Make the Right Real – Persons with Disabilities in Asia / Pacific
Incheon Strategy to “Make the Right Real” for Persons with Disabilities in Asia and the Pacific
List of News
Call for Expression of Interest (EOI) from Alimco
ALIMCO intends to completely automate the process of beneficiary accounting and monitoring by way of Design & Development of a comprehensive Application Software
DGCA to airlines: Get disabled-friendly
We have asked airlines to appoint nodal officers to specifically look at grievances of such passengers
New ID cards for persons with disabilities
NIC will prepare a centralised database to help identify PwDs by collating data from the census and state governments. They will also design the unique ID and recommend its implementation mechanism
Mega Economic Opportunities – Disability Sector in India
India should tap the mega economic opportunities in the disability sector by allowing 100 per cent foreign direct investment in it to manufacture products for the specially-abled population
Aakar Asha Centre : One Rupee Reconstructive Surgery Campaign
Aakar Asha Centre for Enablement of Physically Disabled, Kukatpally, has launched a ‘One Rupee Reconstructive Surgery Campaign’ for differently-abled persons.
Doubling of tax exemptions for differently-abled
The minister was speaking on the sidelines of the 13th national meeting of State Commissioners for Persons with Disabilities to review the implementation of Persons with Disabilities Act, 1995.
Parkinson’s need not opt for voluntary retirement: HC
The judges said no employee needed to retire solely on account of disabilities suffered during the course of employment.
High Court reserves order on implementation of disabled quota
Clarified that the 3% reservation will be to the extent of 1% each for the blind, hearing and speech impaired and persons suffering from locomotor disability or cerebral palsy.
Raise Income tax slab for disabled people
Disabled Rights Group (DRG), Delhi, has urged finance minister Arun Jaitley to increase the income tax slab for disabled people and for those who have dependents with disability.