Timely:The physically challenged personsbeing helped to come out of the
special campat Palayamkottai on Tuesday.— Photo: A. SHAIKMOHIDEEN.

 

The district administration had made comprehensive
arrangements for distributing a range of welfare measures to the
differently abled – right from the National Identity Card to get monthly
assistance – by bringing around 25 government departments under one
roof here on Tuesday.

Subsequently, top officials,
including public health, transport, revenue, backward class welfare, Adi
Dravida Welfare, education, employment and training, rural development,
District Industries Centre, Lead Bank, Cooperative Bank, Corporation
etc., were brought to Florence Swainson Higher Secondary School for the
Deaf at Palayamkottai.

After the percentage of
deformity was assessed, the beneficiaries’ actual requirement of the
physically challenged was fulfilled at the venue itself apart from
providing them with the free bus pass and the order for getting monthly
assistance of Rs.1,000. At the end of the day, 532 differently-abed
persons received Rs. 15.88 lakh-worth assistance from Collector C.
Samayamoorthy.

“We’ll organize similar camps in all taluks before March 10,” said Mr. Samayamoorthy.

The
Corporation had spent over Rs. 1.50 lakh for making elaborate
arrangements for the successful conduct of this camp. “As the camp
attracted over 1,000 persons, including the beneficiaries and their
assistants, we had to provide them lunch besides creating temporary
arrangement for them to wait in a consoling ambience,” said a
Corporation official.

Mayor Vijila Sathyananth,
chairman of Palayamkottai M. Christhurajan and District
Differently-abled Welfare Officer F. Shanthi Glory Emerald were present.

Following
are the places for the special camps: Palayamkottai (at Bishop Sargent
School for the Mentally Retarded on February 14), Alangulam (Panchayat
Union Office, February 16), Tenkasi (Panchayat Union Office, February
19), Shencottai (Panchayat Union Office, February 21),
Veerakeralamputhur (Panchayat Union Office, Paavoorchathram, February
23), Ambasamudram (Panchayat Union Office, February 26), Nanguneri
(Panchayat Union Office, February 28), Radhapuram (Helen Flarity
Differently-abled Welfare Centre, March 2), Sankarankovil (Panchayat
Union Office, March 5) and Sivagiri (Panchayat Union Office,
Vasudevanallur, March 7) and Maanur (Panchayat Union Office, March 9).

Aspirants
should bring along with them ration card, identity card for the
disabled, educational qualifications and five passport size photographs.