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PwD (Divyang) Reservation: Scribe (Writer) Bulane Ke Niyam Aur 40% Benchmark
Government of India ke Right of Persons with Disabilities (RPwD) Act, 2016 ke tehat, public sector aur govt exams me PwD candidates ke liye 4% horizontal reservation rakha gaya hai. Is sub-quota ki wajah se cut-off relatively kaafi kam jati hai, jo ek bada relief hai. Lekin PwD candidates ko form bharne se lekar exam center aur final Document Verification (DV) tak bohot complicated technical rules se guzarna padta hai. Sabse bade issues aate hain 'Scribe' (Writer) lane ke rules me aur Medical Board ke samne apna '40% Benchmark' prove karne me. Kai baar exam center par scribe ko entry deny kar di jati hai kyunki uski qualification rule book se match nahi karti. Is post me hum specially-abled candidates ke liye in sabhi micro-rules ko simplify karenge, taaki wo bina kisi hindrance aur tension ke apne merit ke dum par exam crack kar sakein.
1. The 40% Benchmark Disability Rule
RPwD Act clearly state karta hai ki reservation aur age relaxation (generally 10 saal extra) ka benefit sirf tabhi milega jab aapki disability officially 40% ya usse zyada (Benchmark Disability) asess ki gayi ho. Agar aapke paas CMO/Medical Board ka certificate hai par usme percentage 35% likha hai, to aap reservation claim nahi kar sakte aur General category me treat honge.
UDID Card: Aaj kal physical hand-written certificates ki jagah Government 'Unique Disability ID' (UDID) card promote kar rahi hai. Form bharte time hamesha UDID number enter karein kyunki wo online verified hota hai aur DV stage par rejection ka chance khatam kar deta hai.
2. Scribe (Writer) Allowed Categories Aur Compensatory Time
- Scribe sirf un PwD candidates ko allowed hota hai jinki category Blindness (VH), Locomotor Disability affecting both arms (OH-BA/BLA), ya Cerebral Palsy hai.
- Agar candidate ki writing arm affected nahi hai, par use neurological/learning issues hain, to use Chief Medical Officer (CMO) se ek special 'Annexure' (Appendix) banwana parta hai jo certify kare ki candidate physically likhne me asamarth hai.
- Compensatory Time: Scribe lene wale candidate ko har 1 ghante (60 mins) ke exam paper ke liye 20 minute ka compensatory (extra) time legally milta hai. Yani 2 ghante ke paper ke liye total 2 hrs 40 mins milenge.
3. The Strict 'Qualification' Trap of Scribe
Kuch saal pehle tak aap kisi ko bhi scribe bana kar le ja sakte the, par scams pakde jane ke baad SSC aur IBPS ne rules bohot strict kar diye hain. Naya rule kehta hai ki 'Scribe ki educational qualification candidate ki qualification (ya us exam ke minimum criteria) se kam se kam ek step neeche (One step below) honi chahiye'.
For Example: Agar aap SSC CGL (Graduate level) ka exam de rahe hain, to aapka scribe maximum 12th/Intermediate pass hona chahiye. Agar scribe ne graduation ya post-graduation kiya hai, to exam center par scrutiny me wo form reject ho jayega aur aapko bahar kar diya jayega. Scribe ki original marksheet aur ID exam center par jama aur verify hoti hai.
4. Multiple Disabilities (MD) Aur Category Allocation
RPwD act me Category A (Vision), Category B (Hearing), Category C (Locomotor) aur Category D (Autism/Intellectual) banayi gayi hain. Category E hoti hai 'Multiple Disabilities' (MD).
Agar kisi candidate ko blindness ke sath-sath hearing impairment bhi hai (do alag-alag disability), to wo form me MD category choose karega. MD category ki cut-off almost zero level (minimum qualifying) par jati hai kyunki isme candidates bahut rare hote hain. Lekin iska certificate proper Medical Board se dually signed aur specifically endorsed hona chahiye.