A National Sports Centre for specially-abled people is proposed to be set up in Punjab.
The Central Government, taking a step in providing better opportunities for the specially-abled citizens, has planned to establish a National Sports Centre for specially-abled people in the state, beside the regional sports centres also be set up in every state.
The decision to this effect was taken by the BJP-led NDA Government on Thursday besides deciding to conduct a first of its kind national survey to identify these citizens and prepare targeted schemes for them.
Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley, while presenting the first Union Budget of the new Narendra Modi government, had allocated Rs560 crore to the Department of Disability Affairs under the Union Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment.
Besides, a survey has also proposed better rehabilitation for drug addicts especially in Punjab.
In this concern, the
government has proposed a National Rehabilitation and Research Centre for
Punjab which has been losing its youngsters to drug
addiction.