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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.