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

Social Justice Minister T C Gehlot launches MIS portal under Accessible India Campaign

Union Minister for Social Justice and Empowerment Thaawar chand Gehlot launched a Management Information System (MIS) under Accessible India Campaign in New Delhi. The launch was in presence of Secretaries of various nodal ministries including Union Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs, Union Ministry of Road Transport and Highways (MoRTH), Union Ministry of Railways, Union ..

Month: Current Affairs - September, 2019

Category: Government Schemes Current Affairs

Topics: Accessible India Campaign • Department of Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities • divyangjans • International Day of People with Disabilities • Management Information System Portal • MIS portal • Sugamya Bharat Abhiyan • Union Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment

Website Accessibility Project launched to make 100 websites accessible to persons with disabilities

The Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment launched Website Accessibility Project to make 100 websites various State Governments/UTs accessible to persons with disabilities (Divyangjans) under Accessible India Campaign. It was launched by Union Minister for Social Justice and Empowerment Thaawarchand Gehlot on the occasion of ‘National Conference on Improving Accessibility’. Website Accessibility Project The Department ..

Month: Current Affairs - January, 2018

Topics: Accessible India Campaign • Government Initiatives • Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment • National • Sugamya Bharat Abhiyan • Website Accessibility Project

Government launches Divyang Sarathi Mobile Application

The Ministry for Social Justice and Empowerment has launched Divyang Sarathi—The accessible and comprehensive mobile application for easy dissemination of information to ‘Divyangjans’. The mobile app aims to empower Divyangjans by providing them easier and convenient access to information pertaining to schemes, scholarships, statutes, institutional support systems, jobs and other crucial information. Key Facts The ..

Month: Current Affairs - September, 2017

Topics: Divyang Sarathi • E-governance • National • Sugamya Bharat Abhiyan

Union Government launches Accessible E-Library Sugamya Pustakalaya

The Union Government has launched Accessible E-Library ‘Sugamya Pustakalaya’ for Divyang under Prime Minister’s Sugamya Bharat Abhiyan. It was jointly launched by Union Ministers Ravi Shankar Prasad, Prakash Javadekar and Thawar Chand Gehlot at a fucntion in New Delhi. What is Sugamya Pustakalaya? Sugamya Pustakalaya is an online library for Divyang and houses publications across ..

Month: Current Affairs - August, 2016

Topics: Government Initiatives • Government Schemes • National • Sugamya Bharat Abhiyan • Sugamya Pustakalaya