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Sakina asks Govt to organize survey for differently abled persons
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Minister for Social Welfare Sakina Itoo Thursday informed that she has asked Government of India to do a survey for persons with disability in J&K.
The minister was speaking at a function organized by Hope Disability Centre (HDC) and Handicap International (HI) to celebrate the first anniversary of the establishment of District Rehabilitation Centre (DRC) at Baramulla District Hospital.
Appreciating the role HDC, the minister said, “There are only a few organizations like HDC, who are working for physically disabled persons in Kashmir.”
The minister called on concerned officials to ensure that ramps are constructed in all the new government buildings.
Handicap International has been running a project for rehabilitating disabled people in Kashmir in partnership with a local NGO Hope Disability Centre from last three years.
Source : The Daily-Rising Kashmir , 27th June 2013
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