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Government Proposes To Set Up University Of Disability Studies And Rehabilitation Sciences
A draft bill namely the University of Disability Studies and Rehabilitation Sciences Bill, 2021 for establishing the proposed university has been prepared. The DEPwD said it intends to set up the university in Kamrup district, Assam through a separate act of Parliament.
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In Assam, Government Staff Will Lose 10% Of Salary For Not Looking After Parents
The government employees in Assam who do not provide for their parents and siblings with disabilities stand to lose 10 per cent of their salary, with the state Assembly passing a bill today for their better upkeep.
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Persons With Disabilities May Get 5 Per Cent Quota In Colleges From Next Session
The government is keen to finalise the rules of the recently passed Disabilities Bill by April 14 which will allow persons with disabilities to avail 5 per cent reservation in higher education institutions from next academic session.
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Government Focussing on Comprehensive Law for Differently-Abled: Union Minister Gehlot
Government is focussing on enactment of a comprehensive law for differently-abled to fulfill India's international obligations following the ratification of UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (UNCRPD), Union Minister Thaawar Chand Gehlot said today.
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Unable to pay bills, Andhra widow seeks euthanasia for paralysed son
Poverty, desperation and lack of response by the government have forced a widow from Andhra Pradesh to seek euthanasia for her mentally disabled son. K Lakshmamma, the mother of an engineering student who was paralysed and became mentally unstable after a serious accident 15 years ago, has sought the permission of a local court in Madanapalle in An...
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Disabled left out of Right to Education bill
The disabled have found no space or mention in the government's historic Right to Education Bill.
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Government Proposes To Set Up University Of Disability Studies And Rehabilitation Sciences
A draft bill namely the University of Disability Studies and Rehabilitation Sciences Bill, 2021 for establishing the proposed university has been prepared. The DEPwD said it intends to set up the university in Kamrup district, Assam through a separate act of Parliament.
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In Assam, Government Staff Will Lose 10% Of Salary For Not Looking After Parents
The government employees in Assam who do not provide for their parents and siblings with disabilities stand to lose 10 per cent of their salary, with the state Assembly passing a bill today for their better upkeep.
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Persons With Disabilities May Get 5 Per Cent Quota In Colleges From Next Session
The government is keen to finalise the rules of the recently passed Disabilities Bill by April 14 which will allow persons with disabilities to avail 5 per cent reservation in higher education institutions from next academic session.
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Government Focussing on Comprehensive Law for Differently-Abled: Union Minister Gehlot
Government is focussing on enactment of a comprehensive law for differently-abled to fulfill India's international obligations following the ratification of UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (UNCRPD), Union Minister Thaawar Chand Gehlot said today.
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Unable to pay bills, Andhra widow seeks euthanasia for paralysed son
Poverty, desperation and lack of response by the government have forced a widow from Andhra Pradesh to seek euthanasia for her mentally disabled son. K Lakshmamma, the mother of an engineering student who was paralysed and became mentally unstable after a serious accident 15 years ago, has sought the permission of a local court in Madanapalle in An...
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Disabled left out of Right to Education bill
The disabled have found no space or mention in the government's historic Right to Education Bill.
