On National Voluntary Blood Donation Day, the Department of Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities (DEPwD) organized a Blood Donation Camp at Pt. Deendayal Upadhyaya National Institute for Persons with Physical Disabilities (PDDU-NIPPD), New Delhi. The camp was organized in collaboration with the Indian Red Cross Society, Delhi, and Thalassemia India. The program was inaugurated by Dr. Jitendra Sharma, Director, PDDU-NIPPD. Officials, employees, and students from various organizations under DEPwD, including National Trust, National Handicapped Finance and Development Corporation (NHFDC), and Indian Sign Language Research and Training Centre (ISLRTC), participated in the camp. The article was posted on October 1, 2025, at 6:26 PM by PIB Delhi. Release ID: 2173774.
Key Entities Referenced
Department of Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities (DEPwD): The primary organizer of the blood donation camp.
Pt. Deendayal Upadhyaya National Institute for Persons with Physical Disabilities (PDDU-NIPPD): Location of the blood donation camp in New Delhi.
New Delhi: Location where the blood donation camp was held.
Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment: The ministry under which DEPwD operates.
National Voluntary Blood Donation Day: The occasion for the organization of the blood donation camp.
Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment
Blood Donation Camp organized by DEPwD on
National Voluntary Blood Donation Day
Posted On: 01 OCT 2025 6:26PM by PIB Delhi
On the occasion of National Voluntary Blood Donation Day, the Department of Empowerment of Persons
with Disabilities (DEPwD) organized a Blood Donation Camp at Pt. Deendayal Upadhyaya National Institute
for Persons with Physical Disabilities (PDDU-NIPPD), New Delhi.
The camp was organized in collaboration with the Indian Red Cross Society, Delhi, and Thalassemia India.
The programme was inaugurated by Dr. Jitendra Sharma, Director, PDDU-NIPPD, who highlighted the
crucial role of blood donation in saving human lives. He also emphasized the institute’s commitment to
organize more such camps in the near future.
Officials, employees, and students from various organizations under DEPwD, including National Trust,
National Handicapped Finance and Development Corporation (NHFDC), Indian Sign Language Research and
Training Centre (ISLRTC), and others actively participated in the camp. Many registered as donors and
contributed to the noble cause by donating blood.
The initiative reflects DEPwD’s continued efforts to encourage social responsibility, community service, and
humanitarian values among its stakeholders.
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(Release ID: 2173774)