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Time of India
09-07-2025
- Business
- Time of India
Centre launches new portal for disability welfare scheme proposals
The Centre has launched a new dedicated online portal for submitting and processing proposals under the Deendayal Divyangjan Rehabilitation Scheme (DDRS) and the District Disability Rehabilitation Centres (DDRC) Scheme to streamline the application process. According to an official communication dated July 7 from the Department of Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities (DEPwD), the e-Anudaan portal ( has now been discontinued for DDRS and DDRC-related proposals. In its place, a new exclusive instance of the e-Anudaan portal has been rolled out and is live at according to the communication. by Taboola by Taboola Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like Ik sluit mijn juwelierswinkel voor altijd. Petra Smit Nu winkelen Undo "All data from the previous portal has been successfully migrated to the new platform, ensuring seamless continuity and accessibility of existing records," said Ram Charan Meena, Under Secretary to the Government of India , in the letter addressed to all state and district authorities and Project Implementing Agencies (PIAs). Authorities and agencies have been instructed to use the new portal for both fresh applications and for accessing older submissions under the DDRS and DDRC schemes. Live Events These schemes are central to the government's efforts to support persons with disabilities by funding services such as education, rehabilitation, vocational training, and awareness generation.
Hindustan Times
10-06-2025
- Health
- Hindustan Times
J&K LG launches mass distribution drive for physically able persons
Lieutenant governor Manoj Sinha on Monday inaugurated a mass distribution drive of aids and appliances for physically abled persons here. In his address, Sinha lauded the noble initiative by Jammu directorate of social welfare, under two key centrally sponsored schemes - Rashtriya Vayoshri Yojana (RVY) and Assistance to Disabled Persons for Purchase/Fitting of Aids and Appliances (ADIP), aimed to improve lives of senior citizens with disabilities and to empower the specially-abled persons . 'I strongly believe that people with disabilities have special abilities and they possess unique strengths and perspectives. I admire their exceptional resilience, problem-solving skills and empathy towards others in the society. I assure them that administration is committed to ensure equality and equal opportunity to them in every sphere of life and they will always be treated as equals in terms of rights, access, and dignity,' the lieutenant governor said. He directed the officials to promote inclusion, and leverage the practical solutions in ever evolving technological world. 'I have always dreamt of building a caring society and welfare and rehabilitation of specially-abled persons is my top priority,' Sinha said. 'I will personally ensure that systemic inequities and accessibility barriers—physical, digital, and social are completely removed,' he further added. On the occasion, Sinha initiated the disbursement of pension arrears of ₹6.14 crore to 12,660 beneficiaries, under the Integrated Social Security Scheme (ISSS). Sinha also informed that the social welfare department is coming up with a revolutionary app for the integration of eligible senior citizens into the pension beneficiaries. He also inaugurated a 50-bedded Half-Way Home for psycho-social rehabilitation of treated & controlled people with mental-illness, established at a cost of ₹4.39 crore at Lower Chowadi Jammu, under Deendayal Divyangjan Rehabilitation Scheme (DDRS). Sinha also dedicated the Parisha Child Care Institution for Girls, established at a cost of ₹3.03 crore at Mandi Gurglian, Samba. He commended the efforts of everyone associated with the Parisha initiative for providing a safe and nurturing environment for a better future for girl children in need.
