Wheel chairs,hearing aids distributed among disabled persons

“A total of 265 aids and appliances which includes wheel chairs,tricycles,auxiliary crutches,elbow crutches,artificial limbs and hearing aids were distributed yesterday,” the spokesman said.

Social Welfare Minister Sakina Ittoo,who inaugurated the camp,said such initiatives would be held in other districts in future to facilitate more people.

“The policy of the government is to facilitate disabled persons of the state,” she said and directed project officers to prepare detailed report of disabled persons so that a complete report can be presented to the Central Government for financial assistance.