Haryana Govt. Signed an Agreement with Amazon regarding the Disabled

• 04 Apr 2023

Why in News?

On 2 April 2023, Haryana State Disabled Commissioner Rajkumar Makkad informed that the state government has entered into an agreement with Amazon, under which 10,000 youths of the state will be given employment in the Amazon company. These include giving jobs to 1500 Divyangs.

Key Points

• Divyangjan Commissioner Rajkumar Makkar informed that employment will be provided to Divyangjans who come under the Divyangjan Rights Act-2016.
• A help desk will be started from April 3 in the office of the Social Justice and Empowerment Department established on the ground floor of the Small Secretariat for the Divyangs. To get the benefits of government schemes, it is mandatory for all Divyangjans to get a UDID card made.
• The state commissioner said that the fees for the differently-abled have been made free in the 10th and 12th examinations conducted by the Haryana School Education Board.
• The backlog will be filled in 97 government-aided colleges of the state, for which a four-member committee has been constituted. In aided colleges, the category whose posts have been filled more will be cut and the Divyangjans will be given their rights. Along with this, the benefit of reservation in the promotion will also be provided.
• It is known that till now the Scheduled Castes and Divyangjans have not been given appointments on the posts according to their roster in the aided colleges. Ordinary people have got employed in the seats of Divyang.