The Social Justice and Empowerment Ministry, which caters to the welfare of the backward classes and those with disabilities, was allocated Rs 11,689.39 crore, a 28.35 per cent increase over the previous financial year s revised amount. An amount of Rs 10,517.62 crore has been allocated for the Department of Social Justice and Empowerment for financial year 2021-22, a rise ofc28 per cent from the revised budget of Rs 8207.56 crore in 2020-21. The allocation for the Department of Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities saw an increase of 30.19 per cent to Rs 1,171.77 crore in 2021-22 from Rs 900 crore in 2020-21. The Budget for 2021-22 saw an allocation of Rs 250 crore for the three national commissions - the National Commission for Scheduled Castes, National Commission for Backward Classes and National Commission for Safai Karamcharis, as against the allocation of Rs 70 crore for 2020-21.
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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The registry of certified special educators trained to teach children with special needs is rife with discrepancies that show people being certified without proper scrutiny of documents they submit. Parents of such children have complained to the Rehabilitation Council of India (RCI), the authority that maintains the special educators registry, but to no avail. Many of these special educators got their degree or diploma in special education in the 1990s or early 2000. They haven t done anything after that to update their knowledge. A lot has changed in the understanding of intellectual disabilities like autism and Down syndrome and there are constant advances in the techniques of teaching such children, but these people continue with the old methods and it shows in their teaching, said the parent of a child with autism spectrum disorder.
Transgenders, elderly and disabled population had a difficult 2020 amid COVID-19
While the elderly battled high susceptibility to COVID-19, transgenders and the disabled population were hit by its social repercussions.
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NEW DELHI: Transgenders, elderly and the disabled population had a difficult 2020 due to the coronavirus pandemic which kept the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment on its toes throughout the year.
While the elderly battled high susceptibility to COVID-19, transgenders and the disabled population were hit by its social repercussions.
Relegated to the sidelines of the society, many of the country s estimated 4.88 lakh transgender people are forced to make a living through begging, dancing at celebrations like weddings and sex work, according to rights groups.