Red Tape: Feel Handicapped Denied Government Benefits | Hubli News – Times of India

Dharwad: Red-tapism and apathetic attitude of officials have deprived the differently-abled from the benefits of government schemes. Despite the odds, persons with disabilities are trying to achieve something and lead a decent life, as the facilities provided to them by the government have failed to reach them.
His anger erupted at a recent meeting to review the performance of the Department of Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities and Senior Citizens in the district, following which the Deputy Commissioner criticized the officials for providing facilities out of their own pocket.
Discrimination in fixing monthly pension for disabled and wheelchair bound persons, absence of ramps in shopping malls and other buildings and denial of benefits Antyodaya Planning is one of the problems faced by physically handicapped.
According to the 2011 census, there are 2.68 crore disabled persons in India and 13.24 lakh of them are from Karnataka. Dharwad According to the information available with the administration, there are 37,221 disabled people in the district. The disabled complained of disparity in fixing the monthly pension. Two persons with disability ranging from 45 to 70% go through similar hardships but their monthly pension is not the same.
While the monthly pension in Andhra Pradesh is Rs 3,000, Tamil Nadu pays Rs 2,000, Kerala Rs. 1,100 and in Karnataka it ranges from Rs 600 to Rs 1,500. There are complaints that private companies that were mandated to reserve 5% seats in employment for persons with disabilities as per an Act passed in 2016, rarely follow the rule.
Many people with disabilities are not aware of the website www.disabilityjobs.gov which provides information about employment and training opportunities. Central government.
District Disabled Welfare Officer DN finish He said that the government is providing scholarships, equipment, loans for self-employment, reimbursement of medical expenses, bus and train passes, and other facilities to the handicapped and efforts are on to ensure facilities to all eligible people. He said that identity cards are being distributed to physically challenged people to avoid misuse of facilities by others.