The Odisha State Coordination Committee of Parents’ Associations on Monday met Governor SC Jamir and submitted to him a seven-point charter of demands highlighting various issues of mentally-challenged children across the State.
The demands included identification, enumeration and granting of disability certificates to all the mentally-challenged children such as suffering from autism, CP, MR and multiple disabilities on a priority basis; opening of special schools; establishment of respite care centres at all district headquarters for accommodation for mentally-challenged orphan children, besides a monthly assistance of Rs 1,000 to all mentally-challenged children.
“The Governor assured us to take initiatives on our demand,” said association president Ajay Kumar Jena.