Haryana Chief Minister Manohar lal on Tuesday announced to give financial assistance of Rs5 crore from the Chief Minister’s Relief Fund for relief and rehabilitation of Nepal earthquake victims. Chief Minister, who was celebrating his 61st birthday, chose to keep it a low-key affair in view of the tragedy in Nepal and asked the people to lend a helping hand to the victims whatever they can in their hour of crisis.
On the occasion of his birthday, the Chief Minister visited the Institute for the Blind located at Sector-26 here to spend time with the children residing in it. He distributed fruits among blind children and enquired about their well being from teachers of the institute. He also announced a grant of Rs11 lakh for the institute which actively engaged in education, training and rehabilitation of blind children. Manohar lal also went around the classrooms and interacted with students. The institute has strength of 150 students and all facilities are being provided to the students free of cost.
The Chief Minister also asked UT Home Secretary Anurag Aggarwal to extend all kind of support and help to such institutes. Earlier, the Chief Minister visited Bapu Dham Colony in Sector-26 and distributed fruits among poor children and women. During his visit to the colony, he urged the people to share their problems, which they are facing.