Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Feb 23: In a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) regarding difficulties of deaf and dumb population of Paralkote village in Poonch, Division Bench of High Court comprising Chief Justice Pankaj Mithal and Justice Sindhu Sharma has granted one month’s time to comply with direction passed on February 15, 2021.
On February 15, 2021, Division Bench, while referring a status report, had observed, “Government has sanctioned a pension of Rs 1,000 per month to each member of the population. 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 sanctioned amount has actually been released and Vocational Skill Development Courses have been started”.
“None of the report on record indicates as to what measures the Government proposes to cure the occurrence of this impairment in the village which is said to be of hereditary genetic nature”, the DB said. On this Deputy AG submitted that Institute of Human Genomics, University of Jammu is studying the matter but on account of COVID-19 pandemic the report could not be submitted.
Accordingly, DB directed for filing fresh action taken report along with the report of the University of Jammu bringing on record the suggestions or the proposals of the Government which are intended to be taken so as to get rid of the impairment from the village.
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