http://www.tribuneindia.com/news/uttarakhand/5-pc-quota-for-disabled-in-atal-awas-yojana/166389.html Chief Minister Harish Rawat donates a wheelchair to a disabled man in Dehradun on Thursday. Tribune photo
Tribune News Service Dehradun, December 3 Chief Minister Harish Rawat has announced five per cent reservation for disabled persons in houses to be built under the Atal Awas Yojana. He stated this while addressing a gathering after inaugurating a multi-purpose welfare camp on International Day of Persons with Disabilities at the community health centre at Prem Nagar today. He called for efforts to eradicate congenital disability and make handicapped persons self dependent. The Chief Minister instructed officials concerned to organise state-level fairs where disabled persons having skills in various trades along with employer and placement agencies might participate. He said the employers should offer jobs commensurate with the skills of the disabled persons at these camps. He said due to lack of knowledge and information, children become physically weak by birth. The state government had started many programmes for the health care of mothers and children. The Chief Minister invited elite people of society to take care of at least one anganwari so that the government could achieve the target of child welfare. He felicitated skilled disabled employees, players, self-employed persons, employers and placement agencies. He also distributed aids to disabled persons on the occasion. Health Minister Surender Singh Negi asked for linking disability with employment to make such persons part of the mainstream of society. “We need to boost their morale,” he said. “The Health Department is issuing disability certificates on the spot while th -- Avinash Shahi Doctoral student at Centre for Law and Governance JNU Register at the dedicated AccessIndia list for discussing accessibility of mobile phones / Tabs on: http://mail.accessindia.org.in/mailman/listinfo/mobile.accessindia_accessindia.org.in Search for old postings at: http://www.mail-archive.com/accessindia@accessindia.org.in/ To unsubscribe send a message to accessindia-requ...@accessindia.org.in with the subject unsubscribe. To change your subscription to digest mode or make any other changes, please visit the list home page at http://accessindia.org.in/mailman/listinfo/accessindia_accessindia.org.in 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..
