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Absurd to blame persons with disabilities for lack of investments: Asadudd
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
Hyderabad (Hyderabad) [India], July 7 (ANI): After the Department of Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities sought comments of stakeholders over proposed amendment in RPwD Act, 2016, AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi slammed the Centre and said that it is "absurd to blame persons with disabilit
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PIL seeks distribution of free ration to persons with disabilities; Delhi
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 7 (ANI): The Delhi High Court on Tuesday issued a notice to the Central government on public interest litigation (PIL) seeking directions to provide free ration to all persons with disabilities under the Pradhan Mantri Garib Anna Kalyan Yojana.
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Provide free ration to all persons with disabilities: PIL in Delhi HC
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 6 (ANI): A Public Interest Litigation (PIL) has been moved in the Delhi High Court seeking direction to Centre (Department of Food & Public Distribution) to direct all State Government and UTs under Section 38 of National Food Security Act to provide food grains f
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AICB welcomes Telangana High Court ruling asking State Government to set u
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
Hyderabad (Telangana) [India] May 26 (ANI/BusinessWire India): P Chokka Rao, Secretary of All India Confederation of the Blind (AICB) welcomed Telangana High Court's Ruling asking Telangana state government to set up a separate fund for PWDs (Persons with Disabilities).
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Punjab okays amendments to tourism and culture policies to make it disable
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
Chandigarh [India], Jan 9 (ANI): To make tourism more friendly for persons with disabilities, the Punjab Cabinet led by Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh on Thursday approved the necessary amendments to the Punjab State Culture Policy, 2017 and Punjab State Tourism Policy 2018.
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The National CSR Award-winning program of Spark Minda enabled 1000 persons
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
Pune (Maharashtra) [India] Dec 28 (ANI/NewsVoir): Spark Minda with their special program 'Saksham - Empowerment of Persons with Disability Camp' under the CSR arm of the Group - Spark Minda Foundation, has organized a seven-day 'Empowerment of Persons with Disability Camp' at Chimbali Phata,
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Need to make elections accessible for PwD, senior citizens: Sunil Arora
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Dec 19 (ANI): Chief Election Commissioner Sunil Arora on Thursday stressed on the need to make elections more accessible for persons with disabilities (PwD) and senior citizens.
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Rights of PwD's must be protected, says Naveen Patnaik
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
Bhubaneswar (Odisha) [India], Dec 4 (ANI): Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Tuesday said that persons with disabilities (PwDs) are an important part of the society and asked all concerned to ensure that they are not deprived of their rights.
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VP Naidu presents Uttar Pradesh with National Award for Excellence for reh
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Dec 3 (ANI): Union Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment conferred Uttar Pradesh with the National Award of Excellence, which was given by Vice president M Venkaiah Naidu, for doing a commendable job in the field of rehabilitation of persons with disabilities (Divy
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Centre committed to provide 'equitable' future for divyangs: PM Modi
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Dec 3 (ANI): On the International Day of Persons with Disabilities, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday said that the central government is reaffirmed to the commitment to keep working towards an "inclusive, accessible and equitable future" of the Divyangs in the socie
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Rajouri: Skill development centre opened for specially-abled persons, trai
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
Rajouri (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], Dec 3 (ANI): A Skill Development Centre for specially-abled persons was inaugurated in Rajouri on Monday with an aim to boost employment opportunities among the persons with disabilities.
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Odisha-based visually impaired man to receive national award for empowerme
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
Paralakhemundi (Odisha) [India] Dec 1 (ANI): A visually impaired person named Niranjan Behera from Paralakhemundi town in Gajapati district has been selected as 'Best Individual for Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities' (PWDs) and will receive the national award from President Ram Nat
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