T.N. to get national award for disability welfare
The Hindu
President to present the award today
Tamil Nadu has been recognised as the ‘Best State in promoting empowerment of persons with disabilities’. It will receive an award for this on Friday, the International Day of Persons with Disabilities, at a ceremony in New Delhi to be held by the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities.
Chief Minister M.K. Stalin said the President would present the award to the State. In a statement, he said six differently abled citizens from Tamil Nadu would also be presented with awards by the President for their exemplary service. Mr. Stalin said the Tamil Nadu Government would show additional focus on the education and employment of differently abled persons to improve their standard of living.
Over the last two years, the State Commissionerate for Welfare of the Differently Abled has focused on helping those with disabilities mitigate the impact of the pandemic.