Cheshire livelihood Resource Centre conducted a loan Mela-cum-Awareness Camp for the person with disabilities at Cheshire Home in Dehradun on Saturday.
The program was conducted by Brig SP Nanda and the participants were Uttarakhand Gramin Bank, Khadi and Village Industries Commission, Social Welfare Department and Employment Exchange, giving out their various schemes during the Mela.
Present at the occasion from Managing Committee were Brig KG Behl, MK Puri, Dr Sudha Atrey Dr VP Pathak, Mamta Gupta and Neeraj Sharma, Deepak Mahar from lRC and others.
SS Negi, Manager loan of Uttarakhand Gramin Bank explained about loan schemes for self-employment and higher study for the person with disability. Many candidates who are willing to take loan for self-employment cleared their queries on the spot.
Ashok Kumar, ADO of Social Welfare Department also gave out different schemes like scholarship for higher studies, professional courses, self-employment, loan for shop, grant for marriage and artificial limbs etc whereas JK Malik, Development Officer Khadi and Village Industries Commission highlighted various vocational trainings which can be sponsored by them on subsidised loan.
Neetu Singh, Employment Officer gave information about Governments ‘Berojgari Bhatta’ Scheme.
It is to be noted that Cheshire Homes India was set up by lord leonard Cheshire for the rehabilitation of the mentally and physically handicapped all over world after the Second World War.