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1. 619 ADIP camps organized and more than one lakhs Divyanjgans provided Aids and Assistive devices in the year 2017

Samajik Adhikarita Shivir for distribution of Aids & Assistive Devices to Divyangjan was organised at Rajkot (Gujarat) by the Department through ALIMCO, Kanpur, a CPSU under the Department in association with District Administration, Rajkot. The camp was held at Race Course Ground, Rajkot, Gujarat where assistive Aids and Appliances were distributed under Assistance to Disabled Persons for Purchase/Fitting of Aids/ Appliances (ADIP) scheme of Government of India to Divyangjan in the August presence of Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi.

Two Guinness World Records were created in connection with the event. On 28th June 2017 a Guinness Book of World Record was created in the category of highest ever participation of 1442 persons with hearing impairment in a sign language lesson at a single venue while performing our National Anthem. Previously, such a record was hold by Taiwan (China) with participation of 978 persons with hearing impairment. The participants of this historic record repeated their performance in the presence Earlier similar mega camps of Prime Minister.

2. Dredging works in rivers of Bangladesh

As agreed during the meeting of the Shipping Secretaries of India and Bangladesh held at Dhaka on 07th December 2016, it has been decided to undertake dredging in two stretches of Indo-Bangladesh Protocol route i.e. Zakiganj-Ashuganj of Kushiyara river and Sirajganj-Daikhowa of Jamuna river in Bangladesh so as to develop the protocol route for round the year navigation.

In this regard, India and Bangladesh have agreed to adopt a cost sharing ratio of 80:20. The dredging operation is envisaged to be executed jointly by the Governments of the two countries.

3. Ministry of Skill Development and Maruti Suzuki enter into an agreement to support Skill India in automobile industry

This association will provide an opportunity to the youth to acquire skills related to automobile and manufacturing industry through specially designed “Learn and Earn” approach, consisting a mix of theoretical and On-the-Job Training (OJT) components, thereby improving their employability potential. It will also contribute in the overall growth of automobile and manufacturing industry by creating a pool of skilled resources.

All course content will be covered under CTS (Flexi MoU) and DGT will ensure that the assessment is done expeditiously on completion of course, by the appropriate assessing body.

Maruti Suzuki will ensure that not less than 80% of trainees are placed with Maruti Suzuki or its business partners. The automobile manufacturer will also ensure the eligible trainees take up apprenticeship / higher education in suitable streams and shall also guide the students to become entrepreneurs.

This is a very important initiative and I am pleased to be a part of it. Maruti has been providing training at the primary level for the last two years and during our last interaction the company had expressed its intent about expanding their reach. I would suggest that, along with basic training, Maruti should also provide advanced level of training to those students who are interested in learning further. Right now the training program caters to students like 10th pass and 12th pass outs.

4. Character, Calibre, Capacity & Conduct are important to Politicians: Vice President Releases Commemorative Postage Stamp on Shri Banarsi Das Gupta

The Vice President of India, Shri M. Venkaiah Naidu has said that 4 Cs: Character, Calibre, Capacity & Conduct are important to Politicians; we need 4 Ps: Philosophy, Principles, Policies & Performance in politics and avoid 3 Cs: Community, Caste & Cash in Politics. He was addressing the gathering after releasing the Commemorative Postage Stamp on freedom fighter and parliamentarian, Shri Banarsi Das Gupta on the occasion of his Birth Centenary Celebrations organized by Banarsi Das Gupta Foundation, here today. The Union Minister for Women and Child Development, Smt. Maneka Sanjay Gandhi and other dignitaries were present on the occasion.

The Vice President said that Shri Banarsi Das was a true Gandhian, a great freedom fighter, a visionary, and a mass leader and he left his studies and plunged into the freedom movement led by Gandhi Ji. He further said that he launched agitation for establishment of a responsible Government in Jind State and was imprisoned several times. In the post-Independent period, he became a towering leader in the then existing State of Jind and was instrumental in paving the way for its merger with the Indian Union, he added.

The Vice President said that representing a vital link between the idealism of freedom struggle and the dreams of an independent and resurgent India, Shri Banarsi Das Ji was a far-sighted leader. He further said that he was a passionate social reformer who worked tirelessly to free India from the clutches of social evils, social oppressions, caste and gender inequalities. He was a crusader against untouchability, child marriage and dowry system and by waging a relentless struggle against the practice of untouchability, he helped Dalits get the right to enter temples and use public wells, he added.