Haryana to fill up 473 posts of physically handicapped

by Haryananewswire (Balbir)

CHANDIGARH, MARCH 19

 Haryana Staff Selection Commission will fill up 473 posts of physically handicapped by the end of this year as these have already been advertised.

This was informed in a meeting chaired by Haryana Chief Secretary, Mrs Urvashi Gulati here today regarding filling up of backlog of physically handicapped in the services of the Government, Public Sector Undertakings and Universities.

It was informed that out of these 473 posts, interview for 65 posts had already been conducted. The maximum number of these posts were of Uttar Haryana Bijli Vitran Nigam where  228 Assistant Linemen and 25 Lower Division Clerk would be recruited, followed by 29 posts of Patwari in  Directorate of Land Records, 23 Junior Engineer of Irrigation, 18 Canal Patwari of office of Engineer–in-Chief, Irrigation, 17 staff MPHW (Male) of Health (Malaria), 13 staff nurses of Health Services and 10 inspectors of Transport Department. These posts would be filled up by year end.

Mrs Gulati said that   instructions were issued from time to time to all the departments to clear the backlog of vacancies for posts reserved for the physically challenged persons in consonance with section 33 of the Persons with Disability   (Equal Opportunities, protection of Rights and Full Participation) Act 1995. The State Government was serious to clear the backlog of posts for physically challenged for group A to D posts in all the departments. The departments were directed to mark out the backlog of such vacancies and send the requisition to Haryana Public Service Commission and Haryana Staff Selection Commission on priority basis.         The recruiting agencies were also directed to fill these posts by launching special campaigns and fairs and recommend candidates as early as possible. Under the Act, at least three per cent of posts in government departments were to be reserved for disabled persons.          

General Secretary, Rashtriya Drishtiheen Sangh, Haryana Shakha  and Advisor of Government Institute for Blinds, Panipat, Mr Jageram expressed gratitude to the State Government  for its initiatives for filling  up the backlog of posts for physically challenged and requested that these posts would be filled at the earliest.

The Financial Commissioner and Principal Secretary,  Cooperation, Mr Krishna Mohan, Financial Commissioner and Principal Secretary, Social Justice and Empowerment, Mr Manik Sonawane, Financial Commissioner and Principal Secretary, Public Works (Building and Roads) Department, Mr S. C. Chaudhry, Financial Commissioner and Principal Secretary, Excise and Taxation, Mr Ramendra Jhakhu, Financial Commissioner and Principal Secretary, Home ,Mr Samir Mathur, Financial Commissioner and Principal Secretary  Irrigation, Mr K. K. Jalan, Financial Commissioner and Principal Secretary, School Education, Mrs Surina Rajan, Financial Commissioner and Principal Secretary, Renewable Energy, Mr Vijay Vardhan,    Financial Commissioner and Principal Secretary, Technical Education, Mr Sanjeev Kaushal and several senior officers  were  present in the meeting.