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win a Paralympic Gold medal
in shooting at Tokyo 2020 “Few days ago, we went to
Paralympics, for which she Delhi to meet Modi ji. After
meeting him, Ayush felt a
recently received the Padma Shri
award. Rajasthan’s Sundar Singh strange burst of energy within
Gurjar won the Bronze medal at himself and we were all so
Tokyo 2020 Paralympics. Before overjoyed. It was wonderful
to see how the Prime Minister
leaving for Tokyo Sundar had said,
“I have been with Target Olympic was affectionately hugging a
Podium Scheme (TOPS) since common person. Ayush got
2016 and since the beginning, immensely inspired by these
both TOPS and Sports Authority words of Modi ji- a person
of India (SAI) have supported me should never lose hope and
a lot and even recently gave me must always keep moving
financial help to get prosthesis for forward. If we keep moving
weight running and a javelin that forward, we will definitely get
helped me a lot with my throws. I success.”
am really thankful to them for all
- Divyang artist Ayush
the support they have provided
Kundal’s mother
me with.”
Prime Minister Modi in his ‘Mann
Ki Baat’ address emphasised technologies. One can develop
that the untapped talent of various affordable assistive tools,
the differently abled can be technologies, and techniques,
harnessed by leveraging adaptable to the Indian milieu
new age innovations and for making facilities and services
inclusive and accessible for the
differently abled in order to aid
‘ease of living‘ for them.
Prior to 2014, focussed attention
was not given to issues related to
accessibility. Neither was a strong
legislation put in place with fixed
timelines, nor was a dedicated
campaign implemented for
ensuring accessibility. But after
taking oath as the Prime Minister
of the country, Shri Modi resolved
to change the state of affairs in
line with his motto of ‘Sabka Saath,
Sabka Vikas, Sabka Vishwas’. The
Government of India channelised
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