A national mental health rehabilitation centre costing `50 crore will be established in Bhopal. This was informed by Union Minister for Social Justice and Empowerment Thavarchand Gehlot at a meeting with Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan here on Saturday.
Gehlot also informed the Chief Minister about `125 crore assistance being given by Social Justice and other Central departments.
The Chief Minister directed officers to ensure early allotment of land and other formalities for the proposed mental health institute. Detailed proposals regarding schemes for the disabled and weaker sections should be sent to the Union Social Justice Ministry. In this connection, separate meetings with the Union Minister for Social Justice should also be held.
Gehlot informed that his ministry has sanctioned `1.13 lakh for establishment of rehabilitation centres for hearing impaired children at Sagar, Harda, Hoshangabad, Seoni and Dewas. The Social Justice Department has also sanctioned scholarships worth about `350 crore for disabled persons.
The Union Ministry for Social Justice will organise camps and benefit about 15 thousand disabled persons in every district of Madhya Pradesh. Artificial limbs worth `20 to `25 lakh will be distributed at every camp. Distribution of motorised tricycles will begin from Madhya Pradesh. Grant will be released to 23 sanctioned District Disabled Rehabilitation Centre through a campaign.
A modern unit of manufacturing of artificial limbs will be set up at Ujjain at a cost of `5 crore. Babu Jagjivan Ram Hostels costing `40 crore will be constructed for scheduled caste students in the state. Gehlot has already sanctioned 20 such hostels proposed by the state government.
It was informed during the meeting that the Union Ministry for Social Justice will send a senior officer from Madhya Pradesh to Japan for training.
Chief Secretary Anthony DeSa, Additional Chief Secretary Social Justice Aruna Sharma, Principal Secretary Scheduled Castes Welfare JN Malpani, Principal Secretary Tribal Welfare Ashok Shah and Secretary to CM Vivek Agrawal were also present on the occasion.