Thanks for that information. Can you give me Mumbai Details also? ----- Original Message ----- From: "Mayavan Gopalakrishnan" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Wednesday, July 19, 2006 9:04 PM Subject: Re: [AI] Phone helpline for persons with disabilities
> 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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