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Jobs few and far between for the differently abled in corporate India

The second part of the series on affirmative action in India Inc finds persons with disabilities account for less than 0.6 per cent of the workforce

Jobs few and far between for the differently abled in corporate India
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Sachin P MampattaAdvait Rao PalepuAmritha Pillay Mumbai
Preeti Monga, who is differently abled, recalls looking for a job to support herself many years ago. She managed a position in a food company’s sales team. The company offered her Rs 4.50 for every bottle of pickle she could sell. She managed to offload more than the rest of the sales team combined and the company promptly promoted her.

Such employment stories are, however, rare for persons with disabilities. Despite an improvement in employment over the past three years, persons with disabilities face workplace infrastructure and prejudice challenges.

An analysis of India’s top 100 companies shows that the proportion