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Bill to set up disability studies, rehab sciences university likely this session
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The draft Bill states that the university would have eight departments.
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The draft Bill states that the university would have eight departments.
A Bill for the creation of a university of disability studies and rehabilitation sciences, which was first proposed in the 2015-2016 Budget, is likely to be introduced in the Budget session of Parliament set to begin on Friday, said Social Justice and Empowerment Ministry officials.
The Department of Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities (DEPwD) under the Ministry had published a draft of the University of Disability Studies and Rehabilitation Sciences Bill, 2021 on December 24, 2020 and sought comments from the public till January 3. According to an official, around 150 responses have been received.
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GUWAHATI: The government has come up with a proposal to set up a first if its kind central university of disability studies and rehabilitation sciences in Assam.
The department of empowerment of persons with disabilities in the ministry of social justice and empowerment on Thursday, through a public notice, invited comments from the stakeholders by January 3 on the draft University of Disability Studies and Rehabilitation Sciences Bill, 2021, to set up the university. The department intends to set up a university in Kamrup district through a separate act of Parliament.
“The proposed University, the first of its kind, will be a unique multidisciplinary academic institution conducting research, programmes and courses from bachelor’s level onwards to cater to various disciplines covering the entire gamut of disability studies and rehabilitation sciences in an accessible environment,” the public notice read.