Nashik: On International Day of Person with Disability (PWD) around 12 to 13 PWD of Nashik city have gone on hunger strike against the Nashik Municipal Corporation. The disables have alleged that the Social Welfare Department of NMC has not taken any action against their application under NMC’s scheme for disabled.
The NMC officials have said that there were irregularities in some applications and that is why the corporation rejected them. The agitators have said that they have applied for the scheme number 2 of NMC’s social welfare department.
The scheme allows corporation to divert the fund which is not used in this scheme and provide the fund to PWD candidate to set up their own business. The agitators have alleged that the corporation has rejected their application though they have fulfilled all the terms and conditions of the scheme.
The agitator, Atul Bagul said, “I have applied for the scheme on October 10, 2018. All the required documents, conditions and regulations were fulfilled by me, but still, nothing has happened. Every time visit NMC the officials gave various reasons as commissioner has changed, he is on holiday, deputy commissioner got retired and whatever reason they can site, they have given to avoid me.”
On the other hand the deputy commissioner of Social Welfare Department of NMC, Archana Tambe, said, “We already told them on Friday the process is going on. We had meeting with the committee of social welfare. Within a week the decision about the pending application if they are as per the rules and regulations of the scheme, will be accepted. It will take time for the process they should understand that.”
It is expected that the corporation will soon take some steps for the PWD’s in City. The agitators have said that they will stage more serious agitation if their demands are not fulfilled.
