Panel for disabled reconstituted

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Shimla: The Himachal Pradesh government has reconstituted the state-level coordination committee for the disabled to review implementation of the Persons with Disabilities (Equal Opportunities, Protection of Rights and Full Participation) Act, and to provide guidance and instructions in this regard.A prominent disability rights and human rights activist Ajai Srivastava is among the newly appointed members.

Headed by the Minister for Social Justice and Empowerment, the committee will have Virender Kanwar, Chief Parliamentary Secretary, Renu Chadha, MLA, Principal Secretary (Education), Principal Secretary (social justice and empowerment), Principal Secretary (finance), Principal Secretary (training), Principal Secretary (public grievances redressal), Principal Secretary (health), Principal Secretary (RD), Principal Secretary (housing), Principal Secretary (industry), Principal Secretary (urban development), Principal Secretary (labour and employment), Principal Secretary (science and technology), Secretary (personnel), Labour Commissioner, Director (technical education), and MD, HRTC, will be members of the committee.
Ajai Srivastva, Mallika Nadda , both from Himachal University, Vatsla Joshi, Shimla, Rasil Singh Mankotia, Hamirpur, Uma Baldi, Shimla, and Rajesh Sharma, Shimla, will be the non-official members and director, social justice and empowerment, will be the member secretary.

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