Archive · 30 Sep 2026
Athawale Launches Uttarakhand Disability Mapping Programme
Ramdas Athawale launched a programme in Uttarakhand to identify children with learning disabilities and autism.
The programme took place at a school in Dehradun.
The school teaches children with and without disabilities together.
About 67 students with disabilities study there.
Athawale said disabilities do not prevent people from showing talent or achieving success.
He pointed to Indian para-athletes as an example.
He promised that the central government would support education and skills for people with disabilities.
He also reviewed several welfare programmes and their progress in Uttarakhand.
Union Minister of State Ramdas Athawale inaugurated Uttarakhand’s first state-level mapping programme for children with Specific Learning Disability and Autism in Dehradun.
The programme was launched under the Uttarakhand State Divyang Child Campaign at ITI Doon Sanskriti School, Jhajra.
The school has 67 students with disabilities and about 150 students from northeastern states studying in an inclusive environment.
Athawale said the government has allocated around ₹950 crore for initiatives supporting persons with disabilities.
He reviewed welfare schemes in Uttarakhand, including Jan Dhan, Mudra, Ujjwala, housing, LED distribution, senior-care and de-addiction programmes.
- Who
- Union Minister of State for Social Justice and Empowerment Ramdas Athawale, along with former MP Tarun Vijay and MLA Khajan Das.
- What
- The inauguration of Uttarakhand’s first state-level mapping programme for children with Specific Learning Disability and Autism, followed by a review of welfare schemes.
- When
- Wednesday; the press release was dated 30 September 2026.
- Where
- ITI Doon Sanskriti School, Jhajra, Dehradun, Uttarakhand.
- Why
- To identify and support children with disabilities and strengthen their access to education, skills, employment, social inclusion and other welfare services.
- Programme
- Uttarakhand State Divyang Child Campaign mapping programme
- Venue
- ITI Doon Sanskriti School, Jhajra, Dehradun
- Students with disabilities
- 67 students
- National disability population cited
- More than 2.68 crore persons
- Disability initiatives allocation
- Around ₹950 crore
- Jan Dhan accounts
- More than 59.30 crore nationally, including around 40.91 lakh in Uttarakhand
- De-addiction centres
- 790 established across the country