National Awards for empowerment of Persons with Disabilities: Last date to apply is Aug 28

National Awards for empowerment of Persons with Disabilities: Last date to apply is Aug 28

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New Delhi, Updated on Aug 18, 2022 16:47 IST

The last date to apply for the National Awards for Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities is August 28. Awards will be given to the candidates on December 3 on the occasion of the International Day of Persons with Disabilities.

Technical institutes and universities have received directions from the All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) to publicize National Awards for Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities. The Council has invited applications, nominations from PwD students, staff, and faculty. Candidates can apply or nominate on the official portal made by the Ministry of Home Affairs, i.e. awards.gov.in.

The last date to apply for the National Awards for Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities is August 28. Awards will be given to the candidates on December 3 on the occasion of the International Day of Persons with Disabilities.

AICTE’s latest notification reads, “An advertisement for inviting applications for the National Awards for the year 2021 and also for the year 2022 has been published in the national/regional dailies dated 14th July, 2022. Accordingly, the applications/nominations for the Awards have been invited through online mode only on the password-protected centralized portal designed by the Ministry of Home Affairs (www.awards.gov.in). The online nomination/application has started from 15th July 2022 and the last date fbr the nominations is August 28, 2022”.

The Government of India has instituted the “National Awards for Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities" to focus public attention on issues concerning persons with disabilities and to promote their mainstreaming into society. These awards are conferred on the 3rd December every year on the "international Day of Persons with Disabilities”, to outstanding persons with disabilities, individuals and institutions that are working for the empowerment of Persons with Disabilities, added AICTE's statement.

Important guidelines for the national awards for persons with disabilities are available on the website of the department - disabilityaffairs.gov.in as well as award portal – awards.gov.in. Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment.

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