Creating employment opportunities for persons with intellectual disabilities

I Mustafa is 40 years old, and a little over a month ago he landed his first job. Department of Adult Independent Living is working closely with employers to help many intellectually challenged adults find jobs. “We have implemented a policy to have on board, a minimum of 20% women employees, and two differently-abled persons across all our sites, including distributor-operated sites,” says Sanjay. A no-compromise on selection criteria recruitment approach, pictorially and digitally enabled training ensure all employees are treated equally at the mobility site.” In this journey towards diversity and inclusion, the retailer network works with NGOs like Enable India, TRAAIN and other local organisations. Balabaskar says the department is working to create awareness among various stakeholders about the Government of India gazette 2021 which states that one percent of government jobs must be reserved for persons with intellectual disabilities, autism, special learning disability and multiple disabilities.