Social Empowerment Camp

24.11.2023

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On November 25, 2023, the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment, Government of India organized 'Social Empowerment Camp' at 20 locations across the country.

Important points:

• It is being organized by the Department of Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities (DEPWD), Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment, Government of India, through Artificial Limbs Manufacturing Corporation of India (ALIMCO).
• The event will be streamed live on ALIMCO's official YouTube channel from 11am onwards.

About Social Empowerment Camp:

• Social Empowerment Camp will be organized at 20 locations covering 09 states.
• All the camps will be connected to each other online.
• In an effort to empower disabled persons and senior citizens of the country, the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment is organizing 'Samajik Empowerment Camps'.
• 'Samaj Adhikarita Shivir' aims to distribute various types of assistive devices to more than 50000 pre-identified persons with disabilities (Divyangjan) under the ADIP (Assistance to Persons with Disabilities in Procurement/Fitting of Aids and Devices) scheme of the Government of India.

Objective:

• The objective of organizing these camps is to create a perspective for an inclusive society across the country, ensuring empowerment and dignified life for persons with disabilities.
• To provide equal opportunities to persons with disabilities, so that they can lead productive, safe and dignified lives.

Equipment to be delivered:

The objective of these assistive devices is to make the beneficiaries self-reliant and empower them to integrate into the mainstream of society. A variety of accessories will be distributed…

• These include motorized tricycles, hand-powered tricycles, folding wheelchairs, walkers, walking sticks, Braille kits, rollators, BTE hearing aids, clamshell chairs, sensor based electronic accessible canes, smartphones, Braille kits, ADL kits.
• Aids for leprosy and prostheses and callipers for handicapped persons.

Other major initiatives taken by the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment:

• 'Nasha Mukt Bharat Abhiyan': Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment in collaboration with Department of Border Management, Ministry of Home Affairs to launch 'Nasha Mukt Bharat Abhiyan' in 17,000 border villages in 18 States/Union Territories in May 2023
  • NMBA was launched by the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment on 15 August 2020 and was first implemented in 372 vulnerable districts based on the findings of a comprehensive national survey and inputs received from the Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB).
• Pre-Matric Scholarship Scheme: To organize Pre-Matric Scholarship Schemes online for SC and others.
• National Overseas Scholarship: The Department of Social Justice and Empowerment has increased the number of seats under National Overseas Scholarship (NOS) from 100 to 125.
• PM-Yashasvi: The objective of this scheme is to identify and promote quality education among the students belonging to OBC, EBC and DNT categories by providing them full financial assistance.
  • The scheme will cover OBC/EBC/DNT students to study from class 9th to 12th in a reputed school selected by the government.
• Pradhan Mantri Scheduled Caste Abhyudaya Yojana (PM AJAY): Pradhan Mantri Scheduled Caste Abhyudaya Yojana (PM-AJAY) is an amalgamation of three erstwhile schemes of this Department, namely, Pradhan Mantri Adarsh Gram Yojana (PMAGY), Special Central Assistance to Scheduled Castes Sub-Scheme (SCSP). SCA) and Babu Jagjivan Ram Chhatra Yojana (BJRCY).
  • Which will be implemented as components of a merged plan for better convergence and best utilization of resources.
• Atal Vayo Abhyudaya Yojana (AVYAY).
• Scheme of Ta Award for outstanding services in the field of prevention of alcohol and drug abuse.
• Entrepreneurship Schemes of NBCFDC
• Credit Enhancement Guarantee Scheme for Scheduled Castes (SC).

Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment:

• The Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment is entrusted with the welfare, social justice and empowerment of the deprived and marginalized sections of the society.
• The ministry is headed by Cabinet Minister Dr. Virendra Kumar and consists of three Ministers of State namely Shri A. Narayanaswami, K.M. Assistance is provided by.

Work :

• Scheduled castes, backward classes, disabled persons, senior citizens and drug abuse victims etc.

The basic objective of the policies, programmes, laws and institutions of the Indian welfare system is to bring the target groups into the mainstream of development by making them self-reliant.