The Haemophilia Federation India (HFI) Saturday submitted a memorandum to President Pranab Mukherjee to include haemophilia and thalassemia in the category of benchmark disabilities in the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Bill 2012. The bill which will replace the Persons with Disabilities Act 1995 has 18 disabilities including haemophilia and thalassemia. But the two disorders have been excluded from the benchmark disabilities section which promises the security of a government job. Haemophilia and thalassemia are life-threatening disorders. Affected people cannot work without job security S.S. Roychoudhury chief executive officer of HFI told IANS. He demanded the bill must be introduced
