Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan has said that it is our duty to bring happiness and enthusiasm in the lives of children with disabilities. Children with disabilities can do wonders in the world, if they get some support.
The term Divyang given by Prime Minister Modi shows the comprehensiveness of his thinking. Chief Minister Chouhan was addressing the opening ceremony of Special Olympics Bharat, Madhya Pradesh. Medical Education Minister Vishwas Sarang, Regional Director of Special Olympics Bharat, Madhya Pradesh Dipankar Banerjee, Principal Secretary Social Justice Prateek Hajela, Commissioner, Disabilities Sandeep Rajak and other officers were present.
Chief Minister Chouhan said that this is a commendable effort in the direction of identifying the capabilities of the differently abled and conducting activities for their all-round development. Referring to the film song “Apne liye jiye to kya jiye, tu ji ae dil zamane ke liye”, Chief Minister Chouhan said that it is necessary to make efforts for better management of livelihood of the differently abled and to make their life normal. Chief Minister Chouhan has said that if happiness spreads on the faces of differently abled children, our lives become successful and meaningful.
Chief Minister Chouhan planted an orange sapling in the People’s Medical College premises at the venue. The programme started with kanya pujan and lighting of the lamp. Chief Minister Chouhan honored the players who made the state proud at the international level and also inspected the screening camp. Chief Minister Chouhan handed over appointment letters to Daulat Singh, Ajay Dhanak, Mohammad Rehman, Sunil Billore, Anil Patel and Fiza.
The purpose of Special Olympics is to provide an opportunity to the mentally challenged persons to showcase their physical and mental abilities through competitions, so that they can secure their place in the society. Also they can get acceptance in the society with their disabilities.
To commemorate the completion of 75 years of independent India, contribution is being made to the Amrit Mahotsav by conducting health check-up of 75 thousand mentally challenged persons from 75 districts of the country. Health check-up programmes are being conducted for mentally challenged persons in Ujjain, Tikamgarh, Bhopal, Jabalpur and Indore in the state.
Medical Education Minister Vishwas Sarang also addressed the programme. The vote of thanks was given by Commissioner Diabilities Sandeep Rajak.