Union Minister of Social Justice & Empowerment Dr Thaawarchand Gehlot virtually launched a Six-month Community Based Inclusive Development (CBID) Program on rehabilitation of the disabled person today.

The CBID programme aims to create a pool of grassroot rehabilitation workers at the community level, who can work alongside the ASHA and Anganwadi workers to handle cross-disability issues and facilitate the inclusion of persons with disabilities in the society. The content and curriculum of the course have been developed by a committee of experts drawn from India and Australia.

The programme has been designed to provide competency-based knowledge and skills among these workers to enhance their ability to successfully discharging their duties. ]

A senior official said the Rehabilitation Council of India intends to roll out the course initially on a pilot basis for two batches in seven National Institutes of the Department of Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities and 7-9 voluntary organisations that have experience in community-based rehabilitation programmes.

This CBID course has been co-designed by the Rehabilitation Council of India and the University of Melbourne as a joint initiative under a memorandum of understanding signed between India and Australia on November 22, 2018 for cooperation in the disability sector.

The National Board of Examination in Rehabilitation under the Rehabilitation Council of India will conduct the examinations and award certificates to the successful candidates.

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