(a) Whether the Government has taken initiatives for allotment of tea-
stalls, PCO booths to the disabled persons at the railway stations on the
priority basis and has asked other ministries to provide more and more jobs
to them; and ;
(b) If so, the details thereof and the progress made in this regard?
MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF SOCIAL JUSTICE & EMPOWERMENT (SMT. SUBBULAKSHMI JAGADEESAN)
(a)& (b) The following guidelines for allotment of tea-stalls and PCO booths
in Railways are being followed:-
I. Two percent of all reserved category catering units are allotted to the
persons with disabilities. The reserved category units are based on the
following criteria:-
(i) `B` & `C` category stations – 25% of all Restaurants/Refreshments rooms
are in reserved category
(ii) `A`, `B` & `C` category stations - 25% of all Stalls & 25% of all Trolleys
are in reserved category
(iii) `D`, `E` & `F` category stations – 49.5% of all small units are in reserved
category
II. Twenty five percent STD/ISD/PCO booths on the Railway stations are
reserved for allotment to the Physically Handicapped persons with disability
40% and above.
III. The Persons with Disabilities Act, 1995 provides for 3% reservation against
identified posts in government establishments for employment of persons with
disabilities, of which one per cent each shall be reserved for persons suffering from
(i) blindness or low vision;
(ii) hearing impairment; and
(iii) locomotor disability or
cerebral palsy, in the posts identified for each disability. According to the information
available, 3% of identified posts in the Government of India establishments are filled by
the persons with disabilities.