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Government preparing database for disabled

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IANS New Delhi

The government Tuesday said it is planning to create a database for people with disabilities.

"The Department of Disability Affairs has prepared a detailed project for issuance of universal identity card to persons with disabilities through a centrally web-based programme, in consultation with state governments," Minister of State for Social Justice and Empowerment Krishanpal Gurjar informed the Lok Sabha.

The government also proposed to introduce a universally valid certificate for them, so that a certificate issued by one state is valid throughout the country.

The minister, however, did not mention the time frame within which the database would become operational.

 

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First Published: Dec 16 2014 | 4:48 PM IST

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