Saturday, July 4, 2015

[IAC#RG] Tatkal reservation cancelation refund

As per govt announced after first July if any tatkal confirm ticket is canceled.passenger will get 50% back. But my experience i was having tatkal reservation and did not get amount back.
Counter clerk says on ticket is mentioned no refund.
Bhagwan gohrani
Bangalore

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On Jul 3, 2015 11:53 AM, AK Bhattacharyya <indiaresists@lists.riseup.net> wrote:
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What about other professionals like Legal, Accountancy, Valuation and to top it all Architects.Do they give receipt for full amount?
 
With kind regards


A.K.BHATTACHARYYA


F.I.StructE (UK), FIE (India), FIBE, FIRT
H-2A, Hauzkhas, New Delhi -16, Ph:011-26854127



On Friday, July 3, 2015 7:42 AM, Venkatraman Ns <nsvenkatchennai@gmail.com> wrote:


                                             
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Re: [IAC#RG] स्वराज बजट

aadarneey Ramesh Seth ji!

Jhuthi Degree par AAP ne istifa liya.... par BJP me mantri maujood,
lakho ka bill office ka par BJP ke netaoN se kaafi kam.... ad par sirf
budget kharcha nahi... Modi - Amitabh niji bima company ke liye
sarkaari kharche par prachar kar rale... pata kar leN... vyavsthaa AAP
hi badalegi.... waah AAP boliye Janab...

Jai Hind!
Ghulam Kundanam,
volunteer, AAP.
9931018391.


On 03/07/2015, Ramesh Seth <hathmepaisa@gmail.com> wrote:
> Shri Kundan ji Jhooti degree, lakhon ke bill , sirf ad per 500+ cr ka
> kharcha. Fir bhi AAP --vah vah
>
> On Thu, Jul 2, 2015 at 9:37 AM, Ghulam kundanam <ghulam.kundanam@gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
>> स्वराज बजट
>> ………………
>>
>> वो सिर्फ खुशफहमी फैलाते ,
>> हम झुग्गी तक खुशहाली लाते।
>> वो दिन - रात जुमले सुनाते,
>> हम दिन - रात काम कर दिखाते।
>>
>> वो जन - धन को विदेश भेजवाते,
>> भारत में खाली खाते खुलवाते,
>> हम जन धन की पाई पाई,
>> जनता के हित में लगवाते।
>>
>> वो स्वच्छ्ता का ढोंग रचाते,
>> सेल्फी पर सेल्फी खिचवाते,
>> हम "भ्रष्टाचार मुक्त विकास" कर,
>> तन मन दोनों स्वच्छ बनाते।
>>
>> वो सड़कों पर सिर्फ योग कराते,
>> हम भ्रष्टाचार का भी रोग भगाते,
>> स्वास्थय शिक्षा जनता की इच्छा,
>> एक हम ही "स्वराज बजट" बनाते।
>>
>> FB Link :-
>>
>> https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=995450970499584&set=a.138685339509489.20376.100001040727520&type=1
>>
>> Deputy Chief Minister Sh. Manish Sisodia presented Aam Aadmi Party
>> government's first Delhi budget on 25th june 2015.
>> Before the budget speech of Dy CM, Delhi Chief Minister Sh. Arvind
>> Kejriwal said that he expected Sisodia to live up to "Aam Aadmi's
>> expectation". As he began the presentation of his maiden budget,
>> Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia said it was "country's
>> first Swaraj budget".
>> Here are the highlights of the budget:
>> • The capacity of solar power in Delhi will be increased.
>> • Power tariff has gone up because of discrepancies in power
>> discoms,
>> said Mr. Sisodia.
>> • We Will install 15 new sewer treatment plants.
>> • Will clean Yamuna river and make it a picnic spot in the next
>> five
>> years.
>> • Will tackle the menace of tanker 'mafia' with the help of GPS.
>> • In three years, will ensure the whole of Delhi gets clean
>> drinking
>> water.
>> • Government is committed to implementation of Majithia commission
>> recommendations.
>> • Government will constitute 'Shramik Vikas Mission'.
>> • Labour welfare centres will be set up across Delhi and the
>> labourers
>> will be registered through a single-window system along with other
>> benefits.
>> • Will give Rs 1 crore each to families of martyrs.
>> • New old age homes will come up in different parts of Delhi.
>> • Loans up to Rs 10 lakh each would be given to those interested in
>> higher education. Girls will get the loan at 1% lesser interest rate.
>> • Six new working women hostels to come up in Delhi.
>> • It will be must for all public mode of transport to have GPS
>> installed.
>> • Marshals to travel in public transport, including buses, to
>> ensure
>> safety of women. CCTV cameras will also be installed in all the buses.
>> • Allocation of Rs 3695 crore for transport in Delhi.
>> • E-rickshaw drivers will get subsidy of Rs 15,000 each.
>> • A single ticket will be available for travelling in metro, buses
>> and
>> autorickshaws.
>> • Different modes of transport in Delhi will be inter-connected,
>> bus
>> and auto information will be available on mobile phones.
>> • There will be provisions to keep digital record of patients.
>> • A total of 11 government hospitals in Delhi will be modernised.
>> • As many as 10,000 beds will be increased in hospitals and 1,000
>> new
>> neighbourhood clinics will come up across Delhi. Of these, 500 will
>> come up this year itself.
>> • Health budget hiked by over 45% to Rs 4787 crore.
>> • As many as 70 schools will work in two shifts.
>> • Rs 310 crore allocated for skill development and professional
>> education.
>> • Delhi to get a new skill development university.
>> • Bringing an amendment to act against schools and colleges not
>> functioning with transparency.
>> • At least 20,000 new teachers to be roped in.
>> • We will convert 50 schools into model schools, will install CCTV
>> cameras in all classrooms across all Delhi schools.
>> • We aim at 100% literacy in Delhi in the next two years.
>> • Budget allocation for education hiked by over 106% to Rs 9,836
>> crore.
>> • Will introduce single-window clearance system to ease business,
>> invite people from across the country to come and do business in
>> India.
>> • All colleges and villages in Delhi to get free wifi with an
>> allocation of Rs 50 crore.
>> • Every district to get new development authority DUDA.
>> • We are moving towards smart city, smart administration.
>> • As part of a pilot programme, will allocate Rs 20 crore each for
>> 11
>> Assembly constituencies for development work, says Sisodia. The
>> programme will be extended to other constituencies in future.
>> • No contractor would get payment for their work unless people are
>> satisfied with the work done.
>> • Propose a 'Swaraj Nidhi', which will be used at the disposal of
>> the
>> common man, allocate Rs 253 crore for the same.
>> • We have given over Rs 1,131 crore to MCD by now, whereas it got
>> just
>> Rs 769 crore in the last financial year.
>> • We want constructive usage of the money contributed by people.
>> • Our government is committed to helping the civic bodies in the
>> national capital.
>> • Allocation of Rs 1,690 for subsidy on power and water tariff.
>> • Rs 1,084 crore allocated to Delhi Transport Corporation (DTC).
>> • As much as 12% of the budget allocation will be given back to the
>> Centre against the loans taken in the past.
>> • Amount of Rs 5,908 crore allocated to local civic bodies.
>> • The expenditure plan for FY2015-16 is of Rs 41,129 crore.
>> • We have acted strongly against hoarding and black marketing.
>> • Delhi has been deprived of the recommendation of the Finance
>> Commission, said Mr. Sisodia.
>> • Tax worth Rs 26,604 crore was collected this financial year.
>> • Per capita income of Delhi is more than the country-wide average.
>> • The government plans to build safe storage houses for onions and
>> other essential food items.
>> • The AAP government aims at making Delhi India's first corruption
>> free state.
>>
>>
>> ___________________________________________
>> AAP website - http://www.aamaadmiparty.org/
>> AAP Facebook : www.facebook.com/AamAadmiParty
>> AAP Twitter : https://twitter.com/AamAadmiParty
>> AAP NRI Contact: nri@aamaadmiparty.org
>>
>> -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
>> Om.Onkar. Allâh.God…..
>> ॐ.ੴ.الله .† …….
>> Jai Hind! Jai Jagat (Universe)!
>> - ग़ुलाम कुन्दनम्
>> कार्यकर्ता, आम आदमी पार्टी, बिहार ।
>> 9931018391, 9334194591 .
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Friday, July 3, 2015

Re: [IAC#RG] Fleecing Hospitals and doctors

The point raised has some validity but the solutions would be:
Insist on numbered receipt for all payments.
Pay by credit card/debit card.

Most hospitals do not accept cheques because of numerous instances of cheques bouncing.

Regards,
Dr. Mathew
Ashok Hospital



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On Thu, Jul 2, 2015 at 8:25 PM, Venkatraman Ns <nsvenkatchennai@gmail.com> wrote:
                                             
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                                                                                                      FLEECING HOSPITALS AND DOCTORS

 

It is sad  that many private hospitals , clinics and doctors have become the den of corruption.  Clinics & doctors  insist on cash payment of fees and do not give receipts. They have no norms in charging fees and have become an exploitative class. Almost all of them accumulate huge black money and evade taxes.

Obviously, central government and income tax department know that  almost all doctors do not pay taxes properly but governments do not care to question them. Hospitals , clinics and doctors very rarely receive tax violation notice and they are rarely raided by income tax department.

 The poor people are the worst sufferers. With most government hospitals having  poor standards and many government doctors are indifferent and private hospitals and doctors fleecing the patients, people from lower income group face desperate conditions when  they fall ill.

Government has the responsibility to discipline the hospitals and doctors and insist on norms for demanding fees. Hospitals, clinics and doctors should be directed to accept fees beyond Rs. 1000  only by cheque and they should give receipt for any fees received above Rs. 50

Time has come for people to protest effectively against the fleecing hospitals. Clinics and doctors.
N.S.Venkatarman
Nandini Voice For The Deprived


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Re: [IAC#RG] स्वराज बजट

All nonsense. please don't send such filthy mails.
I know the reality
AAP is a bunch of idiotic mentally corrupt liers, Frustated  indivisuals



On Friday, 3 July 2015 7:49 AM, Ghulam kundanam <ghulam.kundanam@gmail.com> wrote:


स्वराज बजट
………………

वो सिर्फ खुशफहमी फैलाते ,
हम झुग्गी तक खुशहाली लाते।
वो दिन - रात जुमले सुनाते,
हम दिन - रात काम कर दिखाते।

वो जन - धन को विदेश भेजवाते,
भारत में खाली खाते खुलवाते,
हम जन धन की पाई पाई,
जनता के हित में लगवाते।

वो स्वच्छ्ता का ढोंग रचाते,
सेल्फी पर सेल्फी खिचवाते,
हम "भ्रष्टाचार मुक्त विकास" कर,
तन मन दोनों स्वच्छ बनाते।

वो सड़कों पर सिर्फ योग कराते,
हम भ्रष्टाचार का भी रोग भगाते,
स्वास्थय शिक्षा जनता की इच्छा,
एक हम ही "स्वराज बजट" बनाते।

FB Link :-
https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=995450970499584&set=a.138685339509489.20376.100001040727520&type=1

Deputy Chief Minister Sh. Manish Sisodia presented Aam Aadmi Party
government's first Delhi budget on 25th june 2015.
Before the budget speech of Dy CM, Delhi Chief Minister Sh. Arvind
Kejriwal said that he expected Sisodia to live up to "Aam Aadmi's
expectation".  As he began the presentation of his maiden budget,
Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia said it was "country's
first Swaraj budget".
Here are the highlights of the budget:
•    The capacity of solar power in Delhi will be increased.
•    Power tariff has gone up because of discrepancies in power discoms,
said Mr. Sisodia.
•    We Will install 15 new sewer treatment plants.
•    Will clean Yamuna river and make it a picnic spot in the next five years.
•    Will tackle the menace of tanker 'mafia' with the help of GPS.
•    In three years, will ensure the whole of Delhi gets clean drinking water.
•    Government is committed to implementation of Majithia commission
recommendations.
•    Government will constitute 'Shramik Vikas Mission'.
•    Labour welfare centres will be set up across Delhi and the labourers
will be registered through a single-window system along with other
benefits.
•    Will give Rs 1 crore each to families of martyrs.
•    New old age homes will come up in different parts of Delhi.
•    Loans up to Rs 10 lakh each would be given to those interested in
higher education. Girls will get the loan at 1% lesser interest rate.
•    Six new working women hostels to come up in Delhi.
•    It will be must for all public mode of transport to have GPS installed.
•    Marshals to travel in public transport, including buses, to ensure
safety of women. CCTV cameras will also be installed in all the buses.
•    Allocation of Rs 3695 crore for transport in Delhi.
•    E-rickshaw drivers will get subsidy of Rs 15,000 each.
•    A single ticket will be available for travelling in metro, buses and
autorickshaws.
•    Different modes of transport in Delhi will be inter-connected, bus
and auto information will be available on mobile phones.
•    There will be provisions to keep digital record of patients.
•    A total of 11 government hospitals in Delhi will be modernised.
•    As many as 10,000 beds will be increased in hospitals and 1,000 new
neighbourhood clinics will come up across Delhi. Of these, 500 will
come up this year itself.
•    Health budget hiked by over 45% to Rs 4787 crore.
•    As many as 70 schools will work in two shifts.
•    Rs 310 crore allocated for skill development and professional education.
•    Delhi to get a new skill development university.
•    Bringing an amendment to act against schools and colleges not
functioning with transparency.
•    At least 20,000 new teachers to be roped in.
•    We will convert 50 schools into model schools, will install CCTV
cameras in all classrooms across all Delhi schools.
•    We aim at 100% literacy in Delhi in the next two years.
•    Budget allocation for education hiked by over 106% to Rs 9,836 crore.
•    Will introduce single-window clearance system to ease business,
invite people from across the country to come and do business in
India.
•    All colleges and villages in Delhi to get free wifi with an
allocation of Rs 50 crore.
•    Every district to get new development authority DUDA.
•    We are moving towards smart city, smart administration.
•    As part of a pilot programme, will allocate Rs 20 crore each for 11
Assembly constituencies for development work, says Sisodia. The
programme will be extended to other constituencies in future.
•    No contractor would get payment for their work unless people are
satisfied with the work done.
•    Propose a 'Swaraj Nidhi', which will be used at the disposal of the
common man, allocate Rs 253 crore for the same.
•    We have given over Rs 1,131 crore to MCD by now, whereas it got just
Rs 769 crore in the last financial year.
•    We want constructive usage of the money contributed by people.
•    Our government is committed to helping the civic bodies in the
national capital.
•    Allocation of Rs 1,690 for subsidy on power and water tariff.
•    Rs 1,084 crore allocated to Delhi Transport Corporation (DTC).
•    As much as 12% of the budget allocation will be given back to the
Centre against the loans taken in the past.
•    Amount of Rs 5,908 crore allocated to local civic bodies.
•    The expenditure plan for FY2015-16 is of Rs 41,129 crore.
•    We have acted strongly against hoarding and black marketing.
•    Delhi has been deprived of the recommendation of the Finance
Commission, said Mr. Sisodia.
•    Tax worth Rs 26,604 crore was collected this financial year.
•    Per capita income of Delhi is more than the country-wide average.
•    The government plans to build safe storage houses for onions and
other essential food items.
•    The AAP government aims at making Delhi India's first corruption free state.


___________________________________________
AAP website - http://www.aamaadmiparty.org/
AAP Facebook : www.facebook.com/AamAadmiParty
AAP Twitter : https://twitter.com/AamAadmiParty
AAP NRI Contact: nri@aamaadmiparty.org
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कार्यकर्ता, आम आदमी पार्टी, बिहार ।
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Re: [IAC#RG] Fleecing Hospitals and doctors

why only docs but also the lawyers who takes laks of rs as fees n give no receipt n does not declare their true income, who can reign them.



On Friday, 3 July 2015 9:08 AM, Venkatraman Ns <nsvenkatchennai@gmail.com> wrote:


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To

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                                                                                                      FLEECING HOSPITALS AND DOCTORS
 
It is sad  that many private hospitals , clinics and doctors have become the den of corruption.  Clinics & doctors  insist on cash payment of fees and do not give receipts. They have no norms in charging fees and have become an exploitative class. Almost all of them accumulate huge black money and evade taxes.
Obviously, central government and income tax department know that  almost all doctors do not pay taxes properly but governments do not care to question them. Hospitals , clinics and doctors very rarely receive tax violation notice and they are rarely raided by income tax department.
 The poor people are the worst sufferers. With most government hospitals having  poor standards and many government doctors are indifferent and private hospitals and doctors fleecing the patients, people from lower income group face desperate conditions when  they fall ill.
Government has the responsibility to discipline the hospitals and doctors and insist on norms for demanding fees. Hospitals, clinics and doctors should be directed to accept fees beyond Rs. 1000  only by cheque and they should give receipt for any fees received above Rs. 50
Time has come for people to protest effectively against the fleecing hospitals. Clinics and doctors.
N.S.Venkatarman
Nandini Voice For The Deprived


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Thursday, July 2, 2015

Re: [IAC#RG] Fleecing Hospitals and doctors

What about other professionals like Legal, Accountancy, Valuation and to top it all Architects.Do they give receipt for full amount?
 
With kind regards


A.K.BHATTACHARYYA


F.I.StructE (UK), FIE (India), FIBE, FIRT
H-2A, Hauzkhas, New Delhi -16, Ph:011-26854127



On Friday, July 3, 2015 7:42 AM, Venkatraman Ns <nsvenkatchennai@gmail.com> wrote:


                                             
To

India Against Corruption
                                                                                                      FLEECING HOSPITALS AND DOCTORS
 
It is sad  that many private hospitals , clinics and doctors have become the den of corruption.  Clinics & doctors  insist on cash payment of fees and do not give receipts. They have no norms in charging fees and have become an exploitative class. Almost all of them accumulate huge black money and evade taxes.
Obviously, central government and income tax department know that  almost all doctors do not pay taxes properly but governments do not care to question them. Hospitals , clinics and doctors very rarely receive tax violation notice and they are rarely raided by income tax department.
 The poor people are the worst sufferers. With most government hospitals having  poor standards and many government doctors are indifferent and private hospitals and doctors fleecing the patients, people from lower income group face desperate conditions when  they fall ill.
Government has the responsibility to discipline the hospitals and doctors and insist on norms for demanding fees. Hospitals, clinics and doctors should be directed to accept fees beyond Rs. 1000  only by cheque and they should give receipt for any fees received above Rs. 50
Time has come for people to protest effectively against the fleecing hospitals. Clinics and doctors.
N.S.Venkatarman
Nandini Voice For The Deprived


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Re: [IAC#RG] स्वराज बजट

Shri Kundan ji Jhooti degree, lakhon ke bill , sirf ad per 500+ cr ka kharcha. Fir bhi AAP --vah vah

On Thu, Jul 2, 2015 at 9:37 AM, Ghulam kundanam <ghulam.kundanam@gmail.com> wrote:
स्वराज बजट
………………

वो सिर्फ खुशफहमी फैलाते ,
हम झुग्गी तक खुशहाली लाते।
वो दिन - रात जुमले सुनाते,
हम दिन - रात काम कर दिखाते।

वो जन - धन को विदेश भेजवाते,
भारत में खाली खाते खुलवाते,
हम जन धन की पाई पाई,
जनता के हित में लगवाते।

वो स्वच्छ्ता का ढोंग रचाते,
सेल्फी पर सेल्फी खिचवाते,
हम "भ्रष्टाचार मुक्त विकास" कर,
तन मन दोनों स्वच्छ बनाते।

वो सड़कों पर सिर्फ योग कराते,
हम भ्रष्टाचार का भी रोग भगाते,
स्वास्थय शिक्षा जनता की इच्छा,
एक हम ही "स्वराज बजट" बनाते।

FB Link :-
https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=995450970499584&set=a.138685339509489.20376.100001040727520&type=1

Deputy Chief Minister Sh. Manish Sisodia presented Aam Aadmi Party
government's first Delhi budget on 25th june 2015.
Before the budget speech of Dy CM, Delhi Chief Minister Sh. Arvind
Kejriwal said that he expected Sisodia to live up to "Aam Aadmi's
expectation".   As he began the presentation of his maiden budget,
Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia said it was "country's
first Swaraj budget".
Here are the highlights of the budget:
•       The capacity of solar power in Delhi will be increased.
•       Power tariff has gone up because of discrepancies in power discoms,
said Mr. Sisodia.
•       We Will install 15 new sewer treatment plants.
•       Will clean Yamuna river and make it a picnic spot in the next five years.
•       Will tackle the menace of tanker 'mafia' with the help of GPS.
•       In three years, will ensure the whole of Delhi gets clean drinking water.
•       Government is committed to implementation of Majithia commission
recommendations.
•       Government will constitute 'Shramik Vikas Mission'.
•       Labour welfare centres will be set up across Delhi and the labourers
will be registered through a single-window system along with other
benefits.
•       Will give Rs 1 crore each to families of martyrs.
•       New old age homes will come up in different parts of Delhi.
•       Loans up to Rs 10 lakh each would be given to those interested in
higher education. Girls will get the loan at 1% lesser interest rate.
•       Six new working women hostels to come up in Delhi.
•       It will be must for all public mode of transport to have GPS installed.
•       Marshals to travel in public transport, including buses, to ensure
safety of women. CCTV cameras will also be installed in all the buses.
•       Allocation of Rs 3695 crore for transport in Delhi.
•       E-rickshaw drivers will get subsidy of Rs 15,000 each.
•       A single ticket will be available for travelling in metro, buses and
autorickshaws.
•       Different modes of transport in Delhi will be inter-connected, bus
and auto information will be available on mobile phones.
•       There will be provisions to keep digital record of patients.
•       A total of 11 government hospitals in Delhi will be modernised.
•       As many as 10,000 beds will be increased in hospitals and 1,000 new
neighbourhood clinics will come up across Delhi. Of these, 500 will
come up this year itself.
•       Health budget hiked by over 45% to Rs 4787 crore.
•       As many as 70 schools will work in two shifts.
•       Rs 310 crore allocated for skill development and professional education.
•       Delhi to get a new skill development university.
•       Bringing an amendment to act against schools and colleges not
functioning with transparency.
•       At least 20,000 new teachers to be roped in.
•       We will convert 50 schools into model schools, will install CCTV
cameras in all classrooms across all Delhi schools.
•       We aim at 100% literacy in Delhi in the next two years.
•       Budget allocation for education hiked by over 106% to Rs 9,836 crore.
•       Will introduce single-window clearance system to ease business,
invite people from across the country to come and do business in
India.
•       All colleges and villages in Delhi to get free wifi with an
allocation of Rs 50 crore.
•       Every district to get new development authority DUDA.
•       We are moving towards smart city, smart administration.
•       As part of a pilot programme, will allocate Rs 20 crore each for 11
Assembly constituencies for development work, says Sisodia. The
programme will be extended to other constituencies in future.
•       No contractor would get payment for their work unless people are
satisfied with the work done.
•       Propose a 'Swaraj Nidhi', which will be used at the disposal of the
common man, allocate Rs 253 crore for the same.
•       We have given over Rs 1,131 crore to MCD by now, whereas it got just
Rs 769 crore in the last financial year.
•       We want constructive usage of the money contributed by people.
•       Our government is committed to helping the civic bodies in the
national capital.
•       Allocation of Rs 1,690 for subsidy on power and water tariff.
•       Rs 1,084 crore allocated to Delhi Transport Corporation (DTC).
•       As much as 12% of the budget allocation will be given back to the
Centre against the loans taken in the past.
•       Amount of Rs 5,908 crore allocated to local civic bodies.
•       The expenditure plan for FY2015-16 is of Rs 41,129 crore.
•       We have acted strongly against hoarding and black marketing.
•       Delhi has been deprived of the recommendation of the Finance
Commission, said Mr. Sisodia.
•       Tax worth Rs 26,604 crore was collected this financial year.
•       Per capita income of Delhi is more than the country-wide average.
•       The government plans to build safe storage houses for onions and
other essential food items.
•       The AAP government aims at making Delhi India's first corruption free state.


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Re: [IAC#RG] Fleecing Hospitals and doctors

Respected Sir, Shri Venktaraman ji,

Very well said and moved the proposition you have made, Sire.
My family and i are with you, all the way.
Our great tragedy in independent India is, the weak and poor are left in the lurch, all the way. While the meek. -- tribals or the so-named Dalits are left to fend for themselves, and they end up at the doors of the unqualified ones!
Yes, that too is happening in our Bharat ; NO one cares, each one is for his/her own, sadly.

With that background, the Standing (or sitting) Committees are more concerned with their own allowances and per diems of the ones we elect to the two Houses we run (and RUN they not i must add), in our land !

i can say all that because one sees it here all the time. (We provide our part time staff at home and the full time driver whatever we can to support them and their children, in their health care.)

India' budgetary allocations-- at State or Central levels are indeed a "joke" --
just as it goes in the areas of education or SANITATION -- the major ruinous cause for half our illnesses among the poor or the RICH.

No one will, no one does listen, ever.    

The so called Civil Hospitals under the State ( i live in Gurgaon) are under staffed, their good staff does whatever they can with hardly any medicines available for the harried lot that comes to them in hundreds and thousands! 





On 2 July 2015 at 20:25, Venkatraman Ns <nsvenkatchennai@gmail.com> wrote:
                                             
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India Against Corruption
                                                                                                      FLEECING HOSPITALS AND DOCTORS

 

It is sad  that many private hospitals , clinics and doctors have become the den of corruption.  Clinics & doctors  insist on cash payment of fees and do not give receipts. They have no norms in charging fees and have become an exploitative class. Almost all of them accumulate huge black money and evade taxes.

Obviously, central government and income tax department know that  almost all doctors do not pay taxes properly but governments do not care to question them. Hospitals , clinics and doctors very rarely receive tax violation notice and they are rarely raided by income tax department.

 The poor people are the worst sufferers. With most government hospitals having  poor standards and many government doctors are indifferent and private hospitals and doctors fleecing the patients, people from lower income group face desperate conditions when  they fall ill.

Government has the responsibility to discipline the hospitals and doctors and insist on norms for demanding fees. Hospitals, clinics and doctors should be directed to accept fees beyond Rs. 1000  only by cheque and they should give receipt for any fees received above Rs. 50

Time has come for people to protest effectively against the fleecing hospitals. Clinics and doctors.
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[IAC#RG] Fleecing Hospitals and doctors

                                             
To

India Against Corruption
                                                                                                      FLEECING HOSPITALS AND DOCTORS

 

It is sad  that many private hospitals , clinics and doctors have become the den of corruption.  Clinics & doctors  insist on cash payment of fees and do not give receipts. They have no norms in charging fees and have become an exploitative class. Almost all of them accumulate huge black money and evade taxes.

Obviously, central government and income tax department know that  almost all doctors do not pay taxes properly but governments do not care to question them. Hospitals , clinics and doctors very rarely receive tax violation notice and they are rarely raided by income tax department.

 The poor people are the worst sufferers. With most government hospitals having  poor standards and many government doctors are indifferent and private hospitals and doctors fleecing the patients, people from lower income group face desperate conditions when  they fall ill.

Government has the responsibility to discipline the hospitals and doctors and insist on norms for demanding fees. Hospitals, clinics and doctors should be directed to accept fees beyond Rs. 1000  only by cheque and they should give receipt for any fees received above Rs. 50

Time has come for people to protest effectively against the fleecing hospitals. Clinics and doctors.
N.S.Venkatarman
Nandini Voice For The Deprived

Wednesday, July 1, 2015

[IAC#RG] स्वराज बजट

स्वराज बजट
………………

वो सिर्फ खुशफहमी फैलाते ,
हम झुग्गी तक खुशहाली लाते।
वो दिन - रात जुमले सुनाते,
हम दिन - रात काम कर दिखाते।

वो जन - धन को विदेश भेजवाते,
भारत में खाली खाते खुलवाते,
हम जन धन की पाई पाई,
जनता के हित में लगवाते।

वो स्वच्छ्ता का ढोंग रचाते,
सेल्फी पर सेल्फी खिचवाते,
हम "भ्रष्टाचार मुक्त विकास" कर,
तन मन दोनों स्वच्छ बनाते।

वो सड़कों पर सिर्फ योग कराते,
हम भ्रष्टाचार का भी रोग भगाते,
स्वास्थय शिक्षा जनता की इच्छा,
एक हम ही "स्वराज बजट" बनाते।

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Deputy Chief Minister Sh. Manish Sisodia presented Aam Aadmi Party
government's first Delhi budget on 25th june 2015.
Before the budget speech of Dy CM, Delhi Chief Minister Sh. Arvind
Kejriwal said that he expected Sisodia to live up to "Aam Aadmi's
expectation". As he began the presentation of his maiden budget,
Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia said it was "country's
first Swaraj budget".
Here are the highlights of the budget:
• The capacity of solar power in Delhi will be increased.
• Power tariff has gone up because of discrepancies in power discoms,
said Mr. Sisodia.
• We Will install 15 new sewer treatment plants.
• Will clean Yamuna river and make it a picnic spot in the next five years.
• Will tackle the menace of tanker 'mafia' with the help of GPS.
• In three years, will ensure the whole of Delhi gets clean drinking water.
• Government is committed to implementation of Majithia commission
recommendations.
• Government will constitute 'Shramik Vikas Mission'.
• Labour welfare centres will be set up across Delhi and the labourers
will be registered through a single-window system along with other
benefits.
• Will give Rs 1 crore each to families of martyrs.
• New old age homes will come up in different parts of Delhi.
• Loans up to Rs 10 lakh each would be given to those interested in
higher education. Girls will get the loan at 1% lesser interest rate.
• Six new working women hostels to come up in Delhi.
• It will be must for all public mode of transport to have GPS installed.
• Marshals to travel in public transport, including buses, to ensure
safety of women. CCTV cameras will also be installed in all the buses.
• Allocation of Rs 3695 crore for transport in Delhi.
• E-rickshaw drivers will get subsidy of Rs 15,000 each.
• A single ticket will be available for travelling in metro, buses and
autorickshaws.
• Different modes of transport in Delhi will be inter-connected, bus
and auto information will be available on mobile phones.
• There will be provisions to keep digital record of patients.
• A total of 11 government hospitals in Delhi will be modernised.
• As many as 10,000 beds will be increased in hospitals and 1,000 new
neighbourhood clinics will come up across Delhi. Of these, 500 will
come up this year itself.
• Health budget hiked by over 45% to Rs 4787 crore.
• As many as 70 schools will work in two shifts.
• Rs 310 crore allocated for skill development and professional education.
• Delhi to get a new skill development university.
• Bringing an amendment to act against schools and colleges not
functioning with transparency.
• At least 20,000 new teachers to be roped in.
• We will convert 50 schools into model schools, will install CCTV
cameras in all classrooms across all Delhi schools.
• We aim at 100% literacy in Delhi in the next two years.
• Budget allocation for education hiked by over 106% to Rs 9,836 crore.
• Will introduce single-window clearance system to ease business,
invite people from across the country to come and do business in
India.
• All colleges and villages in Delhi to get free wifi with an
allocation of Rs 50 crore.
• Every district to get new development authority DUDA.
• We are moving towards smart city, smart administration.
• As part of a pilot programme, will allocate Rs 20 crore each for 11
Assembly constituencies for development work, says Sisodia. The
programme will be extended to other constituencies in future.
• No contractor would get payment for their work unless people are
satisfied with the work done.
• Propose a 'Swaraj Nidhi', which will be used at the disposal of the
common man, allocate Rs 253 crore for the same.
• We have given over Rs 1,131 crore to MCD by now, whereas it got just
Rs 769 crore in the last financial year.
• We want constructive usage of the money contributed by people.
• Our government is committed to helping the civic bodies in the
national capital.
• Allocation of Rs 1,690 for subsidy on power and water tariff.
• Rs 1,084 crore allocated to Delhi Transport Corporation (DTC).
• As much as 12% of the budget allocation will be given back to the
Centre against the loans taken in the past.
• Amount of Rs 5,908 crore allocated to local civic bodies.
• The expenditure plan for FY2015-16 is of Rs 41,129 crore.
• We have acted strongly against hoarding and black marketing.
• Delhi has been deprived of the recommendation of the Finance
Commission, said Mr. Sisodia.
• Tax worth Rs 26,604 crore was collected this financial year.
• Per capita income of Delhi is more than the country-wide average.
• The government plans to build safe storage houses for onions and
other essential food items.
• The AAP government aims at making Delhi India's first corruption free state.


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Tuesday, June 30, 2015

Re: [IAC#RG] Need help securing the rights of homeschoolers

Hi Vickram,

Can you email me here or privately more information about your PIL? I'd like to blog about it in support as well as for the information of homeschoolers and schoolers in general.

Vidyut

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On Tue, Jun 30, 2015 at 8:20 AM, Vickram Crishna <v1clist@yahoo.co.uk> wrote:
With respect to list member Vidyut's observation wrt children with disabilities and appropriate schooling, note that, in a bizarre interpretation of RTE, presumably, the Maharashtra State has unilaterally decided that all schoolchildren (aged 6-14) must be enrolled with UIDAI.

Aside from the obvious, that biometrics for children are unreliable as a lifetime proof of identity, hence identity update is a necessity for such enrollments (at a so far unspecified cost and impact on the viability of the UID as a lifelong unique identifying number), the order implicitly assumes that dropping out is an offence, which is tantamount to the assumption that state schooling is the only form of education envisaged under the RTE. 

I have filed a PIL in protest, now in the Bombay High Court, FYI. If Vidyut would care to contact me directly, perhaps an affidavit as an impacted parent could be admitted to the petition.


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From:"Shanti Bhushan" <shantibhush@gmail.com>
Date:Tue, 30 Jun, 2015 at 8:04 am
Subject:Re: [IAC#RG] Need help securing the rights of homeschoolers

I agree that every child should be a willing participant in all activities of the school.If the teachers are really good they would make the activities so interesting that no child would be able to resist the temptation to join in the activity.

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On 28-Jun-2015, at 7:37 pm, Vidyut <wide.aware@gmail.com> wrote:

I hear you Sarbajit, Gaur J K. I will explore the PWD Act as well as other options coming up in our discussions.

Shanti Bhushan ji, I understand your example - the absence of abuse and lack of violence, in my view is essential for respectful raising of children - who in turn become non-violent adults. Children who grow up learning that might is right from adults who force them to comply, eventually grow up and realize that they can force others now that they aren't powerless. My vision goes beyond this. Compulsion in itself is disrespect, given that the child is not consulted and a willing participant of school (eventual adaptation is not voluntary participation - it is survival in the face of unchangeable circumstances). Though I do see that it will be difficult for schools to hold this high a standard and have any sort of classes at all. In any event, if a child must go to school, the lack of abuse, as you describe in your example, is important to their well being.

Thank you for your solid words of support, Supratim Basu. May I assume this staunch support to be for the cause beyond my son and I as individuals? I ask because the view among the homeschooling community at this point is such that we continue to homeschool and avoid trouble. However, if ANY of us get into unavoidable trouble with the law, we combine resources and assist that person however we can, and in the process hopefully improve things for us all.

So far, the few instances that have happened have been managed with token enrolments in school (but not sending child) and "managing" the situation till the child is over 14 years of age for those with only a year or two to go. However, given that the education system is on a drive to get 100% enrolment and their system of registering is binary "schooled/dropout", eventually, homeschoolers worry about their "dropout" status.

The situation is worse in rural India than urban, because in several places the child health workers have a record of all small children (used for vaccinations and such), and they pass a list of those who come of schooling age to the local school. Fortunately, there are fewer homeschoolers in rural areas than urban at this point.

Vidyut

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On Sun, Jun 28, 2015 at 11:21 AM, Supratim Basu <xsupratim@gmail.com> wrote:
Dear Vidyut,

It has been fascinating to read your posts about the RTE and more importantly, your efforts with your child/son - I agree 100% with practically all your views. The state has no business interfering with how a parent raises her/his children, as long as there is no abuse (mental, physical, sexual) involved.

In fact, in the past, when there were no good quality, mid-day meals in schools (Akshaya Patra has been a trail blazer), I was of the view that the state or do-gooders had no business in interfering with parents who put their children to work - it was either that or they starve. It is inhuman to say that the child must die of lack of food, but must not be allowed to work.

The vile and unconsitutional RTE has nothing to do about guaranteeing children's rights to education or improving the quality of education or getting to universal primary/secondary education as much as the State forcing private parties to do all the things that it had itself failed to do - and, in the process, destroying both old and new private institutions that have established themselves as islands of quality in this squalid nation. However, given that we are a slave nation, filled with kneelers looking to the mai-baap sarkaar to save them and uplift them, this act was hailed as a "saviour" for poor children. Pah! In another 10-15 years, as the foundations of education in this country have been completely hollowed out, and even the little education that we could get in this country totally destroyed, watch two things - all the elite moving their children to schools abroad (from grades 5 - already there is a rush now to go to US, UK, Australia, Singapore post Grade 12) and a rush to homeschooling for those who can not afford international schools.

Coming back to your issue, Vidyut - I don't know where you are located (and it is best to remain anonymous on such groups), but if you wish to continue with homeschooling, continue to do so bravely and without qualms. If the state were to interfere with your upbringing of your child at any point, do get in touch, privately, with me - we have a group of legal resources that we can use to litigate the state to a halt. Who knows we may even be able to overturn key sections of the Act in such a  fight and restore parents to their rightful, per-eminent position in the upbringing of their children.


Shanti Bhushan ji - one comment, compulsion of any form is bad. And, I speak from personal experience - in my school, we had music as a compulsory subject in Grades 5 and 6, with a harridan of a teacher. Being unable to carry a tone to save my life and being totally unwilling to sing in public, as a result, she made that 40 mins each week of my life a total and complete misery. I would not give in and sing, and she would not leave me alone, heaping abuse and humiliation each weak.

The good thing about that episode though was I realised, very young, that authority figures needed to be challenged on facts, and not blindly obeyed - whether they be parents, elderly relatives, teachers, bosses or any other so-called older and wiser folks. And, it is something that I have tried to ingrain in every younger child I meet, including my own kids. Question, and do not submit blindly.


Thanks

Supratim

On 28 June 2015 at 08:32, Sarbajit Roy <sroy.mb@gmail.com> wrote:
Vidyut

In terms of the India Against Corruption Charter, we can help individuals or groups of individuals ... to resolve their grievances. Furthermore "Educational reform" and "Healthcare reform and delivery" are thrust areas indicated by our members in our Charter doc.

As we are presently discussing the "rights" of CHILDREN to be homeschooled, the view seems to be that they have no right to be homeschooled. They do have rights to be schooled in "appropriate" NEIGHBOURHOOD facilities. The rights for your son (as observed by Mr. Gaur) actually flow from the Constitution through the PWD Act 1995, and the RTE Act has apparently failed to adequately provide/legislate POLICY for disabled citizens like your son in consonance with PWD Act. This is an issue to be resolved between the Welfare Ministry and the MHRD so that the appropriate governments can enforce it.

The PWD Act contains, at least on paper, a number of grievance redressal mechanisms, and a grand vision of a future "international" standard education for the disadvantaged. Perhaps you can start using these grievance mechanisms ? BTW, we have many list members individually waging war with MHRD and perhaps its time we come under IAC's banner for it..

Sarbajit


On Sat, Jun 27, 2015 at 11:54 AM, Vidyut <wide.aware@gmail.com> wrote:
Sarbajit,

Support for disabled children outside metros is lacking. RTE puts the onus on schools to go the extra mile to accept disabled children in normal schools, which probably would apply where special facilities are not available. Given the under funded, under staffed schools, this is a tall order. Worse, the "abled" penchant for educating disabled children to "empower" them can be really absurd given that this is a child who will likely need life long care. What difference does it make whether he learns the botanical name of something or not? Is his learning not better off being relevant to his circumstances and needs? Many disabled children to not have the strength, energy and stamina of normal children. They tire easily, have less control of their limbs. Shouldn't education, in that case be even more laser focused to use that small window of ability to impart the most essential and useful things instead of an ambitious array of things not useful for most people, let alone disabled children?

But beyond that, it isn't an issue of disability. Whether disabled or normal, a child should not be prevented from a unique, quality environment the parent is willing to provide for its learning.

For example, my parenting beliefs do not allow me to keep my son with anyone except me or extremely trusted and attentive people he is comfortable with before he learns to speak adequately enough to convey if he has a problem - I don't care what qualifications the govt thinks teachers have or even teachers for special needs have. My compass as a parent deems it my responsibility to ensure the well being of my child. My parenting beliefs also do not allow me to leave my son ANYWHERE without his consent. Kids crying at the gate is not acceptable parenting, in my opinion. That they adapt when given no choice is no redemption either.

There is something fundamentally wrong with a world that forces independence on children at younger and younger ages (in a world where adults often cannot judge people reliably) and then nags adult offspring for not being close. Why would a child that had to make sense of an alien world on his or her own cling to a parent after making sense of it?

My child does not even get insulted, let alone hit. I cannot trust schools to not abuse him given the low quality and emotional quotient of teachers themselves rooted in a culture of authority being right and a child's space not having any inherent value. Taunts, sarcasm, scoldings, public humiliation, domination, overruling a child's wish (and thus autonomy) for no critical reason are normal behavior of teachers in schools - even where teachers are not allowed to hit children.

These are views that are extremely prevalent among homeschoolers. The child is the topmost consideration in all choices and is respected as an individual with intelligence, preferences and the right to choose as far as possible. So it is an entire category of people who number in the tens of thousands probably (and growing!) that the RTE rides rough shod over.

Right now homeschoolers find chinks, keep head down and hope their kids are over 14 before the other RTE shoe drops, etc. Others convince local schools to enroll their children on record, but never send them to school and hope they can get away with it. There is the constant fear that the law could be used to target them and even take children away from them - by a spouse in the event of divorce, would be a prime example. I know two women who had to settle for a no maintenance divorce - for them or kids when their husband threatened to take them away for homeschooling, or force her to send them to school - when they had no problem with homeschooling, indeed supported it and were active participants. I face this threat too from someone who never bathed his son in five years.

So this is how our rights get violated. No idea how to put it specifically as an answer to your question. Basic issue is that we hold child rights to a very very high degree and that the education system (specifically as per RTE) is not compatible with it.

In case anyone is interested, on a side note, here is a vision of schools that could respect children's rights and allow them to thrive https://aamjanata.com/school-reloaded/ - if there were such a school, I'd send my child there.

Vidyut


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Re: [IAC#RG] Need help securing the rights of homeschoolers

One tends to agree with Shri Shanti Bushan ji n the previous mail.
The child has to gradually be put in the mainstream.
Am sure that is the endeavour of our system.
I give half the credit to family and half to the educational institutions and teachers who made us and our children aware citizens.
I feel the main problem is dealing with number of needy and am sure deserving children and the number of seats available.The scores are increasing day by day.
Perhaps a need of more institutes here.For general and specialized kids.This can be basic, hobby oriented or vocational as the need be.
A common basic exam is a must as we see already existing anomalies in our edu system where some ppl take the short route.
Much Regards to all for thinking of our future gen.

On 30 Jun 2015 08:09, "Shanti Bhushan" <shantibhush@gmail.com> wrote:
I agree that their should be no compulsion.compulsory music class did not mean that it was necessary for every child to sing even if he did not want to.It only meant that that every child got exposure to music.Thereafter it was left to him how much interest he would take in music.Of course I became a good vocalist.

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On 28-Jun-2015, at 11:21 am, Supratim Basu <xsupratim@gmail.com> wrote:

Dear Vidyut,

It has been fascinating to read your posts about the RTE and more importantly, your efforts with your child/son - I agree 100% with practically all your views. The state has no business interfering with how a parent raises her/his children, as long as there is no abuse (mental, physical, sexual) involved.

In fact, in the past, when there were no good quality, mid-day meals in schools (Akshaya Patra has been a trail blazer), I was of the view that the state or do-gooders had no business in interfering with parents who put their children to work - it was either that or they starve. It is inhuman to say that the child must die of lack of food, but must not be allowed to work.

The vile and unconsitutional RTE has nothing to do about guaranteeing children's rights to education or improving the quality of education or getting to universal primary/secondary education as much as the State forcing private parties to do all the things that it had itself failed to do - and, in the process, destroying both old and new private institutions that have established themselves as islands of quality in this squalid nation. However, given that we are a slave nation, filled with kneelers looking to the mai-baap sarkaar to save them and uplift them, this act was hailed as a "saviour" for poor children. Pah! In another 10-15 years, as the foundations of education in this country have been completely hollowed out, and even the little education that we could get in this country totally destroyed, watch two things - all the elite moving their children to schools abroad (from grades 5 - already there is a rush now to go to US, UK, Australia, Singapore post Grade 12) and a rush to homeschooling for those who can not afford international schools.

Coming back to your issue, Vidyut - I don't know where you are located (and it is best to remain anonymous on such groups), but if you wish to continue with homeschooling, continue to do so bravely and without qualms. If the state were to interfere with your upbringing of your child at any point, do get in touch, privately, with me - we have a group of legal resources that we can use to litigate the state to a halt. Who knows we may even be able to overturn key sections of the Act in such a  fight and restore parents to their rightful, per-eminent position in the upbringing of their children.


Shanti Bhushan ji - one comment, compulsion of any form is bad. And, I speak from personal experience - in my school, we had music as a compulsory subject in Grades 5 and 6, with a harridan of a teacher. Being unable to carry a tone to save my life and being totally unwilling to sing in public, as a result, she made that 40 mins each week of my life a total and complete misery. I would not give in and sing, and she would not leave me alone, heaping abuse and humiliation each weak.

The good thing about that episode though was I realised, very young, that authority figures needed to be challenged on facts, and not blindly obeyed - whether they be parents, elderly relatives, teachers, bosses or any other so-called older and wiser folks. And, it is something that I have tried to ingrain in every younger child I meet, including my own kids. Question, and do not submit blindly.


Thanks

Supratim

On 28 June 2015 at 08:32, Sarbajit Roy <sroy.mb@gmail.com> wrote:
Vidyut

In terms of the India Against Corruption Charter, we can help individuals or groups of individuals ... to resolve their grievances. Furthermore "Educational reform" and "Healthcare reform and delivery" are thrust areas indicated by our members in our Charter doc.

As we are presently discussing the "rights" of CHILDREN to be homeschooled, the view seems to be that they have no right to be homeschooled. They do have rights to be schooled in "appropriate" NEIGHBOURHOOD facilities. The rights for your son (as observed by Mr. Gaur) actually flow from the Constitution through the PWD Act 1995, and the RTE Act has apparently failed to adequately provide/legislate POLICY for disabled citizens like your son in consonance with PWD Act. This is an issue to be resolved between the Welfare Ministry and the MHRD so that the appropriate governments can enforce it.

The PWD Act contains, at least on paper, a number of grievance redressal mechanisms, and a grand vision of a future "international" standard education for the disadvantaged. Perhaps you can start using these grievance mechanisms ? BTW, we have many list members individually waging war with MHRD and perhaps its time we come under IAC's banner for it..

Sarbajit


On Sat, Jun 27, 2015 at 11:54 AM, Vidyut <wide.aware@gmail.com> wrote:
Sarbajit,

Support for disabled children outside metros is lacking. RTE puts the onus on schools to go the extra mile to accept disabled children in normal schools, which probably would apply where special facilities are not available. Given the under funded, under staffed schools, this is a tall order. Worse, the "abled" penchant for educating disabled children to "empower" them can be really absurd given that this is a child who will likely need life long care. What difference does it make whether he learns the botanical name of something or not? Is his learning not better off being relevant to his circumstances and needs? Many disabled children to not have the strength, energy and stamina of normal children. They tire easily, have less control of their limbs. Shouldn't education, in that case be even more laser focused to use that small window of ability to impart the most essential and useful things instead of an ambitious array of things not useful for most people, let alone disabled children?

But beyond that, it isn't an issue of disability. Whether disabled or normal, a child should not be prevented from a unique, quality environment the parent is willing to provide for its learning.

For example, my parenting beliefs do not allow me to keep my son with anyone except me or extremely trusted and attentive people he is comfortable with before he learns to speak adequately enough to convey if he has a problem - I don't care what qualifications the govt thinks teachers have or even teachers for special needs have. My compass as a parent deems it my responsibility to ensure the well being of my child. My parenting beliefs also do not allow me to leave my son ANYWHERE without his consent. Kids crying at the gate is not acceptable parenting, in my opinion. That they adapt when given no choice is no redemption either.

There is something fundamentally wrong with a world that forces independence on children at younger and younger ages (in a world where adults often cannot judge people reliably) and then nags adult offspring for not being close. Why would a child that had to make sense of an alien world on his or her own cling to a parent after making sense of it?

My child does not even get insulted, let alone hit. I cannot trust schools to not abuse him given the low quality and emotional quotient of teachers themselves rooted in a culture of authority being right and a child's space not having any inherent value. Taunts, sarcasm, scoldings, public humiliation, domination, overruling a child's wish (and thus autonomy) for no critical reason are normal behavior of teachers in schools - even where teachers are not allowed to hit children.

These are views that are extremely prevalent among homeschoolers. The child is the topmost consideration in all choices and is respected as an individual with intelligence, preferences and the right to choose as far as possible. So it is an entire category of people who number in the tens of thousands probably (and growing!) that the RTE rides rough shod over.

Right now homeschoolers find chinks, keep head down and hope their kids are over 14 before the other RTE shoe drops, etc. Others convince local schools to enroll their children on record, but never send them to school and hope they can get away with it. There is the constant fear that the law could be used to target them and even take children away from them - by a spouse in the event of divorce, would be a prime example. I know two women who had to settle for a no maintenance divorce - for them or kids when their husband threatened to take them away for homeschooling, or force her to send them to school - when they had no problem with homeschooling, indeed supported it and were active participants. I face this threat too from someone who never bathed his son in five years.

So this is how our rights get violated. No idea how to put it specifically as an answer to your question. Basic issue is that we hold child rights to a very very high degree and that the education system (specifically as per RTE) is not compatible with it.

In case anyone is interested, on a side note, here is a vision of schools that could respect children's rights and allow them to thrive https://aamjanata.com/school-reloaded/ - if there were such a school, I'd send my child there.

Vidyut


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