Assam: Camp set up in Nagaon to provide aids and assistive devices to differently-abled & the elderly

NAGAON: Union Minister for Social Justice and Empowerment Thaawarchand Gehlot toady e-inaugurated through video conference an inaugural camp for free distribution of Aids and assistive devices at Block level among 3,551 Divyangjans under ADIP Scheme and to 596 Senior citizens under Rashtriya Vayoshri Yojana at Nagaon, Assam.

The Camp was organized at Elfinstone Bibah Bhavan in Nagaon where assistive devices worth Rs. 2.62 lakh was distributed among 50 beneficiaries.

Different categories of assistive devices were distributed to Divyangjans and Senior citizens such as tricycle, wheelchair, walking sticks, smart cane, smartphones, hearing aid, tetrapod, tripods, etc.

Gehlot said that the categories for disability has increased from for 7 to 21 and reservation for Divyangjan in government jobs as risen from 3% to 4%; reservation in higher education has now increased to 5%.

He further informed that the ministry is working on providing Unique ID cards for Divyangjan in all states covering 709 districts.

He added due to the high interest level of sports among the community across country and their good performance in Paralympics, ministry has decided to establish ’Divyangta Khel Kendra’ in Gwalior (M.P), he also informed that ministry is also establishing National Mental Health Rehabilitation Center in Sehore, Madhya Pradesh, work on both the project has been started by CPWD.

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"4,147 number of beneficiaries of Nagaon District will be provided with 7585 assistive appliances of different category valued worth of Rs. 261.15 Lakhs, these assistive devices will be distributed among the beneficiaries by organizing series of distribution camps at block level. Among the total 4147 beneficiaries 3551 are Divyangjan and 596 are Senior Citizen, the identification and registration of beneficiaries were done during the assessment camps conducted by ALIMCO in the month of July and August last year," he added.

The camp was organized by Artificial Limbs Manufacturing Corporation of India (ALIMCO), Kanpur, working under the aegis of Department of Empowerment of Person with Disability (DEPwD), Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment (MoSJE), Government of India in association with Social Welfare Department, Assam and District administration, Nagaon.

The distribution was conducted adhering to the guidelines issued by the government of India to contain the spread of COVID 19. Social distancing, arrangements of thermal screening for each individual, proper masking of face, sanitization of venue and of assistive devices, use of PPE kits by the professionals, have been ensured.

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