MANU/PIBU/1801/2015
Department/Board : Press Information Bureau
Date : 15.12.2015
New Initiatives for Social Justice and Empowerment
Year End Review 2015
During the year 2015, Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment launched various initiatives for the welfare of Scheduled Caste, Other Backward Class, Denotified, Nomadic & Semi-Nomadic Tribes, Persons with Disabilities, Persons in Destitute, Safai Karamcharis, etc. These initiatives include financial support to the target groups, rehabilitation of beggars, and result oriented skill development programmes. Some of the programmes launched during the year include -
Accessible India Campaign (Sugamya Bharat Abhiyan):
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Accessible India Campaign aims at achieving universal accessibility for Persons with Disabilities and to create an enabling and barrier free environment, with a focus on three verticals: Built Environment; Public Transportation and Information & Communication Technologies.
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It was launched on 3rd December 2015, commemorating International Day of Persons with Disabilities.
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It will be taken up in 75 select cities to start with.
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It aims at enhancing the proportion of accessible government buildings, airports, railway stations, Public Transport, Public Documents and Websites
Shri Arun Jaitley Union Minister for Finance, launching Accessible India Campaign, Shri Thaawar Chand Gehlot, Union Minister for Social Justice & Empowerment, Shri Vijay Sampla, Shri Krishan Pal Gujjar, Ministers of State for Social Justice & Empowerment also in the
picture Accessible Index is underway to serve as a tool to assess the extent to which the processes and systems of an organization are aligned to ensure independent, dignified and positive dealing with employees and clients with disabilities.
1st International Film Festival for the Persons with Disabilities