The Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment, Government of India has been implementing the Scheme of National Awards for the Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities.

The awards comprise the following categories:- 

1. Best employees/Self-employed with disabilities
2. Best Employers and Placement Officer/Agency
3. Best Individual (including professional) and institution working for the cause of persons with disabilities
4. Role Model
5. Best Applied Research/Innovation/Product Development aimed at improving the life of persons with disabilities
6. Outstanding work in Creation of  Barrier free Environment for the persons with disabilities
7. Best District in providing rehabilitation services
8. Best Local Level Committee of National Trust
9. Best state Channelising Agency of National Handicapped Finance and Development Corporation
10. Best Creative Adult Persons with Disabilities
11. Best Creative Child with Disabilities
12. Best Braille Press; and
13. Best Accessible Website

The National Awards shall be given away on the occasion of the International Day of Disabled Persons on 3^rd December 2011. 

The last date for sending application for the Award is 16^th August 2011. To download the application form and for other details about the awards please visit www.socialjustice.nic.in

We request you to kindly send us the filled up application form at the earliest at 

Sarbani Chakravarty
Confederation of Indian Industry (CII)
249-F, Sector 18,
Udyog Vihar, Phase IV
Gurgaon 122 015 (Haryana)
Tel. : 0124 - 4014535 (D) /  4014060-67
Fax : 0124 - 4309449 (D) / 4014057
Email: Sarbani.chakravarty@cii.in