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Govt says over 50,000 buses, 1,800 buildings made accessible under Sugamya Bharat AbhiyanThe government of India has made strides in improving accessibility for persons with disabilities. Under the Accessible India Campaign, man...- Government employees with disabilities to get 4 per cent reservation in allotment of housingThe Centre has announced a 4% reservation for persons with disabilities in government housing allotments under the General Pool Residential...
- Have focused on divyang empowerment: PM ModiOn World Disability Day, Modi said in a blog post that his government has an approach that is "all-encompassing, sensitive and one working ...
- 597 stations now disabled-friendly with lifts and escalators: RailwaysGiving a break-up, the railways in the statement said 1,287 escalators at 372 stations and 1,292 lifts at 497 stations were provided till D...
- Ease doing business for differently-abledAccording to Census 2011, there are 26.8 million PwDs in the country. The number would be much more today. CAG has identified government bu...
- Wheelchair taxi startup Ezy Mov in talks with investors to raise funds for expansionThe company has also signed an agreement with Vaccine on Wheels, a doctor-based mobile vaccination clinic for the last mile delivery of the...
- 'Sugamya Bharat App' launched to ease accessibility issues faced by differently abled in buildings, transport systemThe app will enable people with disabilities and even the elderly to register accessibility-related problems in buildings, in modes of tran...
- PM Narendra Modi asks officials to remove hurdles in 'Housing for All by 2022' missionHe also called upon states to put in maximum efforts towards water conservation, especially during the current monsoon season, according to...
- NHRC role crucial, confident Parliament will pass talaq bill: Prime MinisterPrime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday said National Human Rights Commission’s (NHRC’s) role is ‘crucial’ for achieving the sustainable dev...
- Traders need hand holding to resolve GST problems: Prime Minister Narendra ModiPrime Minister asks chief secretaries to use the district administration in this regard, so that small traders are facilitated to access an...
- Issuing of UDID cards taken up in 15 states in first phase: OfficialThe cards, issued to persons with disabilities, are recognised in all the states and government departments.
- UP budget: Govt focuses on poor, students, womenThe state government has allocated Rs 52.66 crore to construct hostel for poor students belonging to backward classes.
- Government can achieve 50% of target by deploying assistive technology at varsities: BarrierBreakIt involves making railway stations, airports, public transport, government websites and buildings across 50 cities disabled-friendly.
- Centre to introduce universal ID for persons with disabilitiesThe move will allow the differently-abled to easily avail the benefit of various schemes and reservation.
- With disability bill stuck in PMO, hope fades for its passage in HouseThe new law will expand the definition of disability including 19 conditions compared to just seven disabilities in the 1995 Act.
- 'Sugamya Bharat': Arun Jaitley launches Modi government's Accessible India initiativeThe BJP government on Thursday unveiled its next bigticket campaign, Accessible India, which aims to provide universal accessibility for al...
- Differently-abled need to be made part of 'sabka saath, sabka vikas': Prime Minister Narendra ModiPrime Minister Narendra Modi said the slogan of 'sabka saath, sabka vikas' will not reach fruition until all sections of the society, inclu...
- Indian-American appointed advisor to Accessible India campaignAn Indian-American techie has been appointed as advisor to the 'Accessible India' campaign to be launched by PM Modi this week to make tran...
- Accessible India: Let’s make public buildings disabled friendly says government to India IncThe Centre is roping in big corporates to adopt public buildings as part of its Sugamya Bharat or Accessible India initiative.
- Government to soon launch awareness campaign on disability issuesCentre is contemplating to launch a massive campaign to sensitise people on accessibility issues concerning persons with disabilities.
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