Himachal Chief Minister Virbhadra Singh on Monday made a clarion call to all sections of society to come forward in extending a helping hand to the differently abled people so that they could live a normal life.
Speaking at the concluding ceremony of the PRAYAAS- a creative workshop organized by the NGO Performance Group of Arts in collaboration with National Health Mission, Himachal Pradesh for the specially abled people at Shimla, he said asylums, rehabilitation centers and homes provide basic facilities but the human touch of love, caring, nurturing and most important of all social acceptance was more important to bring a desirable change in their lives.
The Chief Minister appreciated the endeavours of Performance Group of Arts for organising this workshop at the State Hospital for Mental Health and Rehabilitation, Shimla. He said such efforts go a long way in providing exposure to specially abled children which results in treating them early.
He said the State Hospital for Mental Healthand Rehabilitation was opened during the earlier regimeof Congress Government inthe State with a concept to provide better and separate treatment facilities to the children and elders suffering from mental disorders.
The CM released the Souvenir of the workshop on the occasion and also distributed medals and certificates to the participants, faculty members of the State Hospital for Mental Health and Rehabilitation and trainee nurses of Shivalik Nursing college who assisted the specially abled children and elders during the workshop.
Former MP and Vice Person, HP Red Cross Society Pratibha Singh, Vice Chairman, National Council for Tribal development and MlA Ravi Thakur, Vice Chairman, HPTDC Hareesh Janartha, Director, Information & Public relations Dr MP Sood, Director, amongst others were present on the occasion.