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| PIL on deaf, dumb population of Paralkote: DB grants 2 week time to take effective steps | | |
Early Times Report
JAMMU, Nov 11: In a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) regarding difficulties of deaf and dumb population of Paralkote village in Poonch, a division bench of High Court Jammu wing comprising Chief Justice Pankaj Mithal and Justice Mohan Lal directed to take effective steps as directed vide order dated 15-02-2021within two weeks.
On February 15, 2021 the DB observed that on the basis of some news item published on 29-11-2018 in context to village Paralkot that most of the population therein is deaf and dumb, a suo motu action was taken by this court.
The study shows that the village consists of about 140 persons having 23 families out of which 16 persons are deaf and dumb.
The DB observed that the status report on record indicates that the government has sanctioned a pension of Rs 1,000 per month to each of them.
Apart from this there is a proposal to set up Vocational Skill Development Courses as rehabilitation measures and for which a sum of Rs. 3, 25,000 has been sanctioned.
However, we do not know if the said sanctioned amount has actually been released and Vocational Skill Development Courses have been started, DB said. The DB directed may obtain instructions in this regard and file a fresh affidavit. The DB observed that none of the report on record however indicates as to what measures the government proposes to take to cure the occurrence of this impairment in the village which is said to be of hereditary genetic nature. |
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