Union Minister for Social Justice and Empowerment Ramdas Athawale said on Saturday in Mumbai that the backlog of job vacancies for the disabled in Central Government Organisations and Maharashtra Government would be filled soon.
While talking to media persons after a meeting with officials of Central Government orgainsations and Maharashtra Government called to take stock of the backlog of vacancies for the disabled, the Minister said that strict action would be initiated against the officials concerned, if the backlog of vacancies was not filled.
At the meeting, officials from Railways, Air India,Jawaharlal Nehru Port Trust (JNPT), Bombay Port Trust (BPT), Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai, Navi Mumbai Municipal Corporation and Maharashtra Government were present.
Athawale said that reservation for the disabled had been increased from 3 per cent to 4 per cent.
According to the Minister, the backlog of vacancies in various organizations the Minister is as follows: 113 vacancies in Railways, 405 vacancies in AIR India, 2573 vacancies in Maharahstra State Government, 1750 vacancies in Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC), 122 vacancies in Thane Municipal Corporation (TMC) and 1 vacancy in JNPT.
“In the Union budget, a sum Rs 762.85 crore has been sanctioned for giving financial assistance to the disabled in 2017-18,” he said.
Athawale said that he would press for the reservations for SC and STs in the private sector.