Husnabad: State BC Welfare and Transport Minister Ponnam Prabhakar on Sunday said special camps will distribute free assistive devices to eligible disabled and elderly people in Husnabad constituency. The camps will cover 7 mandals and one municipality from November 16 to 27.
Prabhakar said his aim was that no person should depend on others to walk, hear, see or do their own work. Every disabled person should be able to lead a confident and dignified life, he said. He also wants to make sure no eligible disabled or elderly person in the constituency goes without government help.
The programme runs under the Union Government’s ADIP scheme in collaboration with ALIMCO (Artificial Limbs Manufacturing Corporation of India). He said it was taken up through a special initiative under Chief Minister Revanth Reddy’s leadership.
Eligible beneficiaries will receive free motorised tricycles, wheelchairs, hearing aids and artificial limbs. The camps will also hand out walking sticks, eyeglasses, walking aids and other equipment. In addition, steps are under way to provide electric tricycles to eligible people with more than 80 per cent disability, he said.
Assistive devices camps to start at 10 am in each mandal
The first camp will take place at the MPDO office premises in Saidhapur mandal on November 16, Monday. Elkathurthi mandal will follow on November 17, Tuesday, at S.M.R. Function Hall on Warangal Road. Akkannapet mandal’s camp is on November 18, Wednesday, at the Rythu Bazaar or the High School, with the venue yet to be finalised.
Koheda mandal will hold its camp at Lakshmi Garden on November 20, Friday. Then Chigurumamidi mandal’s camp will take place at Mahalakshmi Function Hall in Chinna Mulkanur on November 21, Saturday.
Husnabad Rural’s camp will take place at the municipality on November 25, Wednesday. Husnabad Town will follow at the municipality on November 26, Thursday. Finally, Bheemadevarapalli mandal will host its camp at the Government High School on November 27, Friday.
All camps will start at 10 am, the minister said. He appealed to Congress mandal presidents, sarpanches, AMC chairmen, PACS chairmen, leaders and activists to identify eligible people in their areas. They should also tell these people about the camps and help them attend on the scheduled date, he said.
Prabhakar also called on public representatives, party leaders, activists and youth to work together so that every eligible person in each village benefits.