Find acts, rules, policies and guidelines by Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment for empowerment of persons with disabilities . Links are provided for acts such as Persons with Disabilities (Equal Opportunities, Protection of Rights and Full Participation) Act, 1995 and Rehabilitation Council of India Act, 1992. Rules and regulations by Rehabilitation Council and National Trust are also available. Details on National Policy For Persons with Disabilities and guidelines for certification, evaluation, standards, etc. are also provided by the ministry.
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Frequently Asked Questions on Social Defence
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) and answers on social defence by Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment. Users can get answers about demography, maintenance and welfare of parents and senior citizens, National Policy on Older Persons, etc. Information about grant-in-aid schemes, training of manpower and protection of life, property and other relevant information on social defence is also available.
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Frequently Asked Questions to empower Persons with Disabilities
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) on empowerment of persons with disabilities by the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment. Users can get information about the institutes set up by the government to empower various categories of persons with disabilities, main functions of these institutes, regional centres in the country to provide composite services for various kinds of disabilities etc.
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Guidelines and space standards for Barrier Free Built Environment for Disabled and Elderly Persons
Users can avail the guidelines and space standards for barrier free built environment for disabled and elderly persons by the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment. Guidelines on design of the manually operated equipment for easy accessibility from a wheelchair are given. Information on minimum access provisions required in various types of buildings like single detached, single dwelling units, staff housing, multiple dwelling and high...
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Information on International Day of Older Persons
October 1st is observed every year as the International Day of Older Persons. Being the nodal Ministry for the welfare of senior citizens, the Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment has been celebrating the occasion every year by organising a series of programmes and felicitating the distinguished senior citizens with Vayoshrestha Samman.
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Information on National Commission for Backward Classes Rules 1994
Information on National Commission for Backward Classes (NCBC) rules, 1994 on India Gazette. Users can refer the entire rule in Hindi.
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List of organisations for Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities
Information about organisations for empowerment of persons with disabilities by the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment. Details about organisations such as Statutory Bodies, National Institutes, Public Sector Undertakings, Composite Regional Centres for Persons with Disabilities (CRCs) and Public Private Partnership are given. Users can get information about office of the chief commissioner, national trust for the welfare of person...
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Information on Social Defence Policies and Rules
Find information about policies, acts, rules, codes, etc. related to social defence by the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment. Users can avail information on care of older persons, NGOs receiving grant-in-aid, integrated programmes, policies for the elderly people, etc. are also provided. Information on alcohol and drug demand reduction and preventive policies is also available.
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Information about Social Defence Schemes and Programmes
Information about social defence schemes and programmes by Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment. Users can get information about integrated programmes for older persons, NGOs receiving grant-in-aid, scheme of assistance to Panchayati Raj Institution or voluntary organisation or self-help groups for construction of old age homes/multi service centers for older persons. Scheme of assistance for the prevention of alcoholism and substance (...
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Information on schemes for empowerment of persons with disabilities
Get information about schemes and programmes for empowerment of persons with disabilities by Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment. Information is available on schemes such as assistance to disabled persons for purchase or fitting of Aids and Appliances (ADIP Scheme), Deendayal Disabled Rehabilitation Scheme to promote voluntary action for persons with disabilities. Scheme of national awards for the empowerment of persons with...
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Information on Mahila Samakhya Programme by Department of School Education and Literacy
Mahila Samakhya Programme was launched for the education and empowerment of women in rural areas. Users can get information about Mahila Samakhya Programme like funding pattern, genesis, expansion & coverage and plan document. Details of women mobilisation and programme agendas and role of the National Resource Group of Mahila Samakhya are provided. Information about National Evaluation - Executive Summary in different states are also...
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Website of Maulana Azad Education Foundation
Maulana Azad Education Foundation (MAEF) established to promote education amongst educationally backward sections of the society. Details about schemes, corpus fund, rules and regulations and achievements are available. Users can get information about scholarship for girls, grant-in-aid for NGOs, blacklisted NGOs and list of members. Information regarding memorandum of association, grant-in-aid sanctioned and scholarships sanctioned are also...
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Budget of National Commission for Minorities
Information on budgets of National Commission for Minorities (NCM) is available. Information on NCM recommendations, minority population, organisational set up, state Minorities Commissions, etc are also given.
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Information on office bearers of National Commission for Minorities
Get detailed information about the current office bearers of the National Commission for Minorities (NCM) including its Chairperson and Vice Chairperson. Profiles of other members of the Commission are also available. Users can access details like names, addresses, designations, publications, experiences, accomplishments, etc. of the office bearers.
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Frequently Asked Questions about National Commission for Minorities
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) by National Commission for Minorities (NCM) can be accessed. Users can get answer about the function which have been assigned to the Commission under the Act, powers vested with the Commission, etc. Information about the kind of complaints not entertained by the Commission and the responsibility of the Central/State Governments to which report/recommendations have been sent by the Commission. User can also...
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Information on National Commission for Minorities Act
Get information on National Commission for Minorities Act, 1992. Details of the act such as preliminiry, National Commission for Minorities, functions of the Commission, finance, accounts etc. are available. Users can get information about the constitution of the national commission for minorities, term of office conditions of service of chairperson & members, officers and other employees of the commission, salaries and allowances to be...