From Law to Lived Reality: Centre Accelerates Inclusive, Technology-Driven Empowerment for Persons with Disabilities

• 8th Meeting of the Central Advisory Board (CAB) under the RPwD Act, 2016, chaired by Union Minister Dr. Virendra Kumar at Dr. Ambedkar International Centre, New Delhi on 8 January 2026.
• Centrepiece theme: translating the RPwD Act into "lived reality" via accessibility, technology, cooperative federalism, and Divyangjan empowerment.
• High-yield UPSC topic — intersects GS-II (vulnerable sections, statutory bodies) and GS-III (assistive tech); static facts (Act, schemes, UDID) are MCQ-rich.