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The Hindu
2 hours ago
- General
- The Hindu
Three NIEPMD beneficiaries clear TNPSC exam
Three students who availed the free coaching programme at National Institute for Empowerment of Persons with Multiple Disabilities (NIEPMD) have cleared the Tamil Nadu Public Service Commission Group II-A examination. The three — R. Deebikanilaa, K. Leelavathy and S. Gokul Srinivas — enrolled under the 'PM Daksh - DIAL Free Coaching Scheme' and were selected for appointment under the four per cent reservation category for Persons with Benchmark Disabilities. Group II-A is a non-interview post. The free coaching centre prepares Persons with Intellectual Disability, Autism Spectrum Disorder, Mental Illness, Specific Learning Disability and Multiple Disabilities for a Governmental placement. Candidates are trained in numerical ability, reasoning, current affairs, English and general knowledge. Special educators are roped in to coach candidates as specialised skills are required to train candidates. Getting a government posting is a big step in empowering persons with disability to be financially independent. Twenty-six-year-old Leelavathy, for instance, has challenges in hearing and has low vision and enrolled under multiple disability category. She has been associated with NIEPMD for close to three years, where she first started her stint as a Data Entry operator after completing a bachelor's degree in computer education. 'My daughter can grasp subjects of a technical nature really fast. She has completed a course in camera techniques and a Montessori teacher training course as well,' says T. Kannabiran, Leelavathy's father, adding that she has got a posting in the Revenue Administration and Disaster Management in Cuddalore and is awaiting the order. For details about the next batch, call Dakshnamoorthy at 8124862799, and Balabaskar at 9282934157.
India.com
15 hours ago
- Health
- India.com
Double Transport Allowance For 9 Categories Of Central Govt Employees – Check Finance Ministry Latest Order; Category List August 2025
New Delhi: The Department of Expenditure, Ministry of Finance has issued Compendium of instructions regarding grant of Transport Allowance at double the normal rates to persons with disabilities employed in Central Government. The Central Government employees with following categories of disabilities as mentioned in Rights of Persons with Disabilities (RPwD) Act, 2016 administered by Department of Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities (DEPwD) shall be paid Transport allowance double the normal rates subject to fulfilment of the stipulated conditions: Central Government Employees Double Transport Allowance: Name of Disability 1. Locomotor Disability including Leprosy cure, Cerebral Palsy, Dwarfism, Muscular Dystrophy and Acid Attack victims. 2. Blindness and Low Vision 3. Deaf and Hard of Hearing 4. Speech and Language Disability 5. Intellectual disability including Specific Learning Disabilities and Autism Spectrum Disorder 6. Mental Illness 7. Chronic Neurological conditions, such as Multiple Sclerosis, Parkinson's disease etc. 8. Disability caused due to blood disorder i.e (a) haemophilia, (b) thalassemia and (c) sickle cell disease. 9. Multiple Disabilities (more than one of the above specified disabilities) including deaf blindness which means a condition in which a person may have combination of hearing and visual impairments causing severe communication, developmental and educational problems. The Finance ministry OM said that Spinal Deformity and Spinal Injury are considered as sub-categories of "Locomotor Disability". All other conditions stipulated in the ibid OM dated 15.09.2022 shall remain unchanged. This issues with the approval of Finance Minster. In its OM in September 2022, the finance ministry had mentioned, the rates of Transport Allowance had been revised vide this Department's O.M. No. dated 7th July 2017 as per recommendations of 7th Central Pay Commission. The following rates of Transport Allowance are admissible to Central Government employees w.e.f. 01.07.2017: 1. Employees drawing pay in Pay Level: 9 and above 2. Rates of Transport Allowance per month a. Employees posted in the Cities as per Annexure-l: Rs. 7200 + DA thereon b. Employees posted at all Other Places: Rs.3600+ DA thereon 1. Employees drawing pay in Pay Level: 3 to 8 and those drawing Pay of Rs. 24200/- and above in Level 1 & 2 of the Pay Matrix. 2. Rates of Transport Allowance per month a. Employees posted in the Cities as per Annexure-l: Rs. 3600 + DA thereon b. Employees posted at all Other Places: Rs.1800+ DA thereon 1. Employees drawing pay in Pay Level: 1 and 2 2. Rates of Transport Allowance per month a. Employees posted in the Cities as per Annexure-l: Rs.1350+ DA thereon b. Employees posted at all Other Places: Rs.900 + DA thereon The previous OM had further clarified that for Level 14 and above, if staff car is admissible, such employees may exercise option to avail staff car or higher rate of Transport Allowance at Rs 15750 as admissible to the Officers drawing pay in Level-14 & above of the Pay Matrix in terms of this Department's O.M. dated 07.07.2017. Transport Allowance in lieu of staff car shall be at the rate of Rs.15750 per month plus Dearmess Allowance only and not at the double of this rate.
Irish Independent
3 days ago
- General
- Irish Independent
Wexford boy whose letter captured the heart of Tánaiste Simon Harris opens sensory room in Kilmuckridge
Sean is a longstanding member of the club, who began working on the project to provide a space for children and adults with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD). Sean spoke about the importance of inclusivity in the community. 'There's a lot of people in the club with children with siblings or friends and family who have autism. 'They can now bring their other children down with them and can benefit from the use of the sensory room.' Sean's 13-year-old son, Kai officially cut the ribbon on the day to celebrate the new space. Sean's son was born with autism, and said he understands trying to balance the needs of children. 'I know how difficult it is, there's not any spaces in our area like sensory rooms and stuff or anything that is there for them if they're not in some kind of camp or organisation,' he said. The sensory room is designed to combine a range of items of stimuli to help people develop and engage with their senses. This sensory room includes lights, colours, sounds and sensory play objects to allow individuals to explore and interact in a safe space. Sean said the sensory room is open to all members of the community, and a membership to St. Josephs Club is not need. 'As long as the club house is open, the gates are open – anyone who needs it can go in and use it,' he said. In January 2025, Kai made touched hearts of Ireland after writing a letter to Taoiseach Simon Harris using the Rapid Prompting Method (RPM) after meeting him during the official launch of Gorey Hill School. The idea to create a sensory space in the club was first brought to Sean after seeing a mother trying to keep her child content with ear defenders and an iPad, so she could watch her child play the match. 'One Sunday morning we were playing a match and there was a woman going to the training with her son. She had another son with ear defenders. 'I was thinking like it'd be very tough for her for to keep him company for about two hours,' Sean added. He received support from members of the Oulart community, who raised €8,000 from one single event. Margaret Gray organised a fundraiser bingo night which was well supported. Sean spoke about the local support. 'A fundraising group in Oulart helped us out and made over €8,000 towards it. It went from there, everyone really bought into it in the community and just got behind it.' Councillor Mary Farrell attended the launch of the sensory room, and said the space is fantastic for children and adults to go and relax and enjoy the calmness of the space. 'It's a great service and it's absolutely wonderful,' she said. Sean thanked the Kilmuckridge community for their huge support with the project and praised all local businesses and sponsors who got behind the sensory room. He also said the clubhouse is used for various clubs including the Men's Shed Association and First Responders groups. 'The support we got was really good. We're just building a community in the club. 'We just want to make the club more inclusive for everyone,' Sean said.
Scottish Sun
4 days ago
- Entertainment
- Scottish Sun
Chloe Ayling's undiagnosed condition that ‘explains so much' revealed 8 years after she was kidnapped & put in suitcase
Click to share on X/Twitter (Opens in new window) Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) CHLOE Ayling's undiagnosed condition has been revealed eight years after she was kidnapped and put in a suitcase. A new BBC documentary that aired last night has shed light on the horrific episode as the British model says people still don't believe her story. Sign up for Scottish Sun newsletter Sign up 9 Chloe revealed in her documentary that she still battles with doubters who claim that she faked her kidnapping Credit: Social Media Refer to Source 9 Trolls claimed she lacked emotion after she delivered a statement after the shocking ordeal Credit: BBC 9 Chloe Ayling was held hostage by Lukasz Herba in a house in Italy When the model was 21, she was drugged and kidnapped after travelling to Milan, Italy, for a photoshoot. Chloe Ayling has been accused by trolls online of staging her own kidnapping, in a horror which she says "never ends". The outlandish events she described in addition to her unemotional retelling of the story sparked questions on whether it was all a publicity stunt. Her heartbreaking documentary - entitled My Unbelievable Kidnapping - poses an interesting new theory. It takes viewers through the terrifying mission to save the model from Herba's clutches, as well as her appearance on Big Brother just a year after being kidnapped. Towards the end of the documentary, she receives a formal diagnosis of autism spectrum disorder which she said explained so much - not just about her reactions during her ordeal but about her life before and since. Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) is a developmental condition that affects how people communicate, interact with others, and behave. "I had a lot of difficulties with communication,' she explains in the documentary, while poring over childhood pictures. "I'd react in the wrong way. If I was being told off I would smile. I just had the wrong reactions to things. "My mum would come with me on school trips because I wouldn't be able to say what I wanted or express how I was feeling. "For ages I just said I'm not an emotional person, but now I realise that no matter now hard I try, I just can't express emotion." Chilling moment glamour model Chloe Ayling was kidnapped is recreated in first look at show on Big Brother star's ordeal Trolls claimed she lacked emotion after she delivered a statement from her mother's house. She emerged from the house with a smile and dressed in a revealing vest top and tiny pair of shorts that seemed at odds with the seriousness of the situation. Chloe, now 28, has spent years fighting to convince others about what happened. Upon arriving at the "studio" on that day in 2017, she was driven to a remote warehouse in Truin by Lukasz Herba. 9 She was held in a village in Turin Credit: Ray Collins - The Sun 9 Police reconstructed the kidnapping as part of their investigation Credit: Enterprise News and Pictures Herba was a 30-year-old computer programmer from Oldbury, West Midlands, who held Chloe hostage for a week. He was eventually arrested and jailed for his crime. Despite Herba being jailed, the model revealed that she still faces backlash online for speaking out about his crime. The documentary follows Chloe's recovery from the incident, as well as how she dealt with the scrutiny over a photograph of her shown holding her kidnapper's hand in an Italian village. Speaking about how she remained so calm in CCTV footage, Chloe said: "I had to get him on side to be able to get out. "I want to show a victim doesn't have to fit into a typical box to be believed." A TV series dramatising the event was released on the BBC last year, entitled Kidnapped: The Chloe Ayling Story. It depicts how she was held in the farm house for six days, while her kidnapper demanded €300,000 (£265,000) in ransom money. Herba and his brother Michael were eventually arrested though and handed 16-year prison sentences. 9 Chloe was a successful model before the kidnapping Credit: chloeayling97/Instagram 9 Chloe appeared on Big Brother a year after the kidknapping Credit: Rex Features 9 She says the fallout from the kidnapping 'never ends' Credit: Refer to Caption
The Irish Sun
4 days ago
- Entertainment
- The Irish Sun
Chloe Ayling's undiagnosed condition that ‘explains so much' revealed 8 years after she was kidnapped & put in suitcase
CHLOE Ayling's undiagnosed condition has been revealed eight years after she was kidnapped and put in a suitcase. A new BBC documentary that aired last night has shed light on the horrific episode as the British model says people still don't believe her story. 9 Chloe revealed in her documentary that she still battles with doubters who claim that she faked her kidnapping Credit: Social Media Refer to Source 9 Trolls claimed she lacked emotion after she delivered a statement after the shocking ordeal Credit: BBC 9 Chloe Ayling was held hostage by Lukasz Herba in a house in Italy When the model was 21, she was drugged and kidnapped after travelling to Milan, Italy, for a photoshoot. Chloe Ayling has been accused by trolls online of staging her own kidnapping, in a horror which she says "never ends". The outlandish events she described in addition to her unemotional retelling of the story sparked questions on whether it was all a publicity stunt. Her heartbreaking documentary - entitled My Unbelievable Kidnapping - poses an interesting new theory. It takes viewers through the terrifying mission to save the model from Herba's clutches, as well as her appearance on Big Brother just a year after being kidnapped. Towards the end of the documentary, she receives a formal diagnosis of autism spectrum disorder which she said explained so much - not just about her reactions during her ordeal but about her life before and since. Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) is a developmental condition that affects how people communicate, interact with others, and behave. "I had a lot of difficulties with communication,' she explains in the documentary, while poring over childhood pictures. "I'd react in the wrong way. If I was being told off I would smile. I just had the wrong reactions to things. "My mum would come with me on school trips because I wouldn't be able to say what I wanted or express how I was feeling. "For ages I just said I'm not an emotional person, but now I realise that no matter now hard I try, I just can't express emotion." Chilling moment glamour model Chloe Ayling was kidnapped is recreated in first look at show on Big Brother star's ordeal Trolls claimed she lacked emotion after she delivered a statement from her mother's house. She emerged from the house with a smile and dressed in a revealing vest top and tiny pair of shorts that seemed at odds with the seriousness of the situation. Chloe, now 28, has spent years fighting to convince others about what happened. Upon arriving at the "studio" on that day in 2017, she was driven to a remote warehouse in Truin by Lukasz Herba. 9 She was held in a village in Turin Credit: Ray Collins - The Sun 9 Police reconstructed the kidnapping as part of their investigation Credit: Enterprise News and Pictures Herba was a 30-year-old computer programmer from Oldbury, West Midlands, who held Chloe hostage for a week. He was eventually arrested and jailed for his crime. Despite Herba being jailed, the model revealed that she still faces backlash online for speaking out about his crime. The documentary follows Chloe's recovery from the incident, as well as how she dealt with the scrutiny over a photograph of her shown holding her kidnapper's hand in an Italian village. Speaking about how she remained so calm in CCTV footage, Chloe said: "I had to get him on side to be able to get out. "I want to show a victim doesn't have to fit into a typical box to be believed." A TV series dramatising the event was released on the BBC last year, entitled Kidnapped: The Chloe Ayling Story. It depicts how she was held in the farm house for six days, while her kidnapper demanded €300,000 (£265,000) in ransom money. Herba and his brother Michael were eventually arrested though and handed 16-year prison sentences. 9 Chloe was a successful model before the kidnapping Credit: chloeayling97/Instagram 9 Chloe appeared on Big Brother a year after the kidknapping Credit: Rex Features 9 She says the fallout from the kidnapping 'never ends' Credit: Refer to Caption
