Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav donated tri-cycles, wheel chair, crutches etc and assured to review the police to forward financial help to outstand achievements to the `Divyang’. Addressing on occasion of World Disabled Day here at his official residence on Saturday morning, Akhilesh Yadav said that even those who were disabled achieves many success in life through dedication so to motivate them further, he wanted to give them some reward and cash assistance. ``Disabled government employees as well as those who self-employed, who will excel in their field and or made any remarkable contribution then my government will felicitate them”, Yadav said that while announcing to review the existing policy on the issue.
Yadav further said that there are various gadgets and equipments available in the market which could be of great help for the disabled persons to enhance their talent or to make them self-dependent. ``To enhance talents of Divyang persons and to facilitate self-employed my government has taken several steps”, Yadav said that while calling the disabled persons that they should come forward and life a better independent life.
``My government is giving Samajwadi pension to parents of disables children who were less then 18-years, besides they were also provided a pension of Rs 2500 per month to those suffering from leprosy”, he asserted while assuring that his government is very much concern with the welfare of disabled person.
Yadav claimed that Rs 5000 which was given for outstanding achievement to half a dozen disabled person will be now raised to Rs 21,000. On the occasion, Yadav gave wheel chair 5 disabled, hearing equipment to 10, tricycle to 15 and crutches to 8 divangs. The Government will forward similar help to 10,000 more disabled across the state in the coming days.