DISABLED PEOPLE GET BENEFITS IN THIS YEAR's RAILWAY BUDGET

[KODAKKAL SHIVAPRASAD]

It immense pleasure to record here that in the Railway budget for the year-2009 has been announced several benefit packages to disabled people besides disabled friendly approach in railways, we are attaching the railway budget highlights for general awarness. It also informed that following benefits will be available for disabled people:

1. • Policy on Railway Recruitment Boards to be reviewed.
• Special recruitment drive for filling vacancies of Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes
and Physically Handicapped quota

2.Increased contribution of Rs 350 per employee to Staff Benefit Fund to continue for
a year, with Rs 100 per employee for women empowerment, vocational training of
physically and mentally challenged wards especially girl child, and higher education for girls

3. • Expanding facilities like ramps, special signage, lifts, escalators, special coaches for
physically challenged and aged persons