The International Day for Disabled Persons was observed at the KISS here on Sunday. Addressing the Divyanga students, Odisha head of National Career Service Centre for Differently- Abled RK Sharma said the Divyanga students are at par with the normal students in every sphere, but they should get an opportunity to prove their abilities and talents. However, both KISS and KIIT have provided opportunities to Divyanga students to enable them to fulfil their dreams.
On the occasion, four Divyanga persons including Dilip Sahoo and his wife Anita Barik, Suchitra Patra and Debashis were appointed at the KISS. A wheelchair also provided to Dilip, who has lost one of his hands and legs in a train accident. He had undergone treatment at the KIMS free of cost. KIIT & KISS founder Dr Achyuta Samanta had committed to provide jobs to him and his wife at the KISS. Dilip’s wife Anita is blind from her birth.
Suchitra has completed her post-graduation in library Science and Debashis has completed his MTech in Computer Science from the KIIT University. More than a hundred Divyanga students of KIIT andKISS were felicitated on the occasion.