Delhi, March 12 -- Advocating for urgent steps to ensure inclusion of disabled people in the mainstream, Congress MP Shashi Tharoor on Tuesday called for overhauling of the conventional paradigm so that the legislative framework does not look like relics of a bygone era.
Pointing to gaps in policies, and seeking urgent steps to ensure budget allocations are adequately spent, Tharoor said that it is incumbent upon us to reconceptualise disability inclusion not merely as a social imperative but as an economic and political necessity. Speaking at an event, 'Empowering Inclusion: A Dialogue on Disability, Politics and Economic Inclusion' organised by National Centre for Promotion of Employment for Disabled People (NCPEDP), Tharoor gave a clari...