A three-day State-level function, organised on the occasion of the International Day of Persons with Disabilities (PwDs) at the Adivasi Exhibition Ground here, was inaugurated by SSEPD Minister Ashok Chandra Panda on Sunday.
Inaugurating the programme in which 62 Self Help Groups and disabled people organisations have participated, Panda emphasised on promotion of livelihood opportunities of PwDs.
Students and members of Jewels International, Open Learning System, Louis Braille School for the Blind, Shri Harsha Mishra Memorial School for the Deaf, Patitapaban Seva Sangha and All Odisha Orthopaedically- Handicapped Welfare Association staged cultural performance.
A special film festival will be inaugurated on Monday at the IDCOL Auditorium here and a State-Level Walkathon will be organised on Tuesday.
Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik would grace the vindicatory day event and confer awards to the best individuals.