SWD organised ‘prosthetic aid distribution’ camp for Divyangs at Budhal.

GNSONLINE RAJOURI
SHYAM SOOD

RAJOURI, AUGUST 09:—On Monday the Social Welfare Department Rajouri organised one day ‘prosthetic aid distribution camp’ for Divyangs (specially abled persons) at Budhal in collaboration with the Artificial Limbs Corporation of India (ALIMCO).
It is pertinent to mention here that in the month of February 2022, a Medical Assessment camp was organised at Budhal and all the Divyangs identified in that camp were to be given different types of prosthetic aids that too free of cost by the Social Welfare Department in collaboration with ALIMCO New Delhi.
The assessment camp was organised under the Assistance to Disabled Persons (ADIP) program in Collaboration with the Artificial Limbs Corporation of India (ALIMCO).
The Prosthetic aids were distributed among 75 persons by the team of ALIMCO in the presence of Tehsil Social Welfare Officer, Kotranka, and other staff members from the Social Welfare Department.
Manzoor Naik, BJP Youth Wing Spokesman J&K UT along with other volunteers was present in the camp and provided assistance to the staff and Divyangs.
Naik also interacted with Divyangs persons and also made them aware of the welfare schemes run by the Department for their welfare.
Naik also extended heartfelt gratitude to the District Magistrate, Vikas Kundal; DSWO, Wakeel Ahmed Bhatt; TSWO Koteranka, and to the concerned department and its team for organising this distribution camp in this far-flung region.
BDC Chairperson, Budhal New; Sarpanch Rajnagar Lower, Mohd Shahir Aflatoon; and BDO Budhal New, Shaharyar Dar played a major role in making this camp successful by providing infrastructure and Human Resource assistance.
Volunteers present were Mohd Amin, Altaf Raja, Arshad, Mushtaq Ahmed, Rafiq Rathal, Mohd Bashir, and others.