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Union Minister Virendra Kumar to inaugurate services of CRC-Shillong for s
Updated : 4 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 15 (ANI): Union Minister for Social Justice and Empowerment Virendra Kumar will inaugurate the services of Composite Regional Centre (CRC) for Skill Development, Rehabilitation and Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities (Divyangjan) at Shillong, Meghalaya on Tuesday.
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VP Naidu stresses on making opportunity accessible for differently-abled p
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 18 (ANI): Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu on Sunday called for a change in people's mindset towards the Divyangjan community (differently-abled) and asserted that it is the responsibility of the government and society at large to prevent any kind of discrimination
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Office of Chief Commissioner for Persons with Disabilities to be inaugurat
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], March 27 (ANI): Union Minister of Social Justice and Empowerment Dr Virendra Kumar will inaugurate the new office of Chief Commissioner for Persons with Disabilities (Divyangjan) at Delhi on Monday.
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Power Finance Corporation to provide motorised tricycles for orthopedicall
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], March 8 (ANI): Power Finance Corporation (PFC), India's leading NBFC in the power sector, on Tuesday said it has signed a memorandum of agreement (MoA) with Artificial Limbs Manufacturing Corporation of India (ALIMCO) for distribution of motorised tricycles to orthopedical
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All polling booths in Tripura to be differently-abled friendly, says State
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Agartala (Tripura) [India], January 25 (ANI): Tripura Chief Secretary Kumar Alok on Tuesday said that the state is contemplating converting all polling stations into specially-abled friendly in line with the Election Commission of India's special emphasis on the voting rights of Divyangjans.
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Rangam to host 6-Day Event to foster Greater Disability Inclusion in India
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Vadodara (Gujarat) [India], January 25 (ANI/ATK): Workforce solutions company Rangam, in partnership with Inclusive Divyangjan Entrepreneur Association (IDEA), Keystone Institute India, TiE India Angels and Sarthak Educational Trust, will host Inclusive India Summit from January 28th through
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Mary Kom inaugurates National Health Fest for Divyangjan
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 3 (ANI): Boxing legend Mary Kom on Friday inaugurated the 'National Health Fest for Divyangjan - We Care" and felicitated athletes with intellectual disabilities who have won medals for India at the Special Olympics World Games in 2019, here in the national capita
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President Kovind to confer National Awards for outstanding work towards em
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 3 (ANI): President Ram Nath Kovind will be the Chief Guest at a ceremony to celebrate the International Day of Persons with Disabilities organized by the Department of Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities (Divyangjan), Union Ministry of Social Justice and E
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Tehbazari shops allotted to divyangjan non-transferable: MHA in LS
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi, [India], August 3 (ANI) The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) on Tuesday clarified in the Lok Sabha that 'Tehbazari shops' allotted to divyangjan are non-transferable in case of incapacity, insanity or demise of the registered vendor.
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Senior citizens will benefit from 'near to home' vaccination centers: Ratt
Updated : 4 years, 12 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 28 (ANI): Welcoming Health Ministry guidelines for providing 'near to home' vaccination centers to senior citizens and divyangjan, Minister of State for Social Justice and Empowerment Rattan Lal Kataria has said that the move shall benefit around 14 crore senior cit
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Mandatory online certification of disability through UDID portal from June
Updated : 5 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 6 (ANI): The Department of Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities (DEPwD) on Thursday made it mandatory for all states and Union Territories to grant a certificate of disability through online mode only using the UDID portal.
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COVID-19: Haryana issues directions to not call vulnerable persons, pregna
Updated : 5 years ago IST
Chandigarh (Haryana) [India], May 1 (ANI): Amid a second surge of COVID-19 pandemic, the Haryana Government on Saturday said it has decided that employees with severe disabilities, vulnerable persons and pregnant women shall not be called for duty, even if they are engaged in essential servi
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