Jammu, Feb. 14 -- The 24th Divya Kala Mela commenced on Friday at Gulshan Ground, Jammu, with a grand inauguration by Lieutenant Governor of Jammu and Kashmir, Manoj Sinha, and Union Minister for Social Justice and Empowerment, Virendra Kumar, an official statement said.

The 11-day fair, organized by the Department of Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities (DEPwD), Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment, aims to celebrate and empower persons with disabilities by providing them with a national platform to showcase their entrepreneurial and artistic talents, it added.

Addressing the gathering, Sinha emphasized the crucial role of persons with disabilities in shaping a self-reliant India. He reiterated the government's commitment to ...