Cheshire Homes Chandigarh observed the International Day for Persons with Disabilities here on Sunday, 1st December.Dr. Raj Bahadur, Head Orthopaedic Department, PGIMER, Mr. Rajesh Jogpal, Director, Social Welfare, UT Chandigarh, and Mr. Goyal, Circle Head of Punjab National Bank, were the guests of honours.
Cheshire Homes Chandigarh presented 10 tricycles, three sewing machines and one each of bicycle, wheel chair, and set of crutches to the persons with disabilities during the occasion.
The UN International Day for Persons with Disabilities was observed with other partner organizations like Rotary Club of Chandigarh Midtown, Inner Wheel Club of Chandigarh Midtown, Association of Physically Handicapped of Chandigarh and Punjab, and the Punjab National Bank.A team of ten doctors also examined over 100 physically challenged persons who were given free medicine.
On this occasion 15 rail travel concessional passes were also presented to physically challenged persons.
Gurdip Singh Deep, President Cheshire Homes Chandigarh said that ten percent of Indian population i.e. about 100 million persons are disabled either physically or mentally and over 23 million are employable. In Chandigarh nearly 10,000 physically challenged persons are there and we are trying to help them by not only providing them shelter, but also help them develop special skills and make them employable.
Our special thanks to Punjab National Bank, the PNB Prerna Chandigarh Circle, all Rotarians and Inner Wheel members of Chandigarh Midtown as well as the Association of Physically Handicapped of Chandigarh & Punjab.
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