Jamshedpur: The Jharkhand Viklang Manch (JVM), a state body of physically challenged people, claimed that govt school teachers are fraudulently obtaining disability certificates to seek transfer to their home districts. The delegation met education minister Ramdas Soren at his house in Ghorabandha and submitted a memorandum to him demanding a probe into the matter.“Altogether 20 teachers obtained the 45 per cent disability certificate to fulfill the benchmark criteria as per the Rights of Persons With Disability (RPDA) Act 2016 to seek transfer to their home districts in Santhal Pargana,” said Arun Kumar Singh, president, JVM. He said that out of the 20 teachers, 16 were found to be 100% fit, and the remaining four teachers were detected with 25% disability, which does not qualify for the disability criteria as per the RPDA Act. “After the matter came to the knowledge of the district education department in June, the teachers were asked to appear before the ENT and ophthalmologist panel for examination in July, wherein the teachers got exposed,” Singh claimed.The minister assured the delegation to get the matter probed to ensure proper action.Civil surgeon, Dr Sahir Pall, said that the experts panel at Jamshedpur Sadar Hospital conducted the ENT and eye test of the doctors. District education officer Manoj Kumar did not respond to repeated calls made to enquire about the claim of the association.
