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The Ministry of Disability Welfare is the ministry in the Government of Maharashtra which was carved out of the Ministry of Social Justice (Maharashtra) and created on 9 January 2023. The Ministry is headed by a cabinet level minister. Eknath Shinde is current Chief Minister of Maharashtra and Minister of Disability Welfare. [3] [4]
SSI has spread its services in 16 states, and in cities like, Kolkata, Delhi (1978), Bangalore, Chennai, Allahabad, Dayalpur, Pune and Cochin, where it runs special schools for children with disabilities, and offers vocational training and help for finding suitable jobs to the students, through rehabilitation, communication and speech therapy ...
Amongst other achievements, Raja is an Honorary visiting fellow at the London School of Economics, [2] she is a member of the advisory group for the Movement for Global Mental Health, [3] a global network of individuals and institutions who are committed to scaling up of evidence-based services for people living with mental disorders, as well ...
Mumbai Suburban District (Legislative Assembly) 09 November 2004 01 December 2008 4 years, 22 days Indian National Congress: 34 Chandrakant Handore (MLA for Chembur Constituency No. 173- Mumbai Suburban District (Legislative Assembly) 08 December 2008 06 November 2009 333 days Indian National Congress: Ashok I: Ashok Chavan: 35 Shivajirao Moghe
Rajalakshmi won Miss Wheelchair India 2014 in Mumbai, Maharashtra where the runner-up was Virali Modi. She was among the 7 participants selected from over 200 applications across India. Next year in 2015, she organized the Miss Wheelchair India 2015 pageant, in her hometown Bengaluru through her NGO, SJ Foundation, which she set up in 2015.
Mumbai City District) (Legislative Council) 26 June 1988 03 March 1990 1 year, 250 days Indian National Congress: Pawar II: Sharad Pawar: 23 Javed Iqbal Khan (MLA for Trombay Constituency No. 177- Mumbai Suburban District) (Legislative Assembly) 04 March 1990 25 June 1991 1 year, 113 days Indian National Congress: Pawar III: 24 Sushilkumar Shinde
2009: The NSAP is expanded to include the Indira Gandhi National Widow Pension Scheme (IGNWPS) [3] – for widows aged 40–64 years – and the Indira Gandhi National Disability Pension Scheme (IGNDPS) [4] – for persons with multiple or severe disabilities aged 18–64 years living below the poverty line.
According to the 2011 census, 20.3% of people with disabilities in India have movement disabilities, 18.9% have hearing impairments, and 18.8% have visual impairments. The 2011 census additionally collected data on mental disability for the first time, and found that 5.6% of Indians with disabilities fall into that category.