
New Delhi, March 21 (IANS) The government was committed to the development of differently-abled people by empowering them through education and skill training, Social Justice and Empowerment Minister Thaawar Chand Gehlot said on Saturday.
Launching the National Action Plan (NAP) for skill training for differently-abled at a national conference on "Skill Development of Persons with Disabilities" here, the minister along with Rajiv Pratap Rudy, minister of state in the skill development and entrepreneurship ministry, said the differently-abled would be empowered so that they can be "on their own".
"My government is committed for the overall development of the differently-abled. We will provide them good education and training so that they can also contribute in the growth of the nation," Gehlot said.
He said loans on lower interest rates would be provided so that they could start something of their own.
"I have seen differently-abled persons with tremendous abilities and I believe if given proper training they could do wonders," the minister told reporters on the sidelines of the function.
Gehlot said the differently-abled are also part of the country's human resource and they just need to be provided opportunities so that they can contribute for overall development of the nation.
Rudy agreed with him and said the differently-abled deserved equal opportunities to move ahead in life.
"A separate sector skill council is also being established to scale up the initiative with quality standards as acceptable by the industry," he said.
50 buses of workers returned from Saharanpur
Due to the wishes of the Uttar Pradesh government, 50 buses that went to Saharanpur with Haryana
Claims circulating on social media platforms, especially Instagram and WhatsApp, over the past fe
US President Donald Trump has signed a law that gives Tibetans the right to select the next heir
World Chocolate Day 2023: From children to elders, everyone loves chocolate. Because of its incre
Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrived at the inaugural function of the 32nd International Conferen
On January 9, a major accident kept happening at the Bangalore airport. Here two Indigo Airlines
The number of deaths from corona in the country has crossed 2 lakh. According to government stati
So far 51 bodies have been found inside the truck that came from Mexico to Texas, USA. These peop
There is a possibility of 10 crore more people taking a bath in the Ganga on Mauni Amavasya today
Day trading guide for Monday: The market is going through ups and downs. The short-term range for