Provide 100% disabled individuals the good thing about schemes: Commissioner Shri Rajak

Provide 100% disabled individuals good thing about schemes: New 450 buses of Commissioner Shri Rajak Indore can be made “Disabled Friendly” Bhopal: Saturday, January 30, 2021, 16:11 IST Commissioner Disabled Welfare Shri Sandeep Rajak Indore District In this, a joint workforce of District CEO, Composite Security Extension Officer and MRC has been constituted and has instructed to concern 100% UDID card to the Divyang within the subsequent 15 days. He stated that having a UDID card will make it simpler for PwDs to get reductions on bus fares. Shri Rajak gave this assertion on Friday whereas reviewing the work being finished in Indore for the good thing about the disabled and implementation of varied schemes. Collector Shri Manish Singh was additionally current within the assembly. In the assembly, it was knowledgeable {that a} whole of 20 thousand 232 disabled individuals have been recognized in Indore district by means of Sparsh Abhiyan. Of these, 19 thousand 640 disabled individuals have been issued incapacity certificates by the District Medical Board. Similarly, UDID playing cards have been distributed to 79 % of PwDs and UDID playing cards are but to be supplied to the remaining 4 thousand 247 PwDs. Commissioner Shri Razak stated that District CEO of the involved space, general safety extension officer, ought to represent a joint workforce of MRC. Through the stated workforce, 100% UDID card needs to be issued within the subsequent 15 days. He knowledgeable that PwDs are exempted from the bus fare by means of UDID playing cards. No eligible beneficiary needs to be disadvantaged of this profit. The district can be made in a disabled pleasant assembly. Shri Rajak knowledgeable that 21 forms of incapacity have been declared underneath the Disability Rights Act-2016. It is seen that individuals are nonetheless unaware of this Act and the provisions given in it. Therefore, to make individuals conscious, details about 21 forms of disabilities and schemes being operated by the federal government for PwDs can be supplied by means of footage in authorities places of work, colleges and main public locations of the town. Razak stated that public automobiles needs to be disabled pleasant. On this, Collector Shri Singh directed to supply the power of ramp in 450 new buses being referred to as for operation within the district. Commissioner Shri Razak appreciated the steps taken by the administration and directed that an uninterrupted surroundings needs to be created for the disabled on the bus cease. Similarly, all authorities and personal public use premises needs to be made hassle-free and accessible for the disabled. He stated that dividends needs to be made out there to the disabled by means of the camp by making them conscious of the advantages of the pension scheme. He stated that by coordinating with NGOs, efforts needs to be made to conduct disabled rehabilitation facilities in distant areas and different actions for the good thing about PwDs. He additionally directed to supply ramp services in all police stations of the district. Sunita Dubey