Persons with Disability (PwDs) form about 2.2% of our society according to the Census 2011 report. This translates into 21.9 million affected individuals. In the year 2011, about 13.4
A million PwDs were in the employable age group and that number has increased since then.
Out of these almost 10 million are literate and are either marginal workers or non-workers.
In the employable age group, about 2.1 million are marginal workers, and the other 7.8 million are non-workers. The vocational skilling gap amongst PwDs is 9.8 million and will rise up to 10.8 million by 2022 if serious skilling interventions (covering formal employment, work contracts/ other informal jobs, and entrepreneurship opportunities) are not undertaken.
Pankh – Wings of Destiny aims to intervene and skill Persons with Disabilities (PwDs) and provide them with employment opportunities in the retail sector. The initiative thus aims to create sustainable livelihoods for PwDs and also promote inclusive growth in the retail sector.
Since its inception in 2011, the program has been instrumental in creating livelihood for people with disabilities in the retail sector. Through Pankh, we’ve impacted the lives of
18,000+ Persons with Disabilities and created livelihood for 74.72% of these PwDs with the support of over 500 retailers.