With just 55-60 District Disability Rehabilitation Centres made functional so far out of the targeted 269 in designated districts, the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Social Justice and Empowerment has said that it feels the Union Government is “somewhat casual” in its approach to complete this task. The committee, in its report on the Department of Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities, …
Union Social Justice and Empowerment minister Dr. Virendra Kumar virtually inaugurated 9 model District Disability Rehabilitation centres. To improve their services the Department of Empowerment of Persons With Disability in the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment Government of India has conceptualized the model DDRC model. The Model DDRCs will act as milestone in providing quality rehabilitation services to PwDs …