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Ph.D. ENTRANCE TEST

Kindly refer to the circular, No./Thesis/ICD/2013-14/95 available on the website of University of Mumbai for information regarding application for PET 2013 on or before Friday, 17th May,2013 as the date for accepting application is extended upto 17th May,2013.

The PET 2013 shall be conducted on 30/05/2013 (Thursday) from 10:00am to 1:00pm.

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Scheme for providing Employment to PWDs in the Private Sector - Incentives to the Employers

Salient Features of the Scheme -

1. Total Outlay: Rs.1800 crore for the 11th Five Year Plan
2. Sector covered: Private Sector
3. Jobs to be created: 1 lakh per annum
4. Salary limit: Employees with disabilities, with monthly wage up to Rs.25000/- per month are covered

Incentives :

1. Payment by Government of the employer's contribution to the Employees Provident Fund and Employees State Insurance for the first three years.
2. The administrative charges of 1.1% of the wages of the employees covered under the Employees Provident Fund & Miscellaneous Provisions (EPF&MP) Act will continue to be paid by the employer.

Conditions :

A) The scheme will be applicable to the employees with disabilities:-

1. Covered under the Persons with Disabilities (Equal Opportunities, Protection of Rights and Full Participation) Act, 1995 and the National Trust for Welfare of Persons with Autism, Cerebral Palsy, Mental Retardation and Multiple Disabilities Act, 1999.
2. In the private sector all over India on enrolment of the employees in Employees Provident Fund (EPF) and the Employees State Insurance (ESI), under the Employees Provident Fund and Miscellaneous Provisions Act, 1952 and Employees State Insurance Act, 1948 respectively. In the State of Jammu and Kashmir, the employees would be registered in EPF under the J&K Employee Provident Fund and Miscellaneous Provision Act, 1961.
3. Appointed on or after 1.4.2008.

B) The employers would submit a copy of the disability certificate, issued to the disabled employee by the Competent Authority under the Persons with Disabilities Act, 1995 and the Persons with Disabilities Rules, 1996, first time when such benefit under EPF and ESI is claimed.

C) The Government will directly provide employer's contribution for the schemes covered under the Employees Provident Fund & Miscellaneous Provisions Act, 1952 and the Employees State Insurance Act, 1948.

D) This will be done in respect of employees for a maximum period of three years. The administrative charges of 1.1% of the wages of the employees covered under the EPF Act will continue to be paid by the respect employers.

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Postponement of National Conference - 2013

National Conference - 2013 on "Empowerment of Deaf People: Sharing and Learning Experience" proposed to be held at NITTTR, Bhopal, on 3rd & 4th January 2013, is postponed due to administrative reasons. New date of the Conference will be announced as and when it is finalized. Sorry for the inconvenience caused.

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Contact Details of Anti-Ragging Committee Members

Name/Designation	Room Nos.	Telephone Nos.
1. Shri R. Rangasayee, Director	Office: C-02 Res: D-04	Office: 26422638 Cell: 9869205945
2. Dr. Geetha Mukundan, Dy. Director (Tech)	Office: A-201 Res: D-23	Office: 26401944 Res: 26457117 Cell: 9967906522
3. Mrs. Alka Sapru-Joshi, Reader & Head/Psychology Student Welfare Officer	Office: D-07 Res: D-22	Office: 26404991 Res: 26511975 Cell: 9892398053
4. Dr. Martin Mathew, ESA(Mass Media) Outreach Extension Service Dept Hostel Warden (Boys)	Office : C-105 Res: D-11	Office : 26402605 Res: 26411176 Cell: 9869993833
5. Dr. Suni Mathew, Lecturer, Education Dept Hostel Warden (Girls)	Office: D-204 Res: D-21	Office: 26404974 Res: 26422201 Cell: 9867030815
6. Shri Sanjay Jadhav JAO, Academic Cell	Office : D-105	Office : 26409094 Cell : 9820670410

UGC Regulations on curbing the menace of ragging in higher educational institutions, 2009.

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NGO Partnership System

Planning Commission of India invites all Voluntary Organisations/ Non-Government Organisations to Sign Up on the NGO Partnership System (NGO-PS) at http://ngo.india.gov.in .

This will enable you to (1) Get details of existing VOs/NGOs across India, (2) Get details of grant schemes of key Ministries/Departments, (3) Apply on-line for NGO grants and (4) Track status of your application for grants.

This is a free facility located in the Planning Commission in association with National Informatics Centre to bring about greater partnership between government and the voluntary sector and foster better transparency, efficiency and accountability.

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Disability Line

For Information on Disability, Dial:

• +91-22-155206 and 26404019/24/43 in Maharashtra-Goa Telecom Circle
• +91-11-29825094/95/96 in Delhi Circle.
• +91-612-2271805/2272359 in Bihar Telecom Circle
• +91-522-2964058/2967359/2967360 in Uttar Pradesh Telecom Circle
• +91-44-24744732/24744737 in Tamil Nadu Telecom Circle
• 0755 - 26859541/55/56 in Madhya Pradesh Telecom Circle
• +91-080-25490010/20/30 in Karnataka Telecom Circle
• +91-0361-2895365/66/67 in Assam Telecom Circle
• +91-0674-2460021/31/41 in Orissa Telecom Circle
• +91-079-26305472/73/74 in Gujarat Telecom Circle
• +91-755-040-27959043/63/27959103 in Andhra Pradesh Telecom Circle
• +91-033-25313236/46/25315492 in West Bengal Telecom Circle
• 0141-2369701/02 in Rajasthan Telecom Circle
• 1800-425-3323(Toll free), 0471-2590261/62/162 in Kerala Telecom Circle
• 03592-201181/204081 in Sikkim Telecom Circle

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Public Information Officer under RTI

Under the The Right to Information Act, 2005 Public Information Officer and Assistant Public Information Officers are designated for Ali Yavar Jung National Institute for the Hearing Handicapped, Mumbai, its Regional Centres and State Collaborated Centre.

Public Information Officer: Smt. Neeta Walawalkar Tel No : +91-22-2640 0215/226/ Extn. 324. Fax : +91-22-26404170

Appellate Authority: Mr. N. Karthikeyan Phone. +91-22-26559708. Fax: +91-22-26404170 For details click on "RTI"

Application under RTI can be submitted to PIO along with DD/Postal Order drawn in favour of the Director, AYJNIHH, Mumbai.

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