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Karnataka working on 5% quota in private sector jobs for persons with disabilitiesKarnataka is set to introduce a groundbreaking policy. It aims to reserve up to 5% of jobs in private companies for persons with disabiliti...
Indian corporate houses remain positive for hiring persons with disabilitiesIndian companies are increasingly hiring people with disabilities (PwDs), driven by social responsibility and strategic advantages. A notab...
India Inc’s diversity drive slow in including PwDsCorporate India faces a long road ahead when it comes to incorporating people with disabilities (PwDs) into the workforce. According to SEB...
Employ our disabled, boost our workforcePrivate companies in India, such as IndiGo, Lemon Tree, and KFC, are making efforts to hire persons with disabilities (PwDs) for customer-f...
PM DAKSH portal to boost skill development, find employment for persons with disabilitiesThe department aims to add 25,000 jobs on the portal by Diwali, Rajesh Aggarwal, Secretary, Department of People with Disabilities.
11 ministries yet to finalise accessibility guidelines for people of disabilities: GovtThe Indian government has revealed that 11 ministries are yet to finalize sector-specific accessibility guidelines for disabled people. The...
Despite Covid-19 pandemic, some companies are taking measures to help employees with disabilitiesFlex, a NASDAQ-traded multinational electronics manufacturing services company, also said it will hire 20% more person with disabilities, a...
India Inc has long way to go in employing disabled peopleOnly 34 lakh of the about 1.34 crore people with disabilities (PwDs) in the employable age have a job in India, according to Equiv.in, a re...
What companies and government are doing to empower persons with disabilitiesIndia’s largest ecommerce company Flipkart recruiting over 300 differently-abled employees by the end of this year speaks of a growing cult...
Why companies are hiring people with disabilities?Amid wave of conscious capitalism, products and services with a streak of social good find favour among investors and consumers.
Centre to add more kinds of disabilities under Disabilities BillKrishan Pal Gurjar said that steps should be taken to get CSR funds from private companies to execute schemes of the Department of Empowerm...
All government websites to be made differently-abled friendlyIn a major initiative, people with disabilities will be able to easily access government websites across the country.
Govt teams up with Wadhwani Foundation to provide relief to poor and disabled.Department for Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities and Wadhwani Foundation’s Skills Development Network Trust enters into a partnershi...
India Inc includes persons with disability in growth scriptMany cos have seen that teams where a person with disability is employed show higher bonding, morale, and empathy towards each other.
Hyderabad-based ACE Experiences takes initiative to employ persons with disabilitiesACE says it has placed about 70 people in companies such as Aegis, Prasad Corp., Kantar IT, Rockwell Industries and SAP India in the last f...
Annual reports to give details of employment of persons with disabilities says LS committeeMinistries required to give details of employment of persons with disabilities says LS Standing Committee on Social Justice and Empowerment.
Future Group plans 5% hiring target for differently abled workersKishore Biyani- promoted Future Group plans to have nearly 5 per cent of its workforce from this segment in the next three years.