The Department of Women, Child Development and Social Welfare will soon start special services for divyang persons. Women and Child Development and Social Welfare Minister, louis Marandi said on Wednesday that the Department is committed to bring change while taking up the projects like Unique Disability ID (UDID), opening District Disability Rehabilitation Centre (DDRC), Composite Rehabilitation Centre (CRC) for one of the vulnerable parts of the society.
“Soon at 6 districts Ranchi, Dumka, Palamau, Hazaribagh, Jamshedpur and Dhanbad, DDRC will be made functional. In the absence of proper funding from GoI, DDRC at different places was lying defunct since long. The department will ensure all essential facilities at these centers. From rehabilitation programme, experts’ guidance to providing training to the differently-abled people, every facility will be available under one roof,” said, the Minister.
The department is also gearing up to arrange special coaching classes besides rehabilitating Divyang persons through CRC scheme. Principal Secretary of the department MS Bhatia said, “In the financial year, 2017-18, one CRC will be started in Ranchi District for reaching out to the maximum specially abled people who need immediate assistance. On temporary basis, the CRC here will be made operational at Sadar Hospital.”
Also, UDID will be provided to Divyang persons as several differently abled people are often deprived of their rights and several other benefits entitled to them as per the government norms. The officials have assured that the process of providing special IDs has been started by the department.
Meanwhile, taking the ambitious scheme of ‘Skill development’ ahead by covering underprivileged kids, the first of its kind dedicated Skill Development Centre ‘Shahyog Valley’ for training children in need of care and protection will be inaugurated on September 10 near Khunti District by the Minister, Social Welfare, Women and Child Development.
“The State Welfare Department under the aegis of SPV (Special Purpose Vehicle) PreJha Foundation has by far imparted training among 2792 students. Nearly, 73 %students belonging to ST/SC category while 61 % students of Primitive Tribe Group (PGT) have been trained in different traits under the skill development programme,” said, Marandi.
In an attempt to cover around 9K students more in the fiscal year 2017-18, the department has planned to establish Skill Development College and Nursing Institute in different districts targeting deprived students residing in rural pockets.