Govt office buildings to be PWD friendly

IMPHAL | Sept 9

Social Welfare and Cooperation minister Nemcha Kipgen today expressed that under ‘Accessible India Campaign’, the State government is in the process of making 30 government office buildings to be easily accessible for the Persons with Disabilities.

The minister stated this during her speech as chief guest at the 44th foundation day celebration of Ideal Blind School, Takyel.

For the welfare of persons with disabilities, the department is implementing various social security schemes under State plan like scholarship for the students with disabilities, unemployment allowance to the educated unemployed persons with disabilities, financial assistance to the PWDs, marriage incentive award, grant-in-aid to the organisations formed by the persons with disabilities or parents of severe disabilities, Nemcha added.

As a part of the celebration, the minister felicitated the students of this school who excelled in their academic and in the field of sports at various state and national level competitions.

The authority of the school lauded the assistance extended earlier by the minister for renovating the toilets and for installing water reservoir in the school campus.

Director social welfare, Jacintha Lazarus, state commissioner for Persons with Disabilities, Manipur Dr. R.K. Kumarjit Singh and joint director social welfare, Surrender A Shishak attended the occasion as the president, guest of honour and special guest, respectively.