One Who Ignores A Disabled Is Himself Disabled: Speaker

Hyderabad, Dec.3 (Maxim News): Speaker Pocharam Srinivas Reddy today said a person who ignores a disabled one is really a disabled himself.

Along with SC Welfare Minister Koppula Eshwar, the Speaker participated in World Disabled Day on the Necklace Road here. On the occasion, the Speaker appreciated a blind employee of Saroonagar working in a bank for helping other disabled persons to get accommodation, study and to get marriages. Taking support of his wife, the blind employee was doing a great job, the Speaker noted. He also said he will participate in the birthday celebration of that person on December 14. He called upon people to follow him and help disabled and those in distress.

The State government was providing Rs 25,000 subsidy for battery-operated cycles to disabled with Rs 12,000 contribution from voluntary organizations. He said the government offers support to the disabled sowing commercial crops. This was possible with foresight and vision of Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao, he said, adding that the Telangana State was alone giving Rs 3,016 pension to disabled persons. For their welfare, the government was trying to implement 16 GOs besides supporting NGOs for their cause, Eshwar said.

Mayor Bonthu Rammohan also spoke. (Maxim News)

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