Chennai: Tamil Nadu has always been a forerunner in ophthalmology with many premier eye institutes training aspiring ophthalmologists in advanced skills and technology, besides providing world-class treatment for the patients, Chief Minister K. Palaniswami said here Saturday.
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, during her Budget speech on Friday, announced that the government will shortly be releasing new rupee coins for public use.
These coins will be in the denominations of one, two, five, 10 and 20 rupees.
Forces backed move to tax disability pension: Finance minister - Times of India
Bhanu P Lohumi
Tribune News Service
Shimla, June 30
Himachal Pradesh University (HPU) will be the first one in the country to have its own policy for persons with disabilities.
A committee, constituted by the Vice-Chancellor, will prepare the draft policy document which will be implemented after the approval of the Executive Council (EC).
A decision was taken at a meeting of the EC after the issue was raised by Ajai Srivastava, an EC member, holding additional charge of the nodal officer for disability affairs of the HPU.
According to the World Health Organisation, India has a blind population of 63 million. A substantial number lose their vision late in life and the consequent trauma is something that, leave aside families, even the medical fraternity is not equipped to address. That’s our focus on Story of the Week.
Until 2017, life was going as expected for Praveen Shankhdhar . An art director in an advertising agency, Praveen was in his 30s, married with a child. Then he started losing his vision due to glaucoma.
There has been an increase of almost 10 per cent in the number of registrations under the Persons with Disabilities (PwD) category at the Delhi University, officials said Sunday.
A total of 1,665 people have registered under this category on the varsity’s admission portal this year, including an acid attack victim and leprosy-cured persons.
Twenty-one conditions are included under the PwD category.
A new software developed by Bengaluru students will completely change the way visually challenged students access maps and images in Braille books.
A new software developed by Bengaluru students will completely change the way visually challenged students access maps and images in Braille books.
Children with special needs will now study along with regular students in secondary schools specially set up for inclusive education in the state, according to officials.
Four such schools are being set up in Prayagraj, Lucknow, Auraiya and Kannauj districts as part of a new initiative of the government.
District disabled empowerment officer, Prayagraj, Vipin Upadhyay said: “In Prayagraj, the special school is being constructed at a cost of Rs 16.97 crore in Gedurahi village of Meja development block, around 35km from the city in trans-Yamuna area.”
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