The President of India Ram Nath Kovind presented the “Vayoshreshtha Samman-2019” to the eminent senior citizens and institutions in recognition of their services towards the cause of the elderly persons to mark ‘International Day of older Persons’ at a function...

The Vice President, M. Venkaiah Naidu has called for launching special campaigns to target vulnerable groups like school-college students and make them aware of the deleterious effects of drug abuse. He also wanted special attention to be paid towards youngsters...

Thaawarchand Gehlot, Union Minister of Social Justice & Empowerment flagged off “17th Run Against Drug Abuse” on the occasion of “International Day against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking” at Jawahar Lal Nehru Stadium, New Delhi today. Ministers of State for...

In his electoral debut at 62 in 2014, Krishan Pal Gurjar made headlines not for his age but for the record margin of his victory. The BJP leader trounced four-time Congress MP Avtar Singh Bhadana by record 4.66 lakh votes from Haryana's industrial hub Faridabad.He...

Union Minister for Road Transport & Highways, Shipping and Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation  Nitin Gadkari laid the foundation stone for yet another National Highways project to decongest Delhi and the NCR region today.The...

The Parliamentary Consultative Meeting of the Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment held here today.Krishan Pal Gurjar, Minister of State for Social Justice and Empowerment chaired the meeting.The Ministers of State for Social Justice & Empowerment...

Krishan Pal Gurjar, Minister of State for Social Justice and Empowerment attended the ‘BhoomiPujan’ ceremony function of ALIMCO’s Auxiliary Production Unit and State-of-the-Art Limb Fitting Center as the Chief Guest in Village Nawada,Tigaon, Ballabhgarh, Faridabad...

The Vice President of India, M. Venkaiah Naidu has said that people with special needs require empathy and not sympathy. He was addressing the gathering after presenting the 72 National Awards for the Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities (Divyangjan),...

On the occasion of International Day of Persons with Disabilities today, the Vice President of India M. Venkaiah Naidu conferred the National Awards on Individuals, Institutions, Organizations, State/District etc for their outstanding achievements and work...

He unveiled a statue of Deenbandhu Sir Chhotu Ram. At a public meeting, the Prime Minister unveiled a plaque to mark the laying of Foundation Stone of the Rail Coach Refurbishing Karkhana, Sonepat. Once complete, this will be a major repair and maintenance...

The Vice President of India M. Venkaiah Naidu conferred the “Vayoshreshtha Samman-2018” on the eminent senior citizens and institutions in recognition of their services towards the cause of the elderly persons on the occasion of ‘International Day of older...

ThaawarchandGehlot, Union Minister for Social Justice & Empowermentflagged off a “Walkthon” for older persons and senior citizens to celebrate the International Day of Older Persons at Commonwealth Games Village Stadium, near AkshardhamMandir herethis morning. The Walkthon...

Thaawarchand Gehlot, Union Minister for Social Justice & Empowerment presented “Dr. Ambedkar National Merit Awards- 2017” to meritorious SC/ST students at function organized by Dr. Ambedkar Foundation under Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment here today....

The Meeting of Consultative Committee of Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment on the theme of “Skill Development” held here today under the Chairmanship of Union Minister for Social Justice and Empowerment Thaawarchand Gehlot. Ministers of State for...

Union Minister for Social Justice & Empowerment Shri Thaawarchand Gehlot said that there is an increase of 12.19% in the Budget of the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment in the year 2018-19 as compared to year 2017-18. The Budget in year 2017-18...

The President of India, Ram Nath Kovind, presented the National Awards for Outstanding Services in the field of Prevention of Alcoholism and Substance (Drug) Abuse today (June 26, 2018) in New Delhi on the occasion of International Day against Drug Abuse...

The Foundation of stone of “Auxiliary Production Unit and State-of-the-Art Artificial Limbs Fitting Centre” of Artificial Limbs Manufacturing Corporation of India (ALIMCO) under Department of Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities (DEPwD), Ministry of...

The Haryana Chief Minister, Mr Manohar Lal, has announced that a hospital would be set up for the treatment of  disabled persons on five acres in the state. He made this announcement while addressing the audience after laying the foundation stone of...

The Minister of State for Social Justice and Empowerment Shri Krishan Pal Gurjar has promised that the centre would provide financial assistance worth Rs 6 Lakh for cochlear implant of all children with hearing impairment hailing from the economically weak...

The Minister of State for Social Justice and Empowerment Krishan Pal Gurjar attended 'Samajik Adhikarita Shivir' a mega free distribution camp which included allocation of Assistive Aids and Appliances under Rashtriya Vayoshri Yojana (RVY) to senior citizens...

The victorious ‘Indian Wheelchair Cricket Team’ met Union Minister for Social Justice and Empowerment Shri Thaawarchand  Gehlot in his office here today. The Indian Wheelchair Cricket team beat Bangladesh in three-matches Wheelchair Cricket Series 2018...

Krishan Pal Gurjar, Minister of State for Social Justice & Empowerment has said that 1149 Cochlear Implant Surgeries have been conducted successfully during the last 4 years (from 2014-15 to 2017-18). Ali Yavar Jung National Institute for Speech and Hearing...

“First Indian Sign Language Dictionary of 3000 words” was launched by  Thaawarchand Gehlot, Union Minister for Social Justice and Empowerment at a function here today. The dictionary has been developed by Indian Sign Language Research & Training Centre...

In a path breaking initiative to empower Persons with Disabilities, 100 Accessible websites of various State Governments/UTs under Accessible India Campaign were launched by the Union Minister for Social Justice and Empowerment Thaawarchand Gehlot on the...

The Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi inaugurated the “Dr. Ambedkar International Centre” at 15, Janpath, New Delhi today. He had laid the foundation stone of this Centre in April 2015. The Prime Minister unveiled the statue of Dr. B.R. Ambedkar in the lawns...

Speaking on the occasion, the Prime Minister expressed confidence that the Centre would play a key role in the dissemination of Dr. Ambedkar's teachings and vision. Noting that the Dr. Ambedkar International Centre for Socio Economic Transformation is also part...

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday took a veiled dig at Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi's visit to Somnathh temple in election-bound Gujarat, saying some political parties who were earlier seeking votes in the name of Dalit icon "Baba Saheb" Bhimrao...

Thaawarchand Gehlot, Union Minister of Social Justice and Empowerment chaired the 5th Meeting of the Central Monitoring Committee to review the implementation of the "Prohibition of Employment as Manual Scavengers and their Rehabilitation Act, 2013" (MS Act, 2013)...

The President of India, Ram Nath Kovind, presented the Vayoshreshtha Samman – a scheme of National Awards for senior citizens today (October 9, 2017) at a function held in New Delhi.Speaking on the occasion, the President said that there is a healthy tradition...

To mark the ‘International day of Older Persons’ on 2nd October, more than 5000 participants gathered at India Gate for a noble cause to spread the message of caring and giving respect to older persons and senior citizens. This year’s theme was “Stepping...