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Special Aadhaar Camps for Persons with Disabilities launched in Delhi

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Svayam,  Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI )  & Delhi Government facilitate Special Aadhaar Enrolment Camps for Residents with Disabilities

New Delhi, November 15th, 2011:- Svayam, UIDAI and Delhi Government have joined hands to facilitate enrollment of people with disabilities for the Unique Identification (UID) number- Aadhaar. This is in line with broader national vision of including all marginalized groups such as people with disabilities. A formal launch of this special enrolment drive was held today at Auditorium, Jindal Centre. The event witnessed participation by various government officials, Camp Coordinators, residents with disabilities and other eminent personalities.

Svayam, UIDAI & Delhi Government will organize Special Enrollment Camps across Delhi State.  Through this initiative, Svayam will to reach out to the disabled residents, NGOs, DPOs, CSOs across the city and UIDAI and Govt. of Delhi will be responsible for organizing and conducting the camps.

In the initial phase, the camps will be conducted at 15 locations within the city including places like Vasant Kunj, Rohini, Vikas Puri, Narela, Hauz Khas, Bhajanpura etc.

Speaking at the occasion, Ms. Sminu Jindal,  Founder of Svayam said “It’s a great honour to be associated with UIDAI. It’s a wonderful initiative and we hope this association along with the support of Delhi Government would help disabled people to get enrolled in a friendly and accessible centre being organized in their areas.”

UIDAI RO Delhi while speaking of Aadhaar’s special drives said, “The UIDAI started enrolling residents in Delhi on 2nd October 2010 and to date has enrolled almost 80 lakh residents for Aadhaar. For the UIDAI the priority has always been enroling those residents for Aadhaar who are vulnerable or do not have any form of identification.”

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List of Dates and  Venue for the Special Camps

for Persons with Disabilities in Delhi

organized by Svayam in joint collaboration with UIDIA & Delhi Govt & NGO Partners

Proposed Dates Event Name Location/ Venue Coordinator  & their Aadhar Number with Contacts details
15 Nov 201111 AM- 12.30 Formal Launch of special enrolment camps for Persons with Disabilities for Delhi  followed by an inaugural camp for 20 Persons with Disabilities Launch FunctionAuditorium, Svayam, 12 Jindal Centre Bhikaiji Cama Place New Delhi-66 Mr. Subhash Chandra VashishthProgram Coordinator-Svayam, 9811125521, Subhash.vashishth@svayam.com  & gmail.com

16 Nov 2011 (Wednesday)

10AM-5 PM

 Special enrolment camp for Persons with Disabilities South Muskaan , B-2 Vasant Kunj, New Delhi-110070. Mrs. Neera Chawla, 9911591810, neechawla@hotmail.com
17 Nov 2011(Thursday)10-5 PM Special enrolment camp for Persons with Disabilities South WestARSD College, Dhaula Kuan,Delhi University South Campus  Dr. Topan Dass, ARSD College, Dhaulakuan, New Delhi

Phone: 09891874513 Email:  Arsd_library21@yahoo.com
18 A/N  & 19 Nov 2011 (Friday /Saturday) Special enrolment camp for Persons with Disabilities North Equal Opportunity Cell, Delhi University Dr. (Ms.) Chandra Nisha Singh  cnishasingh@gmail.com  09810630544 (mob) 27662602 (office)
20 Nov 2011 (Sunday)10-5 PM Special enrolment camp for Persons with Disabilities North East DelhiF-29, Near Chand Bagh Pulia (Bhajan Pura Chowk) Khajoori Khas, Delhi-110094 Mr. Pradeep Raj

Gen. Secy. – Association for Disabled People

Mob: +91 9350164514, Ph: +91 11 46532258  pradeeprajsuperidol@gmail.com disabledpower@yahoo.in,
21 Nov  2011(Monday) Special enrolment camp for Persons with Disabilities South C-21, Qutub Institutional Area, New Delhi  Dr.  (Ms.) S Muthulakshmi

Principal, Sahan Special School for the Mentally Retarded (India) 09811209495

madamlakshmi@yahoo.co.in

sahan06@rediffmail.com
22 -23 Nov 2011 (Tuesday & Wednesday)10-5 PM Special enrolment camp for Persons with Disabilities North West: Raja Harish Chander Hospital Narela, New Delhi Mr.  Rukshar Ahmad Khan

Mob: 9013760786, societydev@gmail.com
24 Nov 2011 (Thursday)10-5 PM Special enrolment camp for Persons with Disabilities South National Association For the Blind, Centre for Blind Women, L 25, Hauz Khas Enclave, New Delhi 110016Contact No: (011) 41656266, 26852589 Ms. Karuna

Assistant Director,NAB Centre

Mob No: 9582772052, email nabindiacbw@hotmail.com

karunapunjabi@hotmail.com
25 Nov  2011(Friday)10-5 PM Special enrolment camp for Persons with Disabilities South EastMPCC, Dera village, Delhi (near Bhati mines) Mrs. Seema Chadha

Project Manager- Dera Residential Project

Mob: 9868034448, Sm_chadha@yahoo.co.in
10 Dec 2011(Saturday) Special enrolment camp for Persons with Disabilities South DelhiSabalD-66, Chattarpur Extn., Near Baba Balak nath Mandir ,New Delhi -110074 Mrs. Deepa Pandey  Principal-  SABAL

Mobile: 9716481381
11 Dec 2011(Sunday)10-5 PM Special enrolment camp for Persons with Disabilities East  Bhola Sadan, A-89, Street-7, Jagat Puri, Delhi-110051 Mr. Surender Bhola 

(Gen. Secy. of Panjabi Yuva Sangathan), addbhola@gmail.com, Mob: 09213953775
12 -13 Dec 2011(Monday and Tuesday) Special enrolment camp for Persons with Disabilities EastLeprosy Mission Hospital, NandnagriNew Delhi-93  Mr. Manoj Varghese

Aadhaar No: 901264921371

Technical Media Expert

The Leprosy Mission Media Centre
M-9899683808, manojmediacenter@yahoo.co.uk


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Disability Advocates demand access to Bus Depots in Gujarat

Gujrat has taken lead in developing socially inclusive infrastructure like BRT and Metro and the pace of growth is quite remarkable. However, it necessary that the existing bus Q shelters are also retrofitted with barrier free features to enable passengers experiencing disabilities to use these services on an equal basis with others. Also the existing fleet needs to be gradually replaced with accessible buses with proper access from Bus Depots and Q shelters.

Gujarat has set successful examples of Public private Partnership and there is no reason why PPP can be availed to improve accessibility at GRSTC BUS Depts!

regards

Subhash Chandra Vashishth

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Funds crunch makes GRSTC bus depots disabled-unfriendly
29 Jun 2009, 0049 hrs IST, TNN

Gandhinagar : Of the 125 Gujarat State Road Transport Corporation (GSRTC) bus depots in the state, facilities for the physically-challenged at 104 are missing. A slope which is mandatory at each bus stop to facilitate the differently-abled board the vehicle comfortably is not in place.

GSRTC officials say it is the dearth of funds which a big hurdle in providing such facilities.

The matter was taken up recently by the Disability Advocacy Group during a meeting with RM Patel, principal secretary, labour and employment department, who also holds the additional charge of disabled commissioner. The representatives of the group demanded that there should be an adequate arrangement for the physically-challenged to get into a bus easily and get down from them as well.

During the meeting, PK Patel, chief traffic & commercial manager, said there were slopes at 21 bus depots for the physically-challenged. He added at the remaining 104 depots, there was no provision for slopes and fund crunch was a big hindrance. The commissioner directed GSRTC to allocate funds and set a deadline for making slopes at all these depots.

Pradeep Anjaria, a commuter, said, “The buses are designed in such a manner that it becomes difficult for the physically-challenged to get inside them. The entrance of these buses are L-shaped and hence they cannot board the bus easily.”

He said in absence of a slope, one has to first lift the physically-challenged person and take him on the platform and then take his wheelchair in. They also find it difficult to get into a bus as there is no separate lane for them to board a bus.

Ranjit Gohil, who was present at the meeting, said, “The physically-challenged are provided host of facilities in many countries. But in India, laws are not enforced properly. One needs to ensure implementation of these laws without fail.”

Gohil said the situation of the railways is no better. He has filed a complaint against the railways stating that it does not have any facility for physically-challenged passengers to move from platform 1 to 12. He said there is a slope for entry to platform 1 only. The lifts which are installed at the platforms are mostly out of order, he pointed out.