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Shri Nitin Gadkari says it is the endeavor of our government to reach out to every last person of the society
Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways Shri Nitin Gadkari has said that it is the endeavor of our government to reach out to every last person of the society ,to help them in their development and serve them.
Inaugurating free equipment and material distribution program to senior citizens and differently-abled people in South Nagpur today under the Central Government's National Vayoshree and ADIP (Assistance to Disabled Persons) scheme alongwith Union minister for Social justice and empowerment Dr Virendra Kumar ,Shri Gadkari said we are committed to the program.
In 2016, under the leadership of Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi ,Government issued the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act in the country. Keeping this in mind, screening camps were organized for senior citizens and differently-abled people from 27 February to 23 April 2022 under Rashtriya Vayoshri Yojana, in which about 36,000 people including 28,000 in Nagpur city and 8,000 in rural Nagpur were screened and 2 lakh 41 thousand equipment and materials will be distributed to all of them. The total cost of all these tools and materials is Rs 34.83 crore.
Programs are being organized in all the six assembly constituencies of Nagpur city for the distribution of these devices, today is the first program in this series. Total of 66 thousand devices have been given to 9,018 beneficiaries of Dakshin Nagpur Assembly Constituency, whose combined cost is more than Rs.9 crore.
43 types of these devices mainly include tools and materials such as three wheeler cycles (hand-operated), wheel chairs, walking sticks, digital hearing aids, smart phones with screen reading for the visually impaired, braille cans (folding cans) alongwith prosthetic arms and legs.
केंद्रीय सड़क परिवहन एवं राजमार्ग मंत्री श्री नितिन गडकरी ने कहा है कि हमारी सरकार का प्रयास है कि समाज के हर अंतिम व्यक्ति तक पहुंचें, उनके विकास में मदद करें और उनकी सेवा करें।
केंद्रीय सामाजिक न्याय और अधिकारिता मंत्री डॉ वीरेंद्र कुमार के साथ केंद्र सरकार की राष्ट्रीय वयोश्री और एडीआईपी (विकलांग व्यक्तियों की सहायता) योजना के तहत आज दक्षिण नागपुर में वरिष्ठ नागरिकों और विकलांग लोगों को मुफ्त उपकरण और सामग्री वितरण कार्यक्रम का उद्घाटन करते हुए, श्री गडकरी ने कहा कि हम कार्यक्रम के लिए प्रतिबद्ध हैं।
समाजातील प्रत्येक शेवटच्या व्यक्तीपर्यंत पोहोचणे, त्यांच्या विकासात मदत करणे आणि त्यांची सेवा करणे हा आमच्या सरकारचा प्रयत्न असल्याचे केंद्रीय रस्ते वाहतूक आणि महामार्ग मंत्री श्री नितीन गडकरी यांनी म्हटले आहे.
केंद्रीय सामाजिक न्याय आणि सक्षमीकरण मंत्री डॉ. वीरेंद्र कुमार यांच्यासमवेत केंद्र सरकारच्या राष्ट्रीय वायोश्री आणि एडीआयपी (अपंग व्यक्तींना सहाय्य) योजनेंतर्गत आज दक्षिण नागपुरात ज्येष्ठ नागरिक आणि दिव्यांग व्यक्तींना मोफत उपकरणे आणि साहित्य वाटप कार्यक्रमाचे उद्घाटन करताना, श्री गडकरी म्हणाले. कार्यक्रमासाठी वचनबद्ध आहेत.
