Manipur Chief Minister O Ibobi drew attention of Thaawar Chand Gehlot, Union Minister of Social Justice and Empowerment and Krishanpal Gurjar Minister of State for Social Justice and Empowerment to get the process of setting up of Composite Regional Centre (CRC) speeded up and extend full support to the proposals for setting up of special homes for the mentally retarded persons and persons suffering from severe disabilities.
Speaking as the Chief Guest at the distribution camp of aids and assistive devices for persons with disabilities at 1st MR ground, CM, Ibobi said that Disability is major issue of concern in the state as in many parts of the country. The State Government is committed to take all the necessary steps for the betterment and to provide equal opportunities to the persons with disabilities as provisioned in the Persons with Disabilities (PwD) Act 1995. The state has now streamlined and simplified the procedure for issuance of disability certificate as per the instructions from the Central Government.
Attending the inaugural function as President, the Union Minister of Social Justice and Empowerment, Thaawarchand Gehlot stated that the Ministry is ready to sanction fund for various schemes if the state government properly utilise it. He also asked the state government to prepare and send the list of persons living with disabilities (PWDs) who deserve to get the scholarship for pre and post metric scholarship examinations. Stressing the needs, he further added to transfer the individual’s scholarship amounts to their respective bank accounts in order to prevent from any possible diversion or leakages of funds provided by the center for the welfare of the PWDs.
