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Centre Announces 4% Government Housing Quota For Persons With Disabilities
The Centre will provide 4 per cent reservation for persons with disabilities in the allotment of government housing under the General Pool Residential Accommodation category.
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Free Artificial Limbs, Treatment For Persons With Disabilities At Maha Kumbh
Nestled amid tents of various sects and religious groups is a camp by Narayan Seva Sansthan, a Jaipur-based charitable organisation working for the differently-abled.
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Delhi Pollution Panel Okays Vehicle Exemption For People With Disabilities
The Commission for Air Quality Management (CAQM) has decided to ease restrictions under Stage-III and IV of the Graded Response Action Plan (GRAP) in NCR, allowing individuals with disabilities (PwDs) to continue driving their personal vehicles.
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Will Ask Centre To Frame SOPs For Handling Airport Wheelchair Issues: Supreme Court
The Supreme Court on Monday said it will ask the Centre and others, including the Airport Authority of India (AAI), to frame the standard operating procedures to ensure trouble-free access of airports to persons with disability (PwD).
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3.30 Lakh Elderly, PwDs Used Home Voting Facility In Last 11 Assembly Polls
The home voting option is exercised using ballot paper under prescribed secrecy norms and the process is video-graphed.
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Supreme Court Notice To Centre On Disabled Doctor's Petition For Admission
The Supreme Court has sought the response of the Centre and others on a plea filed by a doctor with locomotor disability seeking admission in a postgraduate medical course under Persons with Disabilities (PWD) category.
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GATE 2023: IIT Kanpur Releases Guidelines For PwD Candidates
Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Kanpur has issued guidelines for persons with benchmark disabilities (PwD) candidates registered for the Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering GATE 2023.
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NEET UG Counselling 2022: Round 1 Likely From October 10, Disability Certificate Required By PwD Candidates
MCC has started the portal for Persons with Disabilities (PwD) candidates to generate disability certificates for NEET UG counselling 2022.
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Many Buildings Inaccessible For Differently Abled Despite Laws: Justice Chandrachud
Supreme Court judge Justice DY Chandrachud said that despite laws mandating disability-friendly infrastructure, public transport, buildings, hospitals, libraries, parks and other spaces continued to be inaccessible for Person with Disabilities.
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Soon, Dozens Of Separate Toilets For Transgenders In Delhi
The city government has informed the Delhi High Court that 505 toilets meant for persons with disabilities (PwD) have been designated for the use of transgenders
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UGC Releases Draft Guidelines On Accessibility At HEIs; Invites Suggestions From Stakeholders
The University Grants Commission (UGC) has released ‘draft comprehensive accessibility guidelines and standards’ for Higher Educational Institutions (HEIs) and Universities to ensure persons with disabilities (PwD) have easy access to higher education.
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Disabled People Can't Be Denied Quota In Job Promotions: Supreme Court
The Supreme Court has reiterated that persons with disabilities (PwD) cannot be denied reservation in promotions in government jobs as it upheld a Kerala High Court order granting the benefit to a woman last year.
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Delhi High Court To JNU: 5% Of Total Induction Should Comprise Of Disabled Students
The Delhi High Court told the Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) that whatever method it may adopt to reserve seats for the disabled category, five per cent of the total final admissions should comprise persons with disabilities (PWDs).
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Delhi High Court Directs DU To Begin Final Year Physical Exams From September 14
The High Court has also asked the university to verify the number of students belonging to 'persons with disability' (PwD) category who were left out of online Open Book Examination (OBE) and would sit for exams physically.
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Disabled Excluded From Welfare Schemes From Time Immemorial: Delhi High Court
Persons with disabilities (PWDs) have been excluded from welfare schemes "from time immemorial", the Delhi High Court said on Wednesday and asked the Centre to consider providing them ration based on their disability certificates.
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Centre Announces 4% Government Housing Quota For Persons With Disabilities
The Centre will provide 4 per cent reservation for persons with disabilities in the allotment of government housing under the General Pool Residential Accommodation category.
-
Free Artificial Limbs, Treatment For Persons With Disabilities At Maha Kumbh
Nestled amid tents of various sects and religious groups is a camp by Narayan Seva Sansthan, a Jaipur-based charitable organisation working for the differently-abled.
-
Delhi Pollution Panel Okays Vehicle Exemption For People With Disabilities
The Commission for Air Quality Management (CAQM) has decided to ease restrictions under Stage-III and IV of the Graded Response Action Plan (GRAP) in NCR, allowing individuals with disabilities (PwDs) to continue driving their personal vehicles.
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Will Ask Centre To Frame SOPs For Handling Airport Wheelchair Issues: Supreme Court
The Supreme Court on Monday said it will ask the Centre and others, including the Airport Authority of India (AAI), to frame the standard operating procedures to ensure trouble-free access of airports to persons with disability (PwD).
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3.30 Lakh Elderly, PwDs Used Home Voting Facility In Last 11 Assembly Polls
The home voting option is exercised using ballot paper under prescribed secrecy norms and the process is video-graphed.
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Supreme Court Notice To Centre On Disabled Doctor's Petition For Admission
The Supreme Court has sought the response of the Centre and others on a plea filed by a doctor with locomotor disability seeking admission in a postgraduate medical course under Persons with Disabilities (PWD) category.
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GATE 2023: IIT Kanpur Releases Guidelines For PwD Candidates
Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Kanpur has issued guidelines for persons with benchmark disabilities (PwD) candidates registered for the Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering GATE 2023.
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NEET UG Counselling 2022: Round 1 Likely From October 10, Disability Certificate Required By PwD Candidates
MCC has started the portal for Persons with Disabilities (PwD) candidates to generate disability certificates for NEET UG counselling 2022.
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Many Buildings Inaccessible For Differently Abled Despite Laws: Justice Chandrachud
Supreme Court judge Justice DY Chandrachud said that despite laws mandating disability-friendly infrastructure, public transport, buildings, hospitals, libraries, parks and other spaces continued to be inaccessible for Person with Disabilities.
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Soon, Dozens Of Separate Toilets For Transgenders In Delhi
The city government has informed the Delhi High Court that 505 toilets meant for persons with disabilities (PwD) have been designated for the use of transgenders
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UGC Releases Draft Guidelines On Accessibility At HEIs; Invites Suggestions From Stakeholders
The University Grants Commission (UGC) has released ‘draft comprehensive accessibility guidelines and standards’ for Higher Educational Institutions (HEIs) and Universities to ensure persons with disabilities (PwD) have easy access to higher education.
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Disabled People Can't Be Denied Quota In Job Promotions: Supreme Court
The Supreme Court has reiterated that persons with disabilities (PwD) cannot be denied reservation in promotions in government jobs as it upheld a Kerala High Court order granting the benefit to a woman last year.
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Delhi High Court To JNU: 5% Of Total Induction Should Comprise Of Disabled Students
The Delhi High Court told the Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) that whatever method it may adopt to reserve seats for the disabled category, five per cent of the total final admissions should comprise persons with disabilities (PWDs).
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Delhi High Court Directs DU To Begin Final Year Physical Exams From September 14
The High Court has also asked the university to verify the number of students belonging to 'persons with disability' (PwD) category who were left out of online Open Book Examination (OBE) and would sit for exams physically.
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Disabled Excluded From Welfare Schemes From Time Immemorial: Delhi High Court
Persons with disabilities (PWDs) have been excluded from welfare schemes "from time immemorial", the Delhi High Court said on Wednesday and asked the Centre to consider providing them ration based on their disability certificates.
