Rojgar Mela-4th & 5th December, 2019Keeeping in mind that economic development is one of the important pillars of empowerment and inclusiona ROJGAR MELA, 2019 was organised on 4th & 5th December, 2019 at College Square, College Street, Kolkata by W & CD & SW Deptt. Govt. of West Bengal. The Programme was inaugurated by Dr. (Smt.) Shashi Panja, Hon’ble Minister of State ( Independent charge), Deptt. of Women and Child Development and Social Welfare , Sri Debabrata Chattaraj, IAS, State Commissioner for Persons with Disabilities, West Bengal and Shri Bedanga Biswas, Joint Secretary, WCD & SW Department on 4th December, 2019 at College Square Gate.
In this two day long programme ,the Persons with Disabilities from different walks of life shared their experiences and narrated their success stories .The artefacts produced by them was exhibited in the fair.There were stalls for exhibiting disability related materials and activities of various Departments of Central & State Govt. In the Central Govt. Pavilion, NIVH, NIMH, NIHH, ALIMCO took part and distributed awareness materials to visitors. In the State Govt. Pavilion, P & RD Deptt., S.S.M., West Bengal participated and displayed and distributed their awareness materials and products. 33 NGOs having Vocational Training Centres participated in the Rojgar Mela with their products for exhibition and sale.
Panel discussion on “Participatory Role in Planning for inclusion of Self – Help Groups where Persons with Disabilities are also members and Rehabilitation of PwDs” and “Legal Intervention and Penal Action in conformity with RPwD Act, 2016 to establish PwDs rights” were conducted wherein senior State/Central Government Officers, Departmental Head /experts (Law) of Universities/NUJS etc., other eminent Advocates, office bearers of NGOs and Parent Organisations took part. Persons with Disabilities from different walks of life were also invited to share their experiences and narrate their success stories. Cultural programmes were also held.
Job Fair was organized on 4th and 5th December, 201 9 at College Square, Kolkata for qualified persons with disabilities in which 574 candidates appeared out of which 174 persons were short listed. Companies like Reliance Trendz, Holiday Inn, Crowdsourcing, S & IB Services, Hindusthan Unilever, Water melon, Hotel Tower Group etc. participated in the fair.
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