Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath said that disability never hindered a person’s progress and his/her talent only needed an opportunity and an able teacher to conquer the world.

“Every such person has some special skills. But one must find a qualified teacher who can recognise the skill and then the individual is sure to succeed. There are many such examples. Eminent scientist Stephen Hawking, who uncovered the mystery of universe, is a great example of this,” Yogi said.

The chief minister said that the state government would extend all possible support to Jagadguru Rambhadracharya Divyang University to establish it as an example in the country.

“Those educational institutions that do good work never face any hindrance. They will continue to get full support of the government for improvement in their work,” he said.

Yogi said that Chitrakoot, that gave refuge to Maryada Purushottam Shri Ram in times of crisis, has been the carrier of India’s spiritual and cultural tradition since time immemorial.

He said that had the educational institutes of the country adopted the gurukul tradition of Jagadguru Rambhadracharya Divyang University, they would not have  become the centre of anarchy.

“Rambhadracharya engaged in several public welfare activities and is the ideal for the country and the world. The Jagadguru started the process of building personality and transformed ‘Nar’ into ‘Narayan’. This divyang university has done a great work of attaching importance to neglected people of society,” the chief minister said.

Yogi further said that the concept of not deviating from truth and religion and considering parents as deities, the concept of acharya and ‘atithi devo bhava’ were followed in gurukuls.

“This teaching should be imparted in educational institutions and colleges. Other institutions should learn from this university,” Yogi said.

The chief minister said that the Jagadguru always kept asking him about Ram Janmabhoomi.

“We always talked about building the temple. Now the court’s verdict has paved way for construction of Ram temple,” he said.

Yogi said that the state government had made arrangements of ramps and equipment in the buildings for the use of persons with disabilities. “The state government has made arrangements for representation of persons with disabilities in government service of the state. With this, arrangements have been made to increase the pension of PwDs (people with disabilities),” he said.