Under the Central Government National Age Scheme, a camp for the handicapped people would be organised on February 4 and 5 at Municipal Corporation of Dehradun (MCD) in conjunction with the district social welfare department. The camp is meant to give prosthesis to the handicapped people with the deprived background which is being made with the association of Artificial Limbs Manufacturing Corporation of India ALMCI).
Speaking of the matter, the officer in-charge said, “The camp is being organised to give prosthesis to the people in need. It is a Centre-sponsored scheme. The person to be a beneficiary of the scheme needs to bring a disability certificate, income certificate, Below Poverty Line BPL) certificate, Passbook or Adhar Card.
For prosthesis measurement, a team of doctors is coming from Delhi. Tricycles, wheelchairs, ear machines and the like, would be distributed during the camp.”