Modi coined new word ‘Divyanga’
New
Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on
Sunday, 24th December 2015 coined new word ‘Divyanga’ to address
persons with disabilities.
Addressing
the 15th edition of the Radio programme ‘Mann ki Baat’ mode urged the nation to address the persons with
disabilities as 'divyaang', meaning divine body as they are empowered with
extra ordinary powers which we don’t have.
Prime minister
referred the name of blind teacher Dileep Chauhan of Ahmadabad who conducted Accessible India
programme. Specially Challanged people have some sort of devine power, which
ordinary person don’t have.
Modi recounted a phone call Dilip Chauhan telling the Prime Minister how he celebrated Accessible India in his school. After talking with Chauhan, I thought why can’t we call them as ‘Divyang’ (devine body, Modi said.
Modi recounted a phone call Dilip Chauhan telling the Prime Minister how he celebrated Accessible India in his school. After talking with Chauhan, I thought why can’t we call them as ‘Divyang’ (devine body, Modi said.
The
Prime Minister also spoke about the recently launched Accessible India
programme to make transport, hospitals, school buildings, parkings and lifts
disabled friendly.
Modi said Action Plan for ‘Start up Inida & Stand up
India’ to take the entrepreneurship to grass root level will be announced on 16th
January 2016.
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