The Paradip Port Trust (PPT) organised an event at the local Jagruti School on the International Day of Persons with Disabilities (PwDs) on Sunday. This year, 28 differently-abled students are studying in the school, which is getting financial assistance from time to time from the Paradip Port.
Chief guest PPT Chairman Rinkesh Roy saluted the spirit of determination of the schoolchildren and said the PPT would take steps within its ambit to make it a model school. Guest of honor Paradip ladies’ Club president Subhalaxmi Roy extended an assistance of Rs 10,000 to the institution and awarded prizes to the winners of different competitions held among schoolchildren.
PPT Chairman Roy gave away gifts to the PWD employees of the port while Deputy Chairman N Vaiyapuri called for making a difference for the children who are differently-abled. PPT Secretary UR Mohan Raju highlighted how the port administration is on a recruitment spree, in which the number of new PwDs employees has increased five-fold in comparison to the previous year.