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    Department of Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities

    The Department of Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities in the Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment aims to facilitates empowerment of the Persons with Disabilities. As per Census 2011, the number of Persons with Disabilities in the country are 2.68 crore , which is 2.21 percent of the total population of the Country. As per the RPwD Act, 2016, there are 21 types of Disabilities which includes Locomotor Disability, Visual Impairment, Hearing Impairment, Speech & Language Disability, Intellectual Disability, Multiple Disabilities, Cerebral Palsy, Dwarfism etc.

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    Schemes

    National Fund

    National Fund

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    ADIP

    ADIP

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    DDRS

    DDRS

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    SIPDA

    SIPDA

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    Scholarship

    Scholarship

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    • Divya Kala Mela 2
    • Divya Kala Mela

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    Working Hours: 09:00 hrs to 17:30 hrs
    Department of Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities
    5th Floor Antyodaya Bhawan, CGO Complex
    Lodhi Road, New Delhi- 110003
    Phone: 24365019 (Off.)
    Email:depwdhelpdesk[at]gmail[dot]com