Statesman News Service
MALDA, Feb 7:- The state woman and child development and social welfare department today organised a 'mobile court' at Malda district town today.
The objective of this programme was to hear grievances relating to disabled persons to dispose of serious pending cases issuing 'instant' order to the concerned departmental heads for necessary action.
The concerned head of the departments including the divisional railway manager, regional transport officer, chief medical officer, deputy director animal resources, chairman district primary school, civic body chief, block development officers, employment exchange and other departmental officials were summoned to carry out instant order of the commissioner.
Addressing the inauguration programme of mobile court at Satya Choudhury Indoor Stadium today, the Malda district magistrate, Mr. C R Das, described it as the first time in West Bengal and first time in India so far where the disable persons would be getting justice at their door step based on the Persons with Disabilities Act, 1995.
Mrs. Uma Mukherjee, the commissioner, disabilities, woman and child development and social welfare, her deputy and other concerned officials were present to hear grievances of disabled persons including the children of this district.
According to the district social welfare officer, Mr. Prafulla Kumar Dey, a total of 300 hundreds grievances were lodged initially but out of them only 70 cases were selected for hearing on merit of specific complaints against government departments.
On the basis of the complaints against the government departments the concerned head of the departments were summoned here to ensure the rights of the disabled persons, he said.
"We would go to civil court against the concerned authorities later, if we find that the concerned authorities were reluctant to carry out the order passed from the mobile court", Mrs. Uma Mukherjee told reporters.
Out of 70 cases many of them related to disable certificates where the genuine candidates were deprived of their legitimate claim and certificate.
Mrs. Uma Mukherjee, the commissioner, has ordered the Malda CMOH to issue some certificate to the genuine candidates today.
The Malda CMOH, Mr. Radha Raman Banik finally requested the victims to come his office today for collecting disabled certificates.
One of them was Debanshu Haldar, who will appear Madhyamik exam this month, did not get disable certificate despite several reminders.
Mrs. Mukherjee today issued another order to release life long family pension to a disabled family member Chandana Choudhury. The animal resources development department had stopped her family pension after she had crossed 25 years of age.
Similarly, there were two cases against the railway department. One case was disposed of where the complainant could not establish that he stood first but authorities had deprived of his job.
In another case the rail authorities have been asked to clarify their stand within five days. #
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