Facts Box: Accessible India Campaign

Recently GoI extended the deadline for Accessible India Campaign to March 2020. The main objective of the campaign is to make public spaces friendly for persons with disabilities. About the campaign The campaign is also called Sugamya Bharat Abhiyan. The scheme was launched by Union Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment. The initiative is in ..

Month: Current Affairs - December, 2019

Category: Government Schemes Current Affairs

Topics: Accessible India Campaign • Children with disabilities • Disabilities • Persons with Disabilities • Right of Persons with Disabilities Act 2016 • Sugamya Bharat Abhiyan

State of the Education Report for India 2019 launched

The State of the Education Report for India 2019: Children with Disabilities, was recently launched at an event organized by UNESCO in New Delhi. The event was attended by more than 200 representatives from government, civil society, academia, partners and youth. To be published annually, the 2019 edition of report is 1st of its kind ..

Month: Current Affairs - July, 2019

Category: Reports & Indexes Current Affairs

Topics: Children with disabilities • Right of Persons with Disabilities Act 2016 • Right to Education (RTE) Act 2009 • State of the Education Report for India 2019: Children with Disabilities • Tata Institute of Social Sciences • UNESCO • Union Ministry of Human Resource Development • United Nations Educational Scientific and Cultural Organization