Balod was adjudged the best district for the welfare of differently abled people in Chhattisgarh. The district was honoured with a state level award 2020 on Thursday.
On the occasion of ‘International Day of Persons with Disabilities’, Agriculture Minister Ravindra Choubey and Woman and Family Welfare Minister Anila Bhediya gave away several prizes at a function at the Physical Referral Rehabilitation Centre (PRRC) Mana, a press release said.
Prizes were distributed in seven categories. The newly constructed PRRC building, where the latest prosthetic will be manufactured and provided free of cost to differently abled people, was inaugurated too.
District Collector Janmejay Mahobe received citations and shield for outstanding welfare work done for differently abled people in Balod district.
A braille book – 'Shri Odishi' written by Purnashree Raut, Deputy Director in the Culture and Archaeology department, was released on the occasion.
“For dealing with challenges of differently ableness, we need to ponder upon the contribution of society for differently abled people and vice versa,” Minister Choubey said.
He expressed the need for creation of cluster-based programmes for differently able people so that various departments could jointly work for their benefit.
Minister Bhediya said: “The Chhattisgarh government has reserved seven percent seats in government jobs for differently abled people."