DK district administration committed to welfare of differently abled: DC
The Hindu
MANGALURU
Affirming commitment of district administration to welfare of differently abled, Deputy Commissioner M.R. Ravikumar on Saturday said the differently-abled persons were model to the society as they are overcoming their disability to make a mark in fields of art and culture.
Speaking at the district-level World Disability Day programme held at the Town Hall in Mangaluru, Mr. Ravikumar said district administration will help on its own and also involve other social organizations to meet the needs of the differently abled persons.
Earlier, Mr. Ravikumar flagged off a jatha from the University College campus. Later, Mr. Ravikumar watched the cultural programme presented by the differently abled persons.
Finding elderly Meera Bhat from Shaktinagar, who had not received monthly disabled pension of her two daughters that has been hiked, Mr. Ravikumar took a representation from her and directed his office to follow-up the matter.
In the programme held at the Ammanni Ramanna Shetty auditorium in Udupi, Deputy Commissioner M. Kurma Rao said the district administration has surveyed 3,000 differently abled persons to find their needs and know about benefits they are getting from welfare schemes.
Mr. Rao said village rehabilitation workers were working effectively in the district to reach benefits of welfare schemes to disabled persons. He called upon local bodies to make better use of schemes for the welfare of the disabled.
Earlier Mr. Rao flagged off the jatha. He felicitated Prithviraj Shetty Hanchani, who was member of Indian Cricket team that recently participated in the Deaf World Cup. Mr. Rao also felicitated differently abled persons who took part in different sports events and those who excelled in academics.
The Opposition Congress demanded that the government open the Gandhi Vatika Museum, depicting Mahatma Gandhi’s legacy and freedom struggle, built at a cost of ₹85 crore in Jaipur’s Central Park last year, during the Congress-led regime in Rajasthan. The museum has not been opened to the public, reportedly because of the administration’s engagements with the State Assembly and Lok Sabha elections.
Almaya Munnettam (Lay People to the Fore), group in the Ernakulam-Angamaly Archdiocese of the Syro-Malabar Church opposed to the synod-recommended Mass, rejected a circular issued by Major Archbishop Raphael Thattil and apostolic administrator Bosco Puthur on June 9 to implement the unified Mass in the archdiocese from July 3.
Pakistan coach Gary Kirsten stated that “not so great decision making” contributed to his side’s defeat to India in the Group-A T20 World Cup clash here on Sunday. The batting unit came apart in the chase, after being well placed at 72 for two. With 48 runs needed from eight overs, Pakistan found a way to panic and lose. “Maybe not so great decision making,” Kirsten said at the post-match press conference, when asked to explain the loss.