CHINTAN SHIVIR PROGRAMME

24th April 2026 to 26th April 2026
The Lalit, Chandigarh

Chintan Shivir – Event Schedule Summary

S.No Session Time
1 Registration & Arrival of Dignitaries 04:30 PM - 05:00 PM
2 Exhibition Inauguration and round 05:00 PM - 05:15 PM
3 Welcome of Dignitaries 05:15 PM - 05:20 PM
4 Lighting of Lamp 05:20 PM - 05:22 PM
5 National Song (Vande Mataram) 05:22 PM - 05:26 PM
6 Welcome Address by Secretary, Department of Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities, Government of India 05:26 PM - 05:31 PM
7 Address by Secretary, Department of Social Justice & Empowerment, Government of India 05:31 PM - 05:36 PM
8 New Launches of – (i) Single Access Mechanism for All Verticals of Empowerment & Social Harmony (SAMAVESH) Portal, (ii) Nasha Mukt Bharat Abhiyan (NMBA) 2.0 App, (iii) Scholarship for Educational Transformation & Upliftment (SETU) App, (iv) SMILE App, (v) Book on Minimum Standards for Dementia Care Homes (vi) Model Guidelines for Beggar Homes and (vii) Signing of MOUs between NISD and Universities/ Institutions. 05:36 PM - 05:41 PM
9 Address by Shri B. L. Verma, Hon’ble Union Minister of State, Social Justice & Empowerment 05:41 PM - 05:48 PM
10 Address by Shri Ramdas Athawale, Hon’ble Union Minister of State, Social Justice & Empowerment 05:48 PM - 05:55 PM
11 Felicitation of Nasha Mukti Mitr 05:55 PM - 06:00 PM
12 Address by Dr. Virendra Kumar, Hon’ble Union Minister of Social Justice and Empowerment 06:00 PM - 06:20 PM
13 Address by Shri Gulab Chand Kataria, Hon’ble Administrator of Chandigarh 06:20 PM - 06:40 PM
14 National Anthem 06:40 PM - 06:42 PM
15 Cultural Programme followed by Dinner 07:00 PM - Onwards
S.No Session Time
1 Yoga Session 06:30 AM - 07:15 AM
2 Thematic Breakfast: Topic I- Leveraging Community Engagement and Exploring Public–Private–People Partnerships (PPPP) model for Enhanced Social Justice Delivery 08:30 AM - 09:15 AM
3 Welcome Remarks and Objective and Outline of Chintan Shivir by the Secretary
  • Ten themes identified (Seven from DoSJE and Three from DEPwD)
  • Participants divided into five theme-based discussion groups
  • Each group will have two themes
  • Each group to have a Lead Coordinator and Rapporteur
  • Groups deliberate on assigned themes and identify key policy issues, implementation gaps, reform new initiatives, best practices and actionable recommendations with timelines
  • States/UTs may present their respective PPTs on best practices (in 2 slides) during Breakout Sessions on the themes assigned to them
  • Each group will prepare a 7-8 slide presentation summarising key recommendations with way forward and timelines on actionable points
09:30 AM - 10:00 AM
4 Group photo session at Pool side 10:00 AM - 10:10 AM
5 Movement to designated breakout rooms 10:10 AM - 10:15 AM
6 Five (5) Group deliberations on one of the theme out of two assigned themes 10:15 AM - 11:45 AM
7 Preparation of presentations 11:45 AM - 12:45 PM
8 Thematic Lunch Break: Topic II - Strengthening Last-Mile Delivery and Implementation Mechanism in the Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment (MoSJE) 12:45 PM - 01:45 PM
9 Presentation by Group 1 (Theme 1) followed by Open House Discussion and Concluding Remarks 01:45 PM - 02:30 PM
10 Presentation by Group 2 (Theme 1) followed by Open House Discussion and Concluding Remarks 02:30 PM - 03:15 PM
11 Presentation by Group 3 (Theme 1) followed by Open House Discussion and Concluding Remarks 03:15 PM - 04:00 PM
12 Tea Break 04:00 PM - 04:30 PM
13 Presentation by Group 4 (Theme 1) followed by Open House Discussion and Concluding Remarks 04:30 PM - 05:15 PM
14 Presentation by Group 5 (Theme 1) followed by Open House Discussion and Concluding Remarks 05:15 PM - 06:00 PM
15 Concluding Remarks for the Day by Joint Secretary (Coordination), MoSJE 06:00 PM - 06:10 PM
16 Dinner 08:00 PM - Onwards
S.No Session Time
1 Yoga Session 06:30 AM - 07:15 AM
2 Thematic Breakfast: Topic III- “जागरूकता से सुलभता”Awareness to Accessibility under MoSJE 08:15 AM - 09:00 AM
3 Five (5) Group deliberations on second assigned theme 09:00 AM - 10:15 AM
4 Preparation of presentations 10:15 AM - 11:00 AM
5 Presentation by Group 1 (Theme 2) followed by Open House Discussion and Concluding Remarks 11:00 AM - 11:40 AM
6 Presentation by Group 2 (Theme 2) followed by Open House Discussion and Concluding Remarks 11:40 AM - 12:20 PM
7 Presentation by Group 3 (Theme 2) followed by Open House Discussion and Concluding Remarks 12:20 PM - 01:00 PM
8 Thematic Lunch Break: Topic IV - Simplification of Processes in DoSJE Schemes (प्रक्रिया सरलीकरण) 01:00 PM - 02:00 PM
9 Presentation by Group 4 (Theme 2) followed by Open House Discussion and Concluding Remarks 02:00 PM - 02:40 PM
10 Presentation by Group 5 (Theme 2) followed by Open House Discussion and Concluding Remarks 02:40 PM - 03:20 PM
11 Tea Break 03:20 PM - 03:30 PM
12 Remarks by participating Hon’ble Ministers of States/UTs and Open House Discussion 03:30 PM - 04:00 PM
13 Concluding Remarks by Hon’ble Union Minister of Social Justice & Empowerment 04:00 PM - 04:15 PM
14 Press Briefing 04:15 PM - 04:30 PM
15 Dinner 08:00 PM - Onwards