The State commissioner of Under the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act 2016, has requested all the HODs to issue orders exempting the Visually Challenged Employees working in Government establishments from Bio-Metric attendance duly permitting them to continue the old system of marking attendance. Lr.No. D/1867943/2022, Dt: 16/11/2022
The State Commissioner,
Under the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act 2016,
Andhra Pradesh,
Vijayawada 520007
E-mail.:dwdascap@gmail.com Tel.0866 2975602.
To
1. All the Heads of the Departments in the State of A.P.
Exempt Bio Metric Attendance to Visually Challenged PH Employees - Lr.No. D/1867943/2022, Dt: 16/11/2022
FromThe State Commissioner,
Under the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act 2016,
Andhra Pradesh,
Vijayawada 520007
E-mail.:dwdascap@gmail.com Tel.0866 2975602.
To
1. All the Heads of the Departments in the State of A.P.
2. All the Collectors & District Magistrates in the State of A.P.
Lr.No. D/1867943/2022, Dt: 16/11/2022
Sub : WDA, TG & SC – Exemption from Biometric attendance to visually impaired employees working in Government Establishments – Request - Reg.
Ref:
In this connection, it is informed that vide reference 1st cited, the Government, Department for the Women, Children, Differently Abled and Senior Citizens issued orders exempting the Visually challenged employees from the Bio-Metric attendance duly permitting them to continue the old system of marking attendance.
Further, the Commissioner of School Education A.P., Amaravathi vide reference 2nd cited, has also issued orders giving special exemption to Visually Challenged employees as per the provisions laid by the Disabled Welfare Department and providing manual registers for marking attendance by the Visually Challenged Employees in utilization of the application and marking of the teacher attendance through school attendance App.
In this connection, it is to inform that the Section 20(I)(2) the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act, 2016 mandated that “Every Government establishment shall provide reasonable accommodation and appropriate barrier free and conductive environment to employee with disability”.
In view of the above, I request you to kindly issue orders exempting the Visually Challenged Employees working in Government establishments from Bio-Metric attendance duly permitting them to continue the old system of marking attendance.
Download the Request Letter CopyLr.No. D/1867943/2022, Dt: 16/11/2022
Sub : WDA, TG & SC – Exemption from Biometric attendance to visually impaired employees working in Government Establishments – Request - Reg.
Ref:
- 1. Memo No.144/103/2017-Prog.II/A1, Dated:01.01.2019 Department of Women, Children, Diferently Abled and Senior Citizens (Copy enclosed).
- 2. Proceedings Rc.No. ESE02/498/2022 Dt:29.08.2022 of the Commissioner of School Education A.P, Amaravathi (Copy enclosed).
- 3. Letter from the General Secretary, National Federation of the Blind, India vide Lr.No.203/NFB-Ap, Dt:07.11.2022.
In this connection, it is informed that vide reference 1st cited, the Government, Department for the Women, Children, Differently Abled and Senior Citizens issued orders exempting the Visually challenged employees from the Bio-Metric attendance duly permitting them to continue the old system of marking attendance.
Further, the Commissioner of School Education A.P., Amaravathi vide reference 2nd cited, has also issued orders giving special exemption to Visually Challenged employees as per the provisions laid by the Disabled Welfare Department and providing manual registers for marking attendance by the Visually Challenged Employees in utilization of the application and marking of the teacher attendance through school attendance App.
In this connection, it is to inform that the Section 20(I)(2) the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act, 2016 mandated that “Every Government establishment shall provide reasonable accommodation and appropriate barrier free and conductive environment to employee with disability”.
In view of the above, I request you to kindly issue orders exempting the Visually Challenged Employees working in Government establishments from Bio-Metric attendance duly permitting them to continue the old system of marking attendance.
