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Shri B. L. Verma

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Department of Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities

The Department of Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities in the Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment aims to facilitates empowerment of the Persons with Disabilities. As per Census 2011, the number of Persons with Disabilities in the country are 2.68 crore , which is 2.21 percent of the total population of the Country. As per the RPwD Act, 2016, there are 21 types of Disabilities which includes Locomotor Disability, Visual Impairment, Hearing Impairment, Speech & Language Disability, Intellectual Disability, Multiple Disabilities, Cerebral Palsy, Dwarfism etc.

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A moment of pride and possibility. The Divya Kala Mela celebrates the spirit of resilience. Smt. Rekha Gupta, the Hon'ble Chief Minister of Delhi, along with Dr. Virendra Kumar, the Hon'ble Union Minister of Social Justice and Empowerment, Smt. V. Vidhyavathi, Secretary, and Smt. Richa Shankar, DDG, honored excellence at the Divya Kala Mela on December 13, 2025, at Kartvya Path, New Delhi.
The Hon’ble President of India, Smt. Droupadi Murmu, is presenting the award to Aboli Vijay Jarit in the Best Person with Disability category
This is a group photograph in which, in the front row at the center, are seated the Hon’ble President of India, Smt. Droupadi Murmu; Union Minister for Social Justice and Empowerment, Dr. Virendra Kumar; Secretary, Department of Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities, Smt. V. Vidyavathi; Additional Secretary Smt. Manmeet Kaur Nanda; Joint Secretary Smt. Sumita Singh; Joint Secretary Ms. Debolina Thakur; and Deputy Director General Smt. Richa Shankar. In the second row are the National Awards 2025 awardees.