Hello Mr. Ramakrishna, Here are the phone numbers of the 24-hour help line service in Delhi: 29825094, 29825095 or 29825096.
With regards, Gopalakrishnan ----- Original Message ----- From: "K Ramkrishna" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Wednesday, July 19, 2006 10:17 AM Subject: Re: [AI] Phone helpline for persons with disabilities > Do anyone of you have the helpline number in Mumbai and New Delhi. Please > give me the same. > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Mayavan Gopalakrishnan" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "Access India" <[email protected]> > Sent: Wednesday, July 19, 2006 6:58 AM > Subject: [AI] Phone helpline for persons with disabilities > > > Phone helpline for persons with disabilities > > Special Correspondent > > "Multi-disciplinary approach essential to prevent disability" > > UNVEILING PLANS: Union Minister of State for Social Justice and > Empowerment > Subbulakshmi Jagadesan (left), with Dr. L. Govinda Rao, Director, NIMH, at > a > consultative meeting in Chennai on Tuesday. Poongothai, State Minister for > Social Welfare, is als o in the picture. - Photo: K. Pichumani > > CHENNAI: A telephonic helpline for persons with disabilities will be > introduced in all cities in the country, including those in Tamil Nadu, > Union Minister > of State for Social Justice and Empowerment, Subbulakshmi Jagadeesan, said > on Tuesday. > > Such services had already been started in Mumbai and New Delhi by the > Central government, Ms. Jagadeesan said, listing the measures taken for > the > welfare > of persons with disabilities. Earlier this year, the Centre had also > unveiled its National Policy for Persons with Disability, apart from > kick-starting > a nation-wide discussion on amendments to the Persons with Disabilities > Act, > 1995. Speaking at the inaugural of the second regional consultation, > organised > by the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment and the State government > to discuss the proposed amendments to the PWD Act, held in Chennai, Ms. > Jagadeesan > said the National Policy endeavoured to pay attention to equal > opportunities, education and employment of the target group. > > On receipt of complaints that the process of obtaining a disability > certificate was cumbersome, the Centre had launched discussions with the > states to streamline > and simplify the process. She added that a `camp' approach could be > adopted, > or a single day allotted for the purpose. Tamil Nadu's Social Welfare > Minister > Poongothai Aladi Aruna said that a multi-disciplinary approach was > essential > to prevent disability and handle it in the event that it occurs. > Healthcare > workers, NGOs, legal experts, government departments and the public should > work together to ensure not only the prevention of disability, but also a > non-stigmatised, > barrier free environment for persons with disability. > > She urged NGOs to maintain proper documentation of their activities and a > database of their beneficiaries. This would be essential not only to > replicate > success stories, but also useful in getting grants for projects. She said > the government was committed to providing holistic care for persons with > disabilities. > Representatives of various NGOs suggested amendments to the Act, which > included allowing special treatment for special schools, providing for a > strict > regulatory framework, specifying time periods for implementation as per > the > Act and paying attention to employment opportunities for the > differently-abled. > The central government's proposed recommendations to the Act come 11 years > after the PWD Bill was passed in Parliament in 1995. Coming at this stage, > the > desire of the policy makers was to make the Act comprehensive and viable > for > several years to come. While awareness about the Act had increased, the > Chief > Commissioner and State Commissioners for the disabled have received over > the > years a number of complaints about the provisions of and the > implementation > of the Act, according to Sundeep Khanna, additional secretary, Ministry of > Social Justice and Empowerment. > > Source: "The Hindu", dated: 19-07-2006 > > With regards, > > Gopalakrishnan > > > > --------------------------------- > Find out what India is talking about on Yahoo! Answers India. > Send FREE SMS from New Yahoo! 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