Till now, as part of the project, the Corporation has given away 80
tri-scooters of the total 103 and the remaining ones will be distributed
soon after the registration process.
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Changing with the times, from next year onwards, the City Corporation
is planning to diversify its projects for providing aids for people
challenged with various physical disabilities. It will seek permission
from the government to include different kinds of aids in the
distribution programmes. The thought came in the wake of not getting the
expected response for the allotment of tricycles.
“We had
expected nearly 300 people to turn up for getting the tricycles and Rs
10 lakh was set aside. But, finally, we got only six people and less
than Rs 80,000 had to be spent for buying the aids. Hence, from next
year onwards, we may go for distributing hearing aids, walking sticks
attached with a bell, wheel-chairs etc, depending on obtaining
government nod,” said Palayam Rajan, Welfare Standing Committee chairman
of the City Corporation.
All six tricycles were received by the
beneficiaries on Monday. Thirty tri-scooters were also distributed as
part of the ‘Sahayahastham’ project for the physically challenged on the
occasion. Till now, as part of the project, the Corporation has given
away 80 tri-scooters of the total 103 and the remaining ones will be
distributed soon after the registration process, which is expected to be
done this month, is over.
Meanwhile, to give away the talking
computers for the visually impaired, the Corporation will hold talks
with banks and charitable organisations to pool in the beneficiary
contribution as the selected beneficiaries cannot find that big amounts
on their own.
Monday’s programme held at the Corporation office
was inaugurated by Mayor K Chandrika and presided over by Deputy Mayor G
Happykumar. Standing committee chairpersons were also present.
Source : The New Indian Express , 6th August 2013
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