Since 2003, India has taken up over 532 High Impact Development Projects (HICDPs) in Nepal and has completed 476 projects in the areas of health, education, drinking water, connectivity, sanitation and the creation of other public utilities across all seven provinces of Nepal at the grassroots level.
The construction of the above projects will provide better education facilities, better health care facilities and safe drinking water facilities for the local community and improve the quality of life for people in Nepal at a total estimated cost of Rs 101.79 million, it added.
The President said that in Indian culture and tradition, disability has never been considered as a hindrance in acquiring knowledge and achieving excellence. "Often, it has been seen that divyangjan are gifted with divine qualities. There are innumerable examples in which our divyang brothers and sisters have achieved impressive feats in many fields on the strength of their indomitable courage, talent and determination.
The President said the government is taking several steps for the empowerment of divyangjan. She said inculcating self-confidence in divyangjan is very important to empower them. "People with disabilities have talents and abilities just like normal people, and sometimes more than them.
She said inculcating self-confidence in divyangjan is very important to empower them. "People with disabilities have talents and abilities just like normal people, and sometimes more than them
She said she was happy to note that the conversion of NCERT text books for classes 1 to 6 into Indian sign language for hearing-impaired children has been done.
the National Awards for the Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities every year to individuals, institutions, organisations, state or district, etc
she said. She said she was happy to note that the conversion of NCERT text books for classes 1 to 6 into Indian sign language for hearing-impaired children has been done.
"It is also our duty to ensure that they get a good education, stay safe in their homes and society, have the freedom to choose their career and have equal employment opportunities," she said.
The President said that in Indian culture and tradition, disability has never been considered as a hindrance in acquiring knowledge and achieving excellence.
then the country would move forward on the path of development at a faster pace.
\ It has bridged the gap between education and development of children. The use of technology has provided a lifeline to education during the pandemic, and it has also exposed the need for a level playing field when it comes to accessing online education," she said at EduTech 100 Summit organised by ASSOCHAM.
learning an enjoyable experience for students along with enabling equal access to education," she added.
We should look at implementing NEP in its true spirit."
"Internationalisation of education is an important area where we can create the culture and develop facilities to attract more international students to our country," she said
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