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Seven National Awards for Empowerment of
Persons with Disabilities
New Delhi, 24: Maharashtra
State received the ‘Sugamya Bharat Abhiyan’ National Award along with six more
awards for Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities for the Year 2021 and Year
2022 today. A total of four Awards to the individuals and three awards to the
government and non-government organisations were awarded at the hands of the
President, Smt Draupadi Murmu.
An Award function was
organized to celebrate the ‘International Day of Persons with
Disabilities’, organized by Union Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment.
The Awards were conferred on individuals, institutions, organizations and
state/district for their outstanding achievements and work towards the
empowerment of Persons with Disabilities. Present at the dais were Dr Virendra Kumar, Union Minister For
Social Justice and Empowerment, Union MoS for Social Justice & Empowerment,
Shri Ramdas Athawale and Smt Pratima Bhoumik and department Secretary, Shri
Rajesh Aggarwal.
The National Awards for
the Year 2021 and 2022 were given under 14 categories.
Maharashtra has been the
best state to implement 'Sugamya Bharat Abhiyan' and this award was presented
to the Commissioner Disability Welfare, Pune. Smt. Vimal Popat Gavane and Shri
Shubham Ram Narayan Dhoot of Pune District were felicitated in the (Sarvashresth
Divyangjan) category. Shri Ashok
Tukaram Bhoir was felicitated under ‘Sarvshresth Divyanjan category.
The Zilla Parishad of
Akola won the prestigious Award in the (Effective Implementation of Disability
Rights Act/Universal Identity Card System and Schemes for Persons with Disabilities)
category and Shri Jaysingh Chavan, Nagpur was honoured in the (Best Person with
Disabilities) category for Year 2022.
Mahatma Gandhi Seva Sangh,
Aurangabad was awarded the National Award in (For Empowerment of Persons with
Disabilities) categories.
Commissioner
Disability, Govt of Maharashtra-
Institution
For Empowering Persons with Disabilities
The commissioner
Disability, Maharashtra Government was awarded with the prestigious Award under
the ‘Sugamya Bharat Abhiyan ke karyanvayan’ category for 2022. Deputy
Commissioner, Shri Sanjay Kadam received this prestigious Award.
This commissioner office
has completed access audit of 180 buildings in the four major cities, Mumbai,
Pune, Nagpur and Nashik has been done under Accessible India Campaign. Out of
which, proposals for 142 buildings have been sent, retrofitting works completed
in 137 buildings with a total funding to Rs 2167.38 lakhs. The Utilization
Certificate of Rs 1930.84 lakhs has been sent to the Union Government.
Akola
Zilla Parishad – Institution Engaged in Empowering Persons With Disabilities
Established
in 1962, the Zilla Parishad Akola has past 10 years actively undertaken the
implementation of various schemes and programmes for the persons with
disabilities particularly in rural areas. The Akola district administration
conducted a divyang survey and identified 45,906 persons with disabilities out
of which, more than 24,000 persons have been provided UDID cards.
The Chief Executive Officer, Shri
Saurabh Katiyar received the prestigious award at the hands of the President.
The award was presented to the ZP in the ‘Divyangjan Ke Adhikar Adhiniyam’
category.
Mahatma Gandhi Seva Sangh – Institutions Engaged in empowering PwD
Aurangabad’s Mahatma
Gandhi Seva Sangh was presented the prestigious award under the ‘Divyang
Sashaktikaran Mein Karyarat Sarvshreshtha Sansthan’ category for 2022.
The organization provides
social, educational and rehabilitation services and rights to people with
various disabilities. Besides, a responsibility as Implementing Agency in
respect to 9 District Rehabilitation Centres has been assigned to it.
Ashok Bhoir – National
Award for Individual Excellence
Shri Ashok Tukaram Bhoir
from Kalyan received the Award for the Year 2021 in the Sarvshresth Divyanjan
Category for his outstanding achievements in the field of social work. He is a
sportsperson and excelled in Javelin throw and shot put, despite having
locomotor disability of 75% since birth. Having participated in four
international events, he has provided employment to differently abled in the
society. He has been recognized as the
‘District Icon’ of Thane District.
Sushri Vimal Gavhane – National Award for Individual Excellence
Pune’s Sushri Vimal
Gavhane received the Award for the Year 2021 in the Sarvshresth Divyanjan
Category for her outstanding achievements in the field of Health related
programmes. She has locomotor disability of 42%, however, she works as a Lady
Health worker in the PHC, Pune. She has done excellent work in vaccination,
pulse polio, dose distribution including Covid-19.
Dr Shubham Dhoot - National
Award for Individual Excellence
Pune’s Dr Shubham Dhoot
received the prestigious Award for his outstanding social services. He is an Ayurvedic Doctor and has disability
of blood disorder of 55% since birth. At
a young age of 19, he established a voluntary organization of Young Doctor’s in
order to provide selfless social services in medical field. He has developed
the world’s first Ayurvedic proprietary medicine named ‘Raktamrut’ for blood
disorders and has received many awards for his research work in Ayurvedic
medicines.
Jaysingh Chavhan - National Award for
Individual Excellence
Wardha District’s Shri
Jaysingh Chavhan received the Award for the Year 2022 in the Sarvshresth
Divyanjan Category for his outstanding accomplishments in the empowerment of
persons with disabilities. He has a locomotor disability of 87%. An MBA in Finance, he started his own venture
of manufacturing soap and detergent under Ranjan Group of Industries. He has
many awards to his credit, has won Magnetic Maharashtra Award and had been
involved in organizing special training camps to train Divyangjan for self-employment.
A total of 25 Awards were
presented for Year 2021 and 29 Awards for the Year 2022. The Awards consisted
of a Medal, Citation and a purse money.
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