DK Kapila The Oracle

  Status of  the  Assistive Technology  Market  for the Physically Challenged  in India  Dinesh K Kapila CGM (Retd) NABARD,  (Published in The Business Sandesh on 02/10/2026)   Assistive Technology (AT) is defined as the application of organized scientific knowledge and skills related to assistive products (APs), which includes systems and services to improve the functioning and independent living of a person with at least one or more functional difficulties or disabilities.  T he UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) have focused on the need for social inclusion with the  affirmation  that “no one should be left behind”, and that the governments should make efforts to reach the unreached .    Assistive technology (AT) is essential to minimize functional limitations  for the physically challenged.  Few  studies are there  to estimate the prevalence of  the  needs, met and unmet for AT a...

  What is Love in short At one Office a small group of officers, newly recruited, were undergoing desk training. After completing their training at the Officers Staff College. They would sit in the mini conference hall in the morning and there would be a review of the previous before dispersing for the day. These youngsters had come through a tough examination and interview. Many would have tried for the Civil Services, RBI etc and maybe State Civil Services in addition. It would take them time to completely focus on just where they were now. And some could have been at the stage of striking deep friendships too at the Officers Staff College. One day, on arriving at the office, walking past the mini conference hall, I could make out a young lady officer was crying. Settling down at my office, the officer overseeing HR told me that one young lady officer was too upset. I decided to go over. On entering the conference hall, I saw the young lady officer was crying as was a young male ...