Chief Minister Raman Singh on Thursday gave away a laptop free-of-cost to a visually impaired college student Tabiro Mogri at his weekly Jandarshan programme at his official residence.
The gift lightened the face of blind student with hope and confidence. The laptop was gifted under the Chhattisgarh Youth Information Revolution Scheme.
Singh congratulated the student and wished him a bright future. Tabiro resides at Jal Vihar Colony (Telibandha) and belongs to a poor family.
He is a student of B. A. Second Year in Mahant College. His father is a rickshaw-puller Shafeeq Mogri.
Tabiro studied up to 12th standard in Visually Handicapped School at Jabalpur in Madhya Pradesh.
He said that with the availability of Johns Software on the laptop his studies will be easy to understand and follow. The software facilitates the visually handicapped in pursuing their education.
The laptop was given free-of-cost by the Chhattisgarh Infotech and Biotech Promotion Society (CHiPs).
The Chief Executive Officer of CHiPS Saurabh Kumar was also present on the occasion.
It may be recalled that Chief Minister Raman Singh had instructed the CHiPS to give laptop to the boy on receiving the request from the blind student.
Singh met a number of citizens at the Jandarshan programme and resolved many of the grievances on the spot.
Some of the complaints were directed to the concerned departments to be settled as soon as possible. About 2,500 citizens met the Chief Minister at the programme.Most of the complaints were community-oriented and personal in nature.
Singh also sanctioned 17 development works worth Rs 58 lakhs to various districts.
He directed the Medical and Health Department to provide free medical assistance to some of the visitors who were in need of it.
Eight-year -old daughter of Krushna Kumar Yadu, Miss Priyanka, a chronic patient of Diabetes, was given a patient hearing and Singh instructed the Medical officers to provide free medical aid to the patient.
She is a resident of Dangania in Raipur.