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NHB Assistant Manager PWD EWS Instructions

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NHB Assistant Manager PWD EWS Instructions are provided to familiarize the candidates with the different policies and regulations of different categories like PWD, EWS, relaxation and in general about the Do’s and Dont’s in the recruitment process. This chapter covers the instructions pertaining to but not limited to: Persons with Benchmark Disabilities and Economically Weaker Sections.

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Persons with Benchmark Disabilities (PWD)
Under section 34 of “The Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act, 2016”, only persons with benchmark disabilities are eligible for Reservation. “Person with benchmark disability” means a person with not less than forty percent of a specified disability where specified disability has not been defined in measurable terms and includes a person with disability where disability has been defined in a measurable terms, as certified by the certifying authority. The reserved categories of disabilities mentioned under this Act are namely:
    a. Blindness and low vision; b. Deaf and hard of hearing; c. Locomotor disability including cerebral palsy. leprosy cured, dwarfism, acid attack victims and muscular dystrophy; d. Autism, intellectual disability, specific learning disability and mentalillness; e. Multiple disabilities from amongst persons under clauses (a) to (d) including deafblindness.

The visually impaired candidates and candidates whose writing speed is adversely affected permanently for any reason can use their own scribe at their cost during the online examination. In all such cases where a scribe is used, the following rules will apply:
    i. The candidate will have to arrange his/ her own scribe at his/ her owncost.
    ii. Both the candidate as well as the scribe will have to give a suitable undertaking, in the prescribed format with passport size photograph of the scribe at the time of examination. Further in case it later transpires that he/ she did not fulfil any laid down eligibility criteria or suppressed material facts the candidature of the applicant will stand cancelled, irrespective of the result of the examination.
    iii. Those candidates who use a scribe shall be eligible for compensatory time of 20 minutes or otherwise advised for every hour of the examination.
    iv. The scribe arranged by the candidate should not be a candidate for the online examination. If violation of the above is detected at any stage of the process, candidature of both the candidate and the scribe will be cancelled. Candidates eligible for and who wish to use the services of a scribe in the examination should invariably carefully indicate the same in the online application form. Any subsequent request may not be favourably entertained.
    v. Only candidates registered for compensatory time will be allowed such concessions since compensatory time given to candidates shall be system based, it shall not be possible for the test conducting agency to allow such time if he/ she is not registered for the same. Candidates not registered for compensatory time shall not be allowed such concessions.
    vi. Guidelines for candidates with locomotor disability and cerebral palsy -
      A Compensatory time of twenty minutes per hour or otherwise advised shall be permitted for the candidates with locomotor disability and cerebral palsy where dominant (writing) extremity is affected to the extent of slowing the performance of function (minimum of 40% impairment).

    vii. Guidelines for Visually Impaired candidates -
      a. Visually Impaired candidates (who suffer from not less than 40% of disability) may opt to view the contents of the test in magnified font and all such candidates will be eligible for compensatory time of 20 minutes for every hour or otherwise advised of examination.
      b. The facility of viewing the contents of the test in magnifying font will not be available to Visually Impaired candidates who use the services of a Scribe for the examination.

    viii. . Guidelines for Candidates with Intellectual Disability (ID) -
      A Compensatory time of twenty minutes per hour of examination, either availing the services of a scribe or not, shall be permitted to the candidates with more than 40% Intellectual Disability (autism, intellectual disability, specific learning disability and mental illness).

    ix. Any candidate who is using scribe should ensure that he is eligible to use scribe in the examination as per the above guidelines. Any candidate using scribe in violation of the above guidelines shall stand disqualified and can be removed from service without notice, if has already joined the Bank.
    x. Scribe will be allowed to be used as per the guidelines issued vide Office Memorandum F.No. 16-110/2003-DDIII dated February 26, 2013 of Government of India, Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment, Department of Disability Affairs, New Delhi.

These guidelines are subject to change in terms of GOI guidelines/ clarifications, if any, from time to time.

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Reservation for Economically Weaker Sections (EWSs):
In terms of Office Memorandum No. 36039/1/2019-Estt (Res) dated 31.01.2019 issued by the Department of Personnel and Training, Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances & Pensions, Government of India, the category EWSs means ‘Persons who are not covered under the scheme of reservation for SCs, STs and OBCs and whose family has gross annual income below Rs. 8 lakh (Rupees eight lakh only) are to be identified as EWSs for benefit of reservation. Income shall also include income from all sources i.e. salary, agriculture, business, profession, etc. for the financial year prior to the year of application.
Also persons whose family owns or possesses any of the following assets shall be excluded from being identified as EWS, irrespective of the family income:-
    i. 5 acres of agricultural land and above;
    ii. Residential flat of 1000 sq. ft. and above;
    iii. Residential plot of 100 sq. yards and above in notified municipalities;
    iv. Residential plot of 200 sq. yards and above in areas other than the notified municipalities.

The property held by a "Family" in different locations or different places/ cities would be clubbed while applying the land or property holding test to determine EWS status.
The term "Family" for this purpose will include the person who seeks benefit of reservation, his/ her parents and siblings below the age of 18 years as also his/ her spouse and children below the age of 18 years’.

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Income and Asset Certificate Issuing Authority:
In terms of the above mentioned Office Memorandum, ‘the benefit of reservation under EWS can be availed upon production of an Income and Asset Certificate issued by a Competent Authority. The Income and Asset Certificate issued by any one of the following authorities in the prescribed format shall only be accepted as proof of candidate's claim as belonging to EWS:-
    i. District Magistrate/ Additional District Magistrate/ Collector/ Deputy Commissioner/ Additional Deputy Commissioner/ 1st Class Stipendiary Magistrate/ SubDivisional Magistrate/ Taluka Magistrate/ Executive Magistrate/ Extra Assistant Commissioner.
    ii. Chief Presidency Magistrate/ Additional Chief Presidency Magistrate/ Presidency Magistrate.
    iii. Revenue Officer not below the rank of Tehsildar and
    iv. Sub-Divisional Officer or the area where the candidate and/or his family normally resides.

These guidelines are subject to change in terms of Government of India guidelines/ clarifications, if any, from time to time.
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