Manipur BMVSS team to help people disabled by conflict, othersA team from Bhagwan Mahaveer Viklang Sahayata Samiti (BMVSS) is conducting fitment camps in Manipur to aid Persons with Disabilities, inclu...
UP govt gave one-time pension to 10.68 lakh 'divyang' during lockdown: Yogi AdityanathAddressing the seventh convocation ceremony of the university, Adityanath said, "We all are indebted to Prime Minister Narendra Modi who ca...
Nations hail Jaipur Foot contribution at UNFounder and Chief Patron of BMVSS Devendra Raj Mehta said Jaipur Foot is the "epitome of frugal" or Gandhian engineering, which involves do...
Railways replaces 'viklang' with 'divyang' in concession formsThe terms "blind", "deaf and dumb" and "physically challenged" will also be replaced with less derogatory alternatives.
UP minister insults 'divyang' staff, video goes viral"You have kept a differently-abled man on contract. What will he do? This is the reason behind lack of hygiene here," Pachauri can be heard...
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...
Department of Empowerment of Disability Affairs to incorporate the word ‘Divyang’ in Hindi and English namesOn December 3, at the launch of Accessible India, PM had suggested the same, prompting PMO and Ministry of Social Justice to begin consulta...
Government considering 'manufacturing centres' for rehabilitation of the disabledThe Ministry is considering setting up design and manufacturing centres in the country for the disabled, a statement quoting Ashutosh Sharm...
PM Narendra Modi suggests use of 'divyang' for persons with disability in his 'Mann ki Baat'The Department of Disability Affairs has already had two meetings on this with experts since the PM spoke about it first.
'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...
NHRC notice to UP over alleged beating of disabled peopleThe NHRC on Friday issued a notice to Uttar Pradesh authorities over the alleged beating up of disabled people by police at Bijnore collect...
Jaipur Foot patron D R Mehta to get Clairmont Lincoln Ahimsa award in USIn 1975, Mehta set up Bhagwan Mahaveer Viklang Sahayata Samiti (BMVSS), a charitable organization based in Jaipur that provides artificial ...
Prime Minister Narendra Modi lauds NGO's project to provide artificial limbs to Kashmiris"I do hope that this will also be a step to enable you to hereafter live a life of greater dignity, both in your family and society at larg...
Camp to provide aid to Jammu and Kashmir residents with disabilitiesA special camp to provide mobility aid to 1,300 physically challenged people from Jammu and Kashmir will be organised here on Thursday.
Jaipur Foot to provide artificial limbs to 1,000 AfghansThe MoU was signed in Kabul between the Afghan Ministry of Labour, Social Affairs, Martyrs and Disabled and BMVSS to provide artificial lim...
- PIL seeks FIR to probe allegations against Salman Khurshid's trust
A PIL was filed in the Allahabad Hight Court seeking filing of an FIR in the wake of allegations of misappropriation of funds by a trust ru...
- Shut units can terminate staff: SC
The Supreme Court on Tuesday ruled that the termination of services on account of closing down of a unit or undertaking which has no functi...