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Tapping just 10% of India’s persons with disabilities can generate ₹4.5 trillion

On World Disability Day, Thilakam Rajendran, the recipient of this year’s National Centre for Promotion of Employment for Disabled People (NCPEDP) Helen Keller Award for Lifetime Achievement pointed out that around 1.5 lakh Udyam-registered MSMEs run by PwDs generated a turnover of ₹1.35 lakh crore between July 2020 and July 2022. Udyam is a government initiative that aims to help MSMEs avail its benefits and schemes.