Release NFPwD dues Re: {Disability Studies India}

[Vaishnavi Jayakumar (Inclusive India)]

Hi all,

I noticed this issue a few days back on Twitter and tagged Tony Kurian - who had faced a similar issue a while back, where intervention via media calling then JS Mukesh Jain resulted in magical release of funding (even though he bluffed to journo!) .

DEPwD is dispensing authority., from what I've read. (Earlier the delay was with UGC as observed by the Parliamentary Standing Committee but once candidates selected and list sent, DEPwD solely in charge). Canara Bank email also indicates funds not disbursed by DEPwD and even first instalment not received by people so it's not a question of respective university utilisation certificate. Meenakshi has dug into some budget documents and done some work on NFPwD - she sent me some info today that I'm yet to come to. The bad news is that all scholarship / fellowship schemes were merged a few years back so we cannot pinpoint exact amounts - but that's for a more formal letter later.

As of now, Anuj et al,

1) Please create a Google form with the proposed letter and urge other NFPwD awardees to endorse - on Twitter itself there are quite a few - Sanjay Bhairav, Sandeep Kalyan, Govada Venkateswara Rao - and some from months earlier etc. Share it to my email id - do NOT use Google inbuilt email collection ((it throws inaccessible / tough CAPTCHA challenges for blind), in stead ask for email as a separate mandatory field

2) Also call this person from DEPwD tomorrow - she's in charge of scholarships as per Who's Who. https://disabilityaffairs.gov.in/content/page/who-is-who.php

Ms. Beena E. Chakravarty, Deputy Secretary (Admin, ADIP, ALIMCO, Vigilance, Scholarship,DBT, GST)

+911124365053

517A (B-II)

beena.e...@gov.in

The Under Secretary number is not listed -  Ms. Sureksha Sharma, US (Scholarship, CCPD,Vigilance)

Let's get this sorted with the week. This delay is unconscionable. Wish we'd known about this earlier. (NFPwD fellows you should organise into an at least informal association so that this doesn't recur. Who has spoken to MSJE / DEPwD so far, when and what did they say?)
  
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VAISHNAVI JAYAKUMAR

http://about.me/vjayakumar

On Mon, 1 Aug 2022 at 18:02, Anuj Goyal <anujgoy...@gmail.com> wrote:

Thanks, Ramesh, for raising this concern here. I think, among other important things, this must also be considered to be taken up by the fellow activists and academics working on issues around disability. Not having received a penny out of the fellowship amount, I am in the exact same boat. While my financial constraints are not as stringent at the moment, I understand your concern and second your opinion that we must collectively raise it for the immediate disbursement of fellowships. I am of the opinion that a public letter must be immediately issued to the Department of Empowerment for Persons with Disabilities in this regard. We could also consider seeking appropriate intervention by the CCPD or judiciary in this matter. What does everyone think about this?

On Mon, Aug 1, 2022 at 3:26 PM ramesh kumar <ramesh...@gmail.com> wrote:

No, sir. I sent this email to this group consciously with the hope that all disabled research scholar ' s problems will come to lime light and subsequently redressed. I have sent this not only to this group but also other persons concerned. Please support all the disabled research scholars who have been waiting for the fellowship amount since February 2021(20 months). I know, there are many VIPs in this group and I request you all to help us getting our 'rights' (fellowship).

If you think that it is not fair to send such mail to this group, please forgive me. 

Thank you.

On Mon, Aug 1, 2022, 14:22 Mohib Anwar Rafay <mohiba...@gmail.com> wrote:

Have you sent this mail mistakenly to unintended recipient?

On 8/1/22, ramesh kumar <ramesh...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Dear sir/madam,
> Greetings of the day. I am N. Ramesh Kumar, an NFPWD awardee. My ID is
> NFPWD-2020-21-TAM-9597. I am doing a Ph. D. on Disability Studies.  The
> fellowship amount has not been credited for more than 19 months. I have
> been waiting for the fellowship for two years. I am married and have two
> children. It is quite impossible for me to continue my Ph. D. without
> fellowship. My children are sometimes crying for snacks and I am not able
> to feed them. I am sorry to say that I am buying things from the ration
> shop and leading the family. I am unable to concentrate on my research work
> and I am depressed. I hope that you can understand my situation. Kindly
> release the amount as soon as possible and save my family and my children
> from starvation. I have sent emails to the UGC chairman but to no avail.
> They told me that it is vested with the ministry of social justice and
> empowerment. Hence I request you to take action immediately and release the
> fellowship. Thank you.
>
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raghu

On 01/08/2022, Vaishnavi Jayakumar (Inclusive India)

> *Ms. Beena E. Chakravarty,* Deputy Secretary (Admin, ADIP, ALIMCO,
> Vigilance, Scholarship,DBT, GST)
>
> +911124365053
>
> *517A (B-II)*
>
> beena.e...@gov.in
>
> The Under Secretary number is not listed - *Ms. Sureksha Sharma*, US

> (Scholarship, CCPD,Vigilance)
>
> Let's get this sorted with the week. This delay is unconscionable. Wish
> we'd known about this earlier. (NFPwD fellows you should organise into an
> at least informal association so that this doesn't recur. Who has spoken to
> MSJE / DEPwD so far, when and what did they say?)
>
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> *VAISHNAVI JAYAKUMAR*

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