Raahgiri, a street fete concept, was organised at Gurgaon where Haryana Chief Minister Manohar lal took a morning walk with physically and mentally challenged people as special participants. The Chief Minister walked through the 4.5 kilometers distance of Raahgiri and participated in various activities which were performed by the physically challenged people at different locations on the entire stretch.
He was impressed to see physically challenged people playing basketball, visually impaired playing football, people playing other games, enjoying cycling, skating, children playing with balloons and other things. The Department of Empowerment of persons with Disabilities, Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment and Gurgaon Administration had organised the Rahgiri programme.
During his address, the Chief Minister appreciated the program and said that such programmes help in confidence building of the differently abled persons. He said that the Rahgiri programme is a motivational one and such programs should also be organised in other cities of the State. The physically challenged persons constitute about two percent population of the country and for bringing them into main stream of the society, their social, intellectual, physical and skill development is necessary. This would make them fit for employment, he added. He said that government and NGOs were making efforts in this direction. Manohar lal also distributed accessories and helping devices like motorised tricycle, wheel chair, hearing aid, kits among physically challenged persons in the programme.