HC ordered BMC against rejecting 82 aspirants from handicapped-blind category for jobs in the civic body
Vinoda Pujari is a postgraduate in Marathi literature but for being visually challenged she had no option but to apply for the post of Aaya (Female Attendant) as Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) had vacancy for the post of Aaya for blind women candidates. Vinoda did not have a job, tried her luck but did not succeed.
Milind Bhalerao, a 21-year old visually challenged youngster from Chembur is studying in TYBA final year with Bhavans College. He applied for the job as a worker in Class IV category but in vein. Reason, he is blind.
There are 82 persons who are either blind or handicapped with one or the other kind of disability and who would finally get a job with Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation. Thanks to High Court decision which ordered BMC against rejecting 82 aspirants from handicapped-blind category for BMC job.
Speaking to DNA Vinoda informed that her father works as a waiter in a hotel and mother is a housewife. She has a younger brother, who is a last year BA student. She had applied despite being graduate for a job which required qualification of SSC. She said, 'sir, there are no jobs and that too for a girl like me who is blind it is very difficult which is why I applied for the Aaya post since BMC had given the said advertisement for handicapped and blind applicants.'
After application and subsequent medical test, Vinoda was declared as fit but when she was asked to work in one of the departments in BMC negative report was sent and she was denied the job. After High Court order, she would get a job but she is worried as to what kind of work would be allotted to her.
Same is the story for Milind Bhalerao. He informed that he had applied for the job as per advertisement by BMC and since he is studying he applied for the post of labour class (Class IV). Bhalerao told that after due process and subsequent medical test he was shocked to see that he was rejected for being blind. He said, they gave a certificate of fitness which mentioned that I am otherwise fit but for blindness, which is 100 per cent.
SILVER LINING
- Vinoda Pujari is a postgraduate in Marathi literature but can’t find jobs due to her disability. Her application to work as an aaya with BMC was earlier rejected. She is happy to know HC’s current decision
- Milind Bhalerao, a 21-yr-old visually challenged Chembur youngster, can now work as a Class IV category labour under BMC. He is a final year student in Bhavans College
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