A Government Resolution (GR) to this effect has been issued, mandating all ministries, departments, and autonomous institutions to record and publicly share information about their employees with disabilities as per the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act, 2016, and the Rules of 2017
Departments that fail to submit the data in the prescribed format will face penal action under Section 89 of the 2016 Act. Representational Pic
All government and semi-government offices in Maharashtra have been directed to publish details of employees with disabilities on their official websites every year on January 1, to ensure proper implementation of the reservation policy for them, news agenct PTI reported.
The directive, issued by the Persons with Disabilities (PwDs) Welfare Department, aims to strengthen the enforcement of the 4 per cent reservation in public employment for persons with disabilities, department secretary Tukaram Mundhe said in a statement on Friday.
A Government Resolution (GR) to this effect has been issued, mandating all ministries, departments, and autonomous institutions to record and publicly share information about their employees with disabilities as per the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act, 2016, and the Rules of 2017, PTI reported.
Mundhe said, “The move seeks to maintain a transparent and accurate record of employees with disabilities and ensure effective implementation of the reservation policy."
The initiative is also expected to create a uniform state-wide database of employees with disabilities and accelerate measures for their empowerment and protection of rights.
Under the new rule, all departments must conduct a biannual review of vacant posts reserved for PwDs to ensure that backlog vacancies are filled promptly, PTI reported.
Each department will compile the required data and submit it annually on January 1 to the Commissioner for Persons with Disabilities, who will consolidate and include it department-wise in the annual report.
Departments that fail to submit the data in the prescribed format will face penal action under Section 89 of the 2016 Act, Mundhe cautioned.
Maharashtra government directs all schools to sing full version of Vande Mataram from Oct 31 to Nov 7
The Maharashtra government has instructed all schools across the state to sing the complete version of the national song Vande Mataram from October 31 to November 7.
The decision has been taken to mark the 150th anniversary of Vande Mataram, penned by Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay.
At present, the schools in state sing only the first two stanzas of the song. However, in celebration of the milestone, the circular states that schools of all mediums must perform the full version and also display exhibitions depicting the history and significance of the song, PTI reported.
The directive was issued by the School Education Department on October 27 through an official circular.
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