Himachal Chief Secretary VC Pharka on Wednesday held video Conference with the Deputy Commissioners of the State on effective implementation of two social campaigns — identification of eligible disabled person for social security pension and early registration of pregnancies to keep check on child sex ratio.
Both these campaigns were recently launched by the Himachal Government. Reviewing the progress regarding these campaigns in the State, the chief secretary directed the Deputy Commissioners to ensure that goal to examine maximum number of disabled persons before World Disability Day on 3 December, 2016 was achieved so that all eligible persons would get social security pension from 1 January, next year.
It was apprised during the video conference that disability camps had been organised in 13 different blocks of the State where 1,184 people with symptoms of disability got themselves registered, out of which 419 people were issued disability certificates after their medical examination on spot whereas 293 cases were referred to concerned Districts Headquarters.