The President of India, Droupadi Murmu, presented the National Award for the Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities for the year 2023 to Guruprasad Pawaskar, the Goa State Commissioner for Persons with Disabilities, and Taha Haaziq, Secretary, Goa State Commission for Persons with Disabilities; in New Delhi today (December 3, 2023) on the occasion of the International Day of Persons with Disabilities.
Under the ‘Divyangjano Ke Adhikar Adhiniyam 2016, Ke Apne Rajya Mein Karyanvayan Mein Sarvashreshtha Rajya Aayukta Divyangjan category’, Pawaskar has been recognised as the ‘Best State Commissioner’ for Empowering Persons with Disabilities.
Secretary of the Goa State Commissioner for Persons with Disabilities, Taha Haaziq, has won the National Award for the Empowerment of PwDs for the year 2023 under the ‘Sarvashreshtha Divyangjan’ category.
Speaking on the occasion, the President said that the National Awards for the Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities is a commendable medium for empowerment of Divyangjan as recognizing individual and institutional work encourages everyone. She said that Divyangjan who are achievers in various fields should help other Divyangjan to the best of their ability.
The Department of Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities (Divyangjan), Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment gives away the National Awards for the Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities every year to Individuals, Institutions, Organisations, State/District; for their outstanding achievements and work done towards empowerment of Persons with Disabilities.
