Need to have dedicated Central varsity for differently-abled: Javadekar

There is need to have a Central University dedicated to the education of differently-abled persons, Union HRD minister Prakash Javadekar said today.
He was speaking as the chief guest at the convocation ceremony of the Dr Shakuntala Mishra National Rehabilitation University here.
Javadekar said there is a need to have a dedicated Central varsity for the differently-abled besides those established by the state governments or individuals.
The HRD minister added that he has discussed the matter with Union Minister for Social Justice and Empowerment Thawar Chand Gehlot.
There are over 40 Central Universities in the country but none of them is dedicated exclusively to the education of differently-abled.

Javadekar also said that the HRD ministry had directed all the educational institutions to have lifts and ramps in their premises and aid is also being given to them for the purpose.

The HRD minister also informed that the University Grants Commission (UGC) has made a special provision for financial assistance for imparting special training to the teachers imparting education to the differently-abled students.
He assured all help to the institutions providing education to the persons with disabilities.
Speaking on the occasion UP government minister OP Rajbhar said the state government had decided to organise special camps in all the 403 assembly constituencies for identifying the divyangjan (differently-abled) and distributing accessories and artificial limbs among them.

He said that the job will be completed before 2019.
Rajbhar called for a detailed survey of the persons with disabilities in the state.
In his presidential address, Governor Ram Naik said that all the 25 old Government Universities have now started holding their annual convocation on a regular basis which is a good sign for the higher education sector in the state.
Degrees in various disciplines were awarded to 436 students while 37 students, mostly girls were conferred with 53 medals for their achievements.
At the event, the university's auditorium was formally named after former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee as Atal auditorium.