close

Tag: Govt of India

Impact of Advocacy: An increase of 70 per cent in financial assistance to persons affected by leprosy

The Delhi government has approved the proposal of Department of Social Welfare to enhance the financial assistance to persons affected by leprosy from Rs 1,800 per month to Rs 3,000 per month (an increase of 70 per cent) under the Rehabilitation Centre for Leprosy Affected persons (RCL) scheme

TLM Vizianagaram VTC receives award from the Govt of India

We had earlier reported about TLMTI’s vocational training centre in Vizianagaram, Andhra Pradesh having been ranked among India’s top 10 Industrial Training Institutes.

An affirmative action law to restore the dignity of people affected by leprosy

It’s a heartening development that the Supreme Court of India has taken up the issue of bringing in a positive law (an affirmative action law) that recognises the rights of people affected by leprosy and promotes their social inclusion.

It has changed now!

Sapna is going places!

Sapna, the leprosy awareness campaign mascot, conceptualised and developed by The Leprosy Mission Trust India (TLMTI) and adopted by the Government of India’s Central Leprosy Division, is all over the country spreading awareness about leprosy.

Bill introduced in Lok Sabha to remove leprosy as ground for divorce

Leprosy is all set to be removed as a ground for divorce from statute books in India. Hon’ble Minister of State for Law, Shri P. P. Chaudhary today introduced the Personal Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2018 in Lok Sabha.