{"id":9088,"date":"2025-10-11T13:58:38","date_gmt":"2025-10-11T08:28:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/theeducationoverview.in\/?p=9088"},"modified":"2025-10-11T13:58:38","modified_gmt":"2025-10-11T08:28:38","slug":"purple-fair-2025-launched-in-goa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/theeducationoverview.in\/?p=9088","title":{"rendered":"Purple Fair 2025 Launched in Goa"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Purple Fair 2025 Launched in Goa<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n

Celebration of Inclusion, Talent and Empowerment<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n<\/div>\n
Posted On: 10 OCT 2025 10:55AM by PIB Delhi<\/strong><\/span><\/div>\n
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Hon’ble\u00a0Chief Minister of Goa Dr. Pramod Sawant inaugurated the 3rd edition of the\u00a0International Purple Fest \u2013 Celebrating Diversity, reaffirming Goa\u2019s commitment to an inclusive and accessible society. He said the festival has become a symbol of empowerment, showcasing the talent and potential of persons with disabilities. Emphasizing \u201cinclusive thinking,\u201d<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Hon’ble Union Minister of Social Justice and Empowerment Dr. Virendra Kumar\u00a0said that Persons with disabilities are no longer seen merely as beneficiaries. They are\u00a0professionals, entrepreneurs, and active contributors to society. Speaking at the inaugural session,\u00a0he\u00a0emphasized at much-awaited\u00a0Purple Fair 2025.\u00a0The Purple Fair not only celebrates\u00a0talent and inclusion, but also showcases a\u00a0paradigm shift in societal perception\u2014from seeing disability as limitation to recognizing\u00a0ability, contribution, and entrepreneurship.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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Shri Subhash Phal Desai, Hon\u2019ble Minister of Social Welfare emphasized, \u201cInclusion is not an act of charity; it is a movement and a principle of governance that brings dignity, independence, and recognition. Festivals like these transform inclusion into something joyful, meaningful, and visible.\u201d<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Speaking on the occasion, Shri Ramdas Athawale, the Hon\u2019ble Minister of State for Social Justice and Empowerment of the Government of India, stated, \u201cOur Prime Minister is one of the most active and popular leaders globally, deeply committed to India\u2019s development and the welfare of every community.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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Shri Rajesh Aggarwal, Secretary, Department of Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities, spoke about the evolving role of State Commissioners for Persons with Disabilities (SCPDs). Over the past years, SCPDs have disposed of more than 50,000 complaints, with high satisfaction rates, and recent Delhi High Court rulings have reinforced the authority of their orders. He highlighted innovative initiatives, including social outreach programs, CSR interventions worth \u20b950 crore, and mobile courts addressing hundreds of petitions.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

The festival underscores India\u2019s commitment to inclusive governance, celebrating the talent, entrepreneurship, and contributions of persons with disabilities, and inspiring a society where every individual can thrive with dignity and opportunity.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

State Commissioner for Persons with Disabilities Shri Guruprasad Pawaskar described the fest as \u201ca unique platform to showcase the talent, creativity and resilience of persons with disabilities.\u201d<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Shri Pramod Sawant, Hon\u2019ble Chief Minister of Goa; Dr. Virendra Kumar, Hon\u2019ble Union Minister of Social Justice and Empowerment, Government of India; Shri Ramdas Athawale, Hon\u2019ble Minister of State for Social Justice and Empowerment, Government of India; Shri Shripad Naik, Hon\u2019ble Minister of State for New Renewable Energy, Government of Goa; Shri Sadanand Shet Tanavade, Hon\u2019ble MP (Rajya Sabha); Shri Subhash Phal Dessai, Hon\u2019ble Minister for the Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities, Goa; Shri Rajesh Aggarwal, Secretary, Department of Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities; Dr. V. Candavelou, Chief Secretary of Goa; Shri Prasanna Acharya, Secretary, Department of Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities, Goa; Shri Shombi Sharp, UN Resident Coordinator in India; Shri Guruprasad Pawaskar, State Commissioner for Persons with Disabilities, Goa; and Shri Taha Haaziq, Secretary, State Commissioners for Persons with Disabilities, Goa, were the dignitaries present.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

NCPEDP, Saksham, Bookshare, DAIG , Rising Flame, United Nations India , Department for Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities (DEPwD), Govt. of India and Office of State Commissioner for Persons with Disabilities, Goa, with Ambassadors Sadiya Bandodkar, Sakshi Kale, Xerif Shaik, Manju Sharma, Lalit Pargi, Mahadev Sawant, Krunal Thakur, K.Y Venkatesh, Joseph , Anjali Vyas, Zamir Dhale, Dhanya Ravi, Santosh Vani, Deepashree Narendra \u00a0Sunil Sahasrabudhe \u00a0\u00a0Aarti Batra,\u00a0 Pragya Singh, Rakshita Shekhar, Nidhi Goyal, Jeeja Ghosh, Umesh Salgar, and Maya Ranavare were also present.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

The event, organized by State Commissioner of Persons with Disabilities, Directorate of the Social Welfare, Entertainment Society of Goa, in collaboration with, the\u00a0Department of Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities (DEPwD), Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment, Government of India. This function saw the participation of eminent dignitaries including\u00a0Ms Manmeet Kaur Nanda, Additional Secretary Shri Rajesh Sharma, Joint Secretary, Ms Richa Shankar, DDG, DEPwD, Shri Praveen Kumar, CMD, ALIMCO Shri P P\u00a0 Ambashta, Dy CCPD, along with\u00a0NCPT State Commissioners, NGO representatives, media personnel, and special invitees.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Purple Fair 2025 Launched in Goa Celebration of Inclusion, Talent and Empowerment Posted On: 10 OCT 2025 10:55AM by PIB Delhi Hon’ble\u00a0Chief Minister of Goa Dr. Pramod Sawant inaugurated the 3rd edition of the\u00a0International Purple Fest \u2013 Celebrating Diversity, reaffirming Goa\u2019s commitment to an inclusive and accessible society. He said the festival has become a …<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-9088","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-education-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/theeducationoverview.in\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9088","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/theeducationoverview.in\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/theeducationoverview.in\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theeducationoverview.in\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theeducationoverview.in\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=9088"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/theeducationoverview.in\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9088\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":9090,"href":"https:\/\/theeducationoverview.in\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9088\/revisions\/9090"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/theeducationoverview.in\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=9088"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theeducationoverview.in\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=9088"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theeducationoverview.in\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=9088"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}