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What is Accessible India Campaign?

December 16, 2019

The Accessible India Campaign or Sugamya Bharat Abhiyan is a program that will be launched to serve the differently-able community of our country. The Accessible India Campaign aims to make public spaces friendly for persons with disabilities. The flagship program was launched on the International Day of People with Disabilities, 3rd December 2015 by the ..

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President of India to Confer ‘Vayoshreshtha Samman–2019’

October 2, 2019

President Ram Nath Kovind will be conferring ‘Vayoshreshtha Samman-2019’ on Eminent Senior Citizens & Institutions in recognition of their services towards the cause of elderly persons on 3 October 2019. The awards will be conferred at a function organized by Union Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment in Vigyan Bhawan, New Delhi and Union Minister ..

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Vayoshreshtha Samman 2019: Government invites Nominations

May 21, 2019

The Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment has invited nomination for Vayoshreshtha Samman 2019 which is the National Awards for Senior Citizens for both Individuals and Institutions categories. The nominations should be sent by 31st May 2019. About Vayoshrestha Sammans Background: The series of National Award-Vayoshreshtha Samman awards were instituted by the Ministry of Social ..

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Department of Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities sets World Record

March 2, 2019

The Department of Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities under the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment has set a new world record. The department had undertaken the Modern Artificial Limbs (Legs) implantation in Gujarat’s Bharuch. The implantation was carried out for 260 people in record eight hours. This was the seventh world record set by the Department of ..

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National Survey on Extent and Pattern of Substance Use in India

February 19, 2019

The report of the National Survey on Extent and Pattern of Substance Use in India conducted by National Drug Dependence Treatment Centre (NDDTC) of the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), New Delhi sponsored by the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment has been submitted. Major findings of the Survey Alcohol About 14.6% of people in ..

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