Satish Chandra (born 10 December 1967) is an Indian public official who served as the State Disability Commissioner of the Government of Jharkhand.
Career
Chandra began serving as the State Disability Commissioner of the Government of Jharkhand in September 2007. He later headed a monitoring team constituted by the Chief Commissioner, Government of India, from April 2013 to February 2016. He served again as State Disability Commissioner of the Government of Jharkhand from March 2016 to March 2021.
Events In 2016, the National Institute of Empowerment of Persons with Multiple Disabilities invited Chandra to Chennai to deliver a special lecture.
In 2020, Tata Steel launched a two-day workshop focused on livelihood opportunities as part of its Sabal initiative. The programme was inaugurated by Chandra in his capacity as State Disability Commissioner.
Contributions Mobile Courts Initiative: Organized mobile courts across district headquarters and rural areas in Jharkhand, a first-of-its-kind model in India later replicated nationwide.
Awards and Recognition: Honored with the Dainik Jagran Award for Good Governance and the 2012 Human Rights Protection Award.
Advocacy: Actively intervened to enforce Persons with Disabilities (PwD) reservation quotas in state public service and departmental recruitments.
Controversy In 2016, Chandra called for the recruitment of at least 15,000 specially trained teachers to meet the requirements of the Right to Education provisions for intellectually impaired students in Jharkhand.
In 2018, Chandra met Jharkhand governor Draupadi Murmu and discussed the organisation of mobile courts and awareness camps in remote areas for people with disabilities.
In 2019, Chandra wrote to the Jharkhand government proposing the establishment of 300-seat residential schools for intellectually disabled people in Ranchi, Dumka, and Jamshedpur in the following fiscal year.
In 2020, Chandra wrote to the Jharkhand Public Service Commission (JPSC) seeking clarification regarding the selection of candidates against seats allocated for persons with disabilities (PwD). The letter questioned why candidates from another category had reportedly been selected for seats intended for PwD candidates.
In 2020, Chandra wrote to the Vice-Chancellor of DSPMU seeking action following an investigation into alleged negligence concerning people with disabilities.
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