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Mumbai: Tata Power has partnered with the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment to collaborate and create a national task force on the autism spectrum. Speaking at a press conference held at the Taj Lands End in Bandra on Wednesday afternoon, a spokesperson from Tata Power said that the group will continue “phygital” (physical and digital) support programs and support programs in key areas where Tata Power is located.
Tata Power’s CSR wing launched the ‘Pay Autention’ initiative in April and the ‘phygital’ support network for children with autism is a step towards the initiative.
It is said to help children in small towns and villages have access to some learning resources that are only available in larger cities now. It also includes local resources such as field workers and primary teachers to provide counseling and support where necessary. All these resources will also be available online for free use.
Mumbai’s Trombay is part of the pilot project, which began in April.
Mr. Foram Nagori, Head of CSR, Tata Power, said that they are working closely with four ministries of the Government of India namely: Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Ministry of Women and Child Development, Ministry of Education and Ministry of Justice and Social Empowerment.
“We started in April as a pilot program in 20 cities in India including Maharashtra. We are working with 300 angawadis,” she said.
Nagori added that they are involved with anganwadis in training, certification, orientation and street play which have been developed as modules to achieve this.
“We received 20-25 requests from angawadis seeking help to guide parents after they identified a child with possible autism,” she said.
Nagori said they will work as catalysts, motivators and awareness agents for the autism spectrum with a focus on urban and rural India.
“We are working through the existing core of the government’s health infrastructure. Our target audience is children aged 0-6 years, mothers, caregivers including anganwadis, primary health care workers and others,” she said.
On Thursday, the conference was organized to identify gaps, and opportunities for regional growth by combining technological solutions and people’s networks to expand dissemination and make the initial identification, and basic support for neurodiversity in small towns.
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