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" ram Uday se Bharat Uday" he National Agriculture Market was formally launched by the Prime Minister with the
Abhiyan, - a nation wide launch of the pilot of e-NAM - its e-trading platform-on 14 Apri 2016. The initiative is
campaign on rural development expected to usher in transparency which will greatly benefit the farmers and be a
and social harmony was launched by the turning point for the agriculture community.
Prime Minister from Dr Ambedkar's birth
place Mhow in Madhya Pradesh on 14th 21 mandis in 8 states
April, 2016. The eleven day programme, have been linked to
to commemorate the 125th Birth National Agriculture
anniversary of Bharat Ratna Dr Bhim Rao Market. By September,
Ambedkar, ended on 24th April 2016, 2016 two hundred
which was Panchayati Raj Day. mandis will be included
and by March, 2018,
The campaign aimed to generate nation-wide efforts to increase social harmony across 585 mandis will be
villages, strengthen Panchayati Raj, promote rural development, and foster farmers' added.
progress. During the campaign, discussions on issues pertaining to rural development,
improving farmer's income, SC and ST welfare and social harmony were held on different This project will operate
platforms. through an online portal which is being linked to the mandis of the States. Its software will be
The programmes included a a 'Social Harmony Programme' in all Gram Panchayats, where provided to all the participating states without cost. An expert will be deployed for one year in
villagers honoured Dr. Ambedkar, and resolved to strengthen social harmony. Information every sharing mandi so as to facilitate the smooth functioning of the portal. Under this Project,
regarding the various schemes of the government to foster social justice was also provided. Government of India is providing a grant of Rs. 30 lacs to the proposed agriculture mandis of
Village Farmer Assemblies' were organized in Gram Panchayats to promote agriculture. In the states. The farmers will be provided "farmer helpline services round the clock" for
these assemblies, information on Fasal Bima Yojna, Social Health Card, etc. were provided to obtaining information related to this portal.
farmers and their suggestions for bringing about improvements in agriculture solicited.
The Ministry of
Gram Sabha meetings were held from 21-24th April, 2016 across the country. Preceding the Agriculture has
main event of Gram Sabha meetings for Panchayati Raj Day, a National meeting of tribal adopted a concept-
women and Gram Panchayat Presidents from Fifth Schedule Areas of 10 States was held at "agriculture
Vijaywada on 19th April 2016 focusing on Panchayat and tribal development. The topics of development tree"
discussions in these Gram Sabhas included :- and has initiated a
number of projects
• Gram Panchayat Development Plans for local economic development,
for overall
• Optimum utilization of funds available with Panchayati Raj Institutions, development of the
farmers within the
• Clean drinking water and sanitation, same tree. Various
• Role of women in village and rural development, steps are being taken to double the farmers' income in the next 5 years. For the first time in
India, "one nation and one market" is being developed and this market status will be elevated
• Social inclusion including welfare of Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes, person with to the status of international market.
Disabilities and other marginalized groups.
Information regarding various schemes for socio-economic development were also
provided.
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Breaking Barriers
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with disabilities has with disabilities in Secondary
increased by 22.4 per schools-(IEDSS)-around 2 lakhs
cent between 2001 and children with special needs.
2011. The number of
disabled, which was 3. Around one lakh children with
2.19 crore in 2001, rose in 2011 to 2.68 special needs studying in 977
crore—1.5 crore males and 1.18 crore special schools. (An NGO study)
females. The growth rate of disabled The number of persons with special
Let us hope and work population is more in urban areas and needs in the age group of 0-29 years
among urban females. The decadal who need access to education is
towards an inclusive growth in urban areas is 48.2 per cent 1.23 crores as per 2011 census data,
education system which and 55 per cent among urban females. out of which, 53.4 lakhs are girls
keeps the doors fully Among scheduled castes, it is 2.45 per and women with special needs. At
cent. (Census 2011) present, a ‘conservative estimate’
open for all learners
shows that around 20 lakhs persons
with special needs in an Where do we stand now?
with special needs our studying in
enabling environment. India seems a long way to go to primary, secondary and special schools.
Flexible education system, ensure educational rights of children The challenge ahead is how to ensure
with special needs if we compare the educational access to the unreached
e-learning facilities, number of persons with disabilities children/persons with special diverse
proposed Swayam online reported in 2011 population census and needs.
learning, inclusive teacher number of children with special needs
It is not debatable that we have not
studying in primary and secondary
training programme, been able to reach even 20 per cent
schools. There is no data on inclusion
of our children/persons with special
National skill development of children with special needs in 0-6
needs though we have legislations
programme, capacity age group and in higher education.
such as Right to education since 2005
This is one of the major gaps that exists
building of all existing and compulsory and free education to
today for planning purpose.
all children guaranteed in the Indian
teachers and other 1. SSA Inclusive education scheme constitution. India has signed many
measures would make has included 10.71 lakh children international declarations and treaties
education for ALL a reality with special needs. (Source: concerning rights of persons with
Unified District Information disabilities and the UN convention
in India System for Education (UDISE) on rights of persons with disabilities
2013-14) was signed and ratified by India in
The author is Regional Adviser of CBR NETWORK (South Asia). CBR NETWORK has special consultative status to United
Nation Economic and Social council Forum and a member of Rehabilitation International, a world forum on disability rights.
She is the elected chairperson of the world body ‘Global Partnership for Disability Development ‘initiated by the World Bank
Trust Fund, Washington, DC.
The “Stand Up India” initiative to boost entrepreneurship among Dalits, Adivasis and Women
was launched by the Prime Minister in Noida on 5th April 2016. The initiative aims to boost
entrepreneurship among the Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes, and Women. The initiative
envisages loans to at least two aspiring entrepreneurs from these categories. The loan shall be in
the ten lakh to one crore rupee range. 5100 e-rickshaws were also distributed on the occasion.
Shanti Raghavan
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supervisor in a small her mother due to the severity of her
company and has a disability. She has no motor function
team of 15 who work whatsoever. Gausia, however, looks
on textile machinery after her mother with the salary she
parts. Quality is earns as project coordinator at a
critical and any rejects by the client multinational company. In fact, the
can mean loss of business. The Make washing machine which she bought
in India programme is based on online has been of great help to her
people like Manjunath delivering mother. Gausia does her work online
quality output. Manjunath is a person by using workplace solutions such as
with low vision and his team is diverse speech recognition software which
...the situation in India including persons with disability. allows her to dial the phone, use
Stanley is self employed and runs internet and other software tools by
is ripe for persons with just using her speech.
a phenyl business. He is a person with
disability to be part of cerebral palsy. Tabassum works at an Manjunath, Stanley, Tabassum,
the economic workforce. offshore support centre and watches the Pradeep, Gausia, Rajiv, Prashant are
screen intently to monitor customers part of the “Change In India”. By
We need to capitalize on across the ocean in far off England! getting skills and becoming employable,
the successful models She is a person with physical disability. they work just like everybody else, pay
Pradeep works at a Mall and is a Bay ka tax, take care of their families and are
for persons with diverse Malik. He is a person with intellectual part of general society. They remind
disabilities with special disability and is low vision and hard us that what has made India great is
of hearing as well. Rajiv is an analyst the ability of its people to overcome
focus on severe physical at a multinational bank and is hearing challenges such as disability, poverty
and mental disabilities impaired. Prashant got the job as a and discrimination.
Panchayat development officer due to
and by giving equal affirmative action. He is blind. Initially Current employment and skilling
importance to all forms he was not given work due to his scenario
blindness but after specialized training
of employment across was provided to type in Kannada and Employment opportunities for
geographies after configuring his talking software, persons with disabilities in the private
he could overcome the challenges sector has improved dramatically in
due to his disability. He has gained the last ten years especially in the
the respect of his colleagues and the major metros with companies seeing
villagers. the business value in hiring persons
The author is an Ashoka Fellow and is the Founder and Managing trustee of Enable India. Enable India has pioneered inclusion of
severe physical, sensory and intellectual disabilities in the workforce via innovative solutions.
P C Das
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India acknowledges with others. Similarly, National Policy
the significance of for PwDs’, 2006 recognizes PwDs as
work and employment a valuable human resource and seeks
in Article 39 of the to create equal opportunities for a
Directive Principles dignified life in society. It mandates
which mandated the State to ensure an inclusive society for all.
that the citizen, both men and women
equally, have the right to an adequate As per 2011 Census, there are
means of livelihood. Also, Article 41 26.8 million Persons with Disabilities
requires that the state shall, within in India. 14.99 million are males
the limits of its economic capacity and 11.82 million are females with
and development, make effective disabilities. It may be seen that 18.63
provision for securing the right to million PwDs reside in rural areas
...financial inclusion work and Article 42 requires that while 8.18 million reside in urban
the states shall make provisions for areas. As per the data available,
securing just and humane conditions about 13.4 million (8.8 million in
in fact is key for any of work. Primarily, here we would rural India and 4.6 million in urban
talk about Persons with Disabilities India) PwDs are in employable
planning towards (PwDs) age group. Out of this 13.4 million
PwDs in employable age group, 7.8
building inclusive PwD means a person suffering million are male and 5.6 million are
from not less than 40 per cent of any females. Also, out of the total PwD
society where the defined disability as certified by a population, 14.6 million are literate.
Medical Authority. The Government It shows that PwDs is a large pool of
disadvantaged of India has enacted 3 legislations for human resource whose potential to
PwDs to provide equal opportunities contribute towards the economy of
segment of the including their socio-economic the country cannot be ignored.
inclusion in the society namely (i)
society is assured Rehabilitation Council of India Financial inclusion is the
availability of financial services
of financial and
Act’1992, (ii) PwDs Act’1995 and
(iii) National Trust for Welfare of and various financial products at
Persons with Autism, Cerebral Palsy, affordable cost to the disadvantaged
social security Mental Retardation and Multiple segment of the society. This includes
Disability Act,1995. Also, UN banking products and financial
Convention on the Rights of Persons services like insurance, pensions
with Disabilities 2006 (UNCRPD) and loans for various purposes.
ratified by India in 2008 emphasizes financial inclusion, in fact, is
on full and effective participation of the key for any planning towards
The author is Chairman-cum-Managing Director, National Handicapped Finance and Development Corporation.
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will now be extended till 2019-20. Udaan is a national integration scheme with the goal to mainstream J&K
youth with rest of the country. The scheme not only provides skill enhancement and job opportunity but also leads
to counter – radicalization and weaning away youth of J&K from militancy.
Udaan provides exposure to the youth of J&K to the best of corporate India and corporate India to the rich talent
pool available in the State. So far, 67 leading corporates have partnered with National Skill Development Corporation
(NSDC) under UDAAN with a commitment to train youth from the State covering Organized Retail, Banking, Financial
Services, IT, ITES, Infrastructure, Hospitality etc. More than 19,000 candidates have been selected, more than 15,000
have joined training, out of them, 8700 candidates have completed training and 6,838 have been offered jobs. The
target of the Scheme, to train and enhance employability of 40,000 graduates, post graduates and three year engineering
diploma holders is expected to be achieved by 2019-20. To accelerate the pace of implementation, mega selection drives
have been introduced which has significantly improved the number of selections. So far ,67 mega selection drives have
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precondition for and products must be designed in
inclusion of persons with such a way that it is usable by all
disabilities. It enables intended users and offer highest level
persons with disabilities of independence, safety and usability
to live independently to all, without the need for additional
and to participate comfortably and adaptation or specialized design. As
safely in their community. Disability a design approach, universal design
and accessibility can be said to be makes a great impact on affordability
inversely proportional, where with through economy of scale by spreading
Universal design involves a an increase in accessibility, the level the cost of providing accessibility to
fundamental shift in design of disability decreases. Accessibility differently-abled persons as a shared
thinking from “special” may be considered as an inherent right cost for everybody.
that benefits everybody and not only a
design for people with concern to persons with a condition like
At the global level, the United
disabilities, to “general” Nations Standard Rules on the
disability, or to a demographic group
Equalization of Opportunities for
design for everyone, and like the elderly.
Persons with Disabilities (1983) 1
it is based on the premise Accessibility finds its roots in the provides a normative and substantive
that buildings, policies, independent living movement with guidance on environmental accessibility
persons with disabilities and started in Rule 5 (Accessibility). The more
technology and products recent Convention on the Rights of
with them, advocating for a ‘barrier
must be designed a in such free environment’ and over time, Persons with Disabilities (CRPD)2
a way that it is usable by it evolved into a universal design. addresses accessibility as a General
Universal Design is an orientation Principle and as a specific Article. As
all intended users and a General Principle, it requires that
to design based on the premise that
offer highest level of design processes must be inclusive, all articles of the convention, when
independence, safety and produce equitable benefits, and be implemented, must take cognizance
appropriate to human differences of accessibility. As a specific article
usability to all, without - Article 9 on ‘Accessibility’,
based on gender, demographic group
the need for additional and social, economic and cultural it must be read along with Article
adaptation or specialized settings. Universal design involves a 21 ‘Freedom of expression and
fundamental shift in design thinking opinion, and access to information’,
design
from “special” design for people with Article 20 ‘Personal mobility’ to
disabilities, to “general” design for get a complete understanding of
everyone, and it is based on the premise accessibility requirements. Article 4
The author is the founder of Access Ability, and one of India’s best-known access consultants. She has spent most of her
professional life in working towards improving accessibility of public spaces in India. She has undertaken research on issues
related to accessibility and contributed to policies for disabled persons in the country. Apart from her work at the country level,
She has worked on international projects with the UN OHCHR, the International Disability Alliance, and CBM.
Endnotes
1. General Assembly resolution 48/96, annex, Chapter II
2. General Assembly resolution 61/106, annex
3. Accessible India Campaign – Strategy Paper seen on
[http://www.disabilityaffairs.gov.in/upload/uploadfiles/files/
Strategy%20Papar%20(AIC).docx] on 11 November, 2015
4. http://www.jdsupra.com/legalnews/canada-introduces-
accessibility-laws-14325/
5. http://ec.europa.eu/smart-regulation/impact/planned_ia/
docs/2012_just_025_european_accessibiliy_act_en.pdf
6. http://www.architectureboard.ph/uploads/1212969359-
BP344%20(1983).pdf
7. http://www.unodc.org/documents/southasia/publications/
research-studies/India-PPPs.pdf
8. http://www.justice.gov/crt/508/archive/deptofed.html
9. http://eur-lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/LexUriServ.do?uri=OJ:L:
2004:134:0114:0240:EN:PDF (Article 23) q
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a) information b) transport transport physical environment, public
an inclusive society in which equal c)) p
physical
y environment transportation knowledge
transportation, knowledge,
d) information and communication Section 45: Non-discrimination on information and communications
opportunities and access is provided technology e) accessibility to the road technology
services as well as emergency
for the growth and development of persons services , including facilities and Section 46: Non-discrimination in
services open to the public in urban the built environment
with disabilities to lead productive, safe and and rural areas, as well as indoor
and outdoor facilities
dignified lives. In furtherance of this vision,
the Department of Empowerment of Persons
with Disabilities, Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment has launched the Accessible India Campaign
(Sugamya Bharat Abhiyan), as a nationwide flagship campaign for 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.
In view of the above, the following objectives and targets have been envisioned under the campaign:
Accessibility is the key to inclusion and equal access for people with disabilities. An accessible
barrier-free environment is the first step towards fulfilling the right of people with disabilities to
participate in all areas of community life
Information &
Built Environment Public Transportation Communication Technology
Increase the accessibility
y of Enhance the accessibility and Enhance the accessibility and
the physical environment usability of public transportation usability of information and
that is open to the public. communication services
cities:
v Bengaluru v Chennai Make 50% of government
v Delhi v Hyderabad v July 2019 buildings in NCR and state
capitals fully accessible
Kolkata v Mumbai
v Ahmedabad v Pune
v Bhopal v Kanpur Access audit of 50% government
buildings and make them
v Coimbatore v Indore July 2022 accessible in 10 important
towns/cities of states not covered
v Jaipur v Vadodara in targets 1 and 2
v Surat v Nagpur
v Lucknow v Patna
and channelizing CSR resources Public television news Create and finalise At least 25% of public TV
for creating of accessible spaces. standards for captioning programs on government
and sign-language channels comply with set
An Accessibility Index is also interpretation standards
p Why do we need Accessibility Index? The Index aims at assessing the current stage of inclusiveness and
accessibility of persons with disabilities by an organisation. It can also act as a guide for taking progressive steps
to increase support, inclusiveness and accessibility towards persons / employees with disabilities.
p How will the Accessibility Index benefit the persons with disabilities?
It is a benchmark against best practices for organizations, which will pave their way for taking progressive
steps to increase support, inclusiveness and accessibility for persons with disabilities.
Key Highlights
t Detailed coverage of the latest UPSC t Covers all topics comprehensively in an
syllabus organized manner
t ‘Pedagogical Support’ to ensure that t Follows a step-by-step approach to
important pointers are remembered facilitate easy understanding of concepts
t Contains Solved 2015 Examination Papers t Tackles all formats of questions appearing
t Structured Learning Methodology in the examination
Gaurav Raheja
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a nation is reflected environments must adapt and make
by the way it takes adequate provisions without a sense
care and supports its of discrimination. In the words of
vulnerable population Gurudev Rabindranath Tagore,‘The
groups including problem is not how to wipe out all
persons with disabilities (PwDs). differences, but how to unite with all
India with a home to over one differences intact.’
third of world’s population with
disabilities and one half of world’s Accessibility is a potentially
blind population (Balaram, 2011), relevant and powerful tool that can
Let’s begin to look at needs a series of affirmative action translate the above spirit into a ground
environments, information plans to emerge from a charity to a reality. It has the capacity to enable
social model approach of disability. and to bring human diversity together
systems and infrastructures For an India that aspires and strives for not by challenging one’s ability, but
as disabling and enabling a developed future, concerns of human by supporting everyone with diverse
agents than people with equity supported through accessibility abilities. It needs to undertake research
in infrastructure and information shall based implementation and constant
diverse impairments. play an important role. evaluations to be able to appreciate
It is only then we will the impact that accessibility can
The discourse on accessibility in
focus on them and not bring into our living (urban and rural)
India usually gets initiated and then
environments. Proudly so, Delhi
on PwDs alone to create gets defined only with the needs of
Metro has been one such positive
PwDs rather than enlarging its scope to
accessibility. It shall then cultural, economic and social forms of example of accessibility in mobility
prove to be an investment human diversity. Cultures of sympathy systems in the contemporary India,
have been yet another strong impeding wherein accessibility is seamlessly
with huge returns integrated not only as part of the built
factor in the journey of accessibility
through inclusion than an towards inclusion of PwDs in all walks infrastructure, but also in information
expenditure with no value. of life. It needs constant innovation and services that are required to
through education, media and other operate them. In a larger context, it has
Let an accessibly inclusive brought economic, cultural and social
possible ways of human connect
India be a shared reality of to spread awareness and bring the diversity also in its ambit to celebrate
our shared futures question of understanding disability bodily difference as human diversity.
to the forefront. Disability is not It however, still requires a constant
about highlighting a difference, but relearning to understand accessibility
about accepting a shade of diversity and interpret it in appropriate ways.
The author is an Associate Professor in the Dept. of Architecture & Planning and Centre for Excellence in Transportation Systems
(CTRANS) at IIT Roorkee. With over 15 years of experience in accessibility research, he is an empanelled consultant to the Govt.
of India’s accessibility and universal design initiatives. He is a DAAD (German Academic Exchange Services) Fellow on the Smart
Cities programme.
long experienced myth still continuing. model shows an
Whereas, accessibility as a benefitting interesting way
experience and an investment for all Included Population forward to evolve
needs to evolve at a much faster pace accessibility mapping.
than it has over the past decades.
Persons with Disabilities Act, 1995
? One could extend
this analogy to the
besides providing a strong platform Target Population smart cities being
for implementation, also weakens the envisioned in India.
accessibility translation on ground by Universal accessibility
stating ‘The appropriate Governments Figure 1. WINIT Model (Source:Keates S. & adds a huge layer
and the local authorities shall, within Clarkson J., 2004) of smartness to our
T he Government has set up International Internet Gateway (IIG) at Agartala, to improve the telecom capacity in the
country by availing the service from the Bangladesh Submarine Company Ltd., Tripura will be the third state in the
country to have such a gateway after Mumbai and Chennai. All the North Eastern States are going to benefit from this
internet gateway. Comprehensive Telecom Development Plan for North-Eastern Region at a cost of Rs.5336.18 crore is
under implementation, includes mobile connectivity in Arunachal Pradesh and 2 Districts of Assam and in other States of
North East, along with seamless mobile connectivity along all National Highways and augmentation of District optical
fibre connectivity. There are expected to be completed by March, 2018. q
T he Apparel and Garment Making Centre was inaugurated at Dimapur, Nagaland.This project aims to develop
entrepreneurship in apparel manufacturing among the local youth and provide employment. The Apparel and
Garment Making Centre in Dimapur is the first centre in the entire N.E., which has been operationalized in a record
time of a little more than one year, with the support by the Government of Nagaland and also the entrepreneurs. The
project for construction of Apparel and Garment Making Centres in North Eastern States is one of the most ambitious
projects launched in the textile sector by the Government of India; as it has the potential to change the landscape of the
textile industry in North Eastern region.
Nagaland is a potential forerunner in silk quality and its promotion. In the last two years, the Ministry of Textiles
has sanctioned three major sericulture projects in Nagaland, with Government of India support of Rs 101.25 crore,
to support silk production. These projects are expected to help about 5000 farmers engaged in plantation of Eri,
Muga and mulberry silk and would increase the overall production of quality silk by three times through various
interventions. q
A
Nations Convention on recommendations to design inclusive
the Rights of Persons educational spaces.
with Disabilities
(UNCRPD) that India Background
signed in 2007, clearly Regular schools with this inclusive
states the Right to orientation are the most effective means
Inclusive Education which guarantees of combating discriminatory attitudes,
all disabled learners a right to participate creating welcoming communities,
in all forms of mainstream education building an inclusive society and
with appropriate support. Today, there achieving education for all. moreover,
is a need to develop a comprehensive they provide an effective education to
strategy on education of children the majority of children and improve
As we move ahead with special needs in an inclusive the efficiency and ultimately the cost-
environment. Special schools are dead- effectiveness of the entire education
with inclusive ends for special needs children, they system (The Salamanca Statement and
promote isolation, alienation and social Framework of Action on Special Needs
education in India, exclusion which needs to be changed Education, 2011).
to build equitable and compassionate
we must ensure societies. Inclusion is the practical The Government of India has
changes that we make so that children created numerous policies around
that educational with diverse backgrounds and abilities special education since the country’s
can succeed together in the same independence in 1947. Although, the
environments classrooms and schools. These changes Government of India has attempted
do not merely benefit the children with to create policies that are inclusive
continue to inspire special needs, but all children and their for people with disabilities, their
implementation efforts have not
a vision of a society parents, teachers, administrators and
everyone in the community. resulted in an inclusive system of
education, nor have they reached their
that respects The present paper emphasises the goal of “education for all” across the
need for a fresh approach in designing country. The Persons With Disabilities
and celebrates educational spaces for a supportive, Act and moreover amendment to the
accessible and integrated universal Constitution of India, passed by the
individual environment that teaches all children Parliament on November 28, 2001,
makes it mandatory for the government
differences that they are valued members of
our society and their contributions to provide free and compulsory
are important. The paper also education to “all children of the age
provides recommendations for best of six to fourteen years”, with its
The author is Professor and Head, Department of Architecture, School of Planning and Architecture, Bhopal. Her research
interests in the field of ‘Universal Design’ and ‘Designing for Special Needs’ have earned her grants and awards nationally and
internationally. She has lectured extensively on Inclusive Design all over the world and has many papers in various National and
International journals and conferences to her credit.
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S the converse of
social exclusion,
is affirmative
action to change the
circumstances and
habits that lead to (or have led to)
social exclusion. The World Bank
towards people with disabilities acts
as a social stigma about disability.
The society believes that disability
in a person occurs due to past sin
or karma (fate) and no one can
change this situation as it is God’s
punishment. The cumulative effect of
defines social inclusion as the process these barriers is to marginalise people
of improving the ability, opportunity, with disabilities from the mainstream
and dignity of people, disadvantaged of society and the economy. They
on the basis of their identity, to take experience disadvantage in many
part in society. aspects of daily life compared with
It is time to end Globally, persons with disabilities
non-disabled people. The adverse
outcomes experienced by many people
the culture of have been recognized as one of with disabilities reduces quality
the largest minority groups which of life both for themselves and for
dependency and have been vulnerable to neglect, their families. Many of them feel
deprivation, segregation and isolated, unwanted and society may
low expectations, exclusion. In the latter half of the 20th feel that they are a burden to society.
century, most countries have provided Their families – parents, children
and move towards some form of assistance to Persons and siblings – can also face negative
with Disabilities (PWD), ranging attitudes, poverty and social exclusion.
a society in which from charity and institutional care to Many feel that they spend far too much
treatment and rehabilitation on human time fighting society when they should
we invest in people rights approach through governmental be receiving the support they need to
with disabilities, and non-governmental effort. After
India’s independence, the Government
help themselves.
Marginalization is at the core
empowering and of India has accepted its responsibility
to this sizable margianlized group and
of exclusion from fulfilling and
leading full social lives at individual,
supporting them to has formulated various programmes
interpersonal and societal levels.
for the welfare and rehabilitation of
Evidently, marginalization has
participate and be people with disabilities.
multiple bases in the social structure.
included People with disabilities face a wide
range of barriers such as attitudinal,
The problems of groups with multiple
disadvantages due to disability are
physical, and social that affects social understood through cross-cutting of
inclusion. The attitudinal barrier gender dimension with other social
The author is Associate Professor, Centre for Disability Studies and Action, School of Social Work, Tata Institute of
Social Sciences, Mumbai. She is a Rockefeller Fellow " Bellagio Resident", Fulbright and Erasmus Mundus Fellow
and has authored many books on the subject of differently abled.
C
Control (CDC) defines d i ff i c u l t y s e e i n g , h e a r i n g ,
disability as “any walking, or problem solving.
condition of the body
3. Participation restrictions in normal
or mind (impairment)
daily activities, such as working,
that makes it more
engaging in social and recreational
difficult for the person with the
activities, and obtaining health
condition to do certain activities
care and preventive services.
(activity limitation) and interact with
the world around them (participation Disability can be congenital
restrictions)”1 (present at or from birth) and may
affect functions later in life, including
There are many types of cognition (memory, learning, and
disabilities affecting a person’s understanding), mobility (moving
vision, movement, thinking, memory, around in the environment), vision,
learning, communicating, hearing, hearing, behavior, and other areas.
mental health, social relationships, These conditions may be due to
etc. Disability affects different genetic or morphological anomaly
ICT is evolving and with persons differently and it is not apt thus affecting function of body part(s)
to generalize the phrase “persons or organ(s).
development of new with disabilities” and club the entire
Certain health conditions (such
technologies, it is largely population differently. Also, disability
as diabetes, blood pressure, etc.), can
is something which can affect any
instrumental in bridging person at any point of his or her life. It also cause a disability such as vision
the gap for persons with is acquired not always by birth and can loss, nerve damage or limb loss.
also happen by accidents or mishaps. Disability can be progressive (viz.
disability in general Alzheimer’s disease), static (viz. Limb
and those with visual According to the World Health loss), or intermittent (viz. some forms
Organization, disability has three of multiple sclerosis).
disability in particular. dimensions:2
The World Health Organization
As the conditions 1. Impairment in a person’s body (WHO) published the International
affecting an individual’s structure or function, or mental Classification of Functioning,
functioning; examples of Disability and Health (ICF) in 2001.
vision are unique, so The ICF is a standard for classifying
impairments include loss of a
must be the solutions limb, loss of vision or memory vital functions of body and structure,
loss. activity, participation levels, and
Amit Singh is a research scholar from University of Delhi on Information and Communication Technology (ICT) Patents. He has
specialised in Intellectual Property Laws. He is also founder of www.lexdelhi.com. Kapil Kumar is a research scholar from Department
of Political Science, University of Delhi.
Conclusion
ICT is evolving and with development of new
technologies, it is largely instrumental in bridging the
gap for persons with disability in general and those with
visual disability in particular. As the conditions affecting
an individual’s vision are unique, so must be the solutions.
One remedy curing all is not possible in this case as each
problem is unique. ICT helps to make devices as per the
user’s need and customize it further to make the life of
the user easier. Modern machines can learn on their own
using AI and same can be used to train them for better
assessment of context and provide higher vantage point
in a given context.
Endnotes
1. http://www.cdc.gov/ncbddd/disabilityandhealth/disability.
html
2. http://www.who.int/classifications/icf/en/
3. Ibid.
4. http://techterms.com/definition/ict
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php?s=reg&t=def&p=disab_ind
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ToolsTemplates/EntertainmentEd/Tips/Blindness.html
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Human_eye#/media/
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(E-mail:amitsinghnewel@gmail.com
amitk.singh@outlook.com)
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A
of the multifarious a prescribed issuing authority.
endeavors towards the
Inclusion of Persons Who is a person with disability?
of Disability, India In India, a board of medical
launched the ‘Accessible professionals constituted by the
India Campaign’ this year, at Vigyan government, upon examination,
Bhawan – one of the most coveted decides whether you are a person with
locations of the capital. The singular disability or not. They also determine
and the starkest irony of it all was if your disability is 40 percent and
that, the launch venue itself was not above so that you can be issued a
accessible. What a paradox! But look at ‘Disability Certificate’ (DC). Further,
it differently; this itself gives an insight such disabilities are only taken into
of the volume and the magnitude of the account which are defined by law as
The country is finally task in hand. disabilities. One gets entitled to the
giving thought and The list of such situations is endless. benefits that the State provides for
According to the United Nations, more people with disabilities only if he/
space to persons with she has this certificate. The process of
than one billion people – 15 per cent
disability. Two decades of the world’s population – live with obtaining it may be time consuming
some form of disability. India’s 2011 and not smooth but is designed so as
after the People with to prevent any possible misuse. In the
Census Data revealed that there are 26
Disabilities Act, 1995 million people with disabilities in the wake of the 21st century, where we
speak of ‘Digital India’ and technology
was implemented, country – which is more than the total
being the new buzz words around – the
population of Australia.
policies are finally method of obtaining DC may undergo
India is a fast developing economy, a welcome change.
getting in place. They with a lot of favorable progression,
aim at providing a which have happened and are still The Journey of the ‘Disability
happening at a fast pace. Despite the Certificate’
conducive environment advancement we are making, there are
for persons with still some square pegs in round holes. The first step is the application for
In the face of it, is the challenge of issuance of a Disability Certificate.
disability to reach their According to the ‘Amended Rules
ascertaining the disabled as a ‘Person
full potential and to with Disability’ (PwD). As if it was not for Persons with Disabilities’’
enough that people in society, more notification published in 2009 - A
participate fully and person with disability, desirous of
often than not, are staring at a PwD
equally with others in because of his/her awkward physical getting a certificate in his/her favor,
needs to submit an application in
the society appearance, in India one also needs a
a prescribed form, (available on
legal document, which states that he/
The author is Head, Standards & Assurance, Research & Publications Skill Council for Persons with Disability.
YE-4/2016
A
estimates, more than and disability as expressed in the
one billion people in International Classification of
the world live with Functioning, Disability and Health
some form of disability, (ICF).
of whom nearly 200
million experience considerable I n I n d i a , t h e P e r s o n s Wi t h
difficulties in functioning. Across Disabilities (Equal Opportunities,
the world, people with disabilities Protection of Rights and Full
face many barriers in their life. They Participation) Act, 1995 was enacted
are also lagging behind socially and to give effect to the Proclamation on
economically due to various factors the Full Participation and Equality
...the magnitude of the that are affecting them directly or of the People with Disabilities in
disability in India needs indirectly. the Asian and Pacific Region. In its
definition of disability “Disability”
to be understood with In 2011, WHO launched the means- (i) Blindness; (ii) Low
conceptual clarity and World Report on Disability (WRD). Vision; (iii) Leprosy-cured; (iv)
It was the first effort in order to have Hearing Impairment; (v) Loco Motor
common understanding proper and common understanding Disability; (vi) Mental Retardation;
of its definition. In the of disability by adopting a (vii) Mental Illness. further, in order
absence of that, the multidimensional approach. In to get certification, it refers to “Person
its definition of disability, the with disability” as a person suffering
collection of correct WRD leaves behind the restrictive from not less than forty per cent of any
data and adoption of view of the medical dimension disability as certified by a recognized
of disability by making clear that medical authority".
appropriate strategy is the medical and the social model
still a challenge. India are not dichotomous or mutually In terms of proper assessment
exclusive. It argues that disability is a of magnitude of the disability and
needs to follow integrated complex, multidimensional concept, collection of data, the primary
and multidimensional fundamentally dynamic in nature that requirement is to have a common
approach to deal with the engages both intrinsic features of definition of disability to be followed
human physiology and functioning by all the institutions uniformly. As
issue and features of the physical and of now, India is having differences
human-built, social and attitudinal in conceptualization of the disability,
environment. The WRD displays methodology of collection of data and
The author is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Social Work, University of Delhi. Her specialization is in Occupational
Health Services and Quality of Health Care. She is associated with various research and developmental organisations working at
national and international level and in the area of social development. She has authored books on health issues and contributed in
many national and international journals.
Population per per Male Female Rural Urban Population per per Male Female Rural Urban
cent cent cent cent
3 Disability 2130 2,369 1,874 2,207 1,929 2,215 2404.83046 2012.71419 2235.24842 2168.78896
Rate
(per lakh
population)
4 Types of
Disability (in)
i Seeing 10634881 1.03 48.55 5,732,338.00 4,902,543.00 7873383 2,761,498.00 5,033,431 0.42 18.77 2,639,028 2,394,403 3,503,558 1,529,873
ii Speech 1640868 0.16 7.49 942,095.00 698,773.00 1243854 397,014.00 1,998,692 0.17 7.45 1,122,987 875,705 1,303,940 694,752
iii Hearing 1261722 0.12 5.76 673,797.00 587,925.00 1022816 238906 5,072,914 0.42 18.92 2,678,584 2,394,330 3,393,728 1,679,186
iv Movement 6105477 0.59 27.87 3,902,752.00 2,202,725.00 4654552 1,450,925.00 5,436,826 0.45 20.28 3,370,501 2,066,325 4,035,741 1,401,085
v Mental 2263821 0.22 10.33 1354653 909,168.00 1593777 670044 2,228,844 0.18 8.31 1286656 942188 1521780 707064
a Retardation N.A. N.A. N.A. N.A. N.A. N.A. N.A. 1,505,964 0.12 5.62 870,898 635,066 1,025,900 480,064
b Illness N.A. N.A. N.A. N.A. N.A. N.A. N.A. 722,880 0.06 2.70 415,758 307,122 495,880 227,000
vi Any other N.A. N.A. N.A. N.A. N.A. N.A. N.A. 4,927,589 0.41 18.38 2,728,125 2,199,464 3,293,107 1,634,482
vii Multiple N.A. N.A. N.A. N.A. N.A. N.A. N.A. 2,116,698 0.17 7.89 1,162,712 953,986 1,584,504 532,194
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bodies and non-governmental a w a r e n e s s g e n e r a t i o n , s u r v e y, access to education, health,
research units or institutions, for identification and early intervention, vocational training along with
undertaking research for special counseling, assessment of need for specialized rehabilitation services
education, rehabilitation and assistive devices, provision/fitment to children with disabilities.
manpower development. of assistive devices, and their follow l Ensure the right to development
l To provide social security up/repair, therapeutic services like as well as recognition of special
rehabilitation of all persons with physiotherapy, occupational therapy needs and care, and protection of
disabilities, financial assistance to and speech therapy, referral and children with severe disabilities.
non-governmental organizations, arrangement for surgical correction
insurance schemes for the through government and charitable 3. Prevention, Early Detection and
benefit of its employees with institutions, facilitation of issue of Intervention
disabilities, schemes for payment disability certificates and bus passes,
of an unemployment allowance to sanction of bank loans, and promotion National, regional and local
persons with disabilities registered of barrier-free environment. programmes of immunization (for
with the Special Employment children as well as expectant mothers),
The National Policy for Persons public health and sanitation will be
Exchange for more than two years with Disability 2006 was an important
and who could not be placed in expanded.
development and welcome step by the
any gainful occupation. Government of India. The following Training modules and facilities in
There are many measures initiated are the main provisions: disability prevention, early detection
by Ministry of Social Justice and and intervention will be developed
1. Women with Disabilities: for medical and para medical health
empowerment and Health and Family
Welfare in India. it includes District (i) to p r o v i d e s h o r t d u r a t i o n functionaries and Anganwadi
Rehabilitation Centre (DRC) Project stay homes for women with workers.
which started in 1985. Four Regional disabilities, hostels for working Appropriate plan of action for
Rehabilitation Training Centers disabled women, and homes for limiting effects of disability and
(RRTC) have been functioning aged disabled women. prevention of secondary disabilities
under the DRCs scheme at Mumbai,
(ii) It has been noted that women within the existing health delivery
Chennai, Cuttack, and Lucknow since
with disabilities have serious system will be evolved.
1985 for the training of village level
functionaries and DRCs professionals, difficulty in looking after their Attention will be paid towards
orientation and training of State children. The Government will improving awareness of nutrition,
Government officials, research in take up a programme to provide
health care and sanitation amongst
service delivery, and low cost aids. financial support to women with
adolescent girls, expectant mothers
Apart from developing training disabilities so that they may
and women in the reproductive period.
material and manuals for actual field hire services to look after their
Awareness programmes for prevention
use, RRTCs also produce material children. Such support will be
will be built in at the school level
for creating community awareness limited to two children for a
and at the level of teacher’s training
through the medium of folders, posters, period not exceeding two years.
courses.
audio-visuals, films, and traditional
2. Children with Disabilities
forms, National Information Center 4. Programmes of Rehabilitation
on Disability and Rehabilitation, Children with disabilities are
National council for Handicapped the most vulnerable group and need State level centres for providing
Welfare, National Level Institutes— special attention. The Government composite rehabilitation services
NIMH, NIHH, NIVH, NIOH, IPH. would strive to: - including human resource development,
A new scheme, District Disability research and long term specialized
l Ensure right to care, protection rehabilitation will be set up.
Rehabilitation Centre for persons
and security for children with
with disabilities set up in 2000 was a Setting up of mental health care
disabilities;
step towards providing rehabilitation homes for severely mental ill persons
services and implementation of l Ensure the right to development
will be encouraged under district
Persons with Disability Act, 1995. with dignity and equality, creating
level Panchayati Raj institutions
The Government had decided to set an enabling environment where
with the involvement of NGOs.
up District Disability Rehabilitation children can exercise their rights,
Alternatively, family support groups
Centres (DDRCs) with the objective enjoy equal opportunities and full
will be encouraged to set up Custodial
of providing comprehensive services participation in accordance with
Care Institutions for persons with
to persons with disabilities at the various statutes.
mental disabilities without community
grass root level. The services include l Ensure inclusion and effective and / or family support.
H
indicator of and disabilities; handicap thus reflects
development of our interaction with and adaptation to the
society where disability individual’s surroundings.’ (World
plays an important Health Organization, 1980)
role. Disability is
often perceived as limitations on an Prevalence of the problem
individual’s life resulting in experiences table-1 presents two sets of
of marginalization and restriction on data from 2001 and 2011 census in
their lives in different ways. It is regard to the place of residence and
mostly evident that demographic includes both sexes of population with
and epidemiological perspective of disability in India. It clearly signifies
Empowering the person health are the popular thrust areas that the percentage of persons with
with disability should while disability, a major part of health disability in India has increased both
issues, remains unrecognized. in rural and urban areas during the
be the main focus last decade (2001-2011). Yet another
Disability: the word beyond it
and bringing about part shows that the proportion of the
Impairment, disability and population with disability is higher in
different management handicap are related terms and carry rural areas than urban areas, whereas,
strategies could be special meanings; yet there is a the decadal increase in proportion is
degree of overlapping among them. significant in urban areas. The table
the corner stone for According to the WHO Manual, also explains that there is a slight
increase in disability among both
working effectively with an impairment is ‘concerned with
sexes over the decade. The proportion
abnormalities of body structure
this segment of our and appearance and with organ or of disabled population is higher among
system function resulting from any males and there is a decadal increase
society. But the need of in proportion which is higher among
cause; in principle, impairments
a culturally competent represent disturbances at the organ females than males.
model is an essential level,’ and disability is ‘reflecting the
Culture and disability
consequences of impairment in terms
part and should be of functional performance and activity Another way to explain disability
by the individual; disabilities thus, is the way we look at people with the
seen as a best practice represent disturbances at the level of problem, describe and present them.
approach the person’. On the other hand, the Disability is professed as a challenge
term handicap is ‘concerned with the no matter where the person is born.
disadvantages experienced by the The challenge is magnified when
The author is Assistant Professor, Vidyasagar School of Social Work, Vidyasagar University, Kolkata. She had also worked
with various NGOs in the past and had an opportunity to work in mental health settings in Philadelphia, USA besides authoring
several publications.
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giving equal access to less number of personalised vehicles,
everyone and without long distance trips, expensive fuel and
being able to access the over and above, high vulnerability on
facilities and services, roads makes buses and rail network
Persons with disabilities play a key role in Indian society and
(PwDs) will never be fully included. primary carrier of local economy.
(United Nations, 2007)’. United Huge amount of money is spent on
Nations convention on the rights of public transport infrastructure projects
persons with disabilities (UNCRPD), across the country to match the pace
to which India is a signatory, under of demand of the city. yet most of
Article 9 casts obligations on the the infrastructure and services are not
...‘people are disabled government for ensuring to PwDs benefiting differently abled and creating
accessibility to (a) Information, (b) unfriendly environment for potentially
by environment Transport, (c) Physical Environment, vulnerable group of people like old age,
(d) Communication Technology and children, pregnant woman and persons
provided for them’. (e) Accessibility to services as well as with temporary disabilities. People
emergency services. unable to walk on streets, transit stop,
If we want to make climb steps, read/ interpret sinages,
For the differently-abled, Universal adjust themselves into inadequately
our cities ‘Smart’ Accessibility is critical for enabling them designed vehicles.
in true sense, we to gain access for equal opportunity,
living independently and participating Indian cities have a large number
of commuters, but most of the
should make cities fully in all aspects of life in an inclusive
infrastructure and services are designed
society. ‘Persons with Disability (equal
‘Accessible’, ‘Safe’ opportunities, protection of rights and for certain users only. What about the
full participation) Act, 1995. Under smaller section of Differently Abled? If
and ‘Inclusive’ for all section 44, 45 & 46 categorically we consider old age, children, pregnant
provides for Non-discrimination in woman and persons with temporary
people irrespective of transport, Non-discrimination on the disabilities, the smaller number of
road and Non-discrimination in built differently abled persons may increase
age, gender, physical environment respectively. many folds. Through raised awareness
and social discourse, one should
condition, economic Indian Scenario: consider every user in the design and
status development of infrastructure and
A large share of population in Indian transport service design. In the fast
cities are dependent on public transport changing world, with the application
to reach their destinations every day. of enhanced technology, awareness
the trips are varied in nature like and valued notion of social equity, our
The author is member of faculty of School of Planning and Architecture, Bhopal. He is currently researching on issues related
with mobility in urban areas and sustainability of built & settlement areas.
‘Safe’ and ‘Inclusive’ for all people Development Programme, Kuala 6. Cullen, M. (2006). Improving Transport
irrespective of age, gender, physical Lumpur. Accessibility for All; Guide to Good
condition, economic status. 3. Kennedy, M. K. and B. Hesla (2008). Practice, France: OECD Publications.
We Have Human Rights. Harvard 7. Barton, E., Lynne, M. (2006). Inclusive
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Environment. United Nations
do you know?
incheon strategy
The Incheon Strategy is the action plan for the Asian and Pacific region, and the world, to make societies barrier-free
for persons with disabilities and to ensure their rights over a decade. The Strategy consists of a set of disability-inclusive
development goals regionally agreed for the first time. The strategy was adopted at the meeting of the Ministers and
representatives of members countries of the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific
(ESCAP) held at Incheon, Republic of Korea, from 29 October to 2 November 2012.
The name “Incheon Strategy” links the Decade action plan with the place where it was adopted. These goals will
enable the Asian and Pacific region to track progress towards improving the quality of life, and the fulfilment of the rights,
of the region’s 650 million persons with disabilities, most of whom live in poverty. The strategy being implemented
during the decade from 2013 to 2022, has 10 goals. These goals have 27 targets for action and 62 indicators to measure
progress. The Incheon Strategy requires the governments to collect data about persons with all disabilities so that we
can know what more we have to do.
Main ideas of the Incheon Strategy Persons is that the persons with disabilities should: Be respected; Be able to make
their own choices; Not be discriminated against; and Be able to participate in society the same way as everyone else.
The 10 goals under the strategy include Goal 1: Reduce poverty and enhance work and employment prospects;
Goal 2: Promote participation in political processes and in decision-making; Goal 3: Enhance access to the physical
environment, public transportation, knowledge, information and communication; Goal 4: Strengthen social protection;
Goal 5: Expand early intervention and education of children with disabilities; Goal 6: Ensure gender equality and
women’s empowerment; Goal 7: Ensure disability-inclusive disaster risk reduction and management; Goal 8: Improve the
reliability and comparability of disability data; Goal 9: Accelerate the ratification and implementation of the Convention
on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities and the harmonization of national legislation with the Convention; Goal 10:
Advance subregional, regional and interregional cooperation. q
(Compiled by Vatica Chandra, Sub Editor)
(E-mail: vchandra.iis2014@gmail.com)
T he National Agriculture Market was formally launched by the Prime Minister with the
launch of the pilot of e-NAM - its e-trading platform-on 14 Apri 2016. The initiative is
expected to usher in transparency which will greatly benefit the farmers and be a
turning point for the agriculture community.
21 mandis in 8 states
have been linked to
National Agriculture
Market. By September,
2016 two hundred
mandis will be included
and by March, 2018,
585 mandis will be
added.
The Ministry of
Agriculture has
adopted a concept-
"agriculture
development tree"
and has initiated a
number of projects
for overall
development of the
farmers within the
same tree. Various
steps are being taken to double the farmers' income in the next 5 years. For the first time in
India, "one nation and one market" is being developed and this market status will be elevated
to the status of international market.
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" ram Uday se Bharat Uday" he National Agriculture Market was formally launched by the Prime Minister with the
Abhiyan, - a nation wide launch of the pilot of e-NAM - its e-trading platform-on 14 Apri 2016. The initiative is
campaign on rural development expected to usher in transparency which will greatly benefit the farmers and be a
and social harmony was launched by the turning point for the agriculture community.
Prime Minister from Dr Ambedkar's birth
place Mhow in Madhya Pradesh on 14th 21 mandis in 8 states
April, 2016. The eleven day programme, have been linked to
to commemorate the 125th Birth National Agriculture
anniversary of Bharat Ratna Dr Bhim Rao Market. By September,
Ambedkar, ended on 24th April 2016, 2016 two hundred
which was Panchayati Raj Day. mandis will be included
and by March, 2018,
The campaign aimed to generate nation-wide efforts to increase social harmony across 585 mandis will be
villages, strengthen Panchayati Raj, promote rural development, and foster farmers' added.
progress. During the campaign, discussions on issues pertaining to rural development,
improving farmer's income, SC and ST welfare and social harmony were held on different This project will operate
platforms. through an online portal which is being linked to the mandis of the States. Its software will be
The programmes included a a 'Social Harmony Programme' in all Gram Panchayats, where provided to all the participating states without cost. An expert will be deployed for one year in
villagers honoured Dr. Ambedkar, and resolved to strengthen social harmony. Information every sharing mandi so as to facilitate the smooth functioning of the portal. Under this Project,
regarding the various schemes of the government to foster social justice was also provided. Government of India is providing a grant of Rs. 30 lacs to the proposed agriculture mandis of
Village Farmer Assemblies' were organized in Gram Panchayats to promote agriculture. In the states. The farmers will be provided "farmer helpline services round the clock" for
these assemblies, information on Fasal Bima Yojna, Social Health Card, etc. were provided to obtaining information related to this portal.
farmers and their suggestions for bringing about improvements in agriculture solicited.
The Ministry of
Gram Sabha meetings were held from 21-24th April, 2016 across the country. Preceding the Agriculture has
main event of Gram Sabha meetings for Panchayati Raj Day, a National meeting of tribal adopted a concept-
women and Gram Panchayat Presidents from Fifth Schedule Areas of 10 States was held at "agriculture
Vijaywada on 19th April 2016 focusing on Panchayat and tribal development. The topics of development tree"
discussions in these Gram Sabhas included :- and has initiated a
number of projects
• Gram Panchayat Development Plans for local economic development,
for overall
• Optimum utilization of funds available with Panchayati Raj Institutions, development of the
farmers within the
• Clean drinking water and sanitation, same tree. Various
• Role of women in village and rural development, steps are being taken to double the farmers' income in the next 5 years. For the first time in
India, "one nation and one market" is being developed and this market status will be elevated
• Social inclusion including welfare of Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes, person with to the status of international market.
Disabilities and other marginalized groups.
Information regarding various schemes for socio-economic development were also
provided.
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