his support by donating his one month salary as the dean and director of School ofInternational Studies.

JNU Professor Yogesh Tyagi sought his contribution quickly, proposing to start a fellowship scheme for the physically disabled students of his unit.

Wasnik was chairing a workshop when visually impaired student on behalf of JNU visually impaired forum came with his request to either extend financial assistance to disable persons under Rajiv Gandhi National Fellowship (RGNF) which is meant for SC and ST students only or Dr Maulana Abul Kalam Azad fellowship ((MAKAF) which is likely to be announced soon for the minority research scholars.

The ministry provides scholarship to physically disabled students for pursuing their post–matric studies, graduation and post graduate programmes but does not specifically offer any fellowship to them.

"The financial assistance being extended to the needy students pursuing highereducation is particularly laudable. Unfortunately, enough persons with disability find no place in either of the two schemes (RGNF and MAKAF)," the visually–challenged student Anwaram said.

He requested the minister to take "appropriate measures" either to include persons with disability in the existing fellowship schemes or launch a special national scheme for them.

Earlier, while addressing the workshop, the minister said it was the responsibility of all to extend all possible support to these sections (disabled) of the society.

"Most of us, rather almost all of us are disabled in some respect or the other. Some may be economically, some may be politically, socially, educationally, intellectually... many of us are privileged, many of us are under privileged. Many of are not privileged at all, many of us do not get the recognition like human beings and that I have rights," he said.

"We should be recognised as a human being and I think our task, our mission should be to care and support those who are underprivileged," he added.

Referring to the 2001 Census, Wasnik said it was almost about 21.9 million people across the country who came under the category of persons with disability.

"This figure is huge and therefore we have to have a mechanism in place which provides them their rights and that on time," he said.

Source: http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com

Source: http://www.disabilityindia.com/html/news.html#ggfdp

New Delhi, 12 Feb:
Government on Friday said it will examine the issue of providing fellowship to physically disabled students for pursuing their research with "serious consideration".

On receiving a request in this regard from a visually disabled student here at a national workshop, Union Minister of Social Justice and Empowerment Mukul Wasnik today said, "We will examine the issue... I think this is the suggestion that needs serious consideration. I will do my best to see that your request is through."

In a novel gesture, Wasnik agreed to pledge his support by donating his one month salary as the dean and director of School ofInternational Studies.

JNU Professor Yogesh Tyagi sought his contribution quickly, proposing to start a fellowship scheme for the physically disabled students of his unit.

Wasnik was chairing a workshop when visually impaired student on behalf of JNU visually impaired forum came with his request to either extend financial assistance to disable persons under Rajiv Gandhi National Fellowship (RGNF) which is meant for SC and ST students only or Dr Maulana Abul Kalam Azad fellowship ((MAKAF) which is likely to be announced soon for the minority research scholars.

The ministry provides scholarship to physically disabled students for pursuing their post–matric studies, graduation and post graduate programmes but does not specifically offer any fellowship to them.

"The financial assistance being extended to the needy students pursuing highereducation is particularly laudable. Unfortunately, enough persons with disability find no place in either of the two schemes (RGNF and MAKAF)," the visually–challenged student Anwaram said.

He requested the minister to take "appropriate measures" either to include persons with disability in the existing fellowship schemes or launch a special national scheme for them.

Earlier, while addressing the workshop, the minister said it was the responsibility of all to extend all possible support to these sections (disabled) of the society.

"Most of us, rather almost all of us are disabled in some respect or the other. Some may be economically, some may be politically, socially, educationally, intellectually... many of us are privileged, many of us are under privileged. Many of are not privileged at all, many of us do not get the recognition like human beings and that I have rights," he said.

"We should be recognised as a human being and I think our task, our mission should be to care and support those who are underprivileged," he added.

Referring to the 2001 Census, Wasnik said it was almost about 21.9 million people across the country who came under the category of persons with disability.

"This figure is huge and therefore we have to have a mechanism in place which provides them their rights and that on time," he said.

Source: http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com

Source: http://www.disabilityindia.com/html/news.html#ggfdp

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