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DWAB delegation submits a representations to Chairman SHRC Justice G. Chandraiah

Nov 5, 2020 by Gouri Achary 0 Comments #DWAB, #Justice G. Chandraiah, #K. Venkata Subbaraju, #Karnati Vijay Kumar, #P. Chokka Rao, #Paramesha, #Ranga Rao, #SHRC

Development & Welfare Association of Blind (DWAB) delegation lead by P. Chokka Rao, General Secretary, President K. Venkata Subbaraju, Vice President Ranga Rao, Treasurer Paramesha and Executive Member Karnati Vijay Kumar submitted a representation with two demands to Chairman SHRC(State Human Rights Commission), Telangana Justice G. Chandraiah about the problems being faced by the Blind and urged him to help resolve them as they have been in pending for 12 years.

Many representations were submitted to many concerned authorities but they are still not solved. The delegation met the SHRC Chairman Justice Chandraiah here in its office at Nampally in the city today.

They demanded regular financial aid to the DWAB blind school by the Telangana state government without looking for the support of the central government.

The delegation urged a Government Order(GO) making it mandatory to distribute pensions to the school-age blind children only after producing 90% attendance certificates from the schools.

Chokka Rao, who is also a Secretary All India Confederation of Blind(AICB) said that they have been requesting the State Government to look into their demands for a very long time.

The SHRC Chairman Justice Chandraiah and Shri Ananda Rao both have heard our problems patiently and issued Notice with Numbers 5698/2020, 5699/2020 asking Government to reply within 14 days, Chokka Rao informed.

The DWAB—Development & Welfare Association of Blind, was started with a view to cater to the needs of blind community across the state without any discrimination of caste, community, sex and age

For more info, media may please reach out to P. Chokka Rao, General Secretary on his mobile: 9849643534.

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Justice G. Chandraiah, Chairperson of Telangana SHRC visits DWAB, Blind School founded by blind for the blind

Oct 19, 2020 by Gouri Achary 0 Comments #DWAB, #Justice G. Chandraiah

Justice G. Chandraiah, Chairperson of Telangana State Human Rights Commission visits DWAB, a Blind School Run by Blind on a surprise visit here in the outskirts of the near Nalgonda on Saturday. The DWAB—Development & Welfare Association of Blind, started with a view to cater to the needs of blind community across the state without any discrimination of caste, community, sex and age. On his visit, he enquired with the people behind running the organization and their well being.

Utilizing this opportunity, Sri Ponugoti Chokka Rao founder of the DWAB, which is running a blind school called Nalgonda School for the Blind explained the problems being faced by them. Being ‘Isolated’, ‘unable to touch’, ‘take help’ are more the most scariest than the ‘Corona Virus’, I am feeling more blind now than ever before. You cannot imagine the corona affected blind as no one goes to their rescue: Chokka Rao. Corona doubled our woes, he said.

DWAB, Chokka Rao said aims at the all-around development of each and every blind individual to make him/her a self-supporting and contributing member of the society. Today there are about 97 blind students with separate facilities for boys and girls.

Life for the blind during the Corona Pandemic is tough. As it is we need a helper. But, during the Corona times, no one comes to our rescue said Ponugoti Chokka Rao

He explained to the SHRC Commissioner recommendation of District Collector VV Chandra Shekhar in 2019, District Collector Gaurav Uppal in the year 2017 and Local MLA urging state government in 2019 to help the blind.

We need Government Aid to the Blind School. Government is doing a good job, but there is a problem in implementation, he said.

Justice G. Chandraiah, heard problems being faced by them patiently and assured that he would look into them and help them get their problems addressed within 15 days.

Appreciating their yeoman service, the guest assured the management a speedy relief from the state government.

DWAB, the Blind School urged TS Govt to implement Persons with Disability Act 2016.

They also want grant in aid file to Government of India for the current year from the government released immediately.

We have also requested to implement the Persons with Disability Act 2016 immediately, duly insisting to appoint a disabled person as the Commissioner for Disabled welfare in Government of Telangana informed Sri Ponugonti Chokka Rao General Secretary in a press note issued in Hyderabad today.

According to the Act, the disabled person must be made its Commissioner. But, that never happened. The Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act, 2016 is not being implemented in the state, which should be done with immediate effect, they demanded.

DWAB General Secretary, P. Chokka Rao can be reached on 9849643534, 7702396073