CURRENT AFFAIRS

Detailed explanation-1: -The Union Government has launched Accessible E-Library ‘Sugamya Pustakalaya’ for Divyang under Prime Minister’s Sugamya Bharat Abhiyan. It was jointly launched by Union Ministers Ravi Shankar Prasad, Prakash Javadekar and Thawar Chand Gehlot at a fucntion in New Delhi.

Detailed explanation-2: -Accessible India Campaign (Sugamya Bharat Abhiyan) as a nation-wide Campaign for achieving universal accessibility for Persons with Disabilities (PwDs) being implemented by the Department of Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities under the Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment.

Detailed explanation-3: -The Sugamya Bharat Abhiyan (Accessible India Campaign) is going to complete 7 years in December 2022. The aim of the Campaign is to make a barrier-free and conducive environment for Divyangjans (Persons with Disabilities-PwDs) all over the country.

Detailed explanation-4: -It has been created by Department of Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities (Divyangjan), Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment in collaboration with member organizations of Daisy Forum of India and powered by TCS Access.

Detailed explanation-5: -Sugamya Pustakalaya is a collaborative effort of TCS, Daisy Forum of India and NIEPVD(National Institute for Empowerment of Persons with Visual Disabilities), Government of India to end the book famine faced by people with print disabilities.