Re: [AI] problem with pdf
On 2/7/11, l pavan l.pavan@gmail.com wrote: hello list members. warm greeting.s in addition to what vamshi pointed out hear is another problem if the document's content accessibility is not allowed then we cannot read the document with screen reader. please suggest any solution for the above problem. -- l.pavan(help ever hurt never) Get numbers right this time, help the census with correct disability info! Get numbers right this time, help the census with correct disability info!
Re: [AI] With different abilities
The column is a mere reproduction of a frontline article published about a decade ago, which I had posted to the group afew days ago. The author has not bothered even to give it slight touch of new laws or impending census.. It is pathetic to note that publications like Hindu also indulge in such practices of redigging old pieces and reproducing them almost verbatim. -Original Message- From: accessindia-boun...@accessindia.org.in [mailto:accessindia-boun...@accessindia.org.in] On Behalf Of Renuka Warriar Sent: Monday, February 07, 2011 12:07 PM To: accessindia Subject: [AI] With different abilities Date:06/02/2011 URL: http://www.thehindu.com/thehindu/mag/2011/02/06/stories/2011020650070300.htm Back Magazine Barefoot With different abilities HARSH MANDER Society mostly sees what 'disabled' persons can't do, not what they can nor what they will be able to, if only we help them realise their potential and lead a fulfilled life... Photo: K.K. Mustafah An uphill task:How disabled-friendly are our public places? For them, the world is beyond reach. The most ordinary of aspirations - to enter school, work in the fields, go out to worship, get married, the prosaic ingredients of even the most humble person's workaday life cycle - are denied to them. Despite profound and consistent denial of their human rights, an estimated 50 million men, women and children with disabilities have remained on the outer periphery of both public policy and social action in India. Hidden away behind the walls of homes and institutions, they are most frequently victims of extreme social prejudice and ostracism, even as they struggle to achieve their potential of a fulfilled, dignified and useful life. More than any other large dispossessed social groups, people with disabilities are invisible: in political agendas, in human rights struggles, in development strategies, in social science research. But even more strikingly, rarely do we encounter disabled people in schools, farms, factories, playgrounds, cinemas, streets, markets, temples, mosques, churches, in family celebrations. We know almost nothing about the existential experience of persons, and even less about women and girls, who live with disabilities in the countryside. What life is like for them really, how do they cope, what do they suffer, what are their dreams? I recall some years ago being associated with a group of mainly disabled researchers, who sought answers to questions like these in a sample of villages in Rajasthan and Andhra Pradesh. Huge barriers One striking finding of our investigations was of the nearly insurmountable physical and social barriers that people with disabilities confront in accessing public spaces and common properties. Gaps in village infrastructure like roads, drinking water sources and school buildings disproportionately constrain people with disabilities. Temples are built on hill-tops, and degraded forests require people with disabilities to walk longer than is physically feasible for them to gather fuel and food. Graver are social attitudes, of shame and ridicule, beginning often within the family, which further immobilise people with disabilities. The result is a sense of isolation, dependency and pervasive low self-esteem, which we encountered widely amongst people with disabilities. They felt humiliated by their sense of dependency for sometimes even the simplest acts of daily living, like bathing, eating, and attending nature's call. On many occasions, we found in impoverished homes, all care-givers had to go out for wage work, and severely disabled people forced to remain without food and care for the entire working day. There was profound denial of schooling to children with disabilities. We could not locate a single teacher trained in working with children with disabilities, or special teaching aids; there were no ramps in any rural school. For disabled children of impoverished rural parents - agricultural workers and small farmers - the chances of going to school, and remaining within it, are especially low. Where mothers have to do wage work to sustain the family, they cannot take the child to school. Girls are more burdened than boys, because they have to look after the household work, and take care of their younger siblings. We consistently found, ironically, that disability was no barrier only to the conventional domestic duties of house-work of girls and women. Aids and appliances as well as correctional surgery can do a lot to assist a person with disability to overcome the constraints imposed by her biological condition. But even low-cost appliances are beyond the reach of most rural people with disabilities. We could not find medical records of even a single person with disabilities who underwent corrective surgery or modern medical interventions to reverse or improve their condition. We found that a third or more of people with disability who were in the working age-group had absolutely no
[AI] FW: (VIB) Allahabad Bank invites ON-LINE Applications only from Indian Citizens for recruitment of 1100 Single Window Operator 'A'
-Original Message- From: vib-in...@googlegroups.com [mailto:vib-in...@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of muthu selvi Sent: Monday, February 07, 2011 2:23 PM To: vib-india Subject: (VIB) Allahabad Bank invites ON-LINE Applications only from Indian Citizens for recruitment of 1100 Single Window Operator 'A' 'A') RECRUITMENT PROJECT-2011-12 Allahabad Bank invites ON-LINE Applications only from Indian Citizens for recruitment of 1100 Single Window Operator 'A' in clerical cadre. Candidates are required to apply on-line through Bank's website www.allahabadbank.in (where full advertisement fee payment challan are available). The candidates are required at first to see the eligibility criteria and if eligible, take a print of the Fee Payment Challan available in Bank's website www.allahabadbank.in, fill in completely to pay the fee and / or postage in cash at any branch of Allahabad Bank in the designated Account No.50048720341 and obtain receipt (With Journal Number mentioned on it). Apply On-Line through the Recruitment link provided at the Bank's website. Events Important dates Fee Payment Challan available on Bank's website from10.02.2011 (THURSDAY) Payment of application fee / postage15.02.11 To 15.03.11 Opening Date for ON-LINE Registration of Application on website 15.02.2011 Closing Date for ON-LINE Registration of Application on website (For all applicants including those from far flung areas.) 15.03.2011 Relevant date for Age / Qualification reckoned as on01.01.2011 Tentative Date of Written Test 08.05.2011 Note: 1) Application Form by post /courier/ hand/e-mail will not be accepted. 2) Candidates can apply for vacancies in one State/ UT only and have to appear for the written examination from a Test Centre allotted for that particular State/ UT. 1. Details of State / UT wise Break-up of Vacancies and Reservation in Posts: Total Number of Vacancies-1100 State / UT wise Breakup of Vacancies (* Including Backlog/Shortfall Vacancies) State/ UT Code State SC ST OBC Gen Total Out of which (for Physically Challenged Ex-Servicemen) OC VI HI DXS/ DisXS EXSM 01 Andhra Pradesh 04 02 06 13 25 - 2* - 1 02 02 Arunachal Pradesh 00 00 00 01 01 - - - - - 03 Assam 01 03 07 13 24 - - 3* 1 02 04 Bihar 08 01 13 28 50 1 - 1* 2 05 05 Chandigarh (U.T.) 00 00 01 02 03 - - - - - 06 Chattisgarh 01 03 01 05 10 - 1 - - 01 07 Goa 00 02* 02 06 10* - - - - 01 08 Gujarat 02 04 08 16 30 1 - 2* 1 03 09 Haryana 03 00 06 11 20 - - 1* - 02 10 Himanchal Pradesh 02 00 02 04 08 - - - - - 11 Jammu Kashmir 00 00 01 02 03 - - - - - 12 Jharkhand 04 11 05 20 40 1 - 2* 1 04 13 Karnataka 05 02 08 15 30 - 2* - 1 03 14 Kerala 00 00 02 04 06 - - - - - 15 Maharashtra 05 04 14 27 50 - 1 - 2 05 16 Madhya Pradesh 12 16 12 40 80 1 1 1 3 08 17 Nagaland00 00 00 01 01 - - - - - 18 New Delhi 03 02 05 10 20 - 1 - - 02 19 Orissa 08* 10 05 22 45* 1 - 1 2 04 20 Punjab 12 00 08 20 40 - 1 - 1 04 21 Rajasthan 07 05 08 20 40 - - 4* 1 04 22 Tamil Nadu 05 00 06 14 25 - - 2* 1 02 23 Uttar Pradesh 57 03 74 141 275 3 3* 3 12 27 24 Uttrakhand 03 01 02 09 15 - 1 2* - 01 25 W. Bengal 57 12 55 125 249 2 2 3 11 24 Total 199*81* 251 569 1100* 10 15* 25* 40 104 (*Including Backlog/Shortfall vacancies) Abbreviations stand for SC - Scheduled Caste , ST - Scheduled Tribe, OBC - Other Backward Classes (Under Non-Creamy Layer category as on 31.03.2010), Gen - General
[AI] Getting Acquainted With Indian Classical Musicq
Dear Dr. Yogesh, really a nice piece of info--not only because I am a classical Music lover myself, but also because that this information will help me a lot while writing articles regarding Hindustani Classical Music. Please keep it up! Thanks a lot once again! And dear Vyassji, I fully support your opinion that this platform is for blind related subjects. not only computer and technology. If this interesting and immpressive information can be helppful to a visually challenged press correspondent like me, then it speaks volumes about its ralevance. Warm regardds. Pradeep. Get numbers right this time, help the census with correct disability info!
Re: [AI] Fw: (Keralavision) New, cheaper gadgets for the visually impaired
when did braille become a requirement for literacy for blind? if we accept Mr. souza's idea of literacy for blind then many of us who have made successful careers will be labled illiterate. college dropouts like Mr. souza should clerify their ideas about educating the blind before making any devices for blind persons thanks and regard manohar vaswani ast. prof. department of english shivaji university, kolhapur On 2/6/11, Renuka Warriar eren...@gmail.com wrote: Renuka E, Section Officer, ICT Centre for Visually Challlenged, CHMK Library, University ofCalicut, Malappuram Dist., Kerala. - Original Message - From: bob pae...@gmail.com To: Keralavision keralavis...@googlegroups.com Sent: Sunday, February 06, 2011 1:26 PM Subject: (Keralavision) New, cheaper gadgets for the visually impaired New Delhi, Feb 6, (PTI): Even as technology has made it possible for the blind to use the internet, to click photos using special cameras and to undertake activities that are effortless for the sighted, innovators are now seeking to aid them further with new and cheaper gadgets. Currently, the visually impaired are able to read and browse through various web pages on the internet one line at a time. Paul D Souza, a Karnataka-based engineer has created a multiline refreshable display that gives a visually impaired person instant access to the computer revolution. My device is like a monitor for the blind where they can read by feeling the Braille dots on its surface. The dots created by raising or lowering small pins simulate the bumps of an embossed page and the text changes as the online page refreshes itself, Souza told PTI. He says such devices are currently being used in countries in the West but at costs that are very prohibitive in India. Technology has not changed for the last 30 years. People continue to use the single-line display device which costs as much as USD 3,000. I have tried to create a five line – 20 characters per line – display at a cost of USD 500. It's also the first device in 14 years to meet NLS Braille specifications, he says. The engineer, who is a college dropout, aims to bring down the price further to USD 200 which is much cheaper than the existing models. While over 15 million people in India fall into the category of the visually impaired, Souza says he wants to promote literacy among the blind. While there are many say that Braille is unnecessary when there are computers which can read out text aloud, I think it will make these people illiterate. Souza is a finalist shortlisted for the Third Social Innovation honours given by the Nasscom Foundation. The honours are a bid to recognise innovation in the use of information and communication technology for social development. Like Souza, two undergraduate students from Meerut have developed a blind helper - a 7 key keyboard to help the visually challenged operate not only a computer but also other electrical appliances in their house using smart-home extension cables. It is difficult for a blind person to operate a normal keyboard with 104 keys. Blind-helper is a Braille free technology that operates with the help of e-vision software using dot net technology, says Mohit Khanna, who has teamed up with a fellow student at the Bharat Institute of Technology. The device has 5 navigation keys and the remaining two keys are a substitute for the escape and enter keys in a normal keyboard, he says. As the system does not require Braille, so even a Braille Illiterate blind person can also use it. Also, the same system with some minor modifications can become useful even for paralytic people, or those with Parkinson’s and even Alzheimer's diseases, says Khanna. Another student team from the VES Institute of Technology in Mumbai has designed the project Explore, which aims to enable the differently abled to educate themselves and discover the virtual world of the computer. Our solution helps visually impaired to educate themselves through talking textbooks, connect to social networking sites like Facebook etc and thus collaborate with the world. The software assimilates Braille keys on the keyboard and output is provided through speech thereby reducing the need for costly hardware, says Samiran Saha, who is leading the student team. Saha says his team's innovation will be useful for government organisations to demographically track the literacy level of the differently abled as well as assist NGOs and child welfare organisations to suitably channelise their activities and collaborate. Khanna and Saha figure in the 21 finalists from across India who have been shortlisted for the Genpact Nasscom Social innovation awards. Apart from individuals, several organistions that have created solutions to aid the visually impaired have also been shortlisted for the award which will be announced on February 8. Mumbai-based Beyond Sight foundation has
[AI] Fwd: THE FRESH/REVISED DRAFT OF THE NEW LAW IS EXPECTED TO BE OUT ON 10TH FEBRUARY
-- Forwarded message -- From: Dlu South dlu.so...@gmail.com Date: 7 February 2011 15:14 Subject: Re: THE FRESH/REVISED DRAFT OF THE NEW LAW IS EXPECTED TO BE OUT ON 10TH FEBRUARY Dear All, Greetings! We spoke to the disability commissioner's office. To our surprise we got to know that the office of the State Commissioner for the disabled in Tamil Nadu is completely unaware of the process. In fact the commissioner is traveling to Delhi for attending the CCPD review meet and are back on the 10th itself. We also spoke to SPASTN - SNAC Tamil Nadu. They also do not have an idea about the consultation. We will find out from the secretary department of disabilities, Government of Tamil Nadu. Thanks Regards Meenakshi.B On 4 February 2011 18:22, Disability News and Information Service India dnis.in...@gmail.com wrote: Dear friends, Here is some information you may be interested in: (1) The fresh/revised draft of the New Disability Rights Law will be unveiled on 10th February. I am told that this time it would be put up not only on NALSAR's website, but on the MSJE website also. (2) A meeting will be held in New Delhi on 11th February to brief the State Consultations' Facilitators. I find it difficult to believe or comprehend but sources tell me that the Minister will inaugurate this meeting! I interpret this more as the Minister taking a personal interest in the issue and that he himself will be there at this meeting/briefing. (3) State level consultations are planned from 12th to 22nd February! This doesn't make much sense. Obviously, the new draft won't get translated, as is being widely demanded by the leadership of the sector. In that case, what purpose, if any, will these consultations serve? I would encourage you to quickly find out as to who is in charge of the consultation in your state and as to when (on what date) is the consultation scheduled in your state. I leave it to you to decide as to whether one should participate in these consultations or not. (4) A consultation with legal experts is planned on 5th and 6th March. Best regards, National Centre for Promotion of Employment for Disabled People (NCPEDP) A -77, South Extension Part II New Delhi - 110 049, India Tel.: 91-11-26265647 / 26265648 Websites: www.ncpedp.org and www.dnis.org Get numbers right this time, help the census with correct disability info!
[AI] (no subject)
Sorry for the delay in posting. But, since, still one month left, there is time to apply Renuka. .Rehabilitation Council of India (A Statutory Body under the Ministry of Social Justice Empowerment) NATIONAL BOARD OF EXAMINATION IN REHABILITATION B-22, Qutab Institutional Area, New Delhi – 110016 All India Online Aptitude Test for Admission to Diploma Courses in Special Education Rehabilitation Council of India (RCI), a statutory body under Ministry of Social Justice Empowerment, Govt. of India, is entrusted with the responsibility of standardizing and monitoring of training programmes in the field of Rehabilitation and Special Education. Applications are invited for admission to the following Diploma Courses offered by the RCI recognized institutions to train special teachers to teach children with special needs, through an All India Online Aptitude Test: 1. Diploma in Education-Special Education (Mental Retardation) 2. Diploma in Education-Special Education (Deaf Hard of Hearing) 3. Diploma in Education-Special Education (Visual Impairment) An All India Online Aptitude Test for Admission to the above mentioned three Diploma Courses for the academic session 2011-12 is being conducted under the aegis of RCI as per following schedule: Particulars Availability and Sale of Prospectus with Application Forms Last date for receiving filled in Application Forms Date of Examinations Important Dates 27th December, 2010 15th March, 2011 10th April to 30th April, 2011 Note: Candidates may avail the facility of Mock/Sample Online Test 30 minutes before the commencement of Exam. A landmark judgement by the Hon’ble Delhi High Court has resulted in increased demand for trained special teachers to be appointed two in each school of NCT of Delhi. Hon’ble High Court has also directed to grant equivalence to B.Ed. (SE) with B.Ed. (General) and D.Ed. (SE) with D.Ed./TTC for the purpose of appointment of special teachers in all the schools in the State as well as schools run by local bodies of Delhi. Similar demand is expected to be created in other States and UTs with National Council for Teacher Education (NCTE) granting approval to B.Ed. (SE) and D.Ed. (SE) qualifications for appointment of elementary teachers in general schools. Instructions for Online Aptitude Test: 1. Eligibility Criteria: (a) Passed in 10+2 or equivalent examination recognized by Central/State Board of Education. (b) Appeared/Appearing in 10+2 or equivalent examination recognized by Central/State Board of Education. For more details, refer Prospectus (to be available w.e.f. 27th December, 2010) 2. The All India Online Aptitude Test will be conducted at selected examination centres all over the country, details of which are given in the prospectus. The facility of Paper Pencil Aptitude Test will also be available at Centres where online test can not be conducted. 3. Detailed information is available in the Prospectus for Online Aptitude Test (2011-12) and also at the website: www.rehabcouncil.nic.in and www.satvatonlineexams.com 4. Request for Prospectus and Application Forms by Registered/Speed Post addressed to Satvat Infosol, 23 Lattice Bridge Road, III Floor Pizza Corner Building, Adyar, Chennai – 600 020 and accompanied by a Bank Draft for Rs. 500/-(Rs. five hundred) for General/OBC and Rs. 300/-(Rs. three hundred) for SC/ST/PH drawn in favour of “Member Secretary, RCI” Payable at New Delhi must reach latest by 15th March, 2011. RCI will not be responsible for any postal delay. 5. Application Form can also be downloaded from the websites: www.rehabcouncil.nic.in and/or www.satvatonlineexams.com. Duly completed Application Form with requisite fee of Rs.500/- (General/OBC)/Rs.300/- (SC/ST/PH) should be sent only to Satvat Infosol, 23 Lattice Bridge Road, III Floor Pizza Corner Building, Adyar, Chennai – 600 020. 6. Online Application Form can also be submitted through www.satvatonlineexams.com 7. RCI reserves all the rights regarding admission to various courses. 8. Only one Application Form is required for admission to any of the courses listed above. 9. SCORE CARD/RESULT will be available on website www.satvatonlineexams.com. Student can download the scorecard from the said website. 10. Cut off marks for admission will be declared on the website. 11. The passed candidates will be eligible to seek admission at any RCI recognized Institutions on their own. The admission will be made by the institute on FIRST COME FIRST SERVED BASIS. NOTE: THE PROSPECTUS AND APPLICATION FORM SHALL BE AVAILABLE FOR SALE AND ALSO AVAILABLE ON BOTH THE WEBSITES FROM 27TH DECEMBER, 2010 ONWARDS Get numbers right this time, help the census with correct disability info!
Re: [AI] PWD ACT
Thank you Subhash Jee. I think I will comment after perusing revised draft on tenth... -Original Message- From: accessindia-boun...@accessindia.org.in [mailto:accessindia-boun...@accessindia.org.in] On Behalf Of subhashvashis...@gmail.com Sent: Monday, February 07, 2011 10:38 AM To: accessindia@accessindia.org.in Subject: Re: [AI] PWD ACT Well, Thanks Rajesh for putting that so succinctly! Hope the minister took the suggestions in right spirit. I strongly feel that how so ever good may be the intention, unless the wording in the statute book are clear and certain it would remain unimplemented. Leave nothing to interpretation of Dopt babus. Its they who have created mess. A simple meaning of the word vacancy has two different interpretations for them - inclusive for Gp C and D and exclusive for Gp A and B posts. This has made reservation in promotion in Gp A and B literally redundant! This is just an example based on our field experience and there are several others. Would be keen to read your suggestions! Regards Subhash C Vashishth Advocate 9811125521 Sent on my BlackBerry(r) from Vodafone -Original Message- From: Asudani, Rajesh rajeshasud...@rbi.org.in Sender: accessindia-boun...@accessindia.org.in Date: Mon, 7 Feb 2011 10:12:59 To: accessindia@accessindia.org.inaccessindia@accessindia.org.in; vib-in...@googlegroups.comvib-in...@googlegroups.com Reply-To: accessindia@accessindia.org.in Subject: [AI] PWD ACT Friends I don't know whether any developments have happened in the drafting committee since January 2, but yesterday I had an occasion to share dais with Union Minister of social justice and empowerment Mukul Vasnik at a function. I tried to impress upon him my few concerns in a chaotic and time constrained and politically charged ambience as is the lot of any occasion graced by politicians. I urged upon him to personally consider the draft act once it is submitted by the committee and ensure that the principles of non-discrimination, enabling environment and specific entitlements are actually concretized and onus is clearly placed upon the concerned parties including government to make them actually available to persons with disabilities. Few specific areas I touched, include: Minimizing transformation of impairments into disabilities by adopting universal design and positive attitudes; Explicitly laying down basic principle of non discrimination; Creating enabling environment for all disabilities continuously by harnessing technology, modifying work practices/procedures, and human aid wherever feasible, by government and other players; Clearly providing for monetary responsibility for such enabling environment; Ensuring specific entitlements like disability reservation, scholarships etc. are actually implemented in all fields for specific disabilities, and making them available not in exclusion to general entitlements; Customize enabling environment, and apportion entitlements commensurate with severity of disability, as the severely disabled are excluded among the excluded, etc... This week I am sending my opinions on the working draft to the committee, before that I intend to publish them in these groups, any suggestions and comments are welcome.. With thanks and regards (Rajesh Asudani) Assistant General Manager Reserve Bank of India Nagpur Cell: 9420397185 o: +91 712 2806846 R: 2591349 The path from dreams to success does exist. May you have the vision to find it, the courage to get on to it, and the perseverance to follow it. Wishing you great journey. -Kalpana Chawla (An excert from the e-mail Kalpana sent to the students of Punjab Engineering College from aboard Columbia.) The path from dreams to success does exist. May you have the vision to find it, the courage to get on to it, and the perseverance to follow it. Wishing you great journey. -Kalpana Chawla (An excert from the e mail sent from Columbia -mail Kalpana sent to the students of Punjab Engineering College from aboard Columbia.) Notice: This email and any files transmitted with it are confidential and intended solely for the use of the individual or entity to whom they are addressed. If you are not the intended recipient, any dissemination, use, review, distribution, printing or copying of the information contained in this e-mail message and/or attachments to it are strictly prohibited. If you have received this email by error, please notify us by return e-mail or telephone and immediately and permanently delete the message and any attachments. The recipient should check this email and any attachments for the presence of viruses. The Reserve Bank of India accepts no liability for any damage caused by any virus transmitted by this email. Get numbers right this time, help the census with correct disability info! Get numbers right this time, help the census with correct disability info!
Re: [AI] Census 2011
Yes Srinivas, i aggree with you many of us are hidden. Unless we have more Appropriate figures about Disability, it's really difficult for policy makers to take Actionable decisions. Any it's a nice video and Dear access Indian Friends, please forward this to as many as you can. hope this year goes with very positive towards us. Regards, Jeevan Reddy, Accessibility Engineer, Onya Digital, Bangalore. On Sun, Feb 6, 2011 at 10:09 AM, Renuka Warriar eren...@gmail.com wrote: Wow! what a nice presentation! Renuka E, Section Officer, ICT Centre for Visually Challlenged, CHMK Library, University ofCalicut, Malappuram Dist., Kerala. - Original Message - From: Srinivasu Chakravarthula sriniv...@srinivasu.org To: accessindia@accessindia.org.in; l...@voicevision.in Cc: 'Rama Chari' ram...@deoc.in Sent: Monday, January 10, 2011 8:59 AM Subject: [AI] Census 2011 Hi all, Please see the video and share it with others! Accurate data on disability is extremely crucial for ensuring policy maker's attention to the issue! Your small effort of posting this video on your wall will go a long way in spreading awareness! Friends, Please give your best support! The link is: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pplNSOTgPhI Please spread the word around. Best regards, Srinivasu Chakravarthula Hand phone: +91-990-081-0881 Website: http://www.srinivasu.org Yahoo! IM: vasugroupmails Follow me on: http://www.twitter.com/VasuTweets Get numbers right this time, help the census with correct disability info! Get numbers right this time, help the census with correct disability info! -- B Positive Warm Regards, A Jeevan Reddy, Accessibility Consultant, Onya Digital Solutions, Bangalore, Mob: +91 8050761380. Get numbers right this time, help the census with correct disability info!
[AI] Fwd: your input needed for India's 12th Five Year Plan
-- Forwarded message -- From: i...@karmayog.org Date: 7 February 2011 18:47 The economy of India is based in part on planning through its five-year plans, developed, executed and monitored by the Planning Commission. The Planning Commission has started the process of preparing an Approach to the 12th Five Year Plan and is adopting a new and more consultative approach In addition to consultations conducted across the country by organisations representing various citizens' groups e.g., women, dalits and youth, etc., [that have been compiled in the 188 page report on Civil Society Inputs for the Approach Paper for the 12th Five Year Plan at http://12thplan.gov.in/12fyp_docs/REPORT.pdf] the Planning Commission has also created a special website to receive feedback and comments from citizens: http://12thplan.gov.in/ The Planning Commission has identified Twelve Strategy Challenges to initiate the consultations. The strategy challenges refer to some core areas that require new approaches to produce the desired results. The 12 strategy challenges are: - Enhancing the Capacity for Growth - Enhancing Skills and Faster Generation of Employment - Managing the Environment - Markets for Efficiency and Inclusion - Decentralisation, Empowerment and Information - Technology and Innovation - Securing the Energy Future for India - Accelerated Development of Transport Infrastructure - Rural Transformation and Sustained Growth of Agriculture - Managing Urbanization - Improved Access to Quality Education - Better Preventive and Curative Health Care Citizens and interested groups are invited by the Deputy Chairman, Planning Commission, to look at these twelve challenges, and also the introductory notes given for each of them, and contribute feedback and comments via the discussions forums created for this purpose. Do also visit the website of the Planning Commission at http://planningcommission.nic.in/ to know more about the current Eleventh Five Year Plan, it's mid-term assessment, and other projects and initiatives. Do email us a copy of your response if you wish to circulate them to a wider audience. Regards Vinay www.karmayog.org Get numbers right this time, help the census with correct disability info!
[AI] Online Aptitude Test for Admission to Diploma Courses in Online Aptitude Test for Admission to Diploma Courses in Special Education
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