Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment

Shilpotsav-2012, an annual event is conducted by which among the following
ministry?
[A]Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment
[B]Ministry of Tribal Affairs
[C]Ministry of Tourism
[D]Ministry of Rural Development
Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment
SHILPOTSAV-2012 is an annual event of the Ministry of Social Justice &
Empowerment. This is the sixth year of Shilpotsav. The Shilpotsav was started
during the year 2007- 08 by the Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment by way of
collaborating with all the Apex Corporations and National Institutes under the Ministry
of Social Justice & Empowerment, with an objective to provide a platform to the
beneficiaries assisted under the developmental schemes of various Finance &
Development Corporations and National Institutes to showcase their art & craft. The
event also provides opportunity for publicity of Ministry’s schemes with live examples
of success and triumph over the poverty and unemployment among the target group
with assistance from the Ministry’s schemes.











The Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment has come up with a fresh draft
legislation that seeks to do away with the plenary guardianship system and replace it
with a limited guardianship system.
What is the plenary guardianship system?
Under this system, a guardian substitutes for the person with disability before
the law and takes all legally binding decisions for him or her
What is the limited guardianship system?
Under the limited guardianship system, decisions will be made jointly on
mutual understanding and trust b/w the guardian and the person with
disability.
Why this move?
This move is made by the The Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment
in the wake of sharp criticism from disability groups for inability of the Govt to
draft a comprehensive Bill that will give full rights to persons with disabilities.
As per the draft:
Person(s) with disabilities (PwD) would relish legal capacity on an equal basis
with others in all facets of life.
PwD will have the right to equal recognition everywhere as persons before the
law.
Any disqualification on the grounds of disability ordained in any legislation,
rule, notification, order, bye-law, regulation, custom or practice that has the
effect of depriving a PwD of legal capacity shall not be legally enforceable
from the date of enforcement of the proposed Act.
All PwD have the right, on an equal basis with others, to own or inherit
property; control their financial affairs; obtain access to bank loans,
mortgages and other forms of financial credit, and not to be at random
stripped of their property.
The legal capacity of a PwD shall not be called into question or refused,
regardless of the degree and magnitude of support, by reason of accessing
support to exert legal capacity.
In case of a conflict of interest b/w a person providing support and a PwD in a
particular financial, property or other economic transaction, then such
supporting person shall desist from providing support to the PwD in that
transaction.
Any medical procedure that leads to or could lead to infertility in a PwD without
his/her free and informed consent is prohibited.
Sizeable fine and imprisonment up to 10 years proposed for violation.
All institutions will provide medical and life insurance to their employees with
disabilities on an equal basis with others.
Every child with benchmark disability, of the age of 6 to 18, shall have the right
to free education.
All government institutions of higher education and all higher education
institutions receiving aid from the government shall reserve up to 5% of the
total seats in each course for persons with benchmark disabilities, which
include physical, and mental disabilities and leprosy cured.
Set up of a National Commission for PwD to devise rules that lay down the
criteria of availableness for the physical environment, transportation,
information and communications, including appropriate technologies and
systems. Like bodies will be set up at the State and district-levels. The
Commission will take up issues that breach the requirements of the Act.