Poster of National Conference on Technologies for Persons with Disabilities (PwDs) released in Chandigarh Chandigarh, October 23: The Chandigarh Institute for Transformation (CIT), NITI Aayog, Chandigarh Administration, will organise a National Conference on Technologies for Persons with Disabilities (PwDs) on December 3, 2026, to promote affordable and accessible technological solutions for persons with disabilities. The poster of the conference was released today at the Chandigarh Secretariat, Sector 9-D, by Shri Diprava Lakra, Finance Secretary, Chandigarh Administration, and Shri Harpreet Singh Sudan, Secretary, Social Welfare, Chandigarh Administration. The conference will be organised in collaboration with the DST Technology Enabling Centre and the Equal Opportunity Cell for Persons with Disabilities, Panjab University, Chandigarh. Speaking on the occasion, Finance Secretary, Chandigarh Administration, Shri Diprava Lakra said the conference was a positive step towards promoting technology-based solutions for persons with disabilities. He urged technology providers to participate, showcase their products and explain how these solutions could be made available to more people at affordable costs. Secretary Social Welfare & Women & Child Development, Shri Harpreet Singh Sudan, said the Social Welfare Department was committed to providing better services to citizens and would make every effort to ensure that the conference delivered practical benefits to persons with disabilities. Among those present were Shri M. S. Kang, Social Safety and Protection Expert, CIT; Professor C. R. Suri, Chairman; Professor Rupinder Tiwari, Mentor; Professor Manu Sharma; Dr. Varinder Singh of the DST Technology Enabling Centre; Dr. Neelima Dhingra, Coordinator; and Shri Narendra Luthra, Superintendent, Equal Opportunity Cell for Persons with Disabilities, Panjab University.
