Department of Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities
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Department of Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities
The Department of Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities in the Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment aims to facilitates empowerment of the Persons with Disabilities. As per Census 2011, the number of Persons with Disabilities in the country are 2.68 crore , which is 2.21 percent of the total population of the Country. As per the RPwD Act, 2016, there are 21 types of Disabilities which includes Locomotor Disability, Visual Impairment, Hearing Impairment, Speech & Language Disability, Intellectual Disability, Multiple Disabilities, Cerebral Palsy, Dwarfism etc.
What's New
- Engagement of Staff Car Driver in the Department of Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities (Divyangjan) on contract basis
- Revision of the existing guidelines for the scheme of Free Coaching for Students with Disabilities (SwDs)
- Corrigendum for correction in names, in the list of Empaneled Access Auditors with The DEPwD
- Engagement of Legal Consultant in the Department of Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities (Divyangjan) on contract basis
- The National Scholarship Portal is now open to receive application for AY 2024-25
- Advertisement for the post of Director of 03 National Institutes under DEPwD
- Applications/nominations are invited for National Awards for Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities for the year 2024
- Appointment order for the post of Director (AYJNISHD, Mumbai)
- Latest Notified Guidelines for assessing the extent of specified disabilities dated 14.03.2024
- Postponment of mandatory requirement of UDID number for availing benefits under the schemes/programmes and services regarding.
Career
- Engagement of manpower in the Department of Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities (Divyangjan) on contract basis.
- Walk-in interview for engagement of ISL instructors (deaf) on contract basis
- Walk-In Interview for engagement of English teacher on contract basis
- Walk-In Interview for Engagement of ISL Interpreter on contract basis
- Engagement of Staff Car Driver in the Department of Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities (Divyangjan) on contract basis
- Admission Notice for Master in Prosthetics and Orthotics (Session 2024-25 July), Pandit Deendayal Upadhyaya National Institute for Persons with Physical Disabilities (Divyangjan)