Question: Which Ministry amongst the following recently launched ‘Divyang Sarathi- app’?
(a) Ministry of Human Resource Development
(b) Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment
(c) Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
(d) Ministry of Labor and Employment
Answer: (b)
Related facts:
- On September 26th, 2017, Shri Thaawarchand Gehlot, Minister for Social Justice and Empowerment launched the Beta version of ‘Divyang Sarathi’.
- This mobile application aims at providing all relevant information pertaining to the Department of Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities (DEPwD), Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment, including its various acts, rules, regulations and guidelines, schemes, information about the various outreach institutions, employment opportunities, and the disability market in an accessible format.
- The mobile application ‘Divyang Sarathi’ is compliant with the principles of UNCRPD for Universal Access and the provisions of the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act, 2016.
- The Act mandates that all information to be made available in an accessible form.
- The application is also an integral part of the ICT component of the Accessible India Campaign launched by the Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi on 3rdDecember, 2015.
- It is known that according to the Census 2011, there are over 2.68 crore ‘Divyangjans’ in India which constitute more than 2.2% of the population.
Reference:
http://pib.nic.in/newsite/PrintRelease.aspx?relid=171125
http://pib.nic.in/newsite/PrintHindiRelease.aspx?relid=67329