CURRENT AFFAIRS

2016

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Union Government launched ‘Sugamaya Pustakalaya’ online library to serve
A
Persons with print disabilities
B
Persons with dyslexia
C
Persons with physical disabilities
D
Persons with visual disabilities
Explanation: 

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: -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.

Detailed explanation-4: -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.

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