Odisha Govt Launches Statewide Initiative To Provide Wheelchairs & Assistive Devices To 'Divyang' College Students
· Free Press Journal
Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government will distribute aids and appliances to 'divyang' students in higher educational institutions across the state, officials said on Wednesday.
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As part of the initiative, each institution will be provided with three wheelchairs, they said.
The state government has designated regional directors and deputy directors of education as district nodal officers to oversee the implementation of the scheme.
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The district nodal officers will collect data on the persons with disabilities from institutions and share it with the DSSOs. After verification of the data, assistive devices will be distributed to the beneficiaries.
The entire process will be jointly monitored by the higher education and social security, and empowerment of persons with disabilities departments.
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