Modi Govt Committed For Welfare Of Disabled: Laxman

Hyderabad, Aug.13 (Maxim News): The BJP-led NDA government headed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi has increased reservation for disabled persons in Education and Employment to four percent from three percent, said Telangana BJP president Dr K Laxman here.

The State BJP chief was addressing at a function organized by All India Disabled Rights Forum organised at Tyagaraya Gana Sabha at
Chikkadpalli. The Centre was striving for the welfare of disabled persons in the country and it was Modi government that has included 21 categories in the Disabled Persons Act for their welfare, he added. He also said his party was always protecting rights of the handicapped persons and it would create awareness about welfare schemes for them initiated by the Modi government.

He alleged that the TRS government did not open a single school for the disabled persons in the State but the Modi government distributed 10 lakh certificates to the disabled. He accused the TRS government of not serious on the welfare of the handicapped persons. He demanded that the State government create a separate portfolio for disabled persons for formulating welfare schemes. Presently, the Disabled Welfare department was merged with the Women & Child Welfare department.

Laxman said though the Modi government enacted a law for welfare of handicapped persons in 2016, but the State government was not implementing it. The Centre has been implementing “Swaslamban” insurance scheme for disabled and under which the Centre would bear 90% insurance premium and the rest should be borne by the State. The TRS government was unable to share even 10% insurance premium for the disabled, he bemoaned. (Maxim News)