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Udupi : The district administration has planning to create jobs for the differently – abled persons in the district, said Priyanka Mary Francis Deputy Commissioner of Udupi district.

She was speaking after inaugurating free distribution of Aids and Appliances for Person With Disabilities under CSR Initiative of Engineers India Ltd (EIL) in association with Artificial Limbs Manufacturing Corporation of India with the support of District Administratio, Udupi, Disabled And Senior Citizen Welfare Department, Indian Red Cross Society, Udupi District Branch and District Disability Rehabilitation Centre, Udupi held at Lions Bhavan, Brahmagiri, here on Wednesday, 2^nd August, 2017.

Priyanka Mary Francis said that the district administration taking up the segregation of recyclable and reusable material in a big way. The used material collected would be brought and kept at one place. Hence, it will be needed large number of people to sit in one place and segregate the used unwanted materials. The disabled persons can take up this work without moving one place to other. There is no need of any educational qualifications nor any restrictions on their age. Any one can employ in this segregation and separate the materials. It will help disabled persons to earn and become economically independent, so that large garbage can generate. Garbage is not waste but it can be asset if we can reuse of it.

She said that empowerment of persons with Disabilities is a major thrust area of government today, standing by the commitment towards empowerment of persons with disabilities. A total of 371 pre identified beneficiaries with different kind of disabilities are being provided aids and assistive devices by ALIMCO with the value of Rs. 40 lakh approximately under CSR initiative of Engineers India Ltd. These beneficiaries were pre identified during the assessment camps conducted in Udupi District during the month of February, 2017.

Various assistive aids appliances for different kind of disabilities will be distributed in the camp that includes Battery Operated Motorized Tricycles, Battery operated Wheel Chairs Conventional Tricycles and Wheelchairs, Crutches (Axilla/Elbow), Walking Sticks, Rollators for Orthopedically Imparied persons, Behind The Ear – Hearing Aid machines and Smart Canes, Smart Phone, Tablets, Daisy Player, Braille Cane for Visually Impaired beneficiaries, MSIED kit for children’s with special needs in the camp.

The programme began with nadageethe, G C Janardhan Secretary of IRCS welcomed the gatherings. Anupam Prakash, Manager and unit Head ALIMCO gave keynote address.

Token distributed by the guests during the occasion. K. Swaminathan DCM EIL Mangalure and Basrur Rajeev Shetty Chairman of IRCS, Karnataka State Branch, Dr. Umesh Prabhu Chairman, IRCS, Udupi district, Shri Niranjan Bhat DDWO, Udupi and others were present.

Niranjan Bhat proposed vote of thanks. The programme winded up with singing of National Anthem.