The Punjab government is making best efforts to redress the issues confronted to the physically challenged people in the province, a spokesman of Social Welfare department said. The spokesman said that a delegation of Pakistan Association of Blind met Punjab Chief Minister for redressal of their grievances.
The Chief Minister subsequently accorded approval to lifting of ban on recruitment against quota reserved for the disabled and enhancement of the disabled quota in government employment from two percent to three percent. Therefore, on 26.12.2014, ban on recruitment against reserved quota for the disabled was relaxed. The Punjab Cabinet had already approved enhancement of quota from two to three percent.
He further said that immediate steps to redress the contention of the disabled have been taken by the government. Raising of quota required amendment of the Disabled Persons (Employment and Rehabilitation) Ordinance, 1981. This necessitates following of assembly procedure. Additionally recruitment against reserved quota has been relaxed but it has to be undertaken under the recruitment policy of the government to ensure transparency of procedure and recruitment on merit, he added.
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