The Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment is entrusted with the welfare, social justice and empowerment of disadvantaged and marginalized section of the society like Scheduled Caste, Backward Classes, Person with Disabilities, Aged Persons, and victims of Drug Abuse etc.
Basic objective of the policies, programmes, law and institution of the Indian welfare system is to bring the target groups into the main stream of development by making them self-reliant.
Department of Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities (Divyangjan)
The 'Disability Division' of the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment has been strengthened by converting it into a separate Department, so that it can liaise effectively with all the other concerned Ministries / Departments and fulfill its responsibilities towards the persons with disabilities (PwDs) ". Looking to the specialised nature of the subject on "Disability", the wide ranging work to be done in the light of the UNCRPT, and the inadequacy of existing implementation structure, the time has now come to upgrade the existing Disability Bureau in the M/o SJE. The decision to create a separate Department for PwDs within the M/o SJE was taken up by the Government, in principle on 3rd January, 2012. This was also announced by the President before both houses of Parliament on 12th March, 2012.
Two departments were created under the Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment vide notification dated 12.5.2012, namely:-
- Department of Social Justice and Empowerment (Samajik Nyaya aur Adhikarita Vibhag)
- Department of Empowerment of PwDs (Divyangjan)
New Address -
Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment
Department of Empowerment of PwDs
5th Floor, Paryavaran Bhawan
CGO Complex, New Delhi – 110003
SCHEMES IMPLEMENTED BY THE MINISTRY
- Empanelment of more hospitals for cochlear implant surgery under ADIP scheme - May 5, 2016
- Office Memorandum dated May 5, 2016 on Aids and Assistive Devices approved for Orthopaedically Impaired for financial assistance under ADIP scheme - forwarding of.
- Revision of ADIP Scheme w.e.f. 01.04.2014
- Scheme of Assistance to Disabled Persons for Purchase/ Fitting of Aids and Appliances (ADIP)
- List of Districts State-wise Uncovered Under ADIP Scheme
- Deen Dayal Disabled Rehabilitation Scheme to Promote Voluntary Action for Persons with Disabilities
- Scheme of National Award for the Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities
- Scheme for implementation of Persons with Disabilities (PWD) Act 1995
- National Fellowship Scheme for PwDs
- Indira Gandhi National Disability Pension Scheme
- Employment to Persons with Disabilities in Private Sector - Incentives to Employers
- User Manual for NGO Application Tracking System
- Skill Development for Persons with Disabilities
- Central Sector Scheme of 'Support for establishment / modernization / capacity augmentation of Braille Presses' (Effective from 2014-15)
- Cochlear Implant Surgery under ADIP Scheme (2014-15) - Letter No. 4-2(8)2014/DD-I dated 3rd March, 2015 regarding with List of Approved Hospital for cochlear implant -2015
- Revised Scheme of ADIP - Guidelines for issuance of Disability Certificates to Children with Special Needs for assistance under ADIP-SSA (OM dated 23/01/2015)
- Scheme "Research on Disability related Technology, Products and Issues"
- Revised scheme for Awareness Generation and Publicity (AGP)
- National Overseas Scholarship for Students with Disabilities
- Invitation of Proposal under scheme Science and Technology Project in Mission mode
- New Central Sector Plan Scheme of Free Coaching for Students with Disabilities (SwDs)