Empowering Mothers through Awareness Enables Early Identification of Childhood Disabilities, Emphasizes Dr. Jitendra Singh
Distilled Policy Brief
- Union Minister Dr. Jitendra Singh highlighted that empowering mothers through awareness enables early identification of preventable disabilities in children during pregnancy and infancy.
- India's first high-tech sports training center for Persons with Disabilities (PwDs) was inaugurated in Madhya Pradesh to provide coaching and training support.
- Government support measures for government employees raising children with special needs include rotational transfer exemptions, education allowance, and paid child care leave.
🎯 Prelims High-Yield Examination Points
India's first high-tech sports training center for Persons with Disabilities (PwDs) is established in Madhya Pradesh.
⚖️ Mains Analytical & Syllabus Linkages
Discuss the significance of maternal and community-level awareness in the early identification and prevention of childhood disabilities, alongside institutional welfare measures for PwDs in India.
🎯 UPSC Prelims Practice Drill
Consider the following statements regarding the initiatives and measures for the empowerment of Persons with Disabilities (PwDs) and prevention of disabilities in India, as highlighted recently: 1. Empowering mothers through awareness and timely antenatal screening enables the early identification and prevention of disabilities during pregnancy and infancy. 2. India's first high-tech sports training center for Persons with Disabilities (PwDs) has been inaugurated in Madhya Pradesh. 3. Government employees raising children with special needs are provided support measures such as rotational transfer exemptions, education allowance, and paid child care leave. Which of the statements given above are correct?
- [A] 1 and 2 only
- [B] 2 and 3 only
- [C] 1 and 3 only
- [D] 1, 2 and 3
▶ Reveal Official Answer & Analytical Explanation
All the given statements are correct based on the official policy announcements and government updates regarding disability prevention and welfare measures for Persons with Disabilities (PwDs). Union Minister Dr. Jitendra Singh emphasized that empowering mothers through awareness enables early identification of preventable disabilities, and specific support measures like rotational transfer exemptions, education allowance, and paid child care leave exist for government employees raising children with special needs, alongside the establishment of India's first high-tech sports training center for PwDs in Madhya Pradesh.
🏛️ Historical Twin PYQ Anchor (2021)
Consider the following statements regarding the "National Clean Air Programme (NCAP)": 1. It is implemented by the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change. 2. Central Pollution Control Board acts as the sole regulatory executive body.