As per the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act 2016, the persons with benchmark disability mean, a person with 40 or more per cent of a specified disability
As many as 481 senior citizens and Persons with Disabilities (PwDs) also voted through the home voting facility. Moreover, seven persons engaged in essential services also cast their ballots.
District Collector Dr. Priyanka Ala has directed the election officials to set up strong rooms at all Assembly constituencies’ headquarters to store EVMs for the Assembly elections.
Nakhro said the Public Works Department of the state government in a notification on February 5, 2019, had stated that all public buildings and spaces in the state should be made accessible to the PwDs.
Kothagudem: The Singareni Collieries Company Limited (SCCL) management has been showing indifference towards the welfare of persons with disabilities (PwDs), alleged Telangana Vibhinna Pratibhavantula Sangham (TVPS) founder president Sathish Gundapuneni. The members of TVPS staged a dharna in front of the company corporate office here on Friday demanding the SCCL management to allot five percent […]
Kothagudem: The Electronic Corporation of India Limited (ECIL) has come forward to provide physical aids and assistive devices to persons with disabilities (PwDs) in the district. Telangana Vibhinna Pratibhavantula Sangham (TVPS) founder president Sathish Gundapuneni said the company, in association with Artificial Limbs Manufacturing Corporation of India (ALIMCO), was conducting camps to select eligible PwDs. […]
Khammam: The State government has extended life tax exemption to physically challenged persons with left leg disability, informed Transport Minister Puvvada Ajay Kumar. He said the Transport Department has given life tax exemption to all motor vehicles with automatic transmission (non-transport vehicles) driven by PwDs with left leg disability at the instructions of Chief Minister […]
Khammam: Persons with disabilities (PwDs) should not feel dejected at their physical condition and work with dedication to excel in all fields, suggested District Collector, VP Gautham. The Collector said the PwDs with their talents have been proving themselves in different fields and were standing as an inspiration to the society. He distributed artificial limbs, […]
The Minister, along with Finance Minister T Harish Rao, distributed the accessories to the differently-abled in Siddipet on Wednesday, and said that they were giving Rs 3,016 Aasara Pension to over 5 lakh people in the State.
According to the DWO, the applications are available in the office of the District Welfare Officer and could also be downloaded from the TVCC's website
The summit scheduled on December 3, which marks the International Day for Disabled Persons, aims to lay foundations of a robust AT-Ecosystem in the State.
