ASSESSMENT CAMPS FOR PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES FROM MARCH 20 IN RAJOURI DISTRICT.

Shyam Sood
Rajouri March 16:–In order to provide assistance to Persons with Disabilities (PwDs), District Social Welfare Department Rajouri is going to hold Assessment Camps for assessing the Divyangians (PwDs) for the distribution of Aids & Appliances.
The Assessment Camps will be held across the district from March 20 to March 30.

According to Wakeel Ahmed Bhatt, District Social Welfare Officer, the first camp will be held on March 20 at Dak Bunglow at Rajouri, the second camp will be held on March 22 at Higher Secondary School (HSS) at Darhal while the third camp will be organised at Dak Bunglow at Kotranka on March 24.

The fourth camp will be held on March 25 in HSS at Nowshera, 5th camp will be held HSS at Thanamandi on March 26 while 6th camp will be organised at Community Hall at Khawas on March 27.

The 7th camp will be held in Community Hall at Kalakot on March 29 and last camp will be held at Dak Bunglow at Sunderbani on March 30.
The Assessment Camps for assisting the Divyagians (PwDs) will be held by DSWD in collaboration with Department of Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities, Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment under ADIP scheme of Government of India.

The ADIP Scheme is in operation with the main objective to assist the needy disabled persons in procuring durable, sophisticated and scientifically manufactured, modern, standard aids and appliances that can promote their physical, social and psychological rehabilitation by reducing the effects of disabilities and enhance their economic potential.

Assistive devices are given to PwDs with an aim to improve their independent functioning and to arrest the extent of disability and occurrence of secondary disability.

“The teams from the Auxiliary Production Centre (Artificial Limb Manufacturing Corp of India) shall assess the PwDs for the distribution of Aids& Appliances in the district” said Wakeel Ahmed Batt, DSWO.