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Nagaland Guv Urges Empowerment for Persons with Disabilities, Calls for Inclusive Communities
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News18•01-10-2026, 18:45
Nagaland Guv Urges Empowerment for Persons with Disabilities, Calls for Inclusive Communities
- •Nagaland Governor Nand Kishore Yadav advocated for greater efforts to empower persons with disabilities, ensuring equal access to education, skills, employment, and public services.
- •Addressing the 100th Regional Parents’ Meet 2026, Yadav emphasized a shift from care to empowerment, enabling individuals with disabilities to learn, work, and participate with dignity.
- •He called for coordinated efforts from government, educational institutions, healthcare providers, employers, and civil society to foster inclusion in all aspects of community life.
- •Yadav stressed the importance of early identification and intervention, urging closer coordination among families, Anganwadi centers, schools, and health professionals.
- •The Governor highlighted the need for decentralized disability services, extending beyond urban centers to villages, utilizing technology for specialized healthcare and inclusive education.
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Nagaland Governor Nand Kishore Yadav addressed the 100th Regional Parents’ Meet 2026, hosted by the Nagaland Parents Association for the Disabled (NAPAD) in Kohima.
The meet was organised under the theme 'From Care to Empowerment: Building Inclusive Communities through Strong Families and Collective Action'.
Governor Yadav recommended decentralised approaches and a greater reliance on technology and tele-consultation to extend specialised healthcare, rehabilitation, and inclusive education beyond state and district headquarters to remote villages and communities.