NE NEWS SERVICE
GANDHINAGAR, SEP 17
Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel said that the 71st birthday of the Prime Minister shall be considered as the golden day in the lives of the ‘Pragna-chakshu or visually-impaired’ people. With the inspiration of Shri Vrajrajkumarji Maharaj, Vallabh Youth Organization will distribute sensor-based sticks to 1,100 ‘Pragna-chakshu’ people.
શ્રી વ્રજરાજકુમાર મહોદયશ્રી,વરિષ્ઠ આગેવાન શ્રી પરિન્દુભાઈ ભગત તથા સંસ્થાના સૌ ટ્રસ્ટીશ્રીઓ જોડાયા હતાં. pic.twitter.com/GMrrY0V9NZ
— Bhupendra Patel (Modi Ka Parivar) (@Bhupendrapbjp) September 17, 2021
Commenting the VYO’s social welfare measures, the CM said, “This organization has become a contributor in nation-building by undertaking social works for human service, social service, nation service, youth-awareness campaigns. It is highly commendable that Vallabh Youth Organization constructed an oxygen plant during the difficult times of Coronavirus.”
CM said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi has given a respectable name of ‘Divyang’ to physically challenged people. The Central and State Governments have launched a number of welfare schemes for the ‘Divyangs’, empowering them to live with self-respect.
In 2016, the central government under the leadership of the Prime Minister also passed the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act, 2016 for the rights of ‘Divyangs’, which has provided protection to them, CM added.
CM said that contribution from all classes of the society is essential in a developed society, including ‘Divyangs’. For building a powerful nation, ‘Divyangs’ too have to be included in the process.
Patel said that universal ID for ‘Divyangs’ has been launched by the Department of Social Justice and Empowerment. Similarly, Accessible India Campaign (Sugamya Bharat Abhiyan) has made arrangements for easy access to public places and government offices for ‘Divyangs’.
CM said that Gujarat government has also started the Gujarat State Divyang Finance and Development Corporation in 2019. Double benefit is provided in ‘Divyang Sadhan Sahay Yojana’. This corporation has also made a provision of Rs. 7 crores in 2020-21 to empower ‘Divyangs’ financially, socially and educationally through schemes like term loans, loans for educational purposes and micro finance.
Under Sant Surdas Yojana, financial assistance is being provided to persons with acute disabilities. Free bus travel is also provided to ‘Divyangs’, added CM.
Shri Vaishnavacharya Pujya Vrajrajkumarji Maharaj said that today is the best day for ‘Pragna-chakshu’ people. Sensor-based sticks have been distributed to 1,100 of them which will be very useful in their daily lives. He further said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi is continuously taking India’s development journey forward and the efforts being made for this are highly commendable.
On this occasion, Shri Vaishnavacharya Pujya Vrajrajkumarji Maharaj – Vallabh Youth Organization has donated Rs. 5 lakh to Chief Minister Relief fund for assistance-reformation of flood affected areas.
મુખ્યમંત્રી બાળ સેવા યોજનાનો કોરોના કાળ દરમ્યાન માતા કે પિતા ગુમાવી બેઠેલા 8500 બાળકોને સહાય લાભ અને કોરોના રસીકરણમાં 100 ટકા રસીકરણ કરનારા 7100 ગામોના સરપંચોનું સન્માન અને શહેરી વિસ્તારોમાં સ્લમ એરિયામાં 250 જેટલા પંડિત દિનદયાળ ઔષાધાલયનો આરંભ કરાવ્યો છે. pic.twitter.com/CtKilBxEh3
— Bhupendra Patel (Modi Ka Parivar) (@Bhupendrapbjp) September 17, 2021
