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Union Minister Virendra Kumar to launch JEEVAN app, SHATAYU dashboard on May 22Union Minister Virendra Kumar will launch the JEEVAN mobile app for senior citizens and the SHATAYU dashboard for geriatric caregivers on F...- Updated Indian Railways rules for Divyangjan: PwDs with UDID cards can travel in these unreserved coachesIndian Railways has permitted Persons with Disabilities (PwDs) holding valid UDID cards to travel in unreserved Divyangjan coaches on mail/...
- Centre reshuffles top bureaucracy; appoints 48 officers as joint secretariesThe Centre has announced a significant bureaucratic reshuffle. Forty-eight civil servants have been appointed to joint secretary or equival...
- Skill development programme for transgenders in drone piloting, hotel management, drivingTelangana government has launched a new skill development program for transgender individuals. The initiative offers training in drone pilo...
- Centre notifies appointment of two new Lok Sabha MPs in key disability empowerment committeeThe Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment has updated a crucial committee under the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act. Two Lok S...
- Social Justice ministry allocated Rs 14,225 crore in interim budgetIn 2023-24, the revised estimate of the Department of Social Justice and Empowerment was Rs 9,853.32 crore and the Department of Empowermen...
- Govt signs MoU with Amazon to provide training, jobs to people with disabilities in e-commerce sectorThe role of Amazon India would be to work jointly with DEPwD and the Skill Council for People with Disabilities (SCPwD) on a structured ski...
- Social Justice and Empowerment Ministry gets Rs 13,134 cr from BudgetThe Budget for 2022-23 saw an allocation of Rs 56 crore for the three national commissions -- National Commission for Scheduled Castes, Nat...
- Govt notifies over 3,500 jobs for persons with benchmark disabilitiesThe Department of Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities notified 3,566 posts on January 4 in central government establishments as suitab...
- Arunachal govt to raise pension for differently abledVoicing regret over concerned government department's failure to fully implement the 5 per cent job quota for the disabled, the Chief Minis...
- Parliamentary panel 'dismayed' at lack of schemes for homeless people with disabilitiesParliamentary committee has expressed "dismay" at the lack of schemes for rehabilitation of homeless people with disabilities.
- International Film Festival for Persons with Disability in December40 films including 10 feature films, 16 short films and 14 documentaries in different languages will be screened during the three-day festi...
- 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...
- International film festival on differently-abled in Delhi in DecemberThe International Film Festival For Persons with Disabilities is being jointly organised by the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment ...
- 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.
- Sudhir Bhargava to hold charge of Department of Empowerment of Persons with DisabilitiesBhargava, a 1979 batch IAS officer of Rajasthan cadre, is presently Secretary, Department of Social Justice and Empowerment.
- Disability department gets new nameCarved out as separate department and christened as the Department of Disability Affairs in 2012 to act as the nodal Department.
- No definite time envisaged for passing of Disabilities Bill- GovernmentThe the bill covers a variety of issues relating to the disabled persons such as physical, mental and multiple disabilities.
- Law being framed for empowerment of differently-abled persons: President Pranab MukherjeeWhen they are empowered to participate fully in societal life on an equal basis with others, the nation and society as a whole are benefitt...
- Pranab Mukherjee for better delivery mechanism of schemes for disabledPranab also asked the government to reinforce its efforts to ensure a better delivery mechanism of the schemes for disabled people.
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