Stadiums in every dist to have Divyang Sports Corner :Khattar Chandigarh, Dec 3 (UNI) Giving a gift to the Divyangjans on International Day of Persons with Disabilities, Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar has announced to set up a Divyang Sports Corner in one stadium in every district.
Along with this, he also announced to construct a new building of Government Blind School, Panipat and to provide Braille printers to blind officers. The Chief Minister stated this while laying the foundation stone of Divyang Care Home in Ambala through video conferencing on Friday. He also launched the website of the Department of Social Justice and Empowerment and portal to apply online for Divyang Award specially developed for Persons with Disabilities. Mr Khattar said Persons with Disabilities are also blessed with one or the other special qualities and talent. The example of this was highlighted when sportspersons with Disabilities won medals in Paralympic Games. Despite being visually impaired, Surdas was called a great poet. Similarly, Louis Braille, despite being blind, created the Braille script, Helen Keller left an indelible mark even when she was deaf and blind, he said. He said that for the care of the mentally challenged, a Divyang Care Home would be constructed in Ambala on five acres of land at a cost of Rs 31.71 crore. In this home, adequate arrangement for clothes, food and proper care for 100 Persons with Disabilities would be ensured. He said there are about 50 lakh mentally disabled people in the country, Haryana government is making efforts to provide facilities to maximum number of such people. The Chief Minister said now Persons with Disabilities can register their complaints with the State Commissioner for Disabilities Portal. Along with tracking of complaint on the portal itself, they can get information about act, schemes of department, and case list. He also launched the Award Portal for Persons with Disabilities. On this portal, they can directly apply online for different categories of award. This will also give them a lot of convenience, they will not have to make visits to the department. He said Braille printers would be given to the blind officers of Category-I and II. Mr Khattar said the government is working on a large scale for Persons with Disabilities, for this, NGOs and other social organizations should also come forward, so that the self-confidence in the handicapped can be instilled and they can move forward. He also held a meeting of the officers of the Social Justice and Empowerment Department and inquired about the different facilities and pensions being given to the differently-abled. http://www.uniindia.com/news/north/development-haryana-divyang-cm/2582300.html -- Disclaimer: 1. Contents of the mails, factual, or otherwise, reflect the thinking of the person sending the mail and AI in no way relates itself to its veracity; 2. AI cannot be held liable for any commission/omission based on the mails sent through this mailing list.. Search for old postings at: http://www.mail-archive.com/accessindia@accessindia.org.in/ --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "AccessIndia" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to accessindia+unsubscr...@accessindia.org.in. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/a/accessindia.org.in/d/msgid/accessindia/CALLUjUYY9%2BaYJLXd%3D0bo8-8bHOAvRmfDjNhfXASpBv04m2bH5w%40mail.gmail.com.
