Source: Hueiyen News Service
Imphal, February 11 2009:
Social welfare department and authority of the Sarva Siksha Abhiyan in association with various NGOs in Senapati district conducted a survey cum awareness programme for people living with disabilities and distributed certificates to them to the villagers of the Thimdamei village of Senapati today.
In the programme which was held by the two authorities in association with Institute for Community action and Resource Development at IM Standard High School premise, around 30 people with disabilities turn up and availed the benefits of the programme.
According to an official of the social welfare department, the programme was a part of the continuing programme of the department to identified people of this category living in the interior parts of the state with no good communication facilities and provides them certificates, identity cards, pass book and other benefits to them.