Lok Sabha Question No. 2753 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-12-19
Subject: 47th Foundation Day of NIPPD
Ministry: SOCIAL JUSTICE AND EMPOWERMENT
Asked by: Shrirang Appa Barne, Prataprao  Jadhav, Sambhajirao Mane Dhairyasheel, Sudheer Gupta, Sanjay Sadashivrao Mandlik

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF SOCIAL JUSTICE AND EMPOWERMENT DEPARTMENT OF EMPOWERMENT OF PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES

## LOK SABHA

Unstarred Question No.2753

To be answered on 19.12.2023

## 47 TH  FOUNDATION DAY OF NIPPD

2753:

SHRI SHRIRANG APPA BARNE:

SHRI PRATAPRAO  JADHAV:

SHRI DHAIRYASHEEL SAMBHAJIRAO MANE:

SHRI SUDHEER GUPTA:

SHRI SANJAY SADASHIVRAO MANDLIK:

Will the Minister of SOCIAL JUSTICE AND EMPOWERMENT be pleased to state:

- (a) whether Pandit Deendayal Upadhyay National Institute for Persons with Physical Disabilities (NIPPD) celebrated its 47 th Foundation Day recently and if so, the details thereof;
- (b) the details of various programmes and activities organized under the said celebration;
- (c) whether Persons with Disability from across the world participated in the said event and if so, the details thereof;
- (d) the manner in which Indian students are going to be benefited by international cooperation;
- (e) the total amount of expenditure incurred in organizing the said event; and
- (f)   whether the Government proposes to organize more such programmes in different parts of the country uplift physically disabled students and if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF  STATE FOR SOCIAL JUSTICE AND EMPOWERMENT (SUSHRI PRATIMA BHOUMIK)

- (a) Yes, Sir. Pandit Deendayal Upadhyaya National Institute for Persons with Physical Disabilities  (PDUNIPPD),  New  Delhi  was  celebrated  47th Foundation  Day  on 27.11.2023 to commemorate this milestone in the history of the Institution so that the public, students and staff become aware of the beginnings and purpose of the Institute.
- (b) PDUNIPPD organized the following activities/prorammes on the 47 th Foundation Day:-

(i) Acknowledgement  and  felicitation  of  alumni  of  the  Institute  from  previous batches  who  have  been  flag  bearers  of  the  Institute  in  the  fields  of  Physiotherapy  and Occupational Therapy in India and across the globe. (ii)    Acknowledgement of the alumni who have worked as teachers in this Institute and thus committed a lifetime to their alma-mater. (iii)    Cultural programmes. (iv)    Awards ceremony to appreciate and encourage academic and co-curricular efforts of  students  from  various  courses  with  focus  towards  improved  human  resource  generation  in future. (c) No. (d)       By International cooperation students benefits in the following manner:(i) Rejuvenation and strengthening of alumni network. (ii) Success  stories  of  the  alumni  will  make  the  current  students  proud  of  the benchmarks and legacy created by their seniors in countries across the world and thus, encourage students to emulate their efforts. (iii) Building a platform for face-to-face interaction  between alumni and students to foster fraternity bonding and camaraderie. (iv) Improving the quality of human resources that is being generated by the Institute via  the  involvement  of  alumni  in  the  form  of  periodic  and  routine  lectures,  workshops, scholarships and proactive funding. (e) PDUNIPPD has incurred Rs.2,48,650/- for celebrating 47 th Foundation Day. Institutes  and  Composite  Regional  Centres  under  this  Department  organize

(f) National programmes for upliftment for physical disabled students from time to time.

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