SRINAGAR,
MAY 23: Minister for Social Welfare, ARI Trainings and Science
Technology, Sajad Gani Lone, today inaugurated a three-day ‘Improvised
Accessibility and Mobility’ camp at Indoor Stadium here.
The
camp is being organized by Commissioner for Persons with Disabilities of Jammu
and Kashmir of Social Welfare Department in collaboration with Composite
Regional Centre (CRC) Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir Women's Development
Corporation (JKWDC), Directorate of Social Welfare, ICDS, ICPS, and supported
by KIWANI International.
Speaking
on the occasion, the Minister stressed on initiating joint efforts to ensure
that the disabled persons get better accessibility to all necessary services in
a more pragmatic manner. “Such camps provide us with an opportunity to peep
into the past endeavors and recognize our shortcomings for further improving
the services towards these special people,” he said.
Interacting
with some of the differently-abled persons, Lone said that society needs to understand that children with
disabilities have great potential and if given an opportunity can contribute
remarkably in all fields.
He also distributed wheelchairs among the beneficiaries on
the occasion.
Commissioner
for Persons with Disabilities (PwDs) Mohammad Iqbal Lone said that the
Government is very keen for the welfare and empowerment of the disabled persons
in the State. He said that aim and objective of the camp is that the persons
with the disability can get themselves registered for providing artificial
limbs free of cost and will avail the benefits of several
schemes.
The
Coordinator of the Camp Shameem Ahmad, who is also Incharge of the Composite
Regional Centre (CRC) Srinagar, said that on the first day around 130 disabled
persons were registered in the camp and were checked by a team of Doctors and
will be provided necessary required artificial limbs. He said that besides,
other things, hearing-aid, wheelchairs and other associated appliances will be
provided to the beneficiaries.
Managing Director JKWDC, Director Social Welfare Mohammad Qasim senior
officers of allied departments and media persons were present on the occasion.
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