Identification of posts of Indian Posts & Telecommunications Accounts and Finance Service Group ‘B’ suitable for PWBDs as per the provisions of RPwDs Act, 2016
Identification of posts of Indian Posts & Telecommunications Accounts and Finance Service Group ‘B’ suitable for Persons with Benchmark Disabilities (PWBDs) as per the provisions of RPwDs Act, 2016
No. 24-02/2019-PACE/PwD/ 3201-69
Government of India
Ministry of Communications
Department of Posts
PA Wing, Dak Bhawan,
New Delhi 110001
Dated: 16-11-2022
OFFICE MEMORANDUM
Sub: – Identification of posts of Indian Posts & Telecommunications Accounts and Finance Service Group ‘B’ suitable for Persons with Benchmark Disabilities (PWBDs) as per the provisions of RPwDs Act, 2016-reg.
Sir / Ma’am,
In pursuance of Department of Personnel and Training OM No. 36012/1/2020-Estt. (Res.-I]) dated 17.05.2022, Department of Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities Notifications No.38-16/2020-DD-III dated 04.01.2021 & as per the provision of Sec. 34(1) of RPwDs Act 2016 regrading reservation in promotion to Persons with Benchmark Disabilities (PwBDs), the competent authority has identified all the posts of Asst. Accounts Officer (AAO), Accounts Officer (AO) & Sr. Accounts Officer (Sr. AO) Cadre in Indian Posts & Telecommunications Accounts and Finance Service (IP&TAFS) Group ‘B’ under promotions for various categories of PwBDs as per following Functional Classification and Physical Requirement :-
| Name of the Service | Categories for which identified | Functional Classifications (FC) | Physical Requirements (PR) |
| IP&TAFS Group ‘B’. | Locomotor disability | OA (One Arm) OL (One leg) OAL (One Arm One leg) Cerebral Palsy Leprosy Cured Dwarfism Acid Attack Victims | S (Sitting), W (Walking), SE (Seeing), RW (Reading and Writing), C (Communication), BN (Bending), ST (Standing), H (Hearing/Speaking), L (Lifting), KC (Kneeling and Crouching), MF (Manipulation by Finger), PP (Pushing & Pulling) |
| BA (Both Arms) BH (Both Hands) | S (Sitting), W (Walking), SE (Seeing), RW (Reading and Writing), C (Communication), BN (Bending), ST (Standing), H (Hearing/Speaking), KC (Kneeling and Crouching) | ||
| BL (Both legs) MW (Muscular Weakness) | S (Sitting), SE (Seeing), RW (Reading and Writing), C (Communication), BN (Bending), H (Hearing/Speaking), L (Lifting), KC (Kneeling and Crouching), MF (Manipulation by Finger), PP Pushing & Pulling | ||
| Visual impairment | Blindness | S (Sitting), W (Walking), C (Communication), BN (Bending), ST (Standing), H (Hearing/Speaking), L (Lifting), KC (Kneeling and Crouching), MF (Manipulation by Finger), PP (Pushing and Pulling), RW (in Braille/software | |
| Low Vision | S (Sitting), W (Walking), RW (Reading and writing), C (Communication), BN (Bending), ST (Standing), H (Hearing/Speaking), L (Lifting), KC (Kneeling and Crouching), MF (Manipulation by Finger), PP (Pushing and Pulling) | ||
| Hearing impairment | Deaf and Hard of Hearing | S (Sitting), W (Walking), SE (See ing), RW – (Reading and Writing), C (Communication), BN (Bending) , ST (Standing), L (Lifting), KC (Kneeling and Crouching), MF (Manipulation by Finger, PP (Pushing and Pulling) |
This issue with the approval of Member (Finance), DCC.
Joseph K. Mathew
Director (PA Admn)
Source: Department of Posts
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